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Newhere lemmy.ml Newhere@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2026-08-04
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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.

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shortwavesurfer lemmy.zip shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-01-08
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See if lineage OS might support it.

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Newhere lemmy.ml Newhere@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2026-08-04
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See if lineage OS might support it.

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?

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Sims lemmy.ml Sims@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-08
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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)

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Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️ sh.itjust.works RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-05-19
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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.

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TheLeadenSea sh.itjust.works TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-04
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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

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