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   13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 08:27:56 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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   • Simon Brooke
   • Stephen B

   @belwerks @simon_brooke that was a great generation of Google hardware. At least they can be resurrected with LineageOS, although I wish it were more practical to keep Android locked in the past for retro preservation purposes.

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     Stephen B (belwerks@mstdn.ca)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 08:27:57 JST Stephen B

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     • Simon Brooke

     @simon_brooke Oh really?? I was using my Nexus 7 last night and remembering how much I enjoyed it. How do you get past the Play store refusing to load and app updates being blocked?

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     Simon Brooke (simon_brooke@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 08:27:58 JST Simon Brooke

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     • Stephen B

     @belwerks I'm busy restoring a gen 1 (2012, I think) Nexus 7 to be my daily-driver, Mastodon, Mail and YouTube device, and yes, with a new battery, it goes very nicely.

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     Stephen B (belwerks@mstdn.ca)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 08:27:59 JST Stephen B

     I've been reviving and factory resetting our old devices to prepare for donation, recycling, or e-waste. Pictured here is 2011's biggest bomb, the HP TouchPad.

     One thing that's surprising me is how usable these older devices are. Still fairly quick and responsive. Completely functional hardware-wise.

     It just comes down to the OS and software makers refusing to support older hardware. There's no good reason this stuff should wind up in a landfill - but it very likely will, sadly.