05-14-2024, 10:59 PM | #31 |
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Thanks. I didn't know Sideload Mode existed. Probably wouldn't use it.
One other question, does Kobo now force you to update if you turn on your Kobo's devices' WiFi? I think you used to be able to say no automatic updates. Is that now gone? (I haven't upgraded to the more recent updates, I'm still using version 4.35.20400 — on the Clara, at least. But probably older on the other Kobos.) I don't have automatic sync turned on, but I think you can choose not to update even after it downloads the update file, or am I wrong about that? |
05-14-2024, 11:10 PM | #32 |
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It may or may not ask you if you want to update. There's a patch that should force it to ask you every time. If you use Wi-Fi, you're going to get an update sooner or later, unless you block Kobo's servers in your router.
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05-14-2024, 11:19 PM | #33 |
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While you are in SideloadedMode=true mode, can you still access the beta web browser? In particular, can you use the web browser to download PDF and non-protected epub files as a way to sideload ebooks?
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05-14-2024, 11:20 PM | #34 | |
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BTW, I don't turn off WiFi because of the registration. I do it because I want the battery to last longer. And I heard of some bugs in some of the newer updates so I've avoided them. |
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05-14-2024, 11:41 PM | #35 |
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05-15-2024, 07:09 AM | #37 | |
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05-15-2024, 12:00 PM | #38 | |
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Point being your doom and gloom doesn’t affect them. And failing twice in the number of firmware updates Kobo has offered up is pretty meaningless. |
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05-15-2024, 06:01 PM | #39 | |
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05-15-2024, 11:24 PM | #40 |
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Their Kobo, their choice. I tend to suspect that anyone who is hacking the user registration is also likely to be someone who keeps backups of their ereader databases if not the entire exposed partition.
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05-17-2024, 10:28 AM | #41 |
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My guess is someone who wants to bypass the registration is pirating eBooks.
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05-17-2024, 10:53 AM | #42 |
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05-17-2024, 10:59 AM | #43 |
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05-17-2024, 11:04 AM | #44 |
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05-17-2024, 12:59 PM | #45 |
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