Quote from: jseverson on January 31, 2018, 09:29:36 AM

Quote from: diagla on January 31, 2018, 09:21:21 AM

There are some apps which use mining on android.

...and you're better off staying away from them. I can assure you they're most likely duds. You also risk getting spyware on your device, which is especially disastrous if you're involved in crypto. ~~Even powerful gaming PCs are barely powerful enough for mining~~, so there's no way you can mine with a mobile device.

You could do something like this though lol:

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3kvdv9/samsung-upcycling-galaxy-s5-bitcoin-mining-rig

You could have the power efficiency of five whole PCs!!! /s

There was an error in your text, it should have been "NOT even powerful gaming PCs are barely powerful enough for mining".
I actually wrote a small script for up-to-date info i can use whenever this discussion starts:
https://www.mocacinno.com/nonspecialisedmininghardware.php

At the time of writing, an "AMD ATI 7970" running at 100% load 24/7 will mine ~2600 satoshi's A YEAR. If you have a power rate of 5 cents/Kwu (which is really, really, really, really cheap), you'll pay ~$123 more for your power than you'll make from mining, so basically, mining with a gaming PC will cost you money.