Android App Kobo Android application future version request thread

[cybmole]

could the app scan the device for system fonts & allow the use of what it finds, or allow fonts to be added to an application folder ?

[mumbletop]

My one request would be for more responsive page turns. At least on my Nexus 4, when I tap or swipe to turn the page, there's a small but noticeable delay before the page turn animation starts.

[Anak]

Take a good look at other reading apps they offer a lot of interesting features or option that the Kobo app lacks.

[cybmole]

what was changed/added in the october release to google play store please.

I see some negative reviews claiming e.g.
app now has to be online when reading
app now has unavoidable advertising pop-ups

please tell me those are not true

[paulsalter]

Originally Posted by cybmole

what was changed/added in the october release to google play store please.

I see some negative reviews claiming e.g.
app now has to be online when reading
app now has unavoidable advertising pop-ups

please tell me those are not true

Still works offline for me, no problems

As for advertisements, what I have noticed is that when you get close to finishing a book, every time you tap the screen to bring up the controls you will get a book recommendation in the top quarter and the option of downloading it

not noticed any other visible changes to it

[cybmole]

Originally Posted by paulsalter

Still works offline for me, no problems

As for advertisements, what I have noticed is that when you get close to finishing a book, every time you tap the screen to bring up the controls you will get a book recommendation in the top quarter and the option of downloading it

not noticed any other visible changes to it

yes, I tested offline reading on my Kobo tablet - that worked for me also, whoever wrote the reviewer in question must have been confused.

does the book recommendation happen only with kobo store-bought books or with sideloaded books also?
I don't read much on that tablet & I have avoided updating the sideloaded app on my Kindle. A not-blockable pop up on sideloaded books would annoy me a lot.

[paulsalter]

Not sure on sideloaded, I only use the kobo app for store bought books

It's not really a pop-up, it looks more like its embedded into the top part of the page, hard to explain but it looks like its part of the page, it only appears when you tap the page to bring up the controls, then goes again while reading

I usually only tap the page when finished reading, so I can hit the back button to go back to the home page, so its quite easy to ignore

[cardigan]

Hello! I would love to see the following implemented in the android app:

1. Removal of Kobo's internal margin. (Right now I need to set all page, body margins to zero within the epub to be left with a normal margin)

2. Scrolling a page as an alternative for browsing.

3. Implementation of footnote pop-ups.

4. Dropbox, et al., syncing.

Thanks!

[ethan3686]

Better browser..maybe opera or chrome.

[JSWolf]

Being that it's Android, the best browser is Firefox. No idea what version Android is needed though.

[Terisa de morgan]

For Android I prefer Dolphin, it's lighter.

[cybmole]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Being that it's Android, the best browser is Firefox. No idea what version Android is needed though.

i don't see this as a kobo request at all. all the Kobo tablets can add any browser that is in google plays store - easy peasy. I tried several on mine & settled on chrome, as I can sync bookmarks etc with my PC install of same.

same comment applies if you are running the kobo android reader app on any other make of android tablet, surely. e.g. I have the Kobo app and chrome both sideloaded on Kindle Fire, as amazon does not approve of competition & won't offer either of them in their own app store

unless I'm missing something, browsing and using the reader app are two completely separate functions. Un;ess we are alking about how the app interfaces with teh kobo store, but it is always going to want to do that it's way

[Elswyth]

I see that this thread is quite old but as it's a sticky I hope it's still okay to post comments in here

I have an Aura HD but have recently found myself reading on my Nexus 7 tablet more and more often. Used in conjunction with a blue-light-blocking app like Twilight it actually makes for very comfortable late-night reading.

I was quite surprised however to find how many features were missing from the Android app, particularly since the Aura's formatting options are so wonderfully comprehensive.

Things that I think the Android app really need are:

Font selection
At the moment I can only use Droid Serif. There are ostensibly three choices (Droid Serif, Droid Sans and Publisher Default) but none of them actually do anything, I am stuck with Droid Sans no matter what (I have submitted a ticket regarding this but never heard back).

It would be great to have access to Malabar, Avenir and Kobo Nickel. From memory Avenir is indeed available on the iOS app.

Alignment options
I can't bear reading fully justified text, I much prefer left-aligned, ragged right.

Things that would be nice to have:
- Line-height adjustment
- Margin adjustment

It would be so great if the Android app got a bit of love, I have quite a big Kobo library and don't particularly want to shift ecosystems however I have started to buy books from Google Play instead because their font formatting options are better.

[BrianR]

I would like to be able to download books to an Android device and then transfer them to my Kobo.