After searching around for a cheap device for a while, discovered there are MP3 players based on Android with 4" screens that work pretty well for that process (slow but good enough to run HA app). Paid around $US 35. There are a bunch on Aliexpress etc
Sharing in case it’s useful for other folks.
I’ve been looking at this kind of stuff for a while, but I’m reluctant to buy one since none of the suppliers confirm that you can install other apps than those already on board.
So: which model is this, exactly? Which Android version? How did you install the HA companion app?
Hello yetihk,
You are sharing a picture…
It looks nice but it doesn’t help anyone.
Would you be so kind as to share more details, maybe a non-affiliate link? Otherwise this might be interpreted as spam as there is limited content.
Ok sure, the spec for the one I got is 4" screen, Android 9, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage with slot for card, 1.5GHz processor (MTK6750), 2000 mAh battery.
It came installed with a bunch of music apps (Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify etc) which I just uninstalled as I only am using it for HA app. Normal Google account signin, Google play pre-installed so could directly install HA client.
Been a week so far for me, working fine and decent battery life.
It’s definitely not a fast device, but responsive enough as a basic HA client. It doesn’t charge with my higher speed USB C, had to find a lower power charger and then it did.
(new to posting here, was trying to not link a specific device but more just let folks know that this was another type of device that was out there in case others like me weren’t aware)
