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Old 06-19-2025, 12:51 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by nhedgehog View Post
...My choice would be to install Alreader as reading app and Foradict/Goldendict or whatever you want as dictionary app. Boot mentioned dictionary apps support Stardict dictionary format (and others too) and there are a lot of dictionaries available in Stardict format...
I don't know a reading app that is as versatile and configurable as AlreaderX for Android. Be sure to get the E-Ink version, not sure if this is available on Playstore though.
Thanks for that advice, especially about the dictionary support! I have a different Android device (Mobiscribe Wave) and have been trying different reading apps that people have recommended, and Alreader (AlReaderXEInk.apk specifically) is the only app that works.

Some often recommended apps wouldn't installed or only crashed on my Mobiscribe (the much loved KOReader), and others had terrible UI for E Ink (which was especially bad when an ad to install a TikTok app started playing and I couldn't see how to opt out and close it.)

AlreaderXEink solved all my issues with my built-in reader, including having a quick menu button to rotate the screen 180 degrees which was oddly lacking in the Mobiscribe. I have it set to allow me to adjust the frontlight with a swipe on the left or right sides, and allows pop up definitions with the Foradict app I installed.

It works great with all my installed fonts, and I love how customizable it is. It even lets me make the status bar at the bottom bigger and bolder so I can actually read it.

It's optimized for E Ink screens, which makes a huge difference!

I'm so grateful for the developer who has worked on it over the years and made it available for free. It was the only reading app that was usable on my Boyue devices years ago too. So glad there is an updated version that's even better.
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