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03-25-2013, 09:37 AM | #62 |
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I don't believe we've ever said we support WMA.
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03-25-2013, 09:43 AM | #64 | |
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It got just as much criticism when google did this to how people are now responding to Kobo |
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Yet Kobo didn't learn from and premptively fixed that problem, despite (as shown above) it being a VERY easy tweak that has already been done on other 7" devices.
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03-25-2013, 11:03 AM | #66 | |
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It looks to me like Kobo choose to use the stock Android layout, which on a 7" tablet has the phone style home screen If you want to use the hack to change the ui, be careful when you get JB 4.2, the tablet ui has been removed from this totally so changing dpi does not work Last edited by paulsalter; 03-25-2013 at 11:17 AM. |
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What are the chances of kobo releasing full factory restore images? This would solve a lot of issues as users could return to a fully stock image.
Is there any eta on when kobo will release the gpl source code to the arc? I requested this around 2 months ago but have had no response. Hopefully they will be posted up to https://github.com/kobolabs/ as I see the vox and reader is up there. |
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All I know is that before the upgrade all my music files played and now most of them don't. The difference seems to be that ones that don't play are WMAs. Clearly before the upgrade they were supported and now they are not, so that is something that can be tweaked.
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03-25-2013, 12:25 PM | #69 | |
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I saw a lot of tablets in French stores, in various size and running Android 4.1, with the clock, Wifi/battery status and notifications in the right lower corner as the Arc was under ICS. They have, without any doubt, a more "professionnal" aspect. If Kobo does not modify this layout in a close future (Robin, any hope ?...), I will have to consider buying a new concurrent tablet, even if this will be a pity for me... I do think that I am not alone having that feeling ! Regards. |
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BTW until this upgrade I was the Arc's biggest cheerleader. Now not so much. I think you've really shot yourself in the foot with the smaller screen. It's the first thing the customer sees and it really looks mingy now with all that space taken away both at the top and the bottom.
I don't see the point of finding out from Google about the best new restaurants near me when I don't even have continuous WiFi. By the time I get access to WiFi I am in a bloody restaurant. This is a useless improvement. The device is not a phone with G3 access, it's an e-reader tablet. You need to remember first and foremost who your customer base is, and I think that was overlooked. The biggest deal in all of this is the smaller viewing area. The second biggest is the horrid placement of stuff you need to access in the top bar. It was so easy before. The third is not being able to listen to most music files. I'm not recommending the Arc to anyone until I have reason to like it again as much as I did before. Last edited by JKS; 03-25-2013 at 11:14 PM. |
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