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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives
There are essentially two routes you can take. If you want to go the Android route and use Libby directly, you can get a Boox Poke 5 (6") or Boox Page (7"). There are two types of updates that apply to Boox devices -- the Android version and the Boox version. Onyx releases new software regularly, and old devices receive updates for many years with new features (and new bugs).
The Android version, however, never gets updates, because Android updates are tied to the SoC, and Onyx uses old hardware to cut costs. If a Boox device ships with Android 12, it will always be Android 12. This limits your ability to install new apps, but you can continue using the device with existing apps indefinitely.
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Thanks for all this. Calibre is a thought, but it does add an extra step.
I hadn’t understood that there are both Android updates (which won’t happen on a Boox device) and separate Boox SW updates (which will happen for some time), so that is helpful info for me. If I am content downloading Libby and a few other book-reading apps and using them as-is for a few years, are there security, speed, or other issues that go along with being stuck on Android 11 or 12?