Thread: Clara HD Kobo/iOS issues - Hotspot doesn’t connect, neither does Files.
View Single Post
Old 05-02-2021, 10:16 AM   #4
davidfor
Grand Sorcerer
davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.davidfor ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 24,905
Karma: 47303824
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJDarren View Post
I got my Clara HD a few days ago after having a Kindle for 18 months, so I’m still working out the differences between the two. On the whole, the Kobo feels vastly better than the Kindle, but I’m damned if I can get it to connect to my iPhone’s hotspot. I’ve looked it up and seen people suggesting that the name shouldn’t have special characters, that the password should be ten characters long, but nothing has worked. The indicator on my phone goes blue for a few moments, then the Kobo fails to connect.
I have never tried with an iOS device, but, I do connect through my Android phone with no issues. I don't know of any reason for not using non-special character, other than the nuisance of entering the name and password.

One thing the device does when connecting to WiFi is to check access to a web page. This is http://www.kobo.com/buildinfo.xml. If it cannot fetch that successfully, it will drop the WiFi connection. But, recent firmware should be prompting if it cannot connect and ask if you want to connect anyway. If that isn't happening, you can try adding the following to the config file:

Code:
[FeatureSettings]
IgnoreCaptivePortal=true
This will tell the firmware to ignore the results of the check and stay connected.

Quote:
Also, I’m led to believe that you drop books on to the Kobo by hooking it up to iPhone/iPad using the USB connector. I have one, so tried it, but it won’t show in Files. Half the time it won’t even charge via this method, which indicates that it’s not connecting at all. It connects to my PC and Mac just fine, so I’m assuming it’s an iOS/iPadOS thing. But it’s kinda frustrating because it worked fine on my Kindle (even if transferring the books over was never terribly successful).
There has been some discussion on using an OTG adapter with a phone or tablet. Neither my phone or iPad support it, so I haven't been able to do it. I think people have gotten it to work, but, I do not remember if anything particular was needed. Searching the forum should find the threads discussing it.
davidfor is offline   Reply With Quote