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Originally Posted by Pdfreaderlover
I just bought an onyx boox max 2.
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Things I find problematic with max 2’s software:
* you can’t just start writing with the pen. You have to first press the “extra options button” and then the scribble feature. (I literally see no reason for this whatsoever).
* You can’t do anything to the pdf when you’re in split screen note taking mode. E.g. you can’t write on it, or highlight, or anything. If you want to highlight you have to exit note mode, highlight, then go bath to note mode.
* there’s no split screen for reading two documents or two different pages of the same document at once (which is one of the things that attract me to the DPT. RP1).
There are more things that could be improved as others online have noted.
Is there third party software for the max2? Is it even possible to change the software of the max2 without Onyx’s permission? Or should I have checked for official updates somewhere?
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To write directly on a pdf, use Xodo, but you must first enable somewhere in Preference the pen / stylus. With Xodo, you can also add text, shapes, ... Xodo saves the pdf when you exit or change to another one. Take care that Xodo takes into account both the pen and the fingers or the palm. There are some delay with the pen, as for every application not coming from Onyx.
To read a document in 2 pages (landscape), use Librera. There is a post on this forum for it. You may find also in this forum the way to have 2 applications sharing the screen, hence be able to open 2 pdf simultaneously.
Don't forget that the Max 2 and Note run Android 6, so any Android application may be installed. But you must find the theme that properly render on an eInk device ...
For updates, look here
https://onyxboox.com/support/boox_max2 but there are currently none.There is also an entry in Preferences for that.
Otherwise try to install an apk from mdp "AndroidSettings.apk" that you can find on this forum also. Ir will enable you to use the full Android settings.