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Lunar Ronin · 05-06-2025, 10:40 AM

Howdy. I'm very tempted to pick up the new Boox Go 7 (2025 monochrome), now that Barnes & Noble is going even more backwards with its Nook line. However, I'm also a bit of a privacy enthusiast.

What would be the best way to maintain privacy on a Boox e-reader without rooting the device? Is it possible to get OS updates without having the device go online? I.e., download the OS update from a website on my desktop computer, and upload it to the Boox e-reader with a USB flash drive or something?

05-06-2025, 10:40 AM	#1
Lunar Ronin Member Posts: 22 Karma: 202 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Nook Glowlight 4 Plus	Boox Go 7 (2025) and Privacy Without Rooting Howdy. I'm very tempted to pick up the new Boox Go 7 (2025 monochrome), now that Barnes & Noble is going even more backwards with its Nook line. However, I'm also a bit of a privacy enthusiast. What would be the best way to maintain privacy on a Boox e-reader without rooting the device? Is it possible to get OS updates without having the device go online? I.e., download the OS update from a website on my desktop computer, and upload it to the Boox e-reader with a USB flash drive or something?