Thread: To sync or not to sync
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Old 01-23-2019, 01:05 AM   #33
davidfor
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Originally Posted by FrustratedReader View Post
Because I have not bought one EVER from Kobo.
It's doing sync at home screen and in middle of reading.
Yes, it is supposed to do a sync when you go to the home screen. If it hasn't done one within the last 30 minutes. And as to a sync when you are in the middle of reading, that's just when you noticed it was happening. It probably started as you found the book and took a bit longer than usual.
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I have no understanding why you are defending what is either a bug or stupidity on Kobo's part.
Please, and do it explicitly by quoting it, where I am defending Kobo. At all times I am only trying to explain how it actually works. Not how you I think it should work, which is all you seem to be concerned with.

But, and this is still not defending Kobo, it is not a bug. It is a deliberate design choice on Kobo's part. The reason I know that, is because I asked Kobo. I have no interest in going into whether it is a good or bad decision.
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Almost anyone would assume that turning off sync turns it off. Selecting something like the shop, or suggestions, or "pocket" might be expected to connect.
An how many people would see that there is a sync when opening the Pocket article and wonder why that doesn't happen when their book list is opened? For someone who only got books from Kobo, that would make complete sense.
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On almost every device in the last 30 years "sync" has a more specific meaning.

Please stop on so many posts defending either Kobo bugs or stupid design decisions. If sync when you are simply at home screen or reading an already open book is not a bug, but intended then that is really really worse behaviour by Kobo. Nothing else I have does it.
And please stop accusing me of doing something I am not doing. Again, point to where I have defended Kobo bugs. Or stupid design choices.

And stop deciding that the way that you would do it is the only way it can be done. That is what you are saying here and in just about all of your posts on this forum. You think it should work one way, therefore everyone should think it works that way.
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I've not seen it sync when I've opened the book list. Which makes sense as I have no Kobo books.
Whether you currently have purchased books on the device doesn't affect whether it tries to sync. It just affects how much data is synced. And if you haven't noticed it when you opened the book list, it is probably simply because it hasn't been 30 minutes since the last syncs. And you probably just weren't looking for it. But, the next time you open the book list, and sync doesn't start after a few seconds, tap the sync button and look at the time. 30 minutes minimum between syncs.


Last comment. If you think this is bad design, or even a bug, then do something about it. Complain to Kobo. Report it as a problem. They do listen. They do make changes based on user feedback. But, remember, they might not agree with you. Or, while you are suggesting something, someone else is probably suggesting something different.
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