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Old 03-05-2017, 03:14 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by petercreasey View Post
I have just read about numerous problems with 8842 and want to avoid possibly encountering them. It sounds like 8871 is the better upgrade option; thus, the reason for my inquiry as to how I might look for this version at kobo.com. You (and the silence otherwise) seem to indicate that I cannot determine which version is available at kobo.com except by syncing to whatever might be there.
There is no way to tell which version your reader is going to download in an OTA firmware update. You can make reasonably good guesses if you know your affiliate code, and changing your code is a good way to try and get a particular version, but it is never going to be 100% reliable.

The only reliable way of getting a specific version is sideloading, which I think you have said that you cannot do. Otherwise, wait until reports here suggest that the new version is now broadly available.
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