From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/29/2026 6:43 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:07:51 -0500, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 1/29/2026 5:27 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:17:27 -0500, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> My experience with Android tablets was they got one or two OS   
   >>>> updates at most and occasional security patches.   
   >>>   
   >>> Was that from the vendor, or from third-party OSes (e.g. Lineage, I   
   >>> think, is a popular one nowadays)?   
   >>   
   >> OEM updates, Samsung and ASUS.   
   >   
   > The thing with Android is, being open-source, you have the choice of   
   > looking at third-party options.   
      
   And how many know how to do that? Besides, I don't want to experiment   
   with my tablet OS. I want updates from the OEM with some assurance they   
   have been tested on my hardware.   
      
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