u/Wild-Marionberry4386

So apparently i bougt an ace 2 which packed with both Android 2.3.6 gingerbread and 4.1.2 jellybean and since i have another 4.1.2 device,i thought it would be cool to try what i can do with that so here is the results:

Note:This is only a guide for tech geeks who wants to enjoy their vintage phones none of the things which i dropped the link below is belong to me use them on your own risk

The first one,without a doubt is the most important one:browser

For browser i picked opera mini but people recommended me Firefox and it is indeed better.The latest version that supports 2.3.6 is 47.0 it does support showing images unlike opera mini

Here is the link:https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/mozilla/firefox/firefox-47-0-release/firefox-47-0-2-android-apk-download/

Firefox tends to crash on some devices so here is the link for opera mini 20.0.2254.110284: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/opera-software-asa/opera-mini/opera-mini-fast-web-browser-20-0-2254-110284-release/opera-mini-fast-web-browser-20-0-2254-110284-android-apk-download/

Second one is Youtube.You read that right even though most people think there is absolutely no way to use YouTube there is an alternative:NotPipe

Here is the link:https://github.com/gohoski/notpipe

Third is AI,a person whose username is YMP Yuri made an unofficial gemini client called ReOldAi for 2.3+ which seems to work fine but there are something you need to do more than downloading the app check the installation process

Here is the link:https://github.com/YMP-CO/ReOldAi

So of course without games you wouldnt enjoy using a phone so here is another thread for game archive for 2.3.6:https://www.reddit.com/r/androidafterlife/s/YzQzs02lpi

Another game platform is emulators of course here is the link for ppsspp-psp emulator,if you never Heard of ppsspp you do now:https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/henrik-rydgrd/ppsspp-psp-emulator/ppsspp-psp-emulator-1-19-3-release/ppsspp-psp-emulator-1-19-3-4-android-apk-download/

Well we have a social Media app youre probably guessing its Facebook but you would be wrong because we have discord.Its not an native APK app but rather a Java app using your discord token and a Java emulator you are able to log in and use discord but theres a chance to get banned so use with caution its explained more detailed in this thread

Here is the link:https://www.reddit.com/r/androidafterlife/s/wjwvMnCURC

For reddit idk if there is an app but u can use https://old.reddit.com

For Facebook,just use the web

İf you want to log in Google account and even tho idk what you will do with that here is another thread you must check out:https://www.reddit.com/r/androidafterlife/s/RorEjBK3YS

For other social Media apps such as telegram,WhatsApp and Instagram there is no solution for now and thats it.Enjoy using your bum old phone

So apparently i bougt 2 s3 Mini(i-8190 and 8200Q) i can log in to my Google account in the newer s3 mini(i8200q) and it seems to work fine but with i8190 i fail to do so even tho they are literally the same Android version with the same nama only difference being the middle part i tried many versions of Google account manager but newer than 4.1.2-757479 version stops working what methods should i try is 4.1.2 completely dead or is it only a Samsung issue