Tablet Problems

MLC Shadow · January 12, 2021

Can someone explain how I can either force update or switch operating systems because I have a sprint run one. And can someone explain how to usea tablet as a monitor without an app. Lastly can someone explain how to display either temps or bios temps on a screen like how coolers with screens or sidepanels with screens do.

RedlineGamer2005 · January 12, 2021

Hey, I'm not too sure about the Operating Systems but, if you have an android tablet, you need an app to use as a second monitor. You cant Chromecast/ miracast it because a tablet screen can only send and not receive, similar to a laptop with a HDMI port (Can only send screen info and cant receive). So without an app you might not have any luck with the dual screen thing and an android tablet. If you have apple, there's a pretty well optimized app there which you can use to have a dual monitor setup with your iPad. Now onto the temperatures, you can use MSI Afterburner to displaay your CPU and GPU temperatures next to your battery indicator as shown here:

The one in the blue is for the CPU and the one in the green is for the GPU.

I hope I helped you!

Donut417 · January 13, 2021

23 hours ago, MLC Shadow said:

Can someone explain how I can either force update or switch operating systems because I have a sprint run one.

You cant force an update. The issue with Android is that the device manufacture puts its own spin on Android and if the tablet has cellular data that means the carrier also puts their BS in the OS. https://www.xda-developers.com/ here is a good site when it comes to rooting and installing 3rd party images. How and if you can do it will be found there. Not all devices can be rooted/have a 3rd party image installed on it. Its kinda a mixed bag from what I have read. I personally never got in to modding Android or rooting or installing 3rd party images when I was an Android user. Though I know the guys at XDA will be able to help you more than we can here.

23 hours ago, MLC Shadow said:

And can someone explain how to usea tablet as a monitor without an app

Outside of the iPAD I would say the functionality is not really built in. Tablets are not really meant to be used as screens only. Even the iPAD with sidecar is not really the best experience from what I have read.