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Vitor Pamplona | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 phones had to slow charging down at night because they can't use all the energy provided to them :)
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cloud fodder | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 ya but its more about battery cycles and etc.  the phone would need to switch off battery to direct power for heavy power use..
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Vitor Pamplona | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Which is possible while charging :)
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cloud fodder | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 mm, with a shutdown, toggle switch, startup. ive seen laptops that can do it.  also all that heat is bad for battery too.
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Vitor Pamplona | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I am sure engineers can figure it out. 

I believe people interested in keeping money safe (which will be a small part of the users) will be happy to pay to mine as long as bitcoin survives.
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Majere | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Not the best example but Pi Coin was started on the idea of PoW and mining on phones.  The concept is there.  And consider scale,  a mobile might only produce a small hash rate but enough cell phones/tablets etc and the hash rate of the network still maintains.
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mrecheese 🧀 | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 ASIC/cooling in a charging base, processing and connectivity in the phone. Charge and mine while you sleep. I'd buy it.
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kidwarp | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ugh I think it was sexcoin that we used to mine on da phones back in the day
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Majere | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 And the phone miners dont have to hash 24/7. Look at settings and optimizing best times based on battery usage.  Figure out the heat issue and were off to the races