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From: AJL <noemail@none.com>
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Subject: Re: Shortcut to Bluetooth Tethering?
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2025 12:49:29 -0700
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On 1/4/2025 12:21 PM, AJL wrote:
> On 1/4/25 11:45 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>> AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
>
>>> My 5+ year old Samsung Galaxy S10+ is now at Android version 12.
>>> I don't remember what the version was when I bought it. It says
>>> it was last updated June 1, 2024. It gives me a big green
>>> check-mark in a circle that says "You're all set! Your phone has
>>> been updated to the latest software version." when I check for
>>> updates so guess it's still in the running...
>>
>> So it still gets updates, probably mostly security updates, but no
>>  Android version updates, otherwise it would be at Android 15 or
>> at least 14.
>>
>> 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


I just checked my last post's source and it appears I posted it with an
Amazon Fire OS forked Android 11, not 9 as I said. Amazon was apparently
sneaky in one of my recent Amazon tablet updates...


> 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...