Having an old tablet in a drawer wastes it, because even if it’s a few years old and not the world’s most powerful tablet, you can still use it by recycling it. That’s what my mother-in-law did with the Huawei MediaPad T5 we have now. turned into a portable smart TV to take anywhere.
How to turn an old Android tablet into a portable smart TV?
old tablet. The Huawei tablet we have in our house is a veteran as well as entry-level, quite modest, but has enough features for this usage scenario: only 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage, Android operating system. 8.0 with EMUI 8.0 customization layer from Chinese firm.
However screen isn’t bad at all and that’s the most interesting thing: It is IPS type with Full HD resolution and 10.1″ diagonal. Its casing is metal and its built-in battery is 5,100 mAh, allowing you to watch movies and episodes smoothly without being plugged in. Although there are other applications that simplify the Android interface to turn it into a launcher similar to that of a smart TV, especially ATV Launcher It was as easy as installing an app.
Why did I choose ATV Launcher? First, because Most similar to Android TV interface. But I also love the customization options it offers, which lets you change the wallpaper, edit how tablet apps are distributed to customize the grid, change the icon format, or add widgets. The icing on the cake is that it’s free.
Finally, it is optimized for navigation using the d-pad to connect an old game controller via Bluetooth and use as remote control.
After installation, I went to the upper area. streaming service apps that we subscribe tosince they’re all we’re going to use (we already have a more up-to-date iPad for surfing the web, checking email or playing games).
Since we have a tablet with a padded case, we already have everything we need: just one tap on big icons to enter apps like Netflix, Atresplayer or DAZN to open and view content.
ATV Launcher
Free Launcher very similar to Android TV
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