Thread: Aura H2O2 FNAC affiliation reset on newer firmware (4.23.15548, maybe before)
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Old 11-18-2020, 06:31 PM   #44
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD
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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
I have discussed this issue with Kobo with following results:
  • When the affiliate is checked, is stored in the config file. It is in the "ApplicationPreferences" section with the key "LastAffiliateSyncTime". Setting it to a future date appears to work to prevent the check and it being changed back. The following is about 10 years into the future:
    Code:
    LastAffiliateSyncTime=@Variant(\0\0\0\x10\0%\x94h\x3!>i\x2)
    Putting that in the config file should block the check for a while.
Based on this, it seems like it would be fine if I made a patch to remove the branded lock screens. Is this correct?
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