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[-] nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev 7 points 1 week ago

I used to start a stopwatch when I'd get a new phone so I could see exactly how long I had it. Can't say I ever tried to move them to a new device though

[-] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

So did you just never turn your phone off?

[-] nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev 14 points 1 week ago

I could use my phone like normal. It marks the start time then anytime you view it it'll display the difference. Reboots had no effect

[-] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

A lot of timer apps save the start time to disk.

[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

What did you do when you needed to use the stopwatch?

Also, if you use android, you can use this site https://myaccount.google.com/device-activity and pick your device, and it tells you the date it was first registered.

[-] nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev 3 points 1 week ago

Stupid, but I'd just lap it. Would give me the difference and worked well enough for the rare occasion I actually needed a stopwatch.

Also the Google sign in trick only works if you're signed into Google. I used to put lineage on my old phones and now GrapheneOS. I stopped doing the stopwatch thing long ago however.

this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
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