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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Shortcut to Bluetooth Tethering?
Date: 4 Jan 2025 20:43:00 GMT
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AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
> On 1/4/25 11:45 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
[...]

> >  So *when* are you going to toss that stone age phone of yours!? :-)
> 
> Probably when the battery fails. So far for my light use I haven't noticed
>  any problems (knocks on wood).
> 
> The Android version isn't a problem for me. I'm posting with an Amazon
>  tablet that runs an Android fork at about version 9 and for my use it does
>  just fine. I put the Google Play Store on it so run most of the same apps
>  as my phone and other toys. It's actually one of my favorite tablets as
>  it's light, comfortable to hold, has great resolution, and at the sale
>  price of $75US was cheap...

  Bummer! So you don't have a real excuse to buy new toys, because the
'old' ones still work and refuse to die. What did you do to deserve such
hardship!?