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Well sure, for pressure and slow cooking. You could say the same thing about the microwave.
My partner's instant pot also does toasting/air frying/normal cooking, I've been very impressed with it.
$169 is a bit steep for me, so I went on Temu and bought a $8 125KHz RFID programmer & a $5 USB-C IR Blaster. Combined with my Samsung phones native NFC writing, bluetooth, etc I feel like it scratched the itch of 90% of what people do with Flipper for 10% the cost.
Too bad. I was sincerely hoping nobody would buy anything from them so they would die.
When people realized anyone with a sophisticated police scanner could listen in on cordless (and then early cellular) phone calls, it forced manufacturers to actually implement a bare-minimum level of security on those devices. I hope this pushes more manufacturers to switch to rolling-code algorithms (like the key fob your car uses), in place of simpler, less secure codes that can be captured and replayed.
$169 is a bit steep for me, so I went on Temu and bought a $8 125KHz RFID programmer & a $5 USB-C IR Blaster. Combined with my Samsung phones native NFC writing, bluetooth, etc I feel like it scratched the itch of 90% of what people do with Flipper for 10% the cost.
So instead of supporting the community and a project with a specific goal, your point is that you bought a Chinese knockoff of a different product?
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iPhones aren't sitting unused in a drawer forgotten like 99% of Flippers. There's nothing differentiating or polished about clicking one button versus clicking a different button to clone an RFID tag. I'd rather have cheapo version of 1 time use gizmos.
For me the appeal of Flipper Zero is the mythical rare day when it becomes useful in an emergency, and until then it can stay in my draw peacefully.
I’ve had one of these guys sitting around for a while - love the hardware, love the concept, but I haven’t really found a lot of use for it - what are y’all using them for?
I cloned my apartment key-fob The WeWork key-fob uses rolling codes so couldn't use it for that...
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iPhones aren't sitting unused in a drawer forgotten like 99% of Flippers. There's nothing differentiating or polished about clicking one button versus clicking a different button to clone an RFID tag. I'd rather have cheapo version of 1 time use gizmos.
Is this really the case? I would think there would be a mobile app interface for flipper?
You can check firmware version and device status, update it, have access to file manager, can backup keys, read logs, reboot, speed/stress test, and probably do a lot of other things that I am not aware about.
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It's my backup key for my garage and my office door. I also use the universal remote to change TVs in public spaces occasionally. It's a chunker, so it's not a pocket carry, but I keep it in my backpack. I recently discovered this, which I want to try: https://electroniccats.com/store/flipper-add-on-magspoof/
What kind of garage opener do you have? I thought the Flipper zero won't provide that functionality unless you flash the firmware.
Not sure which specific garage opener my apartment building has. But the fob controller the leasing office gave out is way too weak, so i have to sometimes press it many many times and wiggle it in multiple ways until it triggers the garage door. With flipper, it works on the first try.
A funny anecdote: after using my flipper for about a year, I encountered another flipper user in my apartment elevator (the elevator requires a keyfob to go to any floor except the ground floor). I talked to him for a bit. Turns out, he manages a bunch of boat storage units here (in Seattle) that all use different keyfobs. So for him, it is just pure convenience to carry a single flipper device as opposed to always having a lot of different physical keyfobs on him, and then shuffling through them in his bag to get the right one.