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Smart environment monitoring using an old smartphone

I received a very special device as a company phone back in 2013: the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The team in Korea had a brilliant idea, distinguishing their new flagship phones from the competition by adding additional sensors and marketing them as super-smart "surroundings-aware" devices. Mainstream consumers didn't really care, and therefore only the 2013 models Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 have these additional temperature, air humidity, and atmospheric pressure sensors. But you should care 12 years later, because these two devices are hidden gems.

2025-05-05 | 5 minutes reading | tags: Android, Minimalism, Self-host, DYI