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An iPhone is not going to be that. This isn't phones in general doing this, just iPhones.
There are also far more efficient devices for that. More cost effective and more energy efficient.
I understand wanting to reuse old devices for something, but there's a limit to what is power efficient as well.
I'm not saying someone should, but they could. and necessity trumps efficiency every time.
When it comes to iPhones, it's not a shouldn't, it's a can't.
The way iOS limits background process means you can't. I develop for iOS apps for a living.
There's still you should never under any circumstances allow unsupported devices to be exposed to the internet or any way. Because that's how we get bot nets causing DDOS attacks.
my comment wasn't about iPhones. and it is possible to do what I said with android
Except this whole article doesn't apply to android. Android AFAIK has 0 announced plans to do this. So why is it a concern?