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Old 01-17-2016, 07:19 AM   #1
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I wanted some second opinions on how my Kobo Aura is performing. As I see it is is performing very poorly, but maybe I am getting just to lightning fast speeds from the Apple devices I am using daily.

I haven't used my Kobo Aura for almost a year since it has been so slow. So I decided to do a factory reset and see if that helps. The video I have recorded is done directly after a factory reset. That means no changes in settings and no content loaded.

Currently running software version: 3.19.5761
I wanted to downgrade it but after the factory reset it automatically updates.

Please let me know what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwuyk9LtyKM
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Old 01-17-2016, 07:56 AM   #2
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i am on the same software and yours in comparison to mine (over 2k books loaded) does seem to be very slow. no idea why though sorry
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Old 01-17-2016, 01:01 PM   #3
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i am on the same software and yours in comparison to mine (over 2k books loaded) does seem to be very slow. no idea why though sorry
That is nice to know thank you!
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Anyone else having this problem?
It is still incredibly slow.
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Old 07-11-2016, 10:29 AM   #5
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That's a very strange problem, almost like your CPU is running slower than it should. My Aura has always had very snappy performance.
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Old 07-11-2016, 02:59 PM   #6
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Try rebooting the Aura, as it sounds like there's something running in the background taking CPU cycle away from the reader app.
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Old 07-15-2016, 06:20 AM   #7
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Try rebooting the Aura, as it sounds like there's something running in the background taking CPU cycle away from the reader app.
I have tried reeboting. Soft Facotry Reset, Hard Factory Reset... All of these multiple times and it still runs slow after the update is complete. The video was shot after a factory reset.

Will try one last time tonight but I don't think anything has changed in such a short while.
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Old 07-15-2016, 06:33 AM   #8
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I have tried reeboting. Soft Facotry Reset, Hard Factory Reset... All of these multiple times and it still runs slow after the update is complete. The video was shot after a factory reset.

Will try one last time tonight but I don't think anything has changed in such a short while.
If it's not on the latest firmware, install that. If it is on the latest firmware, reinstall it.
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If it's not on the latest firmware, install that. If it is on the latest firmware, reinstall it.
Will try that again and give you a status update.
Appreciate the feedback!
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Old 07-16-2016, 03:41 AM   #10
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Also try turning off WiFi.
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Old 07-16-2016, 11:05 AM   #11
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Okay. Did a fourth factory reset and disabled wifi. Also I didn't move any content to it make the content wasn't bogging it down...

However responsiveness is still sluggish at best. I can put up another video if you would like to see...
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Okay. Did a fourth factory reset and disabled wifi. Also I didn't move any content to it make the content wasn't bogging it down...

However responsiveness is still sluggish at best. I can put up another video if you would like to see...
Does it feel any faster now? They're never "teh snappy" but your first video looked slower than my Aura. Another video might be a good idea.

A side benefit of disabling the wifi is that you can install an old firmware without it wanting to update itself. If older firmware is faster then ... well I'm not sure. But at least you'll have a more usable device.
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Old 07-18-2016, 05:49 AM   #13
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Does it feel any faster now? They're never "teh snappy" but your first video looked slower than my Aura. Another video might be a good idea.

A side benefit of disabling the wifi is that you can install an old firmware without it wanting to update itself. If older firmware is faster then ... well I'm not sure. But at least you'll have a more usable device.
Actually it doesnt feel snappier... Will do a video later today
It always wants me to update when i reset it. But I guess I guess I could disable wifi and let it stay on the original firmware.
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What if you manually update using usb and http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...-3.19.5613.zip rather than using Wi-Fi, is it still slow after?
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Old 07-19-2016, 02:30 AM   #15
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There are instructions and links in the thread here on how to install different firmware versions without using WiFi.
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