While cleaning, I found an old Redmi 12 phone that’s still in perfect condition. Anyone know what fun things I could do with it? Thinking about experimenting software wise, repurposing it for other things etc. Any ideas?

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    3 hours ago

    WTF? Is there even one phone that does not have a built-in charge controller? Would a phone survive even one night of continuous charging?

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      24 minutes ago

      No, of course they all have a charge controller, you need that with lithium batteries. However it will always keep the battery topped up, which does put significant strain on it over time. I have heard about devices that got destroyed within only months of being kept on a charger 24/7.