This 32-bit, quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 chip wasn't a powerhouse. It was the workhorse of countless $30 TV dongles and set-top boxes. For years, it ran Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and later Android 7.1 (Nougat) reasonably well. But as app developers moved on, support dried up. By 2020, millions of these little boxes sat in drawers, their owners frustrated by slow performance, incompatible apps, and security vulnerabilities.
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Here is the most important takeaway: