What to do with an old Nexus 2013 tablet?

danielson · 01. Nov 2019, 03:02 PM

Had the battery changed, a refurbished disk and no longer performs the same anymore.
Even after clean install - it won't update properly, battery dies out fast etc.

Was wondering if a Linux distro or something of the kind could do the trick to bring it back to life?

Can getting away from Google help or is the recycle bin the only solution?

Burn-IT · 07. Nov 2019, 04:25 PM

Use it as an e-reader???

MidnightCowboy · 07. Nov 2019, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by danielson

Had the battery changed, a refurbished disk and no longer performs the same anymore.
Even after clean install - it won't update properly, battery dies out fast etc.

Suggests other hardware related issues that are not cost effective to chase down and fix. Bin time.

danielson · 08. Nov 2019, 02:54 AM

That's what i kind of guessed.

It's too bad, 'cause it was a good tablet and they don't make 'em like that anymore.
Isn't that always the case today?

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danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,097	What to do with an old Nexus 2013 tablet? Had the battery changed, a refurbished disk and no longer performs the same anymore. Even after clean install - it won't update properly, battery dies out fast etc. Was wondering if a Linux distro or something of the kind could do the trick to bring it back to life? Can getting away from Google help or is the recycle bin the only solution?

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07. Nov 2019, 04:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Burn-IT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 549	Use it as an e-reader???

08. Nov 2019, 02:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,097	That's what i kind of guessed. It's too bad, 'cause it was a good tablet and they don't make 'em like that anymore. Isn't that always the case today?