[Q] ROM/Android update for Binatone HomeSurf Tablet 8? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I have Binatone HomeSurf Tablet 8 (It's cheap tablet)
But it has Android version 1.6 and i want upgrade 1.6 to 2.1, but how? I have only USB cable not SD card.
There's no even Update option in Settings tab.
Model: S3C6410ZYOF
I can't access Google Play with that tablet, because it says that is unsupported device. How i can get rid of this?
Thanks.

For the most part you can't. This is a big problem with cheap products out of china aand other places. They don't have an agreement with Google so they get no support and no play store.
Wayne Tech S-III

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See here, Bluestacks
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I recently got turned on to Rival Kingdoms that I play on my S4 but I'm not able to download it and play on my tablet at home. It says the reason is incompatible rockchip ...no idea what means. Is it possible to root/mod around this limitation and if so can you point me in the right direction?
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pointy1 said:
Hi just new to the forum.
I have a archos 101 gen8 16gb it is about 5years old and has been in a cupboard for a couple of years it is running on the original software, I tried last night to put arctools on it via appslib but its coming up with a server error.
What I want to do if its possible is load kodi onto it for my daughter I am not really fussed about using it for anything else as have a newer tablet now.
Can someone advise will this be possible and if so tell me how.
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