I have been picking up my galaxy tab a 8 more recently. I have Microsoft launcher installed with swiftkey keyboard, and fluent icon pack. I have to say it is doing quite well. It's fast enough to use with no major issues. It's it a polished as my iPad? Nope. But I only paid 299 for this not 899 like I did for my iPad.
I really like MS launcher. Looks nice. With the fluent icon pack it's even more visually pleasing. The only downside now is app storage. I would love to store apps on my 256gb SD card but no can do. So that is one drawback. I cam really enjoying the small form factor of the 8 inch tablet too. Much easier to type on.
The uag case I have on the t's let keeps it protected without being bulky. It's a great case for the tablet.
I will revisit this from time to time with more observations from usage.
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Are there any custom roms for the tab? Sometimes 3rd party roms can activate the feature of installing to the SD card
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As far as I know there are none for this tablet. I am reluctant to do that anyways as most always the device works worse than before installing them.
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I suppose everyone has their own experiences, my HTC One m7 and Note 4 were significantly better with custom roms, that being said I dont know the scene anymore.
My LG v20 would lose the second screen so I havent much looked into it, but it may be worth pursuing again just to be up to date. -
My note would always lock up for no reason using various custom ROMs. So I just said nah. Not worth the hassle.
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I might look into the MS launcher just to see what it looks like thoughkojack likes this. -
If you are deep in windows and 365 it's great.
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Vasudev likes this.
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Right on. I gather enough points to get about 50-75 dollars of gas per year. That's makes using all ms products worth it for me. I have 30 dollars worth right now sitting in my ms account.
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Pleasant surprise when I woke up this morning at turned on my tablet. Android 10 update. I wasn't expecting this tablet to even get one os update. Maybe Samsung is going to give all devices a few years of updates moving forward.
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Now that the update has settled in and the tablet restarted after the full install, it is much smoother and faster now. Noticeably better than before. I am very pleased with this little tablet now.
Been using my Samsung tab a 8 lte more lately.
Discussion in 'Smartphones and Tablets' started by kojack, Aug 18, 2020.