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elinkser · 12-01-2023, 08:13 AM

I quoted the article to show that I didn't make up on my own that ForceWifiOn was a Developer feature.

But in fairness to the author:

- At least the sketch app inclusion in DEVMODEOFF has changed since the article - maybe other things have changed too - I don't keep track of what Kobo changes behind the scenes...
* To be clear, the author was just reporting what appeared as an option in Developer Settings after he turned DEVMODEON, which was accurate and informative.

- I'm fuzzy about how thoroughly I tested my interpretation of the article back then. I'm pretty sure a NickelMenu entry stopped working when I went DEVMODEOFF, but I don't remember doing a direct test like I did in my above post.

- Kobos - are they really that secure for many things other than reading, even when NOT in DEVMODEON? I seem to recall someone making a veiled reference to things (browsers running as root?) that are perhaps consciously left in "beta" rather than corrected (made "secure"?).

So in conclusion:

1) It wasn't my intention to blame the goodereader guy - it was mostly to deflect from me,

2) Agreed that security is important and part of everyone's job, including Kobo and the user too!

3) Still love my Clara HD.

And of course this ForceWifiOn info is good to know.

12-01-2023, 08:13 AM	#34
elinkser Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 146236 Join Date: Oct 2022 Device: Kobo Clara HD	I quoted the article to show that I didn't make up on my own that ForceWifiOn was a Developer feature. But in fairness to the author: - At least the sketch app inclusion in DEVMODEOFF has changed since the article - maybe other things have changed too - I don't keep track of what Kobo changes behind the scenes... * To be clear, the author was just reporting what appeared as an option in Developer Settings after he turned DEVMODEON, which was accurate and informative. - I'm fuzzy about how thoroughly I tested my interpretation of the article back then. I'm pretty sure a NickelMenu entry stopped working when I went DEVMODEOFF, but I don't remember doing a direct test like I did in my above post. - Kobos - are they really that secure for many things other than reading, even when NOT in DEVMODEON? I seem to recall someone making a veiled reference to things (browsers running as root?) that are perhaps consciously left in "beta" rather than corrected (made "secure"?). So in conclusion: 1) It wasn't my intention to blame the goodereader guy - it was mostly to deflect from me, 2) Agreed that security is important and part of everyone's job, including Kobo and the user too! 3) Still love my Clara HD. And of course this ForceWifiOn info is good to know. Last edited by elinkser; 12-01-2023 at 08:42 AM.