Note 2 : making it usable

Pascal V. · 01-22-2020, 04:40 AM

Hi all,

I just purchased a note 2 in replacement of my old pocketbook 903, and I have to say that for the moment I'm a bit underwhelmed by the note, so maybe my experience will be useful for others :

It boots very slowly (more than a minute or so), and does not show the last page read when doing so, making it a fully lost minute. The only "fix" that I found for this is to make it sleep for one or two days before it halts. But there's still this annoying wait if I don't use it for a few days.
I tried using nextcloud as a way to synchronise my library between my different computers and the note, but the "library" tab does not show the books synchronized this way (ie it does not detect books anywhere in the filesystem). I guess this is my main qualm against it.
The writing feeling is actually quite good though! But I haven't yet found a way to synchronize the notes between devices...

If any of you has found his optimal workflow with his note feel free to share it!

All in all, this does not feel like a much superior device to the pb903 which is ~10y old now.

triumph627 · 01-22-2020, 01:48 PM

This is what works for me. I have a Note Pro, but I have friends/family with the newer Note 2 and they are very similar.

To bypass the boot up time, Go to Settings -> Power. I set the “Power off Timeout” to Never. My device goes to sleep after 30 minutes but won’t turn off on me unless I let the battery die. That way I don’t have to sit there for a minute before I can take notes, read, etc.

To have the device scan all folders and display the documents in the library tab, go to Library -> Library Settings and choose the option “Scan whole storage.” The books should show up (might have to refresh the library or restart the device).

I use the built in sync feature (Settings -> Account) with OneNote, and it’s works pretty well at syncing the notes so I can see them on my phone and computer devices (all you see is a PDF though, so I’m not sure what level of syncing you’re looking for). They also offer Dropbox and Evernote sync built-in.

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Pascal V. · 01-24-2020, 10:43 AM

The "scan all storage" option is exactly what I was looking for, Thanks! That alone will make it much more usable.

01-22-2020, 04:40 AM	#1
Pascal V. Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10304 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: PocketBook 903	Note 2 : making it usable Hi all, I just purchased a note 2 in replacement of my old pocketbook 903, and I have to say that for the moment I'm a bit underwhelmed by the note, so maybe my experience will be useful for others : It boots very slowly (more than a minute or so), and does not show the last page read when doing so, making it a fully lost minute. The only "fix" that I found for this is to make it sleep for one or two days before it halts. But there's still this annoying wait if I don't use it for a few days. I tried using nextcloud as a way to synchronise my library between my different computers and the note, but the "library" tab does not show the books synchronized this way (ie it does not detect books anywhere in the filesystem). I guess this is my main qualm against it. The writing feeling is actually quite good though! But I haven't yet found a way to synchronize the notes between devices... If any of you has found his optimal workflow with his note feel free to share it! All in all, this does not feel like a much superior device to the pb903 which is ~10y old now.

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01-22-2020, 01:48 PM	#2
triumph627 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 260 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Boox Note Pro	This is what works for me. I have a Note Pro, but I have friends/family with the newer Note 2 and they are very similar. To bypass the boot up time, Go to Settings -> Power. I set the “Power off Timeout” to Never. My device goes to sleep after 30 minutes but won’t turn off on me unless I let the battery die. That way I don’t have to sit there for a minute before I can take notes, read, etc. To have the device scan all folders and display the documents in the library tab, go to Library -> Library Settings and choose the option “Scan whole storage.” The books should show up (might have to refresh the library or restart the device). I use the built in sync feature (Settings -> Account) with OneNote, and it’s works pretty well at syncing the notes so I can see them on my phone and computer devices (all you see is a PDF though, so I’m not sure what level of syncing you’re looking for). They also offer Dropbox and Evernote sync built-in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-24-2020, 10:43 AM	#3
Pascal V. Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10304 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: PocketBook 903	The "scan all storage" option is exactly what I was looking for, Thanks! That alone will make it much more usable.

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