Kobo Firmware 4.12.12111

gtim108 · 12-12-2018, 06:30 PM

Kobo Firmware 4.12.12111

Kobo firmware 4.12.12111 has been released. As of December 13, 2018, it has been released to the Kobo Touch A/B, Kobo Touch C, Kobo Glo, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Touch 2.0, Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v1, Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v2, Kobo Aura ONE, Kobo Aura ONE Limited Edition, Kobo Aura Edition 2 v1, Kobo Aura Edition 2 v2, Kobo Clara HD, and the Kobo Forma. It has not been released to the Kobo Mini. The affiliates used to check these firmware versions were: kobo, bestbuyca, fnac, beta, rakutenbooks, and the walmartca.

Download Links

Official Links:

Kobo Touch A/B (mark 3) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Touch C (mark 4) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Glo (mark 4) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Glo HD (mark 6) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Touch 2.0 (mark 6) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura (mark 5) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura HD (mark 4) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura H2O (mark 5) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v1 (mark 6) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v2 (mark 7) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura ONE (mark 6) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura ONE Limited Edition (mark 6) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura Edition 2 v1 (mark 6) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Aura Edition 2 v2 (mark 7) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Clara HD (mark 7) - Download | Release Notes
Kobo Forma (mark 7) - Download | Release Notes

You can also try the generic links at your own risk:

Mark 3 - Download
Mark 4 - Download
Mark 5 - Download
Mark 6 - Download
Mark 7 - Download

Generated by kobofirmware by Patrick G (geek1011). Source Code

stuartjmz · 12-12-2018, 06:44 PM

Thanks for the heads up! No sign of it when I synch my H2O2 v2, so thanks to your promptness I can get in early. Although the release notes read like a copy of the last ones. No 50% increase in user's reading speed included in the firmrware, sadly.

davidfor · 12-12-2018, 07:02 PM

As can be seen, firmware version 4.12.12111 has been released. This is mainly a catch-up release to get all devices on the same firmware version. So, it is going to everything except the Mini.

The release notes are:

Hide book title or footer:
- Keep your book title private, or just give yourself space for words on the screen
- Go to Settings > Reading settings > Page appearance
Reading PDF documents:
- While reading a PDF, double-tap to zoom in, then swipe to move between sections of the page
- Double-tap to zoom out, or use a page-turn button to move to the next page
Reading Comics (.CBR, .CBZ):
- Performance has improved when reading .CBR or .CBZ comics, especially when zooming in
- You can now press and hold to flip through pages quickly in .CBR and .CBZ comics
More enhancements:
- Fast page flip is now up to 50% faster
- Several Wi Fi issues have been addressed
- Enabling and disabling Wi Fi is faster

That is largely the release notes for the 4.11.x release to the Forma.

Other changes I know of are:

Adding scroll buttons to the bottom of most lists and dialogs. These show in the corners at the bottom. Tapping them will scroll to the next page. Swiping will still work in all expected places. Note that on the first page, there is no left arrow, but you can still scroll backwards to the end of the list.
Fix the lack of a refresh after displaying the menu bars while reading if the footer was hidden.
Fixes for at least one more situation where the Forma was freezing.
Full refresh now done when the font settings are done. At least I think this is new. I'm sure it wasn't there before, but I can't think of when it was added. Note that for an epub, there is two refreshes done. This has been reported.
The screensaver info panel has been reduced in size. There is now no empty space between the status and the book status. If the device is plugged in, an extra line is added with the charging state. With the transparency that was in a 4.11.x release, it looks cleaner and is less intrusive.
A new hidden option is "UnlockEnabled". This can be used to disable the "Swipe to unlock" message on the Forma. Or add it to the other devices. To turn it off, add "UnlockEnabled=false" to the config file in the "PowerOptions". Using "UnlockEnabled=true" will enable it on the other devices. If you want change the time prompt is displayed, use "UnlockTimeout=n" where n is the number of seconds to display the message.

If I think of anything else, I will update the list.

For calibre, I will update the supported firmware version for the next release. In the meantime, it is safe to use the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. There are no changes that affect how calibre interacts with the device.

k9reeder · 12-12-2018, 07:27 PM

As mentioned, this seems to have fixed a minor bug I had with the Forma under-reporting the strength of my WiFi. All my other devices, including my H2O(1) accurately reported. Now the Forma seems to have it correct as well.

stuartjmz · 12-12-2018, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

For calibre, I will update the supported firmware version for the next release. In the meantime, it is safe to use the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. There are no changes that affect how calibre interacts with the device.

Answering a question I asked in the plugin forum only minutes before you posted this, thanks!

geek1011 · 12-12-2018, 07:41 PM

Finally all the devices (but the mini) are all on the same version!

The full refresh for font settings is new in this version. It was not in 4.11.12019. I also had the same thing as k9reeder was describing about the wifi, but on my Aura Edition 2 v1.

As for the patches, I won't have a chance to get to them until Sunday at the earliest (and Tuesday at the latest). The zlib ones should still apply properly though. I'll try to see if I can shuffle around my schedule, but I'm a lot more busy than usual right now. UPDATE: I have managed to find some time to update the patches.

Patches

davidfor · 12-12-2018, 09:57 PM

And just doing a little exploring in the firmware, and I have just found a new hidden settings and one I hadn't noticed before. They are "UnlockEnabled" and "UnlockTimeout" and go into the "PowerOptions" section of the config file.

"UnlockTimeout" appears to be the number of seconds to display the "Swipe to unlock" message that owners of the Forma love. I don't recommend setting this to 1

Adding "UnlockEnabled=true" on my Glo HD enables the lovely "Swipe to unlock" message. I can't test this at the moment, but I assume using "UnlockEnabled=false" would disable it on the Forma. Of course, I can't think of anyone here who would want to do that.

I don't think that this is in the Settings UI. I don't have the Forma with me check. I'll update my earlier post when this is confirmed.

geek1011 · 12-12-2018, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

And just doing a little exploring in the firmware, and I have just found a new hidden settings and one I hadn't noticed before. They are "UnlockEnabled" and "UnlockTimeout" and go into the "PowerOptions" section of the config file.
...
I don't think that this is in the Settings UI.

I can put it there with a patch if anyone's interested, now that it has a config file entry

. Thanks for finding it!

codychan · 12-12-2018, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Other changes I can think of are:

Adding scroll buttons to the bottom of most lists and dialogs. These show in the corners at the bottom. Tapping them will scroll to the next page. Swiping will still work in all expected places. Note that on the first page, there is no left arrow, but you can still scroll backwards to the end of the list.
Fix the lack of a refresh after displaying the menu bars while reading if the footer was hidden.
Fixes for at least one more situation where the Forma was freezing.
Full refresh now done when the font settings are done. At least I think this is new. I'm sure it wasn't there before, but I can't think of when it was added. Note that for an epub, there is two refreshes done. This has been reported.
The screensaver info panel has been reduced in size. There is now no empty space between the status and the book status. If the device is plugged in, an extra line is added with the charging state. With the transparency that was in a 4.11.x release, it looks cleaner and is less intrusive.

If I think of anything else, I will update the list.

For calibre, I will update the supported firmware version for the next release. In the meantime, it is safe to use the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. There are no changes that affect how calibre interacts with the device.

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

And just doing a little exploring in the firmware, and I have just found a new hidden settings and one I hadn't noticed before. They are "UnlockEnabled" and "UnlockTimeout" and go into the "PowerOptions" section of the config file.

"UnlockTimeout" appears to be the number of seconds to display the "Swipe to unlock" message that owners of the Forma love. I don't recommend setting this to 1

Adding "UnlockEnabled=true" on my Glo HD enables the lovely "Swipe to unlock" message. I can't test this at the moment, but I assume using "UnlockEnabled=false" would disable it on the Forma. Of course, I can't think of anyone here who would want to do that.

I don't think that this is in the Settings UI. I don't have the Forma with me check. I'll update my earlier post when this is confirmed.

Thank you @davidfor for this sum-up. These new features and fixes look exciting to me.

sherman · 12-12-2018, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Adding scroll buttons to the bottom of most lists and dialogs. These show in the corners at the bottom. Tapping them will scroll to the next page. Swiping will still work in all expected places. Note that on the first page, there is no left arrow, but you can still scroll backwards to the end of the list.

Yay!

Sometimes it's the little things that are really appreciated. The number of times I've accidentally opened a book when I meant to advance to the next page of the booklist is frustratingly high. Hopefully this will solve that!

robko · 12-12-2018, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Adding "UnlockEnabled=true" on my Glo HD enables the lovely "Swipe to unlock" message. I can't test this at the moment, but I assume using "UnlockEnabled=false" would disable it on the Forma. Of course, I can't think of anyone here who would want to do that.

You sir are THE MAN!! I can confirm that adding this gets rid of the stupid swipe to unlock on the Forma. And there is no setting in the options. Thank you sir!!

Mrs_Often · 12-13-2018, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuartjmz

No 50% increase in user's reading speed included in the firmrware, sadly.

Ooohh I would love that feature! I hope they make it in the next FW. Preferably with a sliding speed scale that can be adjusted by swiping the screen up/down on the right.

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

"UnlockTimeout" appears to be the number of seconds to display the "Swipe to unlock" message that owners of the Forma love. I don't recommend setting this to 1

that must’ve been fun

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Fix the lack of a refresh after displaying the menu bars while reading if the footer was hidden.

Yay!

Calenorn · 12-13-2018, 08:06 AM

I synced my Clara and it did not update the firmware.

How long does it usually take Kobo to roll this out to existing users?

compurandom · 12-13-2018, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calenorn

I synced my Clara and it did not update the firmware.

How long does it usually take Kobo to roll this out to existing users?

Weeks to months... staged rollout, not everyone gets it at once.

geek1011 · 12-13-2018, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calenorn

I synced my Clara and it did not update the firmware.

How long does it usually take Kobo to roll this out to existing users?

The last few versions have been going out to bestbuyca, walmartca, and beta first (along with a few others). About 2 days or 1 week later, it then goes out to Kobo, fnac, and sometimes rakutenbooks (and a few others), then it either goes to the other ones a few weeks later or not at all. You can see the current state in the table under the main one (click the link to show it) on my firmware page.

12-12-2018, 06:30 PM	#1
gtim108 Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 27372 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura H20, Kobo Aura One, Kobo Forma	Kobo Firmware 4.12.12111 Kobo Firmware 4.12.12111 Kobo firmware 4.12.12111 has been released. As of December 13, 2018, it has been released to the Kobo Touch A/B, Kobo Touch C, Kobo Glo, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Touch 2.0, Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v1, Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v2, Kobo Aura ONE, Kobo Aura ONE Limited Edition, Kobo Aura Edition 2 v1, Kobo Aura Edition 2 v2, Kobo Clara HD, and the Kobo Forma. It has not been released to the Kobo Mini. The affiliates used to check these firmware versions were: kobo, bestbuyca, fnac, beta, rakutenbooks, and the walmartca. Download Links Official Links: Kobo Touch A/B (mark 3) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Touch C (mark 4) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Glo (mark 4) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Glo HD (mark 6) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Touch 2.0 (mark 6) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura (mark 5) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura HD (mark 4) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura H2O (mark 5) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v1 (mark 6) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v2 (mark 7) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura ONE (mark 6) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura ONE Limited Edition (mark 6) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura Edition 2 v1 (mark 6) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Aura Edition 2 v2 (mark 7) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Clara HD (mark 7) - Download \| Release Notes Kobo Forma (mark 7) - Download \| Release Notes You can also try the generic links at your own risk: Mark 3 - Download Mark 4 - Download Mark 5 - Download Mark 6 - Download Mark 7 - Download Generated by kobofirmware by Patrick G (geek1011). Source Code

12-12-2018, 07:02 PM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	As can be seen, firmware version 4.12.12111 has been released. This is mainly a catch-up release to get all devices on the same firmware version. So, it is going to everything except the Mini. The release notes are: Hide book title or footer: Keep your book title private, or just give yourself space for words on the screen Go to Settings > Reading settings > Page appearance Reading PDF documents: While reading a PDF, double-tap to zoom in, then swipe to move between sections of the page Double-tap to zoom out, or use a page-turn button to move to the next page Reading Comics (.CBR, .CBZ): Performance has improved when reading .CBR or .CBZ comics, especially when zooming in You can now press and hold to flip through pages quickly in .CBR and .CBZ comics More enhancements: Fast page flip is now up to 50% faster Several Wi Fi issues have been addressed Enabling and disabling Wi Fi is faster That is largely the release notes for the 4.11.x release to the Forma. Other changes I know of are: Adding scroll buttons to the bottom of most lists and dialogs. These show in the corners at the bottom. Tapping them will scroll to the next page. Swiping will still work in all expected places. Note that on the first page, there is no left arrow, but you can still scroll backwards to the end of the list. Fix the lack of a refresh after displaying the menu bars while reading if the footer was hidden. Fixes for at least one more situation where the Forma was freezing. Full refresh now done when the font settings are done. At least I think this is new. I'm sure it wasn't there before, but I can't think of when it was added. Note that for an epub, there is two refreshes done. This has been reported. The screensaver info panel has been reduced in size. There is now no empty space between the status and the book status. If the device is plugged in, an extra line is added with the charging state. With the transparency that was in a 4.11.x release, it looks cleaner and is less intrusive. A new hidden option is "UnlockEnabled". This can be used to disable the "Swipe to unlock" message on the Forma. Or add it to the other devices. To turn it off, add "UnlockEnabled=false" to the config file in the "PowerOptions". Using "UnlockEnabled=true" will enable it on the other devices. If you want change the time prompt is displayed, use "UnlockTimeout=n" where n is the number of seconds to display the message. If I think of anything else, I will update the list. For calibre, I will update the supported firmware version for the next release. In the meantime, it is safe to use the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. There are no changes that affect how calibre interacts with the device. Last edited by davidfor; 12-13-2018 at 12:01 AM. Reason: Added: comment about screensaver info box, UnlockEnabled/UnlockTimeOut

12-12-2018, 07:41 PM	#6
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,811 Karma: 7423683 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD, Clara BW, Libra Colour	Finally all the devices (but the mini) are all on the same version! The full refresh for font settings is new in this version. It was not in 4.11.12019. I also had the same thing as k9reeder was describing about the wifi, but on my Aura Edition 2 v1. As for the patches, I won't have a chance to get to them until Sunday at the earliest (and Tuesday at the latest). The zlib ones should still apply properly though. I'll try to see if I can shuffle around my schedule, but I'm a lot more busy than usual right now. UPDATE: I have managed to find some time to update the patches. Patches Last edited by geek1011; 12-13-2018 at 07:12 PM. Reason: patches

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12-12-2018, 06:44 PM	#2
stuartjmz Nameless Being	Thanks for the heads up! No sign of it when I synch my H2O2 v2, so thanks to your promptness I can get in early. Although the release notes read like a copy of the last ones. No 50% increase in user's reading speed included in the firmrware, sadly.

12-12-2018, 07:27 PM	#4
k9reeder Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 216716 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS-350, Galaxy Tab S2, PW3(7th) Kobo H2O (1st), Forma	As mentioned, this seems to have fixed a minor bug I had with the Forma under-reporting the strength of my WiFi. All my other devices, including my H2O(1) accurately reported. Now the Forma seems to have it correct as well.

12-12-2018, 09:57 PM	#7
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	And just doing a little exploring in the firmware, and I have just found a new hidden settings and one I hadn't noticed before. They are "UnlockEnabled" and "UnlockTimeout" and go into the "PowerOptions" section of the config file. "UnlockTimeout" appears to be the number of seconds to display the "Swipe to unlock" message that owners of the Forma love. I don't recommend setting this to 1 Adding "UnlockEnabled=true" on my Glo HD enables the lovely "Swipe to unlock" message. I can't test this at the moment, but I assume using "UnlockEnabled=false" would disable it on the Forma. Of course, I can't think of anyone here who would want to do that. I don't think that this is in the Settings UI. I don't have the Forma with me check. I'll update my earlier post when this is confirmed.

12-13-2018, 08:06 AM	#13
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,203 Karma: 9224939 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	I synced my Clara and it did not update the firmware. How long does it usually take Kobo to roll this out to existing users?