(it’s a tablet in a smartphone form factor, it doesn’t have cellular connectivity)
For reference, android 14 was announced 6 months before the launch of this device.
It’s a bit surprising that Google still allows device certification with such ancient, unsupported and vulnerable OS.
All the marketing materials don’t say which CPU it’s using except “Qualcomm octa core CPU” - that means nothing as the description could apply to the Snapdragon 415, which was a low end slow system on a chip released ten years ago. Maybe it could explain why they’re using an ancient version of Android - the soc that they’re using it’s a leftover found in some warehouse and it’s already unsupported by the manufacturer; they’re forced to use android 11.
There’s a software package you can install to root most Boox tablets. Definitely look into it as this will give you way more control over your device.
Here’s a solid video covering the topic: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=QtpC9RYK0mw
I bought a Boox Palma. The screen cracked on the first day. I wholeheartedly do not recommend them as a company as their customer support response is always “not our fault.” A quick google will find others who had the same experience I did.
I am an IT professional. I have had Kindles and Kobos and have NEVER had a screen break on any device. This company needs to be called out and boycotted.
Per the post…Android itself is old, yes…but they never promised security updates…only updates to the firmware. I don’t have a problem with this. Retroid is similar in that their devices are not current android, though not nearly as bad as Boox. It all depends on how you use a device as to if this is really an issue or not.
