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TV or Tablet? Developer ports Android TV to the 18.4" Samsung Galaxy View
The Samsung Galaxy View has a whopping 18.4-inch display. You might think the size has more in common with a TV than a tablet. That's why XDA Recognized Contributor deadman96385 brought Android TV to the device.
Tablets can come in all shapes and sizes. Most tablets fall in the 7-10-inch range, but we've seen a few that push the boundaries. The Samsung Galaxy View is firmly in that discussion. This device has a whopping 18.4-inch display. You might think the size has more in common with a TV than a tablet. That's why XDA Recognized Contributor deadman96385 brought Android TV to the device.
Massive 18.4" Samsung Galaxy View receives unofficial LineageOS 15.1
The Samsung Galaxy View is a massive 18.4" tablet that was released in 2015 with Android 5.1 Lollipop. It never saw an official update to Android Marshmallow, but a developer is trying to bring unofficial LineageOS 15.1 based on Android 8.1 Oreo to the device.
Although smartphones have gotten larger and larger, tablets have mostly been pretty consistent with display sizes ranging from 7-inches to 10-inches measured diagonally. The bezel-less trend hasn't caught on with tablets (as it doesn't really make much sense for them), though more devices have shifted to 4:3 displays to match the iPad. In late 2015, the Samsung Galaxy View was released with a massive 18.4" 1080p display to buck the trend. It was an experiment that the company hasn't attempted since. Official software releases have long since ceased for the device, but now work has started on bringing Android 8.1 Oreo-based LineageOS 15.1 to the device.