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Old 07-02-2010, 03:36 PM   #38
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Device: Kobo eReader, Sony PRS-505 (broken)
I did the upgrade as well, and I also agree that the new sleep mode, is very awkward...

I think that the sleep mode itself is relatively ok, though actually I don't really understand why can't it go to such a sleep mode without showing the "sleep" screen.
For example, after 5 minutes (or even less), the Kobo could go into such a "semi-sleep" mode (one could call it "nap mode), but without locking the keys, so that it will still take less energy, but won't affect the user experience (besides maybe a 1-2 longer delay when switching to the next page while in this mode). In fact, this will be even more efficient then the regular sleep mode, since it saves the 2 screen refreshes (to and from "sleep page")

In addition, I think that it should be like that, that making a short press on the power button puts the Kobo to sleep (like it does now, with key locking), but without auto-shutdown, and only a long press makes a complete shutdown, which one should use when not using the Kobo for a few days...

Otherwise, I think that the update process was very easy to do and self-explaining, and I only hope that the next updates will come soon!
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