Samsung’s new upcycling program turns your old phone into a SmartThings device
The smartphone business isn’t exactly the most eco-friendly. Companies have beenworking to correct that in recent years, like through programs that disassemble and reuse the metals inside of our phones, but there’s still a long way to go. Samsung has announced an alternative solution to the problem, though — the new Galaxy Upcycling at Home initiative that envisions your old Galaxy phones as smart home devices. Galaxy Upcycling at Home works withSamsung’s SmartThings smart home systemand allows users to designate their old phones as a number of different things....