Update Glo HD from 3.15?

[Fbone]

I have never updated my Glo HD's firmware since I bought it in May 2015. The device is still on 3.15 and works fine for my use. I did add the small "hack" to remove the headers but keep the page number footers.

Was there any major change in the following updates that would significantly improve the Kobo's performance or reading experience?

Thanks.

[Ksquared]

If you like the page numbers without the header, stay with the earlier firmware. That hack no longer works with the current version. IMO there is nothing in the current version that is vital if you are happy at 3.15.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Ksquared

If you like the page numbers without the header, stay with the earlier firmware. That hack no longer works with the current version. IMO there is nothing in the current version that is vital if you are happy at 3.15.

The current firmware is faster than 3.15. Noticeably so.

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by Fbone

I have never updated my Glo HD's firmware since I bought it in May 2015. The device is still on 3.15 and works fine for my use. I did add the small "hack" to remove the headers but keep the page number footers.

Was there any major change in the following updates that would significantly improve the Kobo's performance or reading experience?

I take it you are reading KePub format. I don't think the feature setting that removes the title from the KePub header works in the current firmware, I think it last worked in 3.18.0. For KePubs you now only have the choice of both header and footer, or full-screen mode without either header or footer. The only way to get the footer without the header is to sideload as ePub.

The hyphenation bug* that affected KePubs up to and including firmware 3.15.0 has been fixed, for me that alone would be a good enough reason to move on from 3.15.0 if I was reading KePubs. (But then I have come to prefer full-screen mode, even for ePubs, so the KePub header is not an issue for me.)

* The KePub hyphenation bug caused the hyphen to be inserted at the wrong place if the word had trailing punctuation. E.g. "everything," was hyphenated as "everyt-hing," instead of "every-thing,"

[Fbone]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

[dordale]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The current firmware is faster than 3.15. Noticeably so.

I think this depends on whether you read epubs or kepubs. I convert everything to kepub before sending to my aura hd--on which I'm still running 3.15, and don't notice it being slow. From what I remember, the complaints of slowness were related to epubs.

[Ksquared]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Thanks everyone for the replies.

So, Fbone - what did you decide? I always find it interesting what people find more important. For me:

• I use kepub mostly because I like the statistics.
• I like the "near" full screen - no header and page numbers at the bottom, but I updated the firmware and am not inclined to go back. I can live with the title.
• I have had a hard time noticing the speed differences - maybe I have slow eyes or read slower than others. To me it is still faster than turning a paper page.

Happy e-reading!

[Fbone]

I decided to stay with 3.15. But I'll keep an eye on any future updates and hacks. The official updates seem to occur less frequently.