Why?
Running #bitcoin ๐ on an Android.
Currently pruned to 50 GB. I get myself a 1TB microSD and go full, why node. A personal fullnode for the road, how much more independent can one be?
https://nostr.build/av/ab22a4d592e491786c84e79694e1082d6c0405c204d8b9e0cb0f18cef5777948.mp4
Discussion
Why what?
Why put a node on your phone? What is the use case besides just because you can. ๐
Putting old devices to good use. Those smartphones are more powerful than singleboard pcs and if the architecture supports it why bother with Raspis and such any longer?!
Yea, but it has to be plugged in 24/7, kinda defeats the purpose of taking it on the road, plus you can always VPN back to your node at home.
If I travel I take it with me. It can easily be switched off and on again. Small form factor, solid casing, chargers are everywhere to be found, internal battery can power it for a while if needed. If forever stationery it is just another bitcoin node, nothing special about it and that's the point.
This is a project to give old hardware a new use case and to make it work for Bitcoin.