Most users have noticed that after a few months, some budget tablets barely offer the execution speed of high-end tablets, and there is little we can do to improve the situation. For users who do not give up easily, we can also try to speed up the execution of applications or introduce new features by updating the Android operating system, very similar to what is seen on smartphones.
Below we’ll show you how to update your old Android tablet to get a satisfactory level of performance to run all the apps we’re interested in without experiencing excessive slowdowns. Updates can also bring new features not present in the firmware in use at the time. Let’s take a look together!
Official update via OTA
The first kind of update that we can apply is probably from the manufacturer of the Android tablet: by choosing a device from a well-known manufacturer, we will regularly update the product for the first two years after release in order to receive the latest security patches released on the market and new features. If we never initiate a system update on our tablet, we can do it quickly by opening the Settings app, which takes us to the tablet’s information menu, and pressing the Check for Updates item.
We will be notified if there is an update: by pressing the download button or installing, we will be able to update our old Android tablet to the latest firmware version provided by the manufacturer. Since system update files can be large, make sure to connect to Wi-Fi and avoid using cellular data networks so that files can be downloaded quickly at no additional cost. At the end of the download, we restart the tablet and wait for the update to end.
Update via custom ROM
Not all Android tablets on the market receive constant and frequent OTA updates: some Chinese products never even receive an update! In these cases, we can still update our tablet by installing a custom ROM, an unofficial firmware managed by volunteer developers capable of giving any old tablet a new lease of life. The best custom ROM we can install on a tablet is LineageOS, available from the official website.
If we’re geeks and want to update our old tablet at all costs, all we have to do is find the specific LineageOS version for the tablet we’re using, download the latest version made by the developer and follow the installation instructions in Install. In the vast majority of cases, the procedure is the same for all tablets, and is very similar to that for Android smartphones:
1. Unlock the bootloader or Samsung Knox (if present)
2. Install a custom recovery like TWRP
3. Load the custom ROM file into the tablet’s memory
4. Restart the tablet in recovery mode
5. Recover installation from custom ROM
6. Restart the tablet
These are the necessary steps to be able to install a custom ROM like LineageOS on our tablet in order to have the latest version of compatible Android and all the other features present on this unofficial firmware.
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