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Originally Posted by azayn

Thanks for the detailed review, especially the tip about Simplified View in Brave. I was excited about the possibility of using Moon+ Reader on eInk and syncing with my phone but I’m having second thoughts now. It seems that while one can theoretically run any app on an Onyx device, the reading experience won’t be optimal unless the app is specifically designed for an eInk screen.

I would still take this over any 6” reader out there but I’m a little reluctant now to switch from my larger Oasis. If only Onyx made a 7” Poke 2.

I've used brave on other android devices and liked it for it's simplicity. Turns out it works exceptionally well on e-ink devices for the same reason.

With ereading apps, it's all about PREFERENCE. Don't take my opinion about Moon+ Reader as the norm. I tried a bunch of different ereaders first and found that, as far as my preferences go, I just liked the NeoReader better. There's some people like me and some people who love Moon+. So I think it's more a personal opinion thing rather than a "hard facts" type of deal.

Plus Salamanderjuice offered a good solution for apps working on e-ink screens. It works! I tried it myself!

Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

I recently got a Nova 2, and one of the things I learned is the app button issue is actually the Boox software automatically optimizing the app and is the result of the "Whiten Apps Background" setting. If you long press on an app and click "optimize" and then uncheck that you'll be able to see the buttons because they'll be on the proper non-white or whatever background it's supposed to be. I put app optimization in the navigation ball so I can easily see what effect it has on apps and that's been useful to minimize the effects of page turn animations in apps like comixology.

And while the Poke's screen can crack, so can a Kindle Paperwhite's, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

I've been very impressed with my Nova 2 so far. It's the first eInk device I've had that feels slow because of the screen and not because it's slow.

I haven't though been as impressed by NeoReader or other openish Android reading apps like Moon+. None seem to handle vertical writing for Japanese which is something Kobo's and Kindle's can do. Fortunately I can just run those apps but it's kinda mystifying they don't seem to have put ePub3 support into NeoReader or Moon+.

You totally blew my mind with that Optimize tip! I had no idea it was there much less what it did! Thank you so much for pointing it out! I might give Moon+ another try with the Whiten Background disabled!

I don't think I'll ever use it's syncing feature though. I use Google to backup my files and I've heard the Moon+ and Calibre can end up corrupting my library so... :/

I hope you're right about the screen. I don't mistreat any of my screened devices but I definitely have butter finger moments too, and of course it always involves a hard floor. I'm eager to get that custom case, for peace of mind if for no other reason.

I've not heard of ePub3, I had to look it up. I wonder why Moon+ hasn't included support for it yet? They do have a pro-version of their app so I'm a little surprised it's not included in that version at least.

Isn't Boox a Chinese-based company? I'm really surprised the NeoReader doesn't deal well with vertical script! I would think that's an app they built in Chinese and ported to other countries....

Well, I bet there's an e-reader app that can reader vertical script fine, but it's not easy to find in the English/Wester based servers and apk repositories. It's probably something created by someone in Korea or Japan and in their original language, so people outside those countries don't know about it.

I'm waiting for color e-ink to get better and come down in cost before I go above the 6" rank with an e-reader. I have a Sony Z3 tablet, which is around the size of a Nova 2. It's old as dirt now, but for reading comics in color it gets the job done. And it has a SD card reader (reads up to 128GB). I couldn't really justify buying a Nova 2 since my Z3 is still trucking along like a champ.

In case anyone is wondering, I use the Z3 primarily for comics and any 6" e-Reader primarily for eBooks. The reason I got the Paperwhite was for it's compact size and that it doesn't hurt my eyes when reading in darker environments. The Poke 2 does that too, but better than Kobo or Kindle (for me). It also happens to be a decent comic reader too, which just makes me love it all the more.

Originally Posted by Futuregrace

Can Google Play Books be used on the Poke2 or Nova2? If so does it work well?

Once you enable Google Play app, you can use Play Books just fine! I tested it just now to make sure and it worked.