Re: Shortcut to Bluetooth Tethering?

Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
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I have two identical tablets. One fell from the bed, the screen cracked,
doesn't read the finger, so I bought another tablet. Then I tried to
have the first one repaired; the shop said they could not, but that I
would be able to use the tablet with a mouse (over BT). So I did. I use
that old tablet in the sitting room to cast Amazon Prime videos to the
Google dongle on my TV set (which is not smart).

  I had the same problem with my very first (Samsung 10.1") tablet. I
used a wired mouse with a USB On-The-Go adapter to connect it to the
MicroUSB port of the tablet. Later a 'computer' shop 'fixed' it. They
could not find anything wrong with it, but apparently taking it apart,
reseating all the connections and reassembling it, fixed it. Cost 25
Euro. Not bad IMO. Ten years later, the tablet still works, but with
Android 5 and little storage and RAM, it's not very useful.

  Fun tidbit: Recently I used it as a 'media center', mainly for
streaming audio (Spotify, etc.) to my soundbar/subwoofer, but because it
was mostly working badly, I turned off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in
use (instead of powering it off). In this mode, the tablet used less
than 1% battery capacity *per day* (including waking up the screen to
check the percentage). Impressive! I don't think my current phone will
manage that (with all its radios off).

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