PB Touch HD3 - not showing new books

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

I am using whatever firmware it had when I bought it. I'm leery of updating firmware; I've heard too many stories about problems with that, especially since I never use any of the online features.

I haven't had any trouble with PocketBook updates, currently running my HD 3 on 6.7.xx (which is seven updates newer than the original firmware), but I understand being leery.

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

I may have found a fix - whatever scrambled it also reset the time/date, and when I fixed that, it started registering new books. Still doesn't show the ones I added when it had problems, but I can work around that for the ones I'd started reading, and I can remove & re-add the others.

Sounds hopeful. Not that it should be resetting the clock, but if fixing that fixes your problem, that sounds better than factory resetting.

Good luck. I like my HD 3, but I see some of these issues and makes me a little nervous about its future.

[Elfwreck]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I haven't had any trouble with PocketBook updates, currently running my HD 3 on 6.7.xx (which is seven updates newer than the original firmware), but I understand being leery.

It's not really even that I'm nervous about updates - it's more that I haven't seen any value to them. It's not clear what they do for someone who doesn't use any of the online features. I occasionally hear about problems with updates, but mostly it's, "why would I do this? My device is working. What does the update bring that I don't have now?"

(If the answer is "better emoji support," then maybe I should update. I'm tired of my books crashing because the author put 🤣🤣🤣 in the author's notes.)

I'm not sure how to update - I've never used any of the online features, no idea how to install firmware. But I could sort that out; I'm mostly worried about making things worse by installing software I don't need.

...I see the Kobo forum has a thread about a "mandatory update" that seems to be "we demand the ability to inflict ads on your device." Bleh.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

(If the answer is "better emoji support," then maybe I should update. I'm tired of my books crashing because the author put ������ in the author's notes.)

One of the HD 3 updates gave it ePub 3 support, so maybe emjoi's would work better with that? Not sure. (That came with 6.0.xx, but there were improvements to it in the later releases as there were some "teething issues" apparently.) You can now use one of two ePub "engines," ePub 2 or ePub 3 by long pressing on the book. (I should say "you can," with an update.)

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

...I see the Kobo forum has a thread about a "mandatory update" that seems to be "we demand the ability to inflict ads on your device." Bleh.

Yeah, I noticed that. I like the little Kobo Mini, hope it still syncs after the change.