thank you for your comprehensive explanation........getting it out of Google's hands sounds like a great idea.....
I sense this becoming a bigger and bigger problem. Lots of people, me included, are using older tablets like a Shield K1. It runs Android 7 (N), and Android is on 9 (P) now. So by this seems that when Android 10 rolls out, the Shield K1 becomes a problem.
Yep, I think it's only going to get worse. I'm interested in working on features for Solex, and not necessarily screwing around with making sure I please Google's ever-changing whims. IMO, Google has jumped the shark, and they're looking for ways to stay relevant. They'll end up doing what all big tech companies do: Imitate other big tech companies. They tried imitating Facebook with Google+ and failed. Apple tried to imitate Google with Apple maps and failed initially, but the fact they own all the money in the world enables them to hire good developers and threaten them with death unless they make good maps, so that has worked out for them. Apple has MacBooks, which are silver nice-looking laptops. Google makes a nice-looking silver laptop called a ChromeBook that you can run Chrome on. Amazon was making phones for a while, in a bid to be like Apple, except the phones had Android on them, so they were also trying to be like Google too. Microsoft had phones but failed to imitate either Google or Apple properly, so they stopped doing that and are now making cool apps that I run on my Linux box. Facebook is now making some kind of TV looking thing you can talk to, so they can be like, I don't know, the Jetsons. All of them can get off my lawn.
Kelly - So I have this question, I have a K1 Shield tablet on Android 7.0 and Solex v1.8.8, and if I don't do any updates to Android or Solex, I assume the system will continue to run fine if I can live with these versions? I primarily only use the Tablet for Solex, so since if it's not broken, why fix-it? I do realize you provide bug fixes, updates, cool new features, etc., but for what I need and use, seems that I should just stick with what I have, correct?Yep, I think it's only going to get worse. I'm interested in working on features for Solex, and not necessarily screwing around with making sure I please Google's ever-changing whims. IMO, Google has jumped the shark, and they're looking for ways to stay relevant. They'll end up doing what all big tech companies do: Imitate other big tech companies. They tried imitating Facebook with Google+ and failed. Apple tried to imitate Google with Apple maps and failed initially, but the fact they own all the money in the world enables them to hire good developers and threaten them with death unless they make good maps, so that has worked out for them. Apple has MacBooks, which are silver nice-looking laptops. Google makes a nice-looking silver laptop called a ChromeBook that you can run Chrome on. Amazon was making phones for a while, in a bid to be like Apple, except the phones had Android on them, so they were also trying to be like Google too. Microsoft had phones but failed to imitate either Google or Apple properly, so they stopped doing that and are now making cool apps that I run on my Linux box. Facebook is now making some kind of TV looking thing you can talk to, so they can be like, I don't know, the Jetsons. All of them can get off my lawn.
Update on this topic...
I was running Solex on an older Samsung SM-T337A which is a decent but older 8 inch tablet.
It was updated to the lastest official Android 5.1.1 ROM.
With the latest Solex update I noted that I my Tablet did not see the latest solex revision that was installed on my Samsung Note 9.
I was using the older tablet for one reason:
1. If I managed to drop, damage, or lose my old 8 inch tablet I would only be out about $60 to replace it.
I tried many methods to try to get Solex updated.
The last was a complete wipe and reset.
After this the Google Play app would not even show Solex.
Turns out because my Tablet could not be update to a ROM newer than Android 5.1.1 Google decided for me that it was no longer "compatible" because 5.1.1 is more than two major releases behind Android 9 Oreo. It has nothing to do with the hardware which in my case was very capable of running Solex.
This was just a B.S. move by Google to try to force me to buy a new tablet.
After much gnashing of teeth and cursing of Google, I was able to evaluate and resolve my dilemma.
I was able to determine I had only two legitimate solutions (I do not support or endorse illegal methods) for someone experiencing the "not compatible" error when installing a legal copy of Solex on your older tablet or phone:
1. Buy a new Android platform.
2. Update your Android ROM. If the manufacturer has stopped releasing updates look for a newer custom ROM that has been developed specifically for your platform.
I was able to utilize solution number two. I have an older Samsung Tab Pro 8.4 tablet that had stopped working (the battery had died and the battery charge would go from 100% to less than 10% in about one minute of use then reboot). I installed a new battery and it was back to normal.
I was not out of the woods yet though... This tablet had the same ROM issue...it was running Lollipop version 5.1.1.
All attempts to install Solex through my Goggle Play Store account resulted in the "this app is not compatible with your device" error.
I hangout on an Android developers website called XDA Developers.
It is a great site for help with various Android platforms.
So I went to the forum for the Samsung SM-T320 tablet.
I found a custom Android ROM called "Lineage" created just for this tablet that is based on Android Nougat 7.1.
After going through the whole update process of installing a replacement bootloader and the new ROM (this process is fairly complex and definitely not for novices) my tablet is now running Android 7.1. This newer Android version allowed me to setup my Google Play account, then install and run the latest Solex release.
- Mike
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