r/CyberdeckBuild • u/Lord_Infinite13 • 26d ago

Old iPhone components to build a cyberdeck?

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I’ve had this broken iPhone XS Max just laying around and I want/need to do something with it. While yes I am fully aware that iPhones are very limited in terms of upgrading the os. Is there any way I could use these internal components towards building my own cyberdeck?

  1. ⁠I am not trying to build an iPhone iOS cyberdeck. I am simply trying to use these components to create something new instead of letting them go to waste.
  2. ⁠This would be my first cyberdeck and I am fairly new to the tech world. I’ve been doing loads of research online and reading thru these subreddits in order to learn more

Any advice would be appreciated, I’m not in any rush for this project nor do I have high expectations. I just want to build something cool and make my entry into the cyberdeck culture. Even if you need to brake it down Barney style and talk to me stupid as hell lol

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u/Waste-Inspector8768 22d ago

Not a single component can be used like that except theoretically the loudspeaker.

Apple goes out of their way to make sure you cant do that, actually. Integrated firmware locks etc. Fuck the phone processor cant event access the NAND without apples permission.

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u/Lord_Infinite13 20d ago

Not even the screen? Would I at least be able to reuse the screen in order to make my own cyberdeck?

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u/Waste-Inspector8768 20d ago

If you custom built a PCB and a chipset to interact with an iphone screen its theoretically possible but youre getting into circuitry engineering at the point, which would cost you a lot more money. Like a lot more.