My pixel phone has meager storage. Could I use an old phone with bountiful SD space to serve up media via Bluetooth?

Any ideas if this would work practically speaking?

Edit: Looking for a functional equivalent of on-device storage space, i.e., for offline media consumption

USB phone jack is often used for power, so it’s unlikely available for OTG storage

Battery life in the server phone should be ok since it will be running in airplane mode with only Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth, and display off mostly

  • CavemanEnglish
    3•8 months ago

    Maybe be more specific?

    For traveling I would suggest a laptop to behave as a server but the IP address changes a lot when traveling.

    I’d personally opt for something hosted at home if possible like Nextcloud and Jellyfin with static IP and port forwarding to access on the go.

    Tbh though, if you just want storage on the go buying a portable 1-4TB drive that connects via USB-C is enough.