Echo Show Jailbroken to Android Runs Smoothly, User Suspects Planned Obsolescence
brianrkelly · x · 2026-08-06
A user jailbroke a first-gen Echo Show 5 and installed LineageOS 18.1 (Android 11), making the sluggish device run smoothly, suggesting the hardware was capable. Commenters suspect planned obsolescence.
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