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How to convert a Windows laptop to Android

WE’VE WRITTEN BEFORE about new uses for old Android devices, but what about old computers; can they receive an Android upgrade?

We retrieved a ten-year-old Acer Aspire One netbook (remember netbooks?) from the back of a cupboard. It ran at a glacial pace on Windows 10 and seemed a perfect candidate for Android. With just 1MB of RAM it had struggled on Windows 7, too.

Recent Android versions should run super fast on PC hardware, and all the Android apps and online services would be available. So: could we replace Windows 10 with Android 10?

The answer turned out to be maybe, sometimes... It requires technical skill, patience, and a

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