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I have a couple Samsung Galaxy A8 (2022) tablets set up as control panels around my apartment for Home Assistant. They cost a little more than $100 on eBay in v
by dheera 3y ago
I have a couple Samsung Galaxy A8 (2022) tablets set up as control panels around my apartment for Home Assistant. They cost a little more than $100 on eBay in very good condition. I don't think LineageOS supports this particular model, though, but I didn't bother since all it does is display a webpage.
One of the things I like about Samsung tablets is that they have a "Battery saver" feature where you can restrict it from charging the battery past 85%, which is a generally good move if your tablet is going to be permanently plugged into power and used as some sort of fixed display.
I've had MANY brand name devices with lithium batteries bulge when left constantly plugged in at 100% battery for months and don't want to risk an explosion.
- LtWorf 3y agoI do this with an old samsung phone I have, but I can't do updates on it, because on that model samsung included an overlay with ads along with the updates. So I see ads (even videos!) instead of my simple html page, or on top of it. It's terrible!
- MaKey 3y agoAre you sure this came from a Samsung update? I've been a Samsung phone user for over a decade and never saw such behavior.
- LtWorf 3y agoYeah. Samsung update. I just factory reset, then if I do the system updates from the control panel they come back. It's reproducible. I don't install any app since I really only need the browser to display an html page from a server on my LAN.
- jve 3y agoWhich Samsung model is it? S models never did that. Can't be too old as you are still getting updates.
- LtWorf 3y agos5 mini. I don't think it gets new updates, but it downloads up to the last update that they put out.
- jve 3y agoWhich mount are you using?
- dheera 3y agoI'm using this mount https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MS6I0HQ/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MS6I0HQ/ This short USB power cable https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092KF36T6/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092KF36T6/ This wall switch to tap USB power out of a wall switch box so there would be no visible dangling wires. This will only work if your apartment has neutral wires in the switch boxes. Older apartments often don't have them https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072Y2B2P5/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072Y2B2P5/