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I turned an old Android phone into a server for my LAN - here's how and why

ZDNET · August 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM

I turned an old Android phone into a server for my LAN - here's how and why

Got an old Android phone or tablet lying around? Turn it into a test server for experiments and development - it's simpler than you think.

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