Just saved 2 Google WiFis from landfill! Both were bootlooping but re-reconnecting the antenna cables and reflashing stock firmware fixed them! One is already set up, the other is yet to be setup somewhere/given to someone else
For context, both of these Google WiFis were recovered from someone's curbside collection, one is in really good condition with only a few marks (the not set up one) the other is pretty badly scratched but still works fine (the one at my brother's desk)
do they do anything other than have wifi?
They have RGB LEDs on them along with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of eMMC storage since they basically just run modified chromeos, got openwrt running on one of them