04-17-2013, 01:57 PM | #466 |
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Anyone have any idea whether this new firmware release addresses this battery issue? Can't seem to see any indication in the new firmware thread.
Dont know about Tintin, but after 4 1/2 months, 4 different readers, and dozens of days of testing, on what was a gift for someone else, I personally have no more patience. If excising a useless flap on a $16 cover will make this thing functional until Kobo can figure out their problem, I'm fine with it. |
04-17-2013, 03:36 PM | #467 | |
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Regardif whether anyone knows anything about the next firmware release - this is Kobo. Do you really expect them to let anyone know anything? Anyway, they all seem to be mixing wth the great and the good at the launch of the Aura ... |
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04-17-2013, 11:32 PM | #468 |
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I have had my glo for a while now, and the only time I have had battery issues is when updating and syncing. My battery use is pretty constant, but when I am syncing it is not uncommon to see a drop of 20% in under a minute.
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04-17-2013, 11:49 PM | #469 | |
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I might've tried crazy gluing that flap into a pocket first, but then hindsight is always 20-20. And heaven knows enough people think my head is up there anyway, so "hindsight" should be no problem for me... |
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04-18-2013, 04:42 AM | #470 |
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For what it's worth, I used to lose ~20% of the battery charge over night when I put my glasses on the screen before going to sleep, but it seems like after the 2.5.0 update it doesn't happen anymore.
Anyone else confirm ? |
04-18-2013, 08:51 AM | #471 | |
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This is why I always save updating and syncing to do when the battery needs charging...at least whenever possible....so it's plugged in while this is going on, so no battery drop. |
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04-18-2013, 11:51 AM | #472 |
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Not sure how relevant a single test is but I tried putting a felt foot from a chess piece on my Glo screen. With the 2.4 firmware, I lost about 20% of the battery overnight (~ 7.5 hours). With the 2.5 firmware, it dropped 1% overnight. In both cases, when I placed the piece near the right edge of the screen, it did a page forward and then went to sleep after the 5 minute delay.
This was a one off test so may not mean much. Regards, David |
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FWIW, it appears my Gecko Sony cover touches the screen when closed too, but Sony doesn't have any battery/screen issues. |
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04-18-2013, 07:43 PM | #474 | |
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Boy, I sure wish there were some official input from Kobo on this. |
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04-18-2013, 11:16 PM | #475 | |
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"Bubba" is just one of those weird li'l things you've got to like, especially if you get Bruce Campbell... I've liked him since "The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr." days. Ozzie Davis was good in "Bubba" too. Nearly, better.
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04-18-2013, 11:28 PM | #476 |
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I asked: Nothing has been changed.
And "Bubba Ho Tep", great movie. I'll have to track it down again as my sons would love it. But, I when I think Bruce Campbell, I think of him in "Burn Notice". |
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04-19-2013, 03:53 AM | #478 | |
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I would amend that to *covers*". The one causing me unnecessary grief is not a sleep cover. |
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04-19-2013, 06:24 AM | #479 |
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04-19-2013, 11:54 AM | #480 |
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That is a good idea. Trawling through thirty-plus pages to work out that a) it is nothing to do with sideloaded epubs, and b) that the work-around is simple is not going to endear us to anyone!
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