I am looking for an Android WiFi tablet. I can swap some ratchets.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
04/25/2019 at 13:40 • Filed to: None

I’ll pay for the postage. Looking for something midsized; think: iPad Mini. Just WiFi. I want to use it for Torque Pro in the vanola.

DISCUSSION (23)

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 13:46

Do Kindle Fire’s run on Android? I honestly have no idea, but I have one that I haven’t turned on in like three years. I would happ ily trade it for ratchets.

facw > shop-teacher
04/25/2019 at 13:55

Sort of. Amazon’s OS is built on Android (an outdated version) . By default it can only run things from Amazon, but you can turn on side loading, and then not entirely legally, side-load the Google Apps as well. Most Android apps run on it at that point.

facw > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 14:11

Hmm, I’d send you my Nook Color (which was hacked to run some version of Android), but I have zero idea where it is these days. It’s probably old and slow enough you wouldn’t want it anyway.

404 - User No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 14:15

The 8" tablet isn’t exactly “mid-sized” anymore, even the smallest ones out there are 10". You might come across the occasional 8" in a bargain bin but it’ll probably have a garbage low-end Snapdragon or Mediatek in it.

With that being said I’d kill for an 8" Windows tablet to replace my way too old Asus VivoTab.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > facw
04/25/2019 at 14:38

Is it a question of legality? Or is it simply not encouraged?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
04/25/2019 at 14:38

You are welcome to have the ratchets if you can use them. Do you mind covering the $8 for postage?

diplodicus forgot his password > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 14:38

You could always make one with a rasp berry pi and screen

https://www.microcenter.com/product/505661/Raspberry_Pi_3_B_Plus?src=raspberrypi

https://www.microcenter.com/product/454804/7_Pi_Touchscreen_LCD_Display?src=raspberrypi

diplodicus forgot his password > diplodicus forgot his password
04/25/2019 at 14:40

Nevermind, while you can install android on a rasp berry pi, the touch screens do not work when using that software.

CalzoneGolem > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 14:45

There is plenty of information out there about putting Android on Fires. I've intending to install it on one of our extra Fires but never find the motivation.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > diplodicus forgot his password
04/25/2019 at 14:47

Would have been beyond my paygrade anyhow. But sounds like fun!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CalzoneGolem
04/25/2019 at 15:03

Is that what they call “rooting?” Have you ever done it?

facw > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
04/25/2019 at 15:04

It’s a copyright violation.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 15:16

Kindle Fires run a heavily modified version of Android that doesn’t allow you to access the Play S tore. You can manually install an app if you download an APK file but then you have to reinstall it whenever a new app version is launched

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 15:20

I don’t need them, but they’re definitely better than the ratchets I have in my road box (I keep a sepa rate set of grab and go tools for trips/rallycross/gambling/junk- yarding). I’m certainly willing to cove r postage, but if you want to hang onto them and see if somebody else has a better tablet to trade, that’s cool by me.

AestheticsInMotion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 15:21

Rats. I'd I hadn't given my galaxy tab away recently I would have been 100% onboard

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 15:22

Those don’t look like rackets. They look more like rat chets!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > AestheticsInMotion
04/25/2019 at 15:27

Bummer. I have a Nook HD at home that maybe I’ll try and root if the battery hasn’t failed. I won’t use it for anything else ever except Torque Pro. I have a 1st-gen iPad, but big and heavy. The Nook is much lighter.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > facw
04/25/2019 at 15:34

Why is that a copyrights violation? I’m not trying to fight you on this or anything, but I am very curious, haha.

facw > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
04/25/2019 at 15:41

Android is free and open source, but the Google Play Store, the associated framework, and other G oogle apps are not. They are licensed by Google, and while generally free, come with strings attached. Since you have no license, installing them without Google’s permission is a violation. Google doesn’t care much about random people doing it, but they are very concerned about Chinese phone builders using their stuff without meeting their terms.

Of course some Android apps can be sideloaded on Kindles without the Google stuff, but many require it.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > facw
04/25/2019 at 15:45

ah gotcha, thanks for explaining!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
04/25/2019 at 15:47

Stupid Otto Correct.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 15:56

Kinja'd!!!

CalzoneGolem > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2019 at 16:12

Yes, that is what it is called and no I’ve never done it. It seems easy enough.