Look at custom roms and root hider. On Sat, Jul 22, 2017, 1:36 PM Al E. Gator <eight.bit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Joe User wrote: > >Would you let us know what you think after you have used it awhile? > >I'm curious... > > Since I graduated from simple flip phones, I’ve used a windows phone. At > the time all I needed was phone and GPS; for my 1200 mile bicycle trip. It > was the cheapest way to go; and purchased from Wally World. Bottom of the > line Nokia, T-Mobile unlimited data and 100 minutes for $30/month; still > have that good deal. (still have that phone in mint condition) > Trip: Jacksonville FL to Copperas Cove TX > http://imageshack.com/a/img905/5278/2Wfych.jpg > http://imageshack.com/a/img908/9174/4lfHTY.jpg > http://imageshack.com/a/img905/333/iLXt6V.jpg > > Camped the whole way, Oct’14 - Jan ’15, only three nights in motels. > Coldest morning, 14° F. > Getting out of the warm bag that morning to make coffee and oatmeal was an > exercise in determination. > I did this trip for fun and adventure. Riding in the rain was too little > fun and too much adventure. > Hunkered down for rain. > http://imageshack.com/a/img905/9841/QwKsOF.jpg > > But I digress… > Having been a computer ̶j̶u̶n̶k̶y̶ enthusiast since 1967, I’ve seen’em > all come and go, so I’m not a fanboi; never met a computer I didn’t like. > > At long last curiosity got me and I wanted to see what the world of > Android was about. I’m impressed at the scale of that world. Spend many > hours reading websites, forums, whatever; one thing leading to another. So > much to take in. > > The Nexus I picked up on fleaBay has screen issues: > http://imageshack.com/a/img924/7136/CvsZCd.png > http://imageshack.com/a/img922/9270/MpvmKb.png > > So I got a refund and ordered a Certified Refurbished unit through Amazon. > Seller said to keep the bad unit, so I’ll have one to hack the sh!t out of. > > The only downside so far is the Netflix app won’t run on a rooted/unlocked > Android setup. Found and tried several builds of the Netflix app claimed to > work but no joy. Found this this morning: > > https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/make-netflix-android-pay-work-your-rooted-device-with-magisk-0177578/ > Since the Amazon unit will come with 4.XX, I may just try it before doing > anything else. Or I may upgrade it to 5.XX (last stock image) and try to > get the bad unit to run Netflix. Next week I’ll want to do something > totally different. > > Anyway, I see many hours ahead, lost to the new (to me) world of Android. > Thanks for reading > > Al E. Gator > > > >
