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05-08-2024, 06:27 AM | #92 |
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Why not just properly register and then keep the WiFi off?
And no it's not silly. You lose everything including annotations. A backup database cannot be restored. Basically, you're toast. And yes, i did happen (from what I remember) in a version 4.x firmware. For all we know it could happen again in a version 5 firmware as it seems to be rather different. |
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05-08-2024, 07:04 AM | #93 | |
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I don't miss it. The My Books screen (default home with SideloadedMode=true) is wonderful. You are not asked for an address or payment method and even a fakeuser@inventeddomain.etc used to work. No spam in 10+ years of a real email address on a Kobo. |
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05-08-2024, 08:18 AM | #94 | |
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I think this was discussed before (many times?)?
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05-08-2024, 08:41 AM | #95 |
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why buy one if you are not going to connect. seems like a waste of money. get a tablet
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05-08-2024, 08:57 AM | #96 |
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05-08-2024, 08:59 AM | #97 |
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05-08-2024, 01:14 PM | #98 | |
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But we could go back and restore the previous firmware and maybe an older database in that case. I do keep the last backed-up database from the previous firmware just in case. |
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05-08-2024, 01:16 PM | #99 | |
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I bet the OP has a cell phone, computer, streaming service and/or TV service and they are all registered. So why not register the Kobo? Last edited by JSWolf; 05-08-2024 at 01:18 PM. |
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05-08-2024, 06:17 PM | #100 |
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05-08-2024, 06:36 PM | #101 |
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When it comes to Kobo, unless there is a feature of bugfix you specifically want, I would say anyone is *way* better off not updating. Of course, that's only an option if sideloading exclusively.
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05-09-2024, 06:53 AM | #102 |
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I believe there is patch for that: it asks before applying an update (with some caveats).
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05-09-2024, 07:44 AM | #103 |
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There have been some useful enhancements.For example, when Kobo made highlighting on ePub much easier.
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05-09-2024, 11:13 AM | #104 |
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06-11-2024, 12:50 PM | #105 |
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Hi. But, is anyone able to use kobo as a generic stand alone ereader? I attempted today but I really could not. In the beginning, I logged out, then I restarted it by a factory reset but in both cases the first thing kobo did was asking me my WiFi key in order to connect itself to my account
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