I was recently asked if mobile quantum computing is in our distant future. I replied that I use a 6-year-old smartphone, so mobile quantum computing is here and now!
This is from my device information screen. This beast among smartphones now goes through several batteries per year, but that’s mostly because I can’t locate originals; the cheap knock-offs extend device longevity several months each. I still use the original screen and even the original tempered glass. And, although I’ve had to rebuild it a few times from factory resets to recover from file corruption, the hardware remains almost fully functional.
The moral of that story is that you don’t need a top-of-the-line, brand new smartphone to do mobile quantum computing.
IBM Q Experience
I normally crop screenshots, like the previous one, to focus attention where appropriate, but the following screenshots are unedited so that you can see they are from a smartphone. They are from IBM Q Experience, where I do the vast majority of my quantum computing.
I will also note that I use Google Chrome, but for no particular reason; my personal preference is to have all quantum-related…
