Firmware 3.15 discussion thread - Page 16

pgaunt · 05-17-2015, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

The following thread has links to older firmwares:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185660

Just make sure you download the right one for your device. Once you have a firmware, extract the archive and put the contents in the .kobo directory on your ereader, then reboot.

Thanks. The latest I can find on that thread for my Aura is 3.13 whereas I think I was on 3.14.something before my upgrade to 3.15. Any clues?

booklover6 · 05-17-2015, 06:56 AM

3.14 was for the Glo HD, the newest one. If you have the AURA (not the HD), go back to 3.13 or even 3.11.

pgaunt · 05-17-2015, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

3.14 was for the Glo HD, the newest one. If you have the AURA (not the HD), go back to 3.13 or even 3.11.

Thanks a lot. Now back to 3.12.1 and all seems well so far. No more accidental changes in font size and Chess is back in the Extras menu.

Namenlos · 05-17-2015, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PatrickTC

A few people have asked, so for the record, I have been running 3.15 on a Mini for about a week now, and I'm happy.

Thank you!

kibmcz · 05-18-2015, 05:52 PM

It seems that the twitter support is getting closer to release too. I re-enabled the settings option for it and it lets me attempt to sign in but don't redirect back to application (kobo settings).

I guess more waiting on that LOL.

93terp · 05-18-2015, 10:17 PM

Well, after a week of reading with 3.15 on both my Aura H2O and Glo HD, my experience is that page turns are noticeably slower on the Glo HD. The Aura H2O seems unchanged from 3.13.1 (last FW I was using) with respect to speed of page turns.

RZetlin · 05-21-2015, 05:29 PM

I noticed one improvement with the Firmware 3.15 it supports more wi-fi protocols.

Before 3.15, any corporate or university wi-fi that uses PEAP authentication did not show in the wi-fi connection list of the eReader.

With 3.15, I am able to see my corporate and university wi-fi network and connect to them.

cramoisi · 05-22-2015, 03:38 AM

Hi,

In 3.15.0, I can't find the option "Underline key terms" which was in Reading settings anymore. Any idea of where it is now ?

davidfor · 05-22-2015, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cramoisi

In 3.15.0, I can't find the option "Underline key terms" which was in Reading settings anymore. Any idea of where it is now ?

Gone. Kobo appear to have dropped the Beyond the Book and hence this option is not needed.

Edit: I forgot. If the book has related books, then the BtB icon will be displayed in the bottom menu when reading. Tapping it will display one of those books and an option to display the rest.

cramoisi · 05-22-2015, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Gone. Kobo appear to have dropped the Beyond the Book and hence this option is not needed.

Thanks!

rogerinnyc · 05-22-2015, 04:04 PM

Adding my 2 cents on the new firmware -- I'm a fan. I don't notice any faster page turning than 3.12 or 3.13 (even conceivably a teensy bit slower), but it's much more consistent. Every tap produces a page turn -- the unresponsive taps and the double page turns, for me at least, on this firmware are gone.

I do have to tap and hold a hair longer to get a word underlined for looking up or searching, and the light adjustment slider at the left margin has the same small delay. I presume these are the costs of getting more stable results from the single tap.

Why are we seeing such inconsistent results among users? Leaving aside natural differences among user preferences and perceptions, my only guess is that not everyone is starting from a clean slate. I did a full factory restore, to clean out the old firmware and Geoff's old patches, before installing 3.15 and the latest patches. If you don't like 3.15, but installed it on top of an old firmware that you had patched, maybe (emphasis on the maybe!) that had an impact.

Love my Kobo!

Alan_S · 05-22-2015, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogerinnyc

Why are we seeing such inconsistent results among users?

In my opinion, that's because we don't have same (quality of) hardware.

Some devices are better, some are more prone to whimsical behavior. My H20 is, alas, in later group.

Nick_1964 · 05-22-2015, 05:20 PM

The only thing I can say,that after a second (manual) reboot after installing the firmware on both my Glo and AuraHD they become a lot faster.

Dryhte · 05-23-2015, 04:38 PM

I seem to be unable to disable pinch-to-zoom in this latest firmware. Very annoying, this. Can other users confirm this bug? I have an Aura.

Nick_1964 · 05-23-2015, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dryhte

I seem to be unable to disable pinch-to-zoom in this latest firmware. Very annoying, this. Can other users confirm this bug? I have an Aura.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=209

05-22-2015, 04:04 PM	#236
rogerinnyc Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 944808 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Forma and Aura One; Kindle Voyage; Galaxy Note 10	H20 on 3.15 Adding my 2 cents on the new firmware -- I'm a fan. I don't notice any faster page turning than 3.12 or 3.13 (even conceivably a teensy bit slower), but it's much more consistent. Every tap produces a page turn -- the unresponsive taps and the double page turns, for me at least, on this firmware are gone. I do have to tap and hold a hair longer to get a word underlined for looking up or searching, and the light adjustment slider at the left margin has the same small delay. I presume these are the costs of getting more stable results from the single tap. Why are we seeing such inconsistent results among users? Leaving aside natural differences among user preferences and perceptions, my only guess is that not everyone is starting from a clean slate. I did a full factory restore, to clean out the old firmware and Geoff's old patches, before installing 3.15 and the latest patches. If you don't like 3.15, but installed it on top of an old firmware that you had patched, maybe (emphasis on the maybe!) that had an impact. Love my Kobo!

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05-17-2015, 06:56 AM	#227
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,537 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	3.14 was for the Glo HD, the newest one. If you have the AURA (not the HD), go back to 3.13 or even 3.11.

05-18-2015, 05:52 PM	#230
kibmcz Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Kobo Glo	It seems that the twitter support is getting closer to release too. I re-enabled the settings option for it and it lets me attempt to sign in but don't redirect back to application (kobo settings). I guess more waiting on that LOL.

05-18-2015, 10:17 PM	#231
93terp Fear The Turtle! Posts: 867 Karma: 4067244 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Margaritaville Device: KV, Kobo Forma, Kobo A1LE, KO3, K3	Well, after a week of reading with 3.15 on both my Aura H2O and Glo HD, my experience is that page turns are noticeably slower on the Glo HD. The Aura H2O seems unchanged from 3.13.1 (last FW I was using) with respect to speed of page turns.

05-21-2015, 05:29 PM	#232
RZetlin Addict Posts: 383 Karma: 3461302 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura HD (RIP)	I noticed one improvement with the Firmware 3.15 it supports more wi-fi protocols. Before 3.15, any corporate or university wi-fi that uses PEAP authentication did not show in the wi-fi connection list of the eReader. With 3.15, I am able to see my corporate and university wi-fi network and connect to them.

05-22-2015, 03:38 AM	#233
cramoisi Librarian Posts: 346 Karma: 72225 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Liège - Belgium Device: kobo gloHD - KA1	Hi, In 3.15.0, I can't find the option "Underline key terms" which was in Reading settings anymore. Any idea of where it is now ?

05-22-2015, 05:20 PM	#238
Nick_1964 Bookworm Posts: 975 Karma: 768585 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Netherlands Device: Sony prs-650, Kobo Glo HD (2x), Kobo Glo	The only thing I can say,that after a second (manual) reboot after installing the firmware on both my Glo and AuraHD they become a lot faster.

05-23-2015, 04:38 PM	#239
Dryhte Crow Posts: 133 Karma: 10808 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Where The Sun Don't Shine (much) Device: (Vivlio) Pocketbook Touch HD3	I seem to be unable to disable pinch-to-zoom in this latest firmware. Very annoying, this. Can other users confirm this bug? I have an Aura.

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