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I know there was some project about this but haven't heard of anything for a while. Ewaste is such a crime; all of my devices are used or older purchases that are past their "cool by" date. I have an iPad 2 and iPad mini that function perfectly but aren't supported by apple anymore. Would love to get a second life for them instead of having to get rid of them for no good reason.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not possible right now. Apple wants you to buy a new iDevice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I would consider buying one if I could stray from their OS.