Ask HN: Stock Android tablet free of bloatware?

I asked this question before about cellphones, now I'm in the market for a tablet.

Is there an Android device that comes without pre-installed bloatware, gets long-term support, and stays up to date with the latest Android versions?

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lawn 1y ago ↗

I'm interested in this for a snart home dashboard. I've had a Galaxy Tab A7 Lite that got absolutely destroyed by the Android update and now even basic UI interactions are super laggy.

I've tried to look into alternative Android distributions like LineageOS but I haven't found anything suitable yet.

roscas 1y ago ↗

Funny that it is not just Apple doing that. Samsung also and that has happen ty Galaxy. They break the device you pay'd for. But any Android device will have Android unwanted apps, vender unwanted apps and spy crap like Facebook app for UI and 3 more to keep sending Facebook all data. So if you don't connect any Andoid to a PC and remove that crap, you're out of luck. It is not just bloatware. It's spyware.

dubious2 1y ago ↗

Murena Pixel Tablet

mcsniff 1y ago ↗

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Google Pixel Tablet runs GrapheneOS just fine.

ycombinatrix 1y ago ↗

Yep. There's virtually no android device that comes stock without bloatware.

v5v3 1y ago ↗

Perhaps take a look on the XDA forums for community supported distros on the major brands.

Also pay attention to amount of Ram it comes with, as higher will last longer without getting laggy.