Do you have a Kobo remote for your reader?

Dal Bhat · 09-04-2026, 02:51 PM

She loves the new Clara and now thinks she'd like the remote.

What's your experience with it?

Is this something we might find as a Black Friday deal?

DNSB · 09-04-2026, 05:03 PM

You might want to check Kobo's web page for any possible sale prices.

I have one and it works well but not something I use all that often. OTOH, I have helped 3 people with health issues set their remotes up. The health issues basically preclude them from being to handhold their Kobos so using a holder for the ereader and turning pages with the remote makes it a lot easier for them to read.

RobertJSawyer · 09-04-2026, 09:57 PM

I ordered one as soon as they were announced, and I love it. It's very pleasant to hold and works just fine.

Kobo does not have a track record of putting accessories on sale very often, and I'd be very suprised to see it go on sale this year.

Dal Bhat · 09-04-2026, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer

I ordered one as soon as they were announced, and I love it. It's very pleasant to hold and works just fine.

Kobo does not have a track record of putting accessories on sale very often, and I'd be very suprised to see it go on sale this year.

How do you manage BT and wifi turning on together? Turning wifi back off and back off; does that bug you?

RobertJSawyer · 09-05-2026, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dal Bhat

How do you manage BT and wifi turning on together? Turning wifi back off and back off; does that bug you?

I just leave them both on. It would bug me to keep turning them on and off, but the battery life is still very good on my Clara 2e and pretty good on my Libra 2 with both on, so I just leave it that way.

Hasdrubal_Lector · 09-05-2026, 06:49 PM

I installed nickel menu and use it to toggle bluetooth on and off. Wifi does not turn on if you do it this way. All sorts of useful details in this thread. You do not need to install the bluetooth plugin for the Kobo remote, or even the 8bitdo micro. You will need nickel menu, instructions for which are in the Nickel Menu thread.

I have the following in my config file to make it work. Where you see xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx replace it with the Kobo Remote's MAC address, or the MAC address of your bluetooth device.
menu_item :main :Bluetooth On :nickel_bluetooth :enable
menu_item :main :Bluetooth Off :nickel_bluetooth :disable
menu_item :reader :Bluetooth Connect :nickel_wifi :enable
chain_success :nickel_wifi :autoconnect_silent
chain_success :nickel_bluetooth :enable
chain_success :nickel_wifi :disable
chain_success :cmd_spawn :bluetoothctl connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
menu_item :reader :Bluetooth Off :nickel_bluetooth :disable

Squirsier · 09-05-2026, 09:16 PM

I initially purchased one for my Libra Colour, and eventually gave both the Libra and remote to my wife because I wanted a smaller model.

So I ended up buying a Clara Colour but not the remote with it. It might be because the Clara has no physical button or that I just missed using the remote, but a week later I had to buy a new one for the Clara as well!

Dal Bhat · 09-05-2026, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasdrubal_Lector

I installed nickel menu and use it to toggle bluetooth on and off. Wifi does not turn on if you do it this way. All sorts of useful details in this thread. You do not need to install the bluetooth plugin for the Kobo remote, or even the 8bitdo micro. You will need nickel menu, instructions for which are in the Nickel Menu thread.

I have the following in my config file to make it work. Where you see xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx replace it with the Kobo Remote's MAC address, or the MAC address of your bluetooth device.
menu_item :main :Bluetooth On :nickel_bluetooth :enable
menu_item :main :Bluetooth Off :nickel_bluetooth :disable
menu_item :reader :Bluetooth Connect :nickel_wifi :enable
chain_success :nickel_wifi :autoconnect_silent
chain_success :nickel_bluetooth :enable
chain_success :nickel_wifi :disable
chain_success :cmd_spawn :bluetoothctl connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
menu_item :reader :Bluetooth Off :nickel_bluetooth :disable

Helpful and informative. I might do this.

One thing stuck out, though: second to last line. Is the term 'bluetoothctl' correct? The'ctl' caught my eye.

Edit: nevermind. I see from reading at that link that the term is correct.

09-04-2026, 02:51 PM	#1
Dal Bhat Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 1655764 Join Date: Apr 2024 Device: Kindle 11th Gen; Clara BW	Do you have a Kobo remote for your reader? She loves the new Clara and now thinks she'd like the remote. What's your experience with it? Is this something we might find as a Black Friday deal?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Kobo Remote Confirmed	ownedbycats	News	78	12-11-2025 03:28 AM
Kobo Remote Sold Out in Canada	Cedros	Kobo Reader	28	12-07-2025 03:36 PM
Kobo as remote keyboard for smartphone	bramepc	Kobo Developer's Corner	3	12-13-2015 05:35 PM
Moon+ Reader, TTS operate by remote???	rexall	Android Devices	1	03-15-2014 01:37 PM
Reader Device w/universal remote built-in?	brecklundin	News	3	09-18-2009 09:54 PM

09-04-2026, 05:03 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 54,261 Karma: 182161593 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	You might want to check Kobo's web page for any possible sale prices. I have one and it works well but not something I use all that often. OTOH, I have helped 3 people with health issues set their remotes up. The health issues basically preclude them from being to handhold their Kobos so using a holder for the ereader and turning pages with the remote makes it a lot easier for them to read.

09-04-2026, 09:57 PM	#3
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 786 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	I ordered one as soon as they were announced, and I love it. It's very pleasant to hold and works just fine. Kobo does not have a track record of putting accessories on sale very often, and I'd be very suprised to see it go on sale this year.

09-05-2026, 06:49 PM	#6
Hasdrubal_Lector Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 599840 Join Date: Dec 2024 Location: Mid-Atlantic Region Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPad 8, Clara BW, Glowlight 4 Plus	I installed nickel menu and use it to toggle bluetooth on and off. Wifi does not turn on if you do it this way. All sorts of useful details in this thread. You do not need to install the bluetooth plugin for the Kobo remote, or even the 8bitdo micro. You will need nickel menu, instructions for which are in the Nickel Menu thread. I have the following in my config file to make it work. Where you see xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx replace it with the Kobo Remote's MAC address, or the MAC address of your bluetooth device. menu_item :main :Bluetooth On :nickel_bluetooth :enable menu_item :main :Bluetooth Off :nickel_bluetooth :disable menu_item :reader :Bluetooth Connect :nickel_wifi :enable chain_success :nickel_wifi :autoconnect_silent chain_success :nickel_bluetooth :enable chain_success :nickel_wifi :disable chain_success :cmd_spawn :bluetoothctl connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx menu_item :reader :Bluetooth Off :nickel_bluetooth :disable

09-05-2026, 09:16 PM	#7
Squirsier Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 51156 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2, Colour	I initially purchased one for my Libra Colour, and eventually gave both the Libra and remote to my wife because I wanted a smaller model. So I ended up buying a Clara Colour but not the remote with it. It might be because the Clara has no physical button or that I just missed using the remote, but a week later I had to buy a new one for the Clara as well!