Thread: To sync or not to sync
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Old 01-28-2019, 02:05 AM   #59
davidfor
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Originally Posted by JeanPierre View Post
That still doesn't make turning on wifi an explicit invocation of sync.

An explicit invocation of sync would be pressing the sync button from the menu. This works both ways: pressing the sync button from the menu is also not an explicit invocation of turning on wifi, which it prompts you to do before initiating a sync.
Actually, I misunderstood what you were talking about. I took it as "connecting to WiFi", not explicitly turning it on. But, even then, manual says to turn on WiFi and then tap sync to actually connect. It doesn't explicitly state a sync will be done, but the only mention of WiFi is related to syncing. That has probably changed and the manual needs to be updated a little bit.

But, the reason these devices have WiFi is for syncing of books from the store. That is what the manufacturer of the device has designed it for. They have taken advantage of this to add the browser (still a beta feature after how many years?) and Google and Wikipedia lookup, but those are secondary features. Or of even lower importance. None of the other uses of the WiFi are mentioned in the specs or in the manual. Hence, the reason to have WiFi on is to sync. And doing a sync when WiFi gets turned on makes sense.

And of course, the function of any device is up to the manufacturer. If you want to use it in some other way, then you have put up with the restrictions placed on it by the manufacturer, or convince them to change things. Or, get a different device.

The sync is working as designed. Just not how you want it to work.
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