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Old 02-16-2018, 11:36 PM   #160
simongcc
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Device: Boyue Likebook Plus
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Originally Posted by fernsruben View Post
So hey LikeBook'ers

I've been a user of the T62 and Kindle Paperwhite for a while. Got myself a LikeBook plus from AliExpress from the official company store recently tho. I've had the fortune of building a good repo with the after sales team and got in touch with a few devs too. I have though, just recently, come active on MobileRead.

Never the less, I have also been having to and fro communications with the team on issues with the device and been doing some basic testing and reporting.

Keep an eye out for OTA update v1.0.2-2017122910 which has a lot of bug fixes and refinements to the reading apps and battery improvements.

So, going forward, I request all owners of the Boyue LikeBook Plus and Icarus Illumina XL HD (same device, same manufacturer, same software developers, just re-branded and sold in other markets) to make a list of issues they face with their devices. Also mention any suggestions or feature requests ya'll might have.

I will compile suggestions listed out by everyone and report back to Boyue for them to work on the same. Do list out issues/ suggestions in point form. Makes it easier for me to compile a master list. If this could be done within a week or two from the date of this post, would be great.

The dev team is working on the following issues for now:
1. Deleting dialogue box: When deleting an item, the dialogue box shows "Do you wan to delete this book?" for non book items too. Also, the spelling of 'deleting' is wrongly spelled as 'deleteing' in the deletion processing toast message.

2. PDF Reader: The app crashes on PDF files more than 15/ 20 MB. Also, if 'page re-flow' has been selected and font size changed, the settings get reset once the device has been powered off and re-booted.

3. Epub/ Mobi Reader: Settings are reset upon restarting device.

4. Battery Life: Using WIFI and Bluetooth drains the battery very-very fast. Backlight on lever 3 reduces the battery by 1 percent in 2 hours.

5. Dictionary app: Certain words which are detected while reading a book are not detected standalone in the app.

Ciao!

P.s., Regarding having an updated version of Android (dream of Android Oreo Go), the team had apparently considered this and approached RockChip (SOC Mfg.) for support and development sources. however due to low demand for such chips, there exists little to no upward development and hence, no hopes for the latest Android releases (for now, at least).
Thanks for your information.
About the Dictionary App, since it is empty by default, is it better to ask them make download or installing dictionary features?

I tried GoldenDict but it is still not usable in the built in stock app reader(FBReader), any clues to solve that?
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