Does anyone have good experience with android tablets, and possibly replacing the OS? I see some interesting options from Google, lenovo, one plus, etc… I imagine the pixel one will be the easiest to load a new OS to, but I also wonder about the tablet support of things like lineage or graphine.
The hardware doesn’t have to be groundbreaking, just good enough to be my “travel laptop” for movies, comics and general interneting. I don’t want a laptop, as I often like to sit in chair/bed to read comics or watch movies and a keyboard would make that awkward.
One of my main concerns is the update support - my iPad has been getting updates since 2017, a lot of the android manufactures are promising a pathetic 3 to 5 years. I don’t want to be “software bricked” in 5 years (I.e apps eventually requiring an Android version I cannot update to)
Also I think you have a bit of a warped view on what an os update entails for Android devices, maybe because your only comparison is the iPad.
iPads need updates because it’s the only way they can receive bug fixes and new features. On android even system apps can be updated via the play store, and new features can be added to your device via play services without even restarting, you’ll just get a random info one day that says “your device can now do this or that”. (Unless you go without play service ofc).
OS updates for the last few years have just been pretty forgettable stuff (like I can’t even remember one single feature they added with Android 14, I think it was just new clock fonts?)