Thread: Touch Used kobo won't activate via desktop app, should I sideload newer firmware somehow?
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Old 01-23-2014, 09:16 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by eeprom View Post
Why the hell would they make it so you can't simply update and activate your kobo from the device itself in the first place? Why should I be forced to use their desktop software on a wifi-enabled device?
Assuming that you mean "why wouldn't they make it [...]", the answer is, they did. Quite a while ago. But the factory software on your old secondhand Touch predates that change.
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