Acer Iconia A700 Tablet System Update fails

h6j49qc
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When I try to look for system updates on this old tablet, I get the message attached.

It looks like the tablet is trying to use a base64 encoded string as a hostname, which of course cannot be resolved.

Any suggestions?🤔

Is there maybe somewhere where the update server hostname can be set?

Many thanks!

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  • Sharanji
    Sharanji ACE Posts: 4,912 Pathfinder

    @h6j49qc

    There are no new updates available for the Acer Iconia A700 tablet, as Android 4.1.1 was the last version released by Acer for that model.
    You can manually check for updates by going to Settings > System > System update. Since the device is older, it's unlikely that you will receive any further official updates.

    I hope this helps! If this was useful, please hit 'Yes' or 'Like'! Thanks! 😊

  • h6j49qc
    h6j49qc Member Posts: 4 New User
    edited April 5

    Thanks Sharanji, but that is exactly what I did to produce the error message I sent!

    The question is if I can somehow correct the hostname, I would like to get the update check to work, even if there are no new updates.

    Or was the update server taken down at some point, and the error message for some reason just shows the encoded hostname? Doesn't really make sense.

  • h6j49qc
    h6j49qc Member Posts: 4 New User

    Also the base64 string decodes to

    checki6W"gWGW&VF

    which would not be a valid hostname, so something must be wrong in the settings or update process.

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