What to do with 30x cheap Android 8 phones?

I have 30 Samsung J5 Prime phones lying around, running Android 8. They have 2GB of RAM and a quad-core Cortex A53 CPU. They’re mid-range phones from 2016.

Do you have any good ideas for generating passive income with these phones and some automation? I’ve heard of many apps that generate passive income but most of them are limited to one device per public IP. However, if they’re worth it, I could get cheap prepaid SIM cards for €2-3 each, providing 0.5-1GB of data.

I plan to control all 30 phones from my computer, using screen mirroring via USB. There is software available that allows sending touch interactions to all phones at once.

I’ve used them to farm coins in a game and then sell them. It was profitable until they patched the game and the script I made to automate the farming stopped working.

Yani said:
You can create a traffic jam in Google Maps.

Lol

Make some AI music and post it on Spotify, then turn your phones into a streaming farm.

Luca said:
Make some AI music and post it on Spotify, then turn your phones into a streaming farm.

Then make millions and go to jail.

Get 30 Indians and set up a scam call center… Okay, just joking! Or not?

Thirty phones is kinda wild; you weren’t kidding about going all in. Have you thought about using them as a budget phone farm for app testing? You could rent out that service to developers or use it to test your own app ideas. There’s definitely ways to automate testing too. Just a thought; I’m lowkey curious to see what you end up doing with all those phones.

Dude hit me up! I know what to do with all those phones. I know of a cool passive income app that mines bitcoin off your phone. It won’t make you rich, but it did put an extra $100 in my pocket using it this year. No deposit or purchase needed to start. Just DM me so I can tell you the name and send you a referral code if you’re interested.

@Joss
Can I also learn about it?

Not sure, but sounds like a fun problem! Send a few over if not sure what to use them for; I will also be unsure until I do something haha.

Neve said:

Just your personal data and what is left of your brain cells…

Emerson said:

Neve said:

Just your personal data and what is left of your brain cells…

It does NOT need any personal info; I cashed out twice already.

@Remy
How do you cash out without providing some sort of personal info like a name and some bank details? Does the money print directly from your phone?

Kellen said:
@Remy
How do you cash out without providing some sort of personal info like a name and some bank details? Does the money print directly from your phone?

No, the way I cash out was to my crypto wallet address, and the mining process does not take personal info. Only if you withdraw do you have to provide your crypto wallet address (which is completely safe unless you give out your passcode) and maybe your email if you choose gift card.

And if you think money prints directly from your phone is even possible, then yes, it can do that.

@Remy
I did not say you provided it willingly :smiley: You installed the app and likely gave it decent access to your device and/or network. If they pay as you say, there are surely ways to stay safe if you do it as a hustle, but then again not remotely worth it (for me personally, that is).

Mining apps such as Ember; you won’t even need to buy SIMs.