Thread: [Android] Inkbook Prime and CC
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Old 04-27-2017, 06:20 AM   #4
chaley
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Originally Posted by DoctorOhh View Post
Thank you for your insight. Here is another ereader, Good e-Reader 6.8" Android eReader, I would like your input on. It is only running android 4.0, is that still supported by CC?
That is a kickstarter page. Can you actually get the reader?

CC is supposed to run on 4.0 (the original Ice Cream Sandwich) but I can't guarantee that problems haven't sneaked in. According to our analytics the earliest version of Android actually running CC is 4.0.3. Ahhh... never mind. At the bottom of the kickstarter page they say it runs 4.04. Around 150 devices run CC on that version.

FWIW, here are the criteria I will use when I buy my next e-ink device. This may be sooner rather than later, as I dropped my Afterglow and the power button popped out. I managed to get it back in but the case is still a bit wonky.
  • Can I root it? Are there tested directions? I refuse to be stuck with the standard home screen. A newer one might work acceptably, but I haven't seen one yet. I run (paid for) Nova on all my devices, e-ink and "standard" phones.
  • Can I install the Google Play store? If not then there easily could be problems with app acquisition and licensing. Also, I use Google's mail and calendar, which depend on "Google Services".
  • Memory. In particular I would check the amount of "Internal Storage", sometimes called "Device Memory", which is where installed apps go. My Afterglow has a pitiful amount, 512KB, which means that I have no end of problems installing apps.
  • Does it support SD cards? I haven't seen one that doesn't but it is worth being sure.
  • Which version of Android? Most devices seem to run 4.2.2. I would be nervous about running 4.4 because of the SD card problems. I don't know of a device that runs 5 or later.
  • Buttons. Does it have left and right page buttons?
  • Which screen? AFAIK the newest is Carta but it is still possible to get Pearl. I have them both. Carta is marginally better than Pearl but IMO not so much so that I would reject a Pearl device.
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