That's rather neat. Though it still looks like a kids tablet, running the newest possible Android OS ensures that the device has a future rather than being destined for an eWaste pile somewhere. If only device manufacturers would make more updates available to older phones, or cut back on yearly releases. There's no need to release a new phone or computer every single year.
LineageOS... is that the successor to CyanogenMod?
As for tech projects on my end, I decided to just get an SSD for my mom's old HP 20-b013w AIO. She recently retired from her job, and will only do basic tasks like web and Word documents. The back cover is rather easy to pull off but the clips can be a challenge. The new SSD is a WD Blue 500GB from Walmart. The drive is so small and light that I don't even need the original metal cage the mechanical drive was in, plus the old drive is the desktop standard 3.5''. The drive is just connected to the SATA pins and no extra support is needed. If I had double stick tape I would have added some but I don't at the moment.
![[Image: oldpc01.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/gzmwQrZ/oldpc01.jpg)
Here are the insides. There was a large amount of dust inside so I had to take the PC outside and use canned air. It's much better now and the fan is free of the dusty fuzz it had earlier. Once I get all the updates installed and software set up, I will be able to see if there is any good performance gain over the old HDD.
I also had to pull some strings to set up an offline account. I had to disconnect from the internet during initial setup, and got the offline account created. I then had to go into the Settings and disable a lot of notification options, so my mom wouldn't get that "Let's finish setting up your PC" crap at every startup. As for software, I will just set up the new Edge browser, and install VLC for media playback. I still have that McAfee subscription for Rusty and I believe I got the 3-PC option. I will get the AIO set up as PC number 2.
I love foxes, especially the one in my avatar.