10 Handy Uses for Your Old iPad or Android Tablet

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Read This Article → How to Turn an Android or Fire Tablet Into a Kid-Friendly Device with FreeTime Amazon FreeTime is, hands down, the most sophisticated and easy-to-use parental control tool available for tablets. Here’s how to set it up, access the vast FreeTime Unlimited media library, and set time limits for your kids. Read This Article → 10 Handy Uses for Your Old iPad or Android Tablet Tablet sales are slumping at the moment, probably as a result of big smartphones and convertible laptops chip away at a tablet’s usefulness. But if you have one or more tablets at home gathering dust while you happily poke away at your giant smartphone, there are probably some good ways to put them to use rather than selling them or recycling them. Here are a few ideas. 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