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davidfor · 08-21-2017, 08:46 AM

I'm not sure how to answer this. There have been a lot of releases since 3.18. They all changed something, fixed something else and possibly broke something. Most worked with some issues. The refresh problem I think you are referring to was fixed in the next release.

How well the current firmware, version 4.5.9587, works for you depends on what is important to you. If you just read books either sideloaded or downloaded from Kobo, then it is good. For my usual use, there were no problems that hadn't been around for a while. If the downloading via the browser is important, then it isn't a good version. That's almost completely broken. For browser downloads, 4.4.9344 or 4.4.9349 (same but different build numbers for different devices) is probably the better version.

You might not like the new home screen. It was introduced in 4.2.x to some people and everyone in 4.3.8842. But, the menus a much better for navigating around the device. And Kobo added series sorting in the library. And somewhere in there they add the authors list (looks like the collections, but lists all the authors on the device - tap to see their books).

At this point, my thoughts would be:

Stay where you are because it works.
Upgrade to 3.19.5613. If you aren't going to the 4.x firmware, this is probably the best choice.
Upgrade to 4.5.9587. It's the "latest and greatest" (and yes people, there was an element of sarcasm in that). As I said, for my use, there were no problems with this that hadn't been in the firmware for a long time. And what was fixed was good.
Wait another month (probably) for the next release. Other than saying that I expect the browser download and a some other recently reported bugs to be fix, I can't say anything about what is in it.

If you want to see what has changed with each, have a look at https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kobo_Firmware_Releases. That has links to the firmware downloads and links to the discussion threads. Early in each thread there is a list of the changes if they are known.

As to patches, that's up to you. I don't do it myself as few interest me and I just can't be bothered. If you want to, there is a thread for each version with the patches for that version. The Wiki page above includes the links.

08-21-2017, 08:46 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	I'm not sure how to answer this. There have been a lot of releases since 3.18. They all changed something, fixed something else and possibly broke something. Most worked with some issues. The refresh problem I think you are referring to was fixed in the next release. How well the current firmware, version 4.5.9587, works for you depends on what is important to you. If you just read books either sideloaded or downloaded from Kobo, then it is good. For my usual use, there were no problems that hadn't been around for a while. If the downloading via the browser is important, then it isn't a good version. That's almost completely broken. For browser downloads, 4.4.9344 or 4.4.9349 (same but different build numbers for different devices) is probably the better version. You might not like the new home screen. It was introduced in 4.2.x to some people and everyone in 4.3.8842. But, the menus a much better for navigating around the device. And Kobo added series sorting in the library. And somewhere in there they add the authors list (looks like the collections, but lists all the authors on the device - tap to see their books). At this point, my thoughts would be: Stay where you are because it works. Upgrade to 3.19.5613. If you aren't going to the 4.x firmware, this is probably the best choice. Upgrade to 4.5.9587. It's the "latest and greatest" (and yes people, there was an element of sarcasm in that). As I said, for my use, there were no problems with this that hadn't been in the firmware for a long time. And what was fixed was good. Wait another month (probably) for the next release. Other than saying that I expect the browser download and a some other recently reported bugs to be fix, I can't say anything about what is in it. If you want to see what has changed with each, have a look at https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kobo_Firmware_Releases. That has links to the firmware downloads and links to the discussion threads. Early in each thread there is a list of the changes if they are known. As to patches, that's up to you. I don't do it myself as few interest me and I just can't be bothered. If you want to, there is a thread for each version with the patches for that version. The Wiki page above includes the links.