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Post by brettj on Oct 29, 2021 2:56:34 GMT
Other than size, what are the benefits of a tablet over phone to control streaming?
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Post by MartinT on Oct 29, 2021 5:43:29 GMT
Easier search, more comfortable display size.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 29, 2021 9:23:47 GMT
First test as go-to tablet in Starbucks. Stopped for a coffee, S7 FE working beautifully as a laptop with the keyboard, editing a Word document in Office 365.
In terms of productivity, this thing is rivalling my much more expensive Surface 7 i7 as a go-to weapon. Of course, it can't do the systems administration that the Surface is superb at.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 30, 2021 19:38:27 GMT
I found the Navigation Bar settings where I could reverse the home buttons to be the common standard of Back-Home-Recents in that order, not the annoying Samsung habit of having the Back button on the right.
Now they match my Oppo phone. It's funny how these little things can annoy.
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Post by brettj on Mar 17, 2022 10:43:46 GMT
I'm looking at the Lenovo P11 as an option.
Have found one (256Gb) that is two weeks old for £150.
Seems hard to resist as my first tablet for streaming.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 17, 2022 10:56:14 GMT
The P11 is a decent older tablet. Not sure what version of Android it comes with, you normally only see 3 versions max for any given model.
EDIT: looks like Android 10.
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Post by brettj on Mar 17, 2022 19:40:03 GMT
It has Android 11 loaded.
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Post by brettj on Mar 17, 2022 19:46:02 GMT
Is there a 'Youtube for dummies' on how to set a tablet up?
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Post by John on Mar 17, 2022 20:16:00 GMT
They really are straight forward
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Post by MartinT on Mar 17, 2022 20:32:33 GMT
The Launcher is the most important thing to decide on up front. The standard Google launcher works well, as does the Microsoft one if you want it to be very Office 365 friendly. There are hundreds of different ones that will customise your tablet experience quite dramatically.
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Post by brettj on Mar 17, 2022 20:39:59 GMT
I think I'll be standing behind you Mike...
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Post by brettj on Mar 17, 2022 20:40:18 GMT
Thanks John/Martin
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Post by MartinT on Mar 17, 2022 20:44:51 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 17, 2022 21:28:50 GMT
Even I managed to get the tablet onto the network and Bluetooth
Shout if you need more help for Settings.
Mine were completely different to the YT clip
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Post by Slinger on Mar 17, 2022 22:36:14 GMT
For what it's worth, I use the Nova launcher across all of my android devices, and have done for years. I think the Premium version, which I use, costs around £3.99 these days.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 18, 2022 9:58:20 GMT
Thanks Paul
Will take a look and inspect the piggy bank
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Post by brettj on Mar 18, 2022 10:02:25 GMT
I looked in my piggy bank, to pay for the tablet.
Yikes. I'm £65 in the red.
Damn...
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Post by MartinT on Mar 18, 2022 10:27:06 GMT
I guess it'll surprise no-one that I use the Microsoft launcher on my Oppo phone as it makes it work really well with the Office apps. I also like the quick review screen by swiping right and I love the Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard.
However, I left my Samsung S7 FE tablet on the default launcher as it has a lot of Samsung features that make it an excellent laptop replacement and handles landscape mode particularly well.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 18, 2022 10:48:48 GMT
Not that keen on the standard Android on my phone or my tablet
How easy for a tech reluctant punter to install and is Novalauncher ok even for my old LG phone ?
Can one try two or three at the same time ?
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Post by Slinger on Mar 18, 2022 11:15:15 GMT
Mike, for simplicity's sake, install one at a time, otherwise they might conflict. There is a free version of Nova I'd advise installing first, to get a feel for it without shelling out that £3.99. The paid version, if you like it, simply installs over the top of the free version. Nova Launcher is the freebie. Nova Prime is the paid version. novalauncher.com/www.androidauthority.com/nova-launcher-885296/www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-use-nova-launcher/You might find that the free version is all you need. The main reason I stepped up to the paid version was to support the developer. It does get regular updates, by the way; it's not abandonware. |
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