Use book cover as screensaver

bearymore · 05-08-2024, 04:10 PM

I just got a Tab Mini C and am busy getting used to the software which is very different than that on my old Kobo Aura One. One feature I liked on the Kobo, which is missing on the Boox, was the ability to use the cover of the book you are reading as the screensaver. This is a minor issue, but I very much liked that feature on the Kobo. I'm using the built in reader software on the Mini C. I don't suppose there is a setting somewhere to make this happen?

Julie Paradise · 05-08-2024, 05:19 PM

There is no app or setting that lets you directly and automatically display your current book's cover as a screensaver, but you could extract (even if it is a screenshot) that pic, put it in your picture folder and set that as a sleep screen/screensaver.

Renate · 05-08-2024, 06:41 PM

On the Onyxes that I've seen/used:
Stock images = /system/media/standby-1.png
User override = /data/local/assets/images/standby-1.png

If you're using Magisk, you might as well keep it all in /system/media
I don't think that bootanimation.zip works in /data/local/assets/images

Also, shutdown.png is in landscape format (at least on some models).

05-08-2024, 04:10 PM	#1
bearymore Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 39270 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo Aura One	Use book cover as screensaver I just got a Tab Mini C and am busy getting used to the software which is very different than that on my old Kobo Aura One. One feature I liked on the Kobo, which is missing on the Boox, was the ability to use the cover of the book you are reading as the screensaver. This is a minor issue, but I very much liked that feature on the Kobo. I'm using the built in reader software on the Mini C. I don't suppose there is a setting somewhere to make this happen?

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05-08-2024, 05:19 PM	#2
Julie Paradise Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 574140 Join Date: May 2024 Location: Berlin Device: KindlePW Scribe Palma Poke5 NovaAir2 NA3C TUC Max2 TabX A6X2	There is no app or setting that lets you directly and automatically display your current book's cover as a screensaver, but you could extract (even if it is a screenshot) that pic, put it in your picture folder and set that as a sleep screen/screensaver.

05-08-2024, 06:41 PM	#3
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,164 Karma: 12537601 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	On the Onyxes that I've seen/used: Stock images = /system/media/standby-1.png User override = /data/local/assets/images/standby-1.png If you're using Magisk, you might as well keep it all in /system/media I don't think that bootanimation.zip works in /data/local/assets/images Also, shutdown.png is in landscape format (at least on some models).

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