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NiMa · 04-20-2022, 08:54 AM

Probably the biggest release since version 1.5. It adds support for three new devices and also includes some pretty cool new features.

Changelog :

Code:

- 'Online library' feature for Wi-Fi-able devices
- Picture display support
- Support for landscape PDFs
- Wi-Fi devices: New "Online library" feature (fetches books from Project
    Gutenberg)
- Kobo Aura SE (N236), Kobo Glo HD (N437) and Kobo Nia (N306) support
- UI redesign
- Boot progress bar
- Timezone support (Settings -> Page 2 -> Timezone)
- System report generation (Settings -> Page 2 -> Generate system report)
- Improved USB Mass Storage mode
- New font (Univers/u001)
- Special characters in virtual keyboard
- Speed optimizations in Reader framework (among others, page turning speed)
- Wi-Fi framework improvements
- New apps: Reversi and 2048
- LOTS of various bugfixes

Images for newly supported devices are available there (Aura SE -> n236, Glo HD -> n437, Nia -> n306): http://23.163.0.39/bundles/inkbox/native/
Update packages for existing devices are available there: http://23.163.0.39/bundles/inkbox/native/update/1.9/
Source code is available there: https://github.com/Kobo-InkBox

Enjoy !

04-20-2022, 08:54 AM	#69
NiMa Fanatic Posts: 507 Karma: 2390534 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Somewhere in the Universe Device: Kobo Libra, Glo HD, Touch C/B, Mini, Glo, Aura SE, Clara HD, KT	InkBox 1.9 release Probably the biggest release since version 1.5. It adds support for three new devices and also includes some pretty cool new features. Changelog : Code: - 'Online library' feature for Wi-Fi-able devices - Picture display support - Support for landscape PDFs - Wi-Fi devices: New "Online library" feature (fetches books from Project Gutenberg) - Kobo Aura SE (N236), Kobo Glo HD (N437) and Kobo Nia (N306) support - UI redesign - Boot progress bar - Timezone support (Settings -> Page 2 -> Timezone) - System report generation (Settings -> Page 2 -> Generate system report) - Improved USB Mass Storage mode - New font (Univers/u001) - Special characters in virtual keyboard - Speed optimizations in Reader framework (among others, page turning speed) - Wi-Fi framework improvements - New apps: Reversi and 2048 - LOTS of various bugfixes Images for newly supported devices are available there (Aura SE -> n236, Glo HD -> n437, Nia -> n306): http://23.163.0.39/bundles/inkbox/native/ Update packages for existing devices are available there: http://23.163.0.39/bundles/inkbox/native/update/1.9/ Source code is available there: https://github.com/Kobo-InkBox Enjoy ! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by NiMa; 04-20-2022 at 09:09 AM.