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revoke · 08-10-2016, 05:25 PM

A few (hopefully) quick questions here...

1) Has anyone tried ICARUS's Google Play firmware for the Illumina E653 (for Carta models manufactured after April 2015)?

2) Has anyone tried ICARUS's Google Play firmware on other T61D clones?

3) (If yes to either 1 or 2) How does ICARUS's firmware compare to the Boyue T61D firmware from 20 June 2016? ICARUS's update.zip file is dated 2 March 2016, so it is slightly older, but does have Play Store access built-in and is in English by default, rather than Chinese. ICARUS also sells the reader now with Google built-in by default.

ICARUS Google Play FW Link: http://faq.icarusreader.com/index.ph...198&artlang=en

The new firmware was also mentioned by Carlo from ICARUS Support here as well: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...3&postcount=18

I am asking because I have an inkBOOK Onyx and I'm curious if (1) the ICARUS firmware runs on it, or (2) if I should just leave well enough alone. I currently have the inkBOOK-Ereader_V1.0.1-201510121 (October 2015) firmware/patch loaded and it's OK (pretty stable actually), but the Midiapolis App Store is not great, and side-loading apps is a hit-and-miss or trial-and-error affair. Google Play would give me easy access to my Kindle Books, my Google Play Books (admittedly I have only a few), and OverDrive for Library Books as well as the built-in EPUB reader for sideloads.

inkBOOK Onyx Link V1.0.1 FW & Patch: http://my-midia.com/en/aktualizacja-...-inkbook-onyx/

I've searched around quite a bit here, and have yet to find any reviews of it (at least, none in English).

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

08-10-2016, 05:25 PM	#1
revoke Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 32 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Michigan Device: inkBOOK Onyx	ICARUS Illumina E653 (Carta) Google Play Firmware A few (hopefully) quick questions here... 1) Has anyone tried ICARUS's Google Play firmware for the Illumina E653 (for Carta models manufactured after April 2015)? 2) Has anyone tried ICARUS's Google Play firmware on other T61D clones? 3) (If yes to either 1 or 2) How does ICARUS's firmware compare to the Boyue T61D firmware from 20 June 2016? ICARUS's update.zip file is dated 2 March 2016, so it is slightly older, but does have Play Store access built-in and is in English by default, rather than Chinese. ICARUS also sells the reader now with Google built-in by default. ICARUS Google Play FW Link: http://faq.icarusreader.com/index.ph...198&artlang=en The new firmware was also mentioned by Carlo from ICARUS Support here as well: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...3&postcount=18 I am asking because I have an inkBOOK Onyx and I'm curious if (1) the ICARUS firmware runs on it, or (2) if I should just leave well enough alone. I currently have the inkBOOK-Ereader_V1.0.1-201510121 (October 2015) firmware/patch loaded and it's OK (pretty stable actually), but the Midiapolis App Store is not great, and side-loading apps is a hit-and-miss or trial-and-error affair. Google Play would give me easy access to my Kindle Books, my Google Play Books (admittedly I have only a few), and OverDrive for Library Books as well as the built-in EPUB reader for sideloads. inkBOOK Onyx Link V1.0.1 FW & Patch: http://my-midia.com/en/aktualizacja-...-inkbook-onyx/ I've searched around quite a bit here, and have yet to find any reviews of it (at least, none in English). Thanks in advance for any feedback.