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Hi there Geeks
I have a Sony Tablet S which says it had the most up-to-date OS installed. I wish to install a particular app but cannot do it.
I gather the tablet is no longer supported, being so incredibly old. I also there is some way of still doing stuff, quaintly called "rooting".
I gather things but have no idea what to do, how to do it and if I should even if I could.
Discuss
If your device does not support a version of android that the app requires then you are screwed. Tablets only cost around $150 these days depending on screen size so I recommend you upgrade your device.
Well I was thinking of junking my Lenovo tab. But if any geeks answer Ecky, could you also think on this: when I boot the thing I get a dialog box saying"Google Play services keeps stopping - close app?"
Do that and it reappears before I can do anything else. Maybe mine's already rooted.
Looks like it might be too old to update to any thing recent. https://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-tablet-sQuote:
Originally Posted by Ecky
A new tablet may be in order...
Sounds it :) maybe a factory reset?Quote:
Originally Posted by shasta
Darren, what do I spent my vast fortunes of vCash on? I'm drowning in riches here.
Btw if you ever need a loan hit me up
That dialogue box reappears within a second or two. Can't get to the settings. To complicate matters, it happened while away on hols and I had locked most apps. Rooted?Quote:
Originally Posted by Darren
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Originally Posted by Ecky
Can't do it due to lack of space or because the appstore says the app is incompatible?
incompatibleQuote:
Originally Posted by blueandblack
new tablet then (or a different app that is compatible with old tablet)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ecky
Thanks all. While you have been informative, it's not the news I was hoping for :(
...and the app in question is a referee coaching app. One of a kind. Dagnabit. Technology - who needs it?
Should be available in Braille if you don't want to splurge on a new tab. You could consider sending 3 copies to Glen Jackson and his two buddies after yesterdays NPC final, even though Auckland overcame them in the end. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ecky
You should be able to factory reset before or loads up. Something like this : https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Lenovo+Ideatab+A1000+Wipe+Data+-+Factory+Reset+(Hard+Reset)/24304Quote:
Originally Posted by shasta
Search 'hard reset' and the model of tablet.
Steady on ol' chap: it's a ref coaching app; not a reffing app. Looks like you could provide a coaching report to Jacko.Quote:
Originally Posted by shasta
Thanks Coach!Quote:
Originally Posted by Darren
Well I wouldn't claim knowledge for that. But as a completely neutral observer I could maybe send them the coordinates of their nearest Visique store.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ecky
Thanks Boss. I'd tried the standard Andriod hard reset - volume and power buttons. But it just kept rebooting instead - and that bloody annoying dialogue box persisted. But so did I - after your prompt. I kept trying to get to settings to unlock the apps I'd secured with McAffee and get to "Factory Reset". So for the benefit of anyone else who comes across this - ignore the "Close App OK?" prompt as it just keeps reappearing immediately. Instead tap the app/settings behind it in the background. Eventually, after lots and lots of attempts, the dialogue will stay hidden long enough for you to get your device back. Minus everything that was on it - I only back-up my stuff to a hard drive via PC. :banghead:Quote:
Originally Posted by Darren
What an avert for android! I must run out and buy me a new one, STAT!
......not