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An android (with google framework & app store and shit) is a net loss in freedoms & privacy. |
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It all comes down to priorities and development work, if all you want is a reader there would be little advantage to build an android rom. If you want an app ecosystem you're better of with an Android based system as it's a well known system; however, as far as I know not all functionality for e-ink and wacom/stylus support is built into Android itself, it's not a magic bullet and if you want to offer access to the play store there are certain requirements google will impose on you too. As far as I know Pocketbook is in Europe which would make it rather easy for Google to go after them if they include the play store. You could release an android based system without the play store, but at this point you might as well stick with your homebrew solution. |
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No - there are different versions, which have to be adapted to the existing hardware
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On Android you can choose the application you want and are happy with. For me, that is freedom - not the compulsion of a single application that can hardly be adjusted to one's own needs. So far, no Linux reader manufacturer has managed to create a properly functioning library management in its devices. Well, you don't need them for 2 books either Last edited by ottischwenk; 05-09-2023 at 04:10 PM. |
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As for standards for e-ink devices in Android... this might provide some more background. Last edited by Amon_Re; 05-09-2023 at 04:25 PM. |
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Allwinner? "10 years ago".
There are decidedly more effective SOCs for EInk devices - but these are correspondingly more expensive. KOreader? I find it useless; it can do far too little and is massively overrated and the book management is not usable in my opinion. And if I want more information than the simple plot of my books, then I need a functioning offline information system such as Kiwix or AARD2 - the manufacturers do without something like that because their simple customers don't think of it anyway. Apart from that, it takes up a lot of space (Kiwix Wiki... need about 80 GB) And if you want to compare texts, then a split screen is ideal. Linux readers may be usable for simple users, but they are not usable for more. Last edited by ottischwenk; 05-09-2023 at 05:52 PM. |
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Allwinner is what they used up to today, until we know more about this upcoming device anything and everything is nothing more than speculation.
Koreader is just an example, there are other readers available and you could always write one too if you were so inclined. As for kiwix or AARD2, the storage requirements pretty much alone renders a whole lot of devices unusable regardless of OS. I think for your needs some BOOX devices have the biggest chance of meeting them, but your requirements are definitely very niche. Based on the information available I'd say the target audience is the same as the Kobo Elipsa or the Kindle Scribe, reading/note taking/annotation. |
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I don't feel like writing a reading application for Linux myself - there are excellent ones for Android.
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And even the Allwinner B300 from Kobo/Tolino is not particularly energy-efficient - so it doesn't make sense either. Last edited by ottischwenk; 05-09-2023 at 06:12 PM. |
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"Once upon a time" is now.
I don't know. I'm just going by what was said in this thread, that the Linux kernel couldn't be updated because of a CPU that only supports Linux 3.10 or Android 4.4. If that's not the case, then (again) the question arises, why not update the Linux kernel? |
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I just want a reader. I don't want something that will run Android apps. |
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For outdated technology!
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If this has page turn buttons, reasonably fast hardware and 300 PPI I'll instantly buy it.
As for Android vs Linux for e-readers there's no contest for me: Android wins hands down. The one point where Android just wipes the floor with Pocketbook/Kobo/Kindle is reading in foreign languages. The dictionary support is woeful on "pure ereaders". They don't support inflection, so forget about having a useful Russian or Spanish dictionary. Few languages are supported. On an Android reader I can just install Goldendict, a stardict file for the language I want and a hunspell dictionary for morphology support and off I go. Perfect language learning device. Would I prefer this to be implemented in Kobos own ecosystem or directly in Koreader? Yes. Is that ever going to happen? No. |
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