Aura ONE Kobo Aura One owners thread - Page 55

tshering · 10-08-2016, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtim108

Got my KA1 yesterday. It's almost perfect, but found one problem. When I try to select a word for translation it almost always selects a word to the left or right not a word under my finger. Just thinking is it a hardware problem (should I exchange it) or a software. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I would say this is a software problem, since I saw the same thing on my old Kobo Touch using the most recent software for the KA1 (firmware 4.0.7523). One thing I observed was that even though the selection seemed to be off (for instance the one handle was located in the middle of the word I intended to select, and the second handle was located in the middle of the next word), the dictionary showed the entry for the correct word.
The other strange thing is that this behaviour has stopped all of a sudden. I do not know when this change happened, but now selecting works again as expected.

frostschutz · 10-08-2016, 08:15 AM

Does the KA1 still have the Sketchpad, you could test touchscreen functionality/accuracy there.

If it does not have the Sketchpad, but the Webbrowser, you could go to this site: http://metamorpher.de/sketchpad - it's a JavaScript Sketchpad, JavaScript is slow so it won't handle quick finger movements on the Kobo, but just for testing whether the touchscreen is responsive/accurate at all, it should suffice...

Not sure if there is a native sketchpad mod or something similar that could be used for touchscreen testing for the kobo

Godbluffer · 10-08-2016, 10:15 AM

Several people have reported erratic touch responsiveness with the KA1, and I notice it, too. When I try clicking one of the menu buttons at the bottom right of the screen, half of the times the button to the right of it responds. Also, when I try to open a link to a note in the text it does a page-turn instead. Quite annoying..

NightGoat · 10-08-2016, 10:36 AM

So far, my touch response is decent when selecting a single word.

However, highlighting a sentence or anything longer is a challenge.
Sometimes the highlight goes beyond what I'm highlighting all on its own, or it won't follow my finger at all and stops where it wants to. I cannot fix it, so I end up starting all over, often it takes two-three tries. Weirdest yet is having the highlighting end in the middle of a word cutting off the rest.

I have found that instead of highlighting from beginning to end of a sentence, I do it from end to beginning. That seems to work better, still not perfectly though.

TheHazardsDuke · 10-10-2016, 05:16 AM

This looks like a fine piece of hardware being let down by some very dodgy firmware. I've lost count of the amount of bugs people have found. Hopefully it gets fixed soon. Anyone have any idea when Kobo might deign to grace the owners with a fix?

rmgvs · 10-12-2016, 04:54 AM

Since one week owner of the KA1. I still use Windows7 and when the KA1 is attached to my PC and I start Adobe Digital Editons (latest version) the program hangs (does not respond). This works fine with my other Kobo's. When I unplug the KA1 the ADE program refreshes and shows the library. Is this a problem with the KA1, with ADE or with W7?

I notice that the KA1 to show up in my file-explorer also takes longer (to be recognized by the PC), same with Calibre. Both work but it takes more time than other Kobo (maybe because the memory is 8Gb and not 4Gb or so?).

TheHazardsDuke · 10-12-2016, 05:32 AM

New firmware is rolling out new. Supposedly fixes the battery drain issues and a few other things as well.

phlame64 · 10-12-2016, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheHazardsDuke

New firmware is rolling out new. Supposedly fixes the battery drain issues and a few other things as well.

Could you please link to or post a changelog for the new firmware? Thanks.

TheHazardsDuke · 10-12-2016, 06:01 AM

New firmware can be downloaded from this link here

June Marlene · 10-12-2016, 07:25 AM

A quick question. I just got my Kobo Aura One in the mail yesterday evening and have set it up.

What do the five boxes on the screen mean when you turn it on. My glo has four boxes out of five filled in dark, but the aura one has only two.

I am concerned about a greenish blue shadow on the reading screen. Haven't had much time to use it yet, so will spend some time with it tonight to see if it has to be returned.

Thanks for any answers.

June

davidfor · 10-12-2016, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by June Marlene

A quick question. I just got my Kobo Aura One in the mail yesterday evening and have set it up.

What do the five boxes on the screen mean when you turn it on. My glo has four boxes out of five filled in dark, but the aura one has only two.

Do you mean the "dancing squares" that are shown during the startup? They are just a progress bar for part of the startup. In the past, they cycled through filling and emptying a couple of times. But, they seem to just fill once now. How many get filled probably depends on how long the boot takes. And the number of books probably affects this.

Katsunami · 10-12-2016, 09:17 AM

edit: oops. Wrong thread.

June Marlene · 10-12-2016, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Do you mean the "dancing squares" that are shown during the startup? They are just a progress bar for part of the startup. In the past, they cycled through filling and emptying a couple of times. But, they seem to just fill once now. How many get filled probably depends on how long the boot takes. And the number of books probably affects this.

I only have 5 books, so I guess that would account for two squares vs kobo glow with many books and 4 squares.

Thanks for the quick response. Just wanted to make sure it didn't have anything to do with the battery.

June

TheHazardsDuke · 10-13-2016, 04:41 PM

This threads gone pretty quiet. Anything owners want to share? Or are you all busy reading (or charging as the case seems to be for a lot of people)?

gtim108 · 10-13-2016, 04:46 PM

Installed the new firmware. My problems with incorrect touches almost disappeared. Battery: first night went from 90 to 20, charged and restared, second night from 90 to 88. So for me almost all problems were fixed.

10-12-2016, 06:01 AM	#819
TheHazardsDuke Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 2059996 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: Kobo Touch	New firmware can be downloaded from this link here Last edited by TheHazardsDuke; 10-12-2016 at 06:03 AM.

10-12-2016, 07:25 AM	#820
June Marlene Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Kobo Aura One	Question about startup screen on Kobo Aura One A quick question. I just got my Kobo Aura One in the mail yesterday evening and have set it up. What do the five boxes on the screen mean when you turn it on. My glo has four boxes out of five filled in dark, but the aura one has only two. I am concerned about a greenish blue shadow on the reading screen. Haven't had much time to use it yet, so will spend some time with it tonight to see if it has to be returned. Thanks for any answers. June

10-12-2016, 09:17 AM	#822
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	edit: oops. Wrong thread. Last edited by Katsunami; 10-12-2016 at 09:27 AM.

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10-08-2016, 08:15 AM	#812
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,282 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	Does the KA1 still have the Sketchpad, you could test touchscreen functionality/accuracy there. If it does not have the Sketchpad, but the Webbrowser, you could go to this site: http://metamorpher.de/sketchpad - it's a JavaScript Sketchpad, JavaScript is slow so it won't handle quick finger movements on the Kobo, but just for testing whether the touchscreen is responsive/accurate at all, it should suffice... Not sure if there is a native sketchpad mod or something similar that could be used for touchscreen testing for the kobo

10-08-2016, 10:15 AM	#813
Godbluffer Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 14642 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Haarlem, Netherlands Device: Kobo Aura ONE	Several people have reported erratic touch responsiveness with the KA1, and I notice it, too. When I try clicking one of the menu buttons at the bottom right of the screen, half of the times the button to the right of it responds. Also, when I try to open a link to a note in the text it does a page-turn instead. Quite annoying..

10-08-2016, 10:36 AM	#814
NightGoat Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 39190 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Grand Rapids, MI USA Device: Kindle Oasis, DXG, and Kobo Aura One	So far, my touch response is decent when selecting a single word. However, highlighting a sentence or anything longer is a challenge. Sometimes the highlight goes beyond what I'm highlighting all on its own, or it won't follow my finger at all and stops where it wants to. I cannot fix it, so I end up starting all over, often it takes two-three tries. Weirdest yet is having the highlighting end in the middle of a word cutting off the rest. I have found that instead of highlighting from beginning to end of a sentence, I do it from end to beginning. That seems to work better, still not perfectly though.

10-10-2016, 05:16 AM	#815
TheHazardsDuke Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 2059996 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: Kobo Touch	This looks like a fine piece of hardware being let down by some very dodgy firmware. I've lost count of the amount of bugs people have found. Hopefully it gets fixed soon. Anyone have any idea when Kobo might deign to grace the owners with a fix?

10-12-2016, 04:54 AM	#816
rmgvs Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: kobo aura h20	Since one week owner of the KA1. I still use Windows7 and when the KA1 is attached to my PC and I start Adobe Digital Editons (latest version) the program hangs (does not respond). This works fine with my other Kobo's. When I unplug the KA1 the ADE program refreshes and shows the library. Is this a problem with the KA1, with ADE or with W7? I notice that the KA1 to show up in my file-explorer also takes longer (to be recognized by the PC), same with Calibre. Both work but it takes more time than other Kobo (maybe because the memory is 8Gb and not 4Gb or so?).

10-12-2016, 05:32 AM	#817
TheHazardsDuke Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 2059996 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: Kobo Touch	New firmware is rolling out new. Supposedly fixes the battery drain issues and a few other things as well.

10-13-2016, 04:41 PM	#824
TheHazardsDuke Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 2059996 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: Kobo Touch	This threads gone pretty quiet. Anything owners want to share? Or are you all busy reading (or charging as the case seems to be for a lot of people)?

10-13-2016, 04:46 PM	#825
gtim108 Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 27372 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura H20, Kobo Aura One, Kobo Forma	Installed the new firmware. My problems with incorrect touches almost disappeared. Battery: first night went from 90 to 20, charged and restared, second night from 90 to 88. So for me almost all problems were fixed.