Juvinile messages from KOBO..PLEASE for the love of GOD STOP IT! - Page 2

Psyke · 01-07-2011, 01:13 PM

Seriously, I'd suggest just letting this thread die. After reading his second post, he really doesn't look like he wants help but rather want to rage, which is totally his prerogative, but there's no sense feeding it.

That said, there has to be an option to turn it off, or at the very least, as Taming mentioned, during the install phase, a way not to start it in the first place. In most cases, an app requires your facebook/twitter user name and password to start with, so if you don't supply it, then it can't connect. I was hoping to take a look at the app on my clients iphone, but her battery died.

Lastly, my research on this subject, while didn't provide me any solutions, did give me this; it would seem that it's generally found that the Kobo E-reader app is actually one of the best ones out there. Personally, when I had piloted the iPad for my department over the summer, I prefered the kindle app *shrug*. Also, most apps are also integrating social media connectivity support, so while you might find that it doesn't suite your taste, you'll be hard pressed to find one that doesn't do it, or doesn't eventually do so.

cheers!
Steph S.

HistoryWes · 01-07-2011, 01:20 PM

You cannot turn the messaging off, though you can prevent it from posting your progress to Facebook, Twitter, etc. I too really find it annoying. I've pretty much stopped using the Kobo app, which was my favorite iPad reader. Fortunately you can read all the same books on Bluefire. I'm not sure who else has the newspaper subscriptions though.

taming · 01-07-2011, 01:35 PM

I don't have an iPAD, so I am waiting for this to be released for Android, but there is a full review here on the Digital reader that says, among other things, that you can turn all alerts off.

As no one had asked the question on the Kobo support board, I went ahead and did this. You can read the question here.

lessthanyouthink · 01-07-2011, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

I don't have an iPAD, so I am wating for this to be released for Android, but there is a full review here on the Digital reader that says, among other things, that you can turn all alerts off.

As no one had asked the question on the Kobo support board, I went ahead and did this. You can read the question here.

^ Yes, the alerts can be turned off. I've just posted the following under that question

Quote:

The alerts are completely customizable -- you can disable them entirely, disable certain notifications, or just disable them while reading. Events can also be set to automatically share with Facebook or only when manually shared. Just navigate to the Settings tab under Reading Life.

Here's a screencap of the settings page, for reference:
http://i52.tinypic.com/9r7rfd.png

Cheers,
Charles

Psyke · 01-07-2011, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lessthanyouthink

^ Yes, the alerts can be turned off. I've just posted the following under that question

Here's a screencap of the settings page, for reference:
http://i52.tinypic.com/9r7rfd.png

Cheers,
Charles

Excellent. thanks Charles!!

taming · 01-07-2011, 03:56 PM

Thanks, Charles! I've found that the Get Satisfaction board help has been amazing!

mamasue · 01-07-2011, 05:44 PM

wowzers! so much transferred aggression from the OP.

have you actually followed up on any of the helpful suggestions provided to you?

0johntheripper0 · 01-14-2011, 04:46 PM

habv, thru, riduculas, juvinile, sometinng, awaybfrom, imorove, relativly.......

Are you absolutely sure you aren't 13 years old?

Grow up indeed.....

01-07-2011, 01:35 PM	#18
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I don't have an iPAD, so I am waiting for this to be released for Android, but there is a full review here on the Digital reader that says, among other things, that you can turn all alerts off. As no one had asked the question on the Kobo support board, I went ahead and did this. You can read the question here. Last edited by taming; 01-07-2011 at 04:08 PM.

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01-07-2011, 01:13 PM	#16
Psyke Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 534340 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ottawa/Canada Device: Kobo Wi-Fi - Kobo Touch - GNex - N7	Seriously, I'd suggest just letting this thread die. After reading his second post, he really doesn't look like he wants help but rather want to rage, which is totally his prerogative, but there's no sense feeding it. That said, there has to be an option to turn it off, or at the very least, as Taming mentioned, during the install phase, a way not to start it in the first place. In most cases, an app requires your facebook/twitter user name and password to start with, so if you don't supply it, then it can't connect. I was hoping to take a look at the app on my clients iphone, but her battery died. Lastly, my research on this subject, while didn't provide me any solutions, did give me this; it would seem that it's generally found that the Kobo E-reader app is actually one of the best ones out there. Personally, when I had piloted the iPad for my department over the summer, I prefered the kindle app shrug. Also, most apps are also integrating social media connectivity support, so while you might find that it doesn't suite your taste, you'll be hard pressed to find one that doesn't do it, or doesn't eventually do so. cheers! Steph S.

01-07-2011, 01:20 PM	#17
HistoryWes Teacher/Novelist Posts: 632 Karma: 2274466 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nevada Device: Nook STR, iPad	You cannot turn the messaging off, though you can prevent it from posting your progress to Facebook, Twitter, etc. I too really find it annoying. I've pretty much stopped using the Kobo app, which was my favorite iPad reader. Fortunately you can read all the same books on Bluefire. I'm not sure who else has the newspaper subscriptions though.

01-07-2011, 03:56 PM	#21
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Thanks, Charles! I've found that the Get Satisfaction board help has been amazing!

01-07-2011, 05:44 PM	#22
mamasue Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 28 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo	wowzers! so much transferred aggression from the OP. have you actually followed up on any of the helpful suggestions provided to you?

01-14-2011, 04:46 PM	#23
0johntheripper0 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kobo	habv, thru, riduculas, juvinile, sometinng, awaybfrom, imorove, relativly....... Are you absolutely sure you aren't 13 years old? Grow up indeed.....

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