cross-posted from: https://lemmybefree.net/post/1243814

Hi! I’m looking for a privacy respecting Android tablet.

I ruled out the google tablet due to it being too expensive with an LCD screen

I would prefer a nice OLED screen if possible (or similar), and preferably cheap. Must be able to stream HEVC encoded videos (not 10 years old hardware), and preferably more (VP9, AV1, for future proofing)

The main use will be to watch content (movies, series, videos) from YouTube and Jellyfin, and sometimes some other apps if they’re not enforcing the Play Integrity API

So far I’ve searched some OS and I’m considering LineageOS or /e/OS, with /e/OS looking better in terms of privacy. Don’t want google to track everywhere I go and everything I do.

Any recommendations for good cheap hardware with bootloader unlocking, and recommendations for a good Android ROM?

    • Electricd@lemmybefree.netOP
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      2 days ago

      At this point it’s a mini laptop, no? It could be an option but heh, I’m a bit worried it won’t feel as easy and great as Android

      • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        2 days ago

        It really depends on how it’s setup, and the use-case. The strength of Linux is how customizable it is. Android is oddly a great example - they took a Linux kernel and built a different shell/API on top.

        If your requirements are minimal, it wouldn’t be hard to run Linux and just setup the apps you’ll use. And it’ll have the flexibility to do more later if you choose.

        And in it’s own way, it’s easier to do some things since it doesn’t have the weird artificial limitations of a mobile OS like Android - you just use whatever tool you need for the current requirement. For example, before Syncthing/Resilio/Foldersync it was a real pain moving files into/out of Android, because it didn’t have a native file server (by design). With Linux you just use networking like any desktop OS.