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How do you daily drive an Android 5 device in 2023? (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by waver002@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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About to move out from my parents and found the old Remix mini lying around collecting dust. Thought it might be possible to use it as a backup PC for light web surfing and YouTube when I'm back at home. Is that concept possible in 2023? If it is, what should I be prepared for and what to expect?

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You could put lineage OS on it, and that might make it a little bit more secure, but I wouldn't trust it still. Might be good for internal network stuff like making it a webcam, remote control for your TV and stuff.

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 4 points 1 year ago

I doubt the LineageOS shell would come close to the Remix shell. Installing Lineage onto this device would probably make it useless for most people, it's intended to be used as a desktop.