Hey all, Looking forward for any info about OS for tablets? Years ago I had bought Huawei android 5. Was in the drawer for year and now want to give a new life for it. Is there a possibility? I have read that some OS could safe the tablet from throwing it away. I need it for offline use and Bluetooth is necessary.

all 5 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

See if lineage OS might support it.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] [S] 0 points 2 months ago

    Instalation is so complicated of Lineage... I was wondering any other OS... I don't need and I will not use internet or Sim in it. Was thinking maybe some kind of PC OS is possible to install?

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I have not tried, and couldn't find a model called 'Huawei 5', so std apolls if I waste your time.

    Have you considered OpenHarmony.cn ? Huawei made HarmonyOS, forked it and supports openharmony community-based OS themselves, so there's a chance that your tablet will work with it.

    Overview of Huawei's role: https://deepwiki.com/fenwii/OpenHarmony/5.1-openharmony-vs-harmonyos

    Huawei device support: https://www.huaweicentral.com/8-more-huawei-devices-qualified-for-openharmony-5-0-compatibility/ (from 2024) https://deepwiki.com/fenwii/OpenHarmony/5.2-device-support

    Also: https://openharmonyos.org/ (english architecture walkthrough etc)

  • source
  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I checked here https://xdaforums.com/c/huawei.11977/ but didn't find a Huawei with "android" in it's name. Maybe there is a more official name for your tablet? Anyhoo, good luck.

  • source
  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Fedora GNOME with extensions is a great Linux tablet OS, but I'm not sure it would support your hardware, it might only support Microsoft Surface tablets

  • source