I have managed to get an old OnePlus5T phone up and running with PostmarketOS and have hosted a couple of services there.

If it possible to charge and give Ethernet connection using those multi port extensions on a phone?

Thought I’d ask before investing in one as I am on a super tight budget.

  • tomandjerryco@mander.xyzOPEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    The battery of OP5T can’t be removed. May need to either replace it with a “dead” battery or muck about with the software to make to never charge over 80%.

    Thanks for this suggestion.

    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      51·
      3 months ago

      Probably much more involved with the OP5T, but when I looked into running my Note 4 as a display without a battery, I discovered that you just needed to show a couple pins a 3.7V signal and it’d think there was a battery installed. This can be accomplished with a dime-sized voltage converter connected to the input power.

    • Shimitar@downonthestreet.euEnglish
      23·
      3 months ago

      The 80% is useless, batteries are not built to be charged continuously. I suggest you use a smart plug that you turn on and off periodically