What to do with a 10 year old iPad Air?

[Irish_Tom]

My 1st gen iPad Air has served me well over the years but it’s starting to show its age.

It’s laggy, stuck on iOS 12, certain apps can no longer be updated but also won’t work without an update.

But it’s only really a software issue. The battery is in surprisingly good health, the screen and case are immaculate. It seems a shame to bin it.

It’s currently being used for Spotify and that’s about it.

Anyone got any good ideas for what I could do with it? I would give it to my four-year-old but it’s so laggy it frustrates her using it.

I’m also looking at a replacement and I think the 9th Gen iPad is probably plenty enough for our needs. I can’t see any major reason to go for a 10th Gen iPad or an Air/Pro.

 

[Irish_Tom]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

I had a look on Music Magpie, and it doesn’t look like they will buy iPads that old (maybe I’ve missed something but I expect if they do accept it, the offer will be very low). Apple won’t accept it as a trade-in against a new one. They just say it’s ready for recycling.

It is currently being used as a media hub, but iPlayer doesn’t work any more, Spotify and Disney+ work but the UI is really laggy. I doubt it will be long before they stop working too.

The home-hub remote would be interesting but I don’t have any HomeKit stuff. I’ve been thinking about setting up Hue bulbs around the house but never got around to it. My only concern is that the UI is so laggy, would it be painful trying to control stuff with it.

The clock idea is a good one - we don’t have clocks around the house but something like the iPhone Standby Mode with date, time, and weather would be cool. I also thought about using it as a digital picture frame.