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Originally Posted by barryem
Can you try using an ereader that scrolls such as Moon+ reader on the e-ink side of the Yotaphone and let us know how that works. I don't have to scroll but I strongly prefer it and if that works reasonably well I'll probably consider getting one.
I think I remember some talk of only being able to send single screens to the e-ink screen but I'm not sure I remember that correctly. When you get a chance can you give some details about what reading on it is like?
Barry
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Barryem, because of your cool avatar I am going to do it.
First of all a punctualization: the Landcape mode in eink works, and is fantastic, just change the inclination and so will do the screen, just as a tablet/phone
Back to you: I already installed Mantano and Moon+Reader pro.
I tried Mantano already can even press the words and look up the dictionary.
Simple speaking: Yotaphone offers three different functionalities, one of them is called mirror, that as intuitively it suggests,
EXACTLY what you see on the LCD screen can be mirrored on the
eink screen, even video.
The point is that apps animations are not optimal for EINK screens, and decrease the lifespan of the device, so there are also ad hoc applilcations that are made for the eink screen. I told you with my 3 devices combination I found the nirvana( apart I cannot do coding
),I will come back to you in these days when I am going to install my +3000 books/articles on the phone, and will use mantano and moon+reader, testing the sync functionalities and all the rest, so far so good
The interest raised by this post, it witnesses that double screen with good desing is a groundbreaker, if we generate enough enthusiasm in the community, companies will become less myope. Mantano, Moon+Reader and few other interesting options are light years beyond the typical awkward ereader inbuilted software imo, the free dictionaries that can be downloaded offline with a minimal hack do a great job, and if you are in the mood of doing some color highlights, or switch super fast between the pages, turning the device to lcd is one( maybe two) second distant!
Will let you know better barryem, anyway please consider that other reviews are coming, I am aware I am too much enthusiastic, now the phone is doing the first full charge, I will update in these days with Moon+Reader.
EDIT: what you mention is related to other eink devices, usually cover for phones! Possibly you mention a cover for Iphone really advertised. I can tell you that with this YP2 when you turn on mirror mode is like to have a fast live eink phone, so no static screens at all, I told you that I switched from chrome lcd to eink and I left the device on my desk while I was scrolling the device, and like a piece of papier remained there, then without any wake up, after 20 minutes i scrolled the page again, and went down another bit, just amazing, but let's see some other review, or better,
please see the video reviews, what you see is what you get