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An old Android phone can work like a DIY streaming device.
Native casting is smoother than full-screen mirroring.
A TV-style launcher makes streaming apps easier to browse.
After 15 years of testing devices, I have far too much old tech sitting in totes and drawers around my house.
I keep things like phones longer than I should because there's always a tiny voice in the back of my head wondering if they'll be classics one day or, just maybe, if I could still find uses for them. Heck, I recently turned an old Android phone into a Wi-Fi extender. That little project got me thinking about some of my other phones and realizing I really should do something with them.
Then it hit me: Could I turn one into a DIY streaming stick, like a Roku or Fire TV?
Also: I started clearing my Roku cache, and it fixed my biggest TV complaint
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