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Originally Posted by gbgbgb
I finally decided to fork for a Note Plus. Coming from a Sony DPT-S1 its almost miraculous to see a functioning web browser (as fast as my phone), and the google app store.
I quickly installed and configured some of the apps I use daily: gmail, feedly classic and pocket.
But once the initial excitement wore off, I quickly realized all three apps render a lot of their text in all kinds of colors which are not solid black, colors that show up as different shades of gray on the note plus. And all this gray shading is quickly fatiguing my eyes, which defies the whole purpose of an e-ink tablet.
I tried fiddling with "optimize" - the solution may be there but I have not hit on it yet. Either lots of text still renders in faint grays, or worse, I make some app buttons/text invisible.
* Are there winning setting for "customize" that make these apps solid B&W?
* If I got the same apps or rummaged for similar apps in the onyx store or the goodereader store (as opposed to the google store currently) -- would they be better optimized for black and white?
* Wish the e-reader itself had a state where it was trying to understand what portions of the display were text and simply making all those into solid black on white background, no matter what color the original app gave the text.
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Hello. I'm sure others will come along who have your specific device, but I wanted to tell you that I totally understand your frustrations with Android apps being unreadable on eInk.
I bought an android eReader (Boyue brand) four years ago, and have tried tons of apps... and it was rare for me to find one that displayed properly on my screen.
For example, I tried almost every book reading app I could find, and every single one had issues with invisible or nearly invisible option menus. I honestly don't know how people who post about their favorite Android reading apps are able to use them. I had to go back to the built-in reading app, which ended up being the best experience by far. (If there were any special settings to customize these apps for eInk... I never saw any... but then again, maybe they were there but invisible on my screen.)
I also wanted to mention that, when I got my Android eReader, I too thought the GoodEReader app store would have apps that were vetted and/or optimized to work well on eInk screens... but I did not find that to be the case, unfortunately.
I like your idea about having the eReader recognize what is supposed to be text and defaulting to displaying that black on white... but I don't know how feasible that is.
Good luck! I hope you find the answers you are seeking.
