Couple of things on larger tablets, just to keep this thread fresh. Amazon currently has refurb ONN 11.6" tabs for $65 which is a pretty good deal. Personally, I use a 12.9" iPad, but I also manage about 3 dozen "community-use" Android tablets for our church music program. Most of them are 11.6" RCA units, but I'm always looking for the next low-cost tablet. I've found that 11.6" is pretty much the "sweet spot" in terms of usable size vs. overall cost, and if I can find 11.6" for less than $80, that's a decent buy -- makes them cheap enough that I don't mind tossing one if it has problems beyond a bad battery (which is easy to replace).
I do have an old 13" Supersonic SC-813 that runs Android 6.0.1 and only has 4GB internal memory. Haven't been able to use it for quite awhile because it started crashing while trying to update the Google app -- seen this problem with other Android 6 tablets too, even with more memory. But I kept putzing with it, since I just can't bring myself to toss out such a nice big screen. I finally got it working again:
This procedure might work with other older tablets, the main trick is disabling the Google app and adding the extra storage. I disabled Gmail too, because it seemed to help on this tablet. The thing still runs slow, but it's fine for sheet music display. Format your PDFs for A4 paper size to make better use of the 16:9 ratio.
I do have an old 13" Supersonic SC-813 that runs Android 6.0.1 and only has 4GB internal memory. Haven't been able to use it for quite awhile because it started crashing while trying to update the Google app -- seen this problem with other Android 6 tablets too, even with more memory. But I kept putzing with it, since I just can't bring myself to toss out such a nice big screen. I finally got it working again:
- full factory reset
- on first boot, before activating WiFi, force-stop and disable the Google app and the Gmail app
- uninstall any apps you can (Facebook was the only one on mine)
- add an 8GB (or larger) MicroSD, formatted as internal storage (not removable storage), and let the tablet move anything it can to the SD card
- enable WiFi and let it do all of its PlayStore updates (don't stare at it; go do something productive)
- install MobileSheets and import some songs, check to make sure MS data is going onto the SD card (it should automatically, but you might have to move it using MS "Storage" preferences or the Android "Migrate" function)
This procedure might work with other older tablets, the main trick is disabling the Google app and adding the extra storage. I disabled Gmail too, because it seemed to help on this tablet. The thing still runs slow, but it's fine for sheet music display. Format your PDFs for A4 paper size to make better use of the 16:9 ratio.