Just got firmware 3.3.0 - Page 17

tshering · 05-08-2014, 04:31 PM

deleted

emreka · 05-09-2014, 08:16 AM

Is scrolling in web pages not annoying anyone? I think the device tries to render after every command when scrolling up and down in web pages, so it is extremely laggy. Maybe the same goes for pdf's too, haven't tried. Also not a big deal but when playing solitaire, page refreshes at every single input.

hleo12 · 05-09-2014, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emreka

Is scrolling in web pages not annoying anyone? I think the device tries to render after every command when scrolling up and down in web pages, so it is extremely laggy. Maybe the same goes for pdf's too, haven't tried. Also not a big deal but when playing solitaire, page refreshes at every single input.

It doesn't seem to affect PDF that much. At least on mine...

arspr · 05-09-2014, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emreka

Is scrolling in web pages not annoying anyone? I think the device tries to render after every command when scrolling up and down in web pages, so it is extremely laggy. Maybe the same goes for pdf's too, haven't tried. Also not a big deal but when playing solitaire, page refreshes at every single input.

Known issue. I've downgraded to 3.2.0 pretty much because of that issue as I sometimes use the Web browser.

You know, Kobo is Kobo and it will always be...

pietro · 05-09-2014, 04:25 PM

I am happy with update to 3.3.0. My Aura HD first did not remember the wifi password and then stopped working with Wifi. After the update it is working perfectly. Haven't noticed any other major changes, other than fixing the bug with wifi.

Nick Payne · 05-10-2014, 06:56 AM

Handling of punctuation such as em dashes is worse in 3.3.0 than 3.2.0 (on kepubs at least). If the text is set with em dashes between two words without any space either side, then when justifying a line 3.3.0 doesn't centre the em dash between the words but aligns it so that there is no space on the left and a large space on the right. At least with 3.2.0 the dash was centred between the words—still incorrect behaviour in my opinion: if the text is set without an space either side of the dash, then justification should not be introducing any space there.

And if a sentence or paragraph ends with an em dash, then every so often the line breaking will put the dash on a new line by itself, which looks very bad (I think this is a kepub problem which is not new with 3.3.0).

Prestidigitweeze · 05-10-2014, 04:03 PM

The upgrade was rolled out to my Aura HD in NYC last night. 3.3.0 seems far more responsive than 3.2.0 on this particular e-reader. It's a welcome upgrade.

One thing I do wish: That the user could type or correct any word in the look-up field in the dictionary popup menu within a book (for those times when aleatoric is spelled with two o's). That's a feature from Sony's Readers that I miss.

I'd also like to be able to load specific kinds of dictionaries. But perhaps these options are available in some way and I simply haven't been attentive.

coolloser · 05-12-2014, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze

One thing I do wish: That the user could type or correct any word in the look-up field in the dictionary popup menu within a book (for those times when aleatoric is spelled with two o's). That's a feature from Sony's Readers that I miss.

I completely agree! Sometimes the dictionary has the root word which was easy to look up on the Sony reader when it couldn't find a definition...

soseono · 05-12-2014, 05:28 PM

Got 3.3.0 a few days ago, and it completely broke wifi connection on my Aura HD, which was already buggy anyway. (I had to reboot the device every time I wanted to connect to wifi.)

Factory reset fixed the wifi problem, though! I don't know what the factory reset did, but during the reset it downloaded and installed the firmware update again. Anyway, my Aura HD's wifi connection is back to normal.

I had to side-load all the books again, and lost all the reading progresses, but the fact that the wifi problem is now fixed is a huge relief.

davidfor · 05-12-2014, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soseono

Got 3.3.0 a few days ago, and it completely broke wifi connection on my Aura HD, which was already buggy anyway. (I had to reboot the device every time I wanted to connect to wifi.)

Factory reset fixed the wifi problem, though! I don't know what the factory reset did, but during the reset it downloaded and installed the firmware update again. Anyway, my Aura HD's wifi connection is back to normal.

That is a common fix for problems. If you get strange problems that others aren't seeing after a firmware upgrade a factory reset frequently fixes it. Manually reinstalling the firmware update over the update can also fix it.

Quote:

I had to side-load all the books again, and lost all the reading progresses, but the fact that the wifi problem is now fixed is a huge relief.

If you are a calibre user, get my Kobo Utilities plugin. It can store and restore the reading positions of the books.

samhy · 05-13-2014, 04:33 AM

After the glitch with Pocket (maybe more related to logging out of my Kobo account than the update), I'm happy to report that everything works as it should with the new firmware.

Joques · 05-13-2014, 06:13 AM

Been using 3.3.0 for a while now, and so far it seems to have completely solved all the three annoying freezing problems I've been struggling with to now. To wit:

Occasionally freezing, accepting no input _except_ to power off. When turning back on, works fine.

Very rarely freezes and accepts no input at all. Only solution is pinhole reset.

The well known freezing on opening chapter, solvable by clicking top screen to open menu. It has happened less and less frequently for every FW revision; now it seems completely gone.

All three are completely gone, and I am a very happy camper!

anacreon · 05-13-2014, 11:46 AM

On the whole, I like 3.3.0 (I skipped 3.2), which as noted solved a number of bugs, but I have noticed that my aura HD doesn't go to sleep by itself anymore, even though the parameters (I checked) are unchanged at 10'.

I often forget to turn it off manually, and it impacts the battery.

I don't know about the aura 6", since I use it only on the go, with the sleep cover.

samhy · 05-13-2014, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anacreon

I often forget to turn it off manually, and it impacts the battery.

Do you mean that you let the light on? Because an "open book" doesn't use much more battery than the sleep screen

The main difference is whether the IR sensors are on or off, isn't it?

vice-versa · 05-13-2014, 04:02 PM

I don't know if it's a known issue (I can't read all the threads and even in a threads, sometimes all the posts) but I wanted to set the font to kobo Nickel (with 3.2.0) and I had huge line spacing even if it was set to zero. With 3.3.0, it seems to be fixed

but I became used to Malabar and now that it "works", I don't want it anymore

05-08-2014, 04:31 PM	#241
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	deleted Last edited by tshering; 05-08-2014 at 04:35 PM.

05-10-2014, 04:03 PM	#247
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	The upgrade was rolled out to my Aura HD in NYC last night. 3.3.0 seems far more responsive than 3.2.0 on this particular e-reader. It's a welcome upgrade. One thing I do wish: That the user could type or correct any word in the look-up field in the dictionary popup menu within a book (for those times when aleatoric is spelled with two o's). That's a feature from Sony's Readers that I miss. I'd also like to be able to load specific kinds of dictionaries. But perhaps these options are available in some way and I simply haven't been attentive. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 05-10-2014 at 04:25 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Firmware Update Instructions and the latest Firmware Versions	mitchwah	Ectaco jetBook	113	10-24-2023 09:02 PM
Firmware @.5.3	jackastor	Kobo Reader	3	05-13-2013 07:10 PM
Firmware 2.0.3 Pocketbook IQ - another firmware is release for IQ	tvpupsik	PocketBook	26	12-13-2010 03:03 PM
Looking for v1.0 firmware	pepak	Sony Reader Dev Corner	2	12-20-2009 10:42 AM
SMARTQ7: firmware 5 VS .92 firmware 5.1?	wwang	Alternative Devices	2	12-17-2009 12:41 PM

05-09-2014, 08:16 AM	#242
emreka Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Kobo Glo	Is scrolling in web pages not annoying anyone? I think the device tries to render after every command when scrolling up and down in web pages, so it is extremely laggy. Maybe the same goes for pdf's too, haven't tried. Also not a big deal but when playing solitaire, page refreshes at every single input.

05-09-2014, 04:25 PM	#245
pietro Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: prs-t1, kobo auraHD	I am happy with update to 3.3.0. My Aura HD first did not remember the wifi password and then stopped working with Wifi. After the update it is working perfectly. Haven't noticed any other major changes, other than fixing the bug with wifi.

05-10-2014, 06:56 AM	#246
Nick Payne Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 39898 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Canberra, Australia Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Libra H2O	Handling of punctuation such as em dashes is worse in 3.3.0 than 3.2.0 (on kepubs at least). If the text is set with em dashes between two words without any space either side, then when justifying a line 3.3.0 doesn't centre the em dash between the words but aligns it so that there is no space on the left and a large space on the right. At least with 3.2.0 the dash was centred between the words—still incorrect behaviour in my opinion: if the text is set without an space either side of the dash, then justification should not be introducing any space there. And if a sentence or paragraph ends with an em dash, then every so often the line breaking will put the dash on a new line by itself, which looks very bad (I think this is a kepub problem which is not new with 3.3.0).

05-12-2014, 05:28 PM	#249
soseono Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 36180 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: US East Coast Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle 4, Sony PRS-T1 (formerly PRS-500 & 505), iPad Air	Got 3.3.0 a few days ago, and it completely broke wifi connection on my Aura HD, which was already buggy anyway. (I had to reboot the device every time I wanted to connect to wifi.) Factory reset fixed the wifi problem, though! I don't know what the factory reset did, but during the reset it downloaded and installed the firmware update again. Anyway, my Aura HD's wifi connection is back to normal. I had to side-load all the books again, and lost all the reading progresses, but the fact that the wifi problem is now fixed is a huge relief.

05-13-2014, 04:33 AM	#251
samhy Wizard Posts: 1,821 Karma: 9503859 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Device: (Sony (J) PRS 650), Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo HD (broken), Kobo Clara BW	After the glitch with Pocket (maybe more related to logging out of my Kobo account than the update), I'm happy to report that everything works as it should with the new firmware.

05-13-2014, 06:13 AM	#252
Joques Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 107414 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kobo Glo	Been using 3.3.0 for a while now, and so far it seems to have completely solved all the three annoying freezing problems I've been struggling with to now. To wit: Occasionally freezing, accepting no input _except_ to power off. When turning back on, works fine. Very rarely freezes and accepts no input at all. Only solution is pinhole reset. The well known freezing on opening chapter, solvable by clicking top screen to open menu. It has happened less and less frequently for every FW revision; now it seems completely gone. All three are completely gone, and I am a very happy camper!

05-13-2014, 11:46 AM	#253
anacreon Guru Posts: 977 Karma: 3475832 Join Date: May 2012 Location: France Device: Elipsa, Sage, Libra 2	On the whole, I like 3.3.0 (I skipped 3.2), which as noted solved a number of bugs, but I have noticed that my aura HD doesn't go to sleep by itself anymore, even though the parameters (I checked) are unchanged at 10'. I often forget to turn it off manually, and it impacts the battery. I don't know about the aura 6", since I use it only on the go, with the sleep cover.

05-13-2014, 04:02 PM	#255
vice-versa whippet addict Posts: 391 Karma: 689884 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: France, Normandy, Gisors Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra Colour	I don't know if it's a known issue (I can't read all the threads and even in a threads, sometimes all the posts) but I wanted to set the font to kobo Nickel (with 3.2.0) and I had huge line spacing even if it was set to zero. With 3.3.0, it seems to be fixed but I became used to Malabar and now that it "works", I don't want it anymore

Advert

Advert