Thread: Direct Links to Kobo Firmware
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Old 02-11-2017, 07:30 AM   #1689
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Originally Posted by errenay View Post
Can anybody point me to some information / posts with guidelines how to use this API? I've tried to automatically update my Aura H20 (via wi-fi & sync), but the device haven't found a new firmware. Therefore, I'm not completely sure, if it is safe for me to use this new version 4.2.8432. Thank you in advance for your help.
Since I have the same model and just had to piece this together, I'll share:

https://api.kobobooks.com/1.0/UpgradeCheck/Device/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000370/Kobo/3.19.5761/N{redacted}

The bit with all the zeroes is the device code for the H2O, "Kobo" is the affiliate, the "3.19.5761" is your current firmware version, and the "N{redacted}" is your serial number. Do this properly, and the response will either be "None" (no update available) or the URLs of the release notes and the ZIP file containing the new firmware. The "Kobo" affiliate showed no update, but as noted above, changing that string to "FNAC" showed me 4.2. I downloaded the ZIP because I hate syncing, so I plan to completely back my device up before sideloading the update.
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