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Crowriver · 08-05-2020, 07:10 AM

I have obtained a used Max from a well known auction site, to try out its huge screen for stuff like annotating PDFs, etc. Having done my research I'm well aware of the shortcomings of this device compared to more up to date iterations. I quite like tinkering with technology that is not the latest and greatest, as long as it works...

One issue I face is that Android 4.0.4 is no longer supported by Google, so Google Play, Google Play services, etc. will not function. Given that, I need to find sources to download old apk files of apps to install on the Max. Many of the apk sites have very few, if any apps for this old version of Android. Most apps set the minimum requirement as 4.1 Jellybean.

So my questions:

- Those who have been on the Onyx Boox platform for a while, do you have any recommendations of apps that work well on an older device like the Max?
- Can you suggest apk repository sites that may host older versions of Android apps compatible with 4.0.4?
- Is there a source for older proprietary Onyx Boox apps?
- Finally, if anyone has owned or used the original Max (Mobius, not the Max Carta), how did you find the experience?

Thanks for your attention if you read this far. Any responses gratefully received.

08-05-2020, 07:10 AM	#1
Crowriver Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 5800762 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: Too many!	Apks of Android 4.0 apps for Max I have obtained a used Max from a well known auction site, to try out its huge screen for stuff like annotating PDFs, etc. Having done my research I'm well aware of the shortcomings of this device compared to more up to date iterations. I quite like tinkering with technology that is not the latest and greatest, as long as it works... One issue I face is that Android 4.0.4 is no longer supported by Google, so Google Play, Google Play services, etc. will not function. Given that, I need to find sources to download old apk files of apps to install on the Max. Many of the apk sites have very few, if any apps for this old version of Android. Most apps set the minimum requirement as 4.1 Jellybean. So my questions: - Those who have been on the Onyx Boox platform for a while, do you have any recommendations of apps that work well on an older device like the Max? - Can you suggest apk repository sites that may host older versions of Android apps compatible with 4.0.4? - Is there a source for older proprietary Onyx Boox apps? - Finally, if anyone has owned or used the original Max (Mobius, not the Max Carta), how did you find the experience? Thanks for your attention if you read this far. Any responses gratefully received.