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Not a purchase, but a discovery: my Kindle (EDIT: Fire) 7 2017 can be rooted[0] and loaded with LineageOS[1]. Now, it's fast enough to be a pleasure to use. I r
by theandrewbailey 4y ago
Not a purchase, but a discovery: my Kindle (EDIT: Fire) 7 2017 can be rooted[0] and loaded with LineageOS[1]. Now, it's fast enough to be a pleasure to use. I read email newsletters with it, play music from my Funkwhale server, and watch some videos.
About 2 weeks ago, I re-flashed it without Google Play services. Last week, I put a slideshow app[2] on it to show pictures of Mom at her wake.
[0] https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unlock-root-twrp-unbrick-downgrade-fire-7-ford-and-austin.3899860/ https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unlock-root-twrp-unbrick-...
[1] https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/discontinued-rom-unlocked-ford-austin-lineage-12-1-05-may-2020.3639447/ https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/discontinued-rom-unlocked...
[2] https://github.com/ScreamingHawk/android-slideshow https://github.com/ScreamingHawk/android-slideshow
- theturtletalks 4y agoLineageOS is amazing, but my only quip with it is that casting doesn’t work. I wonder if future versions will fix that issue.
- ascagnel_ 4y agoFor the curious, this is referring to Amazon's 7" Kindle Fire tablet (which uses a traditional LED-based screen) and not Amazon's 7" Kindle tablet (which uses a reflective e-ink display).
- theandrewbailey 4y agoD'oh, I forgot about those. I'll edit the post.