Meanwhile, the only working device (ie: not physically broken) of that sort I still have unused is my iPad2. It's been in a crate of unused electronics for the

Meanwhile, the only working device (ie: not physically broken) of that sort I still have unused is my iPad2. It's been in a crate of unused electronics for the past several years because it's quite old and unable to be flashed with anything else other than a very old version of iOS. It barely functions, it's so slow. Meanwhile, I've got old HTC, Samsung, and Pixel devices still being used. They typically run some stripped down Android build without a SIM and LAN-only WiFi and make fine media players and "fancy" remotes for lights and such. Official support is definitely a huge deal and I enjoyed the iPad for several years. But these days, the best way I've found for me to avoid waste is to stick with devices that allow me to install something lightweight of my choice after they are EOL.