Years ago when tablets where hyped, my GF bought a Samsung Galaxy Pro, it had an impressive screen and all, was $$$ too, it came with Android KitKat 4.4 and there was never ever an upgrade, after a few years it became unusable as some apps simply do not install on it.
I bought a Nexus7 2013 and it was upgraded to 5 and 6 at least, and we still use it, we installed all the Netflix, Disney+, Youtube, Hulu, whatever streaming app and the tablet is used to cast on the big TV through Chromecast (I have dumb TV, n
LineageOS has released their version 17.1 for the Nexus 7 (2013) tablet. It is based on Android 10, so far more updated and runs all the modern apps. It is actually more responsive than the official Android 6 that Google released for the tablet.
I have one of the Google Nexus 7 tablets from 2013 (the second version). It was officially updated to Android 6.0 then discontinued by Google. However, LineageOS has begun releasing 17.1 for the tablet, which is based on Android 10. I loaded it onto the tablet and it works beautifully. I was surprised that the performance is still quite good, more than enough to web browse and read ebooks, etc.
I still have mine, and its Super LCD screen remains eminently viewable. For some reason Netflix still works on it, though I long ago lost the ability to use the Google Play Store as the Flyer is stuck at Honeycomb. Using an unofficial newer Android means losing the ability to use the N-Trig pen, so I skipped that.
It's good for ebooks, even Kindle, and its stereo speakers are very good for listening to music or Binaural Beats, Nature sounds, etc. It still functions as an alarm clock, and I'm able to mainta
Still better than my tablets (Score:2)
One tablet stuck at 2.4ish but I was running linux on it so I really didn't care.
The 8 year old 7 inch tablet I usually use for reading ebooks is stuck at 4.something.
I have a couple other tablets which are mostly only good for sucking electricity one has IR for controlling some home theater electronics.
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Years ago when tablets where hyped, my GF bought a Samsung Galaxy Pro, it had an impressive screen and all, was $$$ too, it came with Android KitKat 4.4 and there was never ever an upgrade, after a few years it became unusable as some apps simply do not install on it.
I bought a Nexus7 2013 and it was upgraded to 5 and 6 at least, and we still use it, we installed all the Netflix, Disney+, Youtube, Hulu, whatever streaming app and the tablet is used to cast on the big TV through Chromecast (I have dumb TV, n
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Is that a HTC Flyer? (Score:2)