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Originally Posted by dnastase
downeaster59, my motivation and desire to have Android on an e-ink device is the same as yours.
And I also have a Nook (Simple Touch Glowlight) and that's why I bought Aura HD: to beef up the hardware.
It sounds like I need to do more finetuning to the Android. Can you please tell me which image do you run ?
Just put out some number: I read last night with the backlight on for 2.5 hours and the battery on the NSTG moved only 7%.
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Sure. I use the image from Angor's blog on a microsd card on my Aura HD. It does use up battery much faster than the Kobo firmware does, or the NSTG, because of Play Store and other stuff. The best and simplest way I found to extend battery life - if all you want to do is read - is to turn off wifi. You can do that in "settings". (Sometimes wifi turns itself off!) Most of the stuff that burns up your battery does so only when wifi is actually on. So, only use wifi when you need to - to download an app or an eBook - and turn it off otherwise. That is simpler, I feel, than trying to freeze certain apps.
Your results with your NSTG are pretty typical. I think that if you turn off wifi on the Aura HD Android, you may get similar results when you read there.
If you'd like to use your Android Aura HD setup for reading eBooks more often, my favorite reader (so far) is Moon Reader. If you have Calibre set up with proper plug-ins on your desktop or laptop, and Calibre Companion on your Android Aura HD, you can get your eBooks onto the Android Aura HD by wifi and then read them in Moon (or whatever reader you prefer). Yurn wifi off before you start reading, and your battery with thank you!