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xor_ · 09-02-2025, 01:08 PM

I've tested various Tolinos and and a Kobo Forma in recent weeks, Epos 2 and 3, Tolino Vision Color, and Tolino Vision 6. And in my experience, the Epos 2 and the Kobo Forma came out the winners.

I like the 8 inch display, and I found the battery life in both to be pretty good. I was initially a bit skeptical about battery life, since these devices are rather old, but was pleasantly surprised. I think the device with the real battery problem is the Epos 3 / Kobo Sage.

I stayed pretty much within Koreader, and didn't spend much time testing the Tolino reader side of things.

Installing Koreader is not difficult, and I have not encountered any real problems. Basically, you want to activate developer options, and then install through adb: an eInk-friendly launcher, an app like ButtonSavior that allows you to navigate between apps, and koreader, the non-64 Android version.

You activate developer options by entering a specific sequence of characters in the search box. This depends on the firmware version. I think the one for the 16.x firmwares is: 112358132fb

09-02-2025, 01:08 PM	#2
xor_ Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 471030 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Berlin Device: Kobo Elipsa 2e, Kobo Forma, Tolino Epos 2	I've tested various Tolinos and and a Kobo Forma in recent weeks, Epos 2 and 3, Tolino Vision Color, and Tolino Vision 6. And in my experience, the Epos 2 and the Kobo Forma came out the winners. I like the 8 inch display, and I found the battery life in both to be pretty good. I was initially a bit skeptical about battery life, since these devices are rather old, but was pleasantly surprised. I think the device with the real battery problem is the Epos 3 / Kobo Sage. I stayed pretty much within Koreader, and didn't spend much time testing the Tolino reader side of things. Installing Koreader is not difficult, and I have not encountered any real problems. Basically, you want to activate developer options, and then install through adb: an eInk-friendly launcher, an app like ButtonSavior that allows you to navigate between apps, and koreader, the non-64 Android version. You activate developer options by entering a specific sequence of characters in the search box. This depends on the firmware version. I think the one for the 16.x firmwares is: 112358132fb Last edited by xor_; 09-02-2025 at 01:18 PM.