Firmware Update - 4.5.9587 - Page 9

lkmiller · 07-26-2017, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Semwize

Settings -> Manage downloads -> ARTICLE MANAGEMENT

Counter does not work

I see the same on my Aura One even though I have 91 right now and they're all downloaded. (I'm still on 4.4.9349 waiting for the ota update.) "Remove all" is greyed out. Hadn't actually noticed it since I just delete or archive as I read them.

booklover6 · 07-26-2017, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by davidfor

I don't believe there are any changes in the home screen over what was in the 4.4.x release. If there are any changes, they aren't obvious.

Ok, perhaps it was that person's first view of the new home screen. I still have the original home screen. I like the grid of 7 or so book covers.

JSWolf · 07-26-2017, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

Ok, perhaps it was that person's first view of the new home screen. I still have the original home screen. I like the grid of 7 or so book covers.

That person is you.

MGlitch · 07-26-2017, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

That person is you.

No Jon, it was the person who wrote on the other site booklover6 originally asked about.

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Originally Posted by booklover6

I just read on another site that this new firmware changes the home screen. Does anyone want to post a screen shot of what it looks like now?

petercreasey · 07-26-2017, 11:45 AM

I wonder when this version will be available at kobo.com.

. . . . . Pete

DNSB · 07-26-2017, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by petercreasey

I wonder when this version will be available at kobo.com.

I thought that discussion has been done to death already. All the firmware is at kobo.com (well, kobo.com and various Akamai edge servers). If you really want the firmware delivered OTA earlier than for the kobo affiliate setting, try bestbuyca or beta in affiliate.conf.

After updating to 4.5.9587, I didn't see any showstopper bugs. It ran happily enough on a KA1, Aura H20, Aura HD and Aura (original).

booklover6 · 07-26-2017, 03:05 PM

It was a person here: link who wrote: "The old home button is gone, replaced with the word. Advertising screen is absent. Lower screen has Browse Kobo option on left or tips on the right. Center screen has My Books on left and An Author selection on right. Top of screen gives selection of four books you are reading. Upper left corner has Home and this brings you to all menu buttons."

Based on his comment "The advertising screen is absent" I thought perhaps the newer home screen had been modified in this latest update.

JSWolf · 07-26-2017, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

I thought that discussion has been done to death already. All the firmware is at kobo.com (well, kobo.com and various Akamai edge servers). If you really want the firmware delivered OTA earlier than for the kobo affiliate setting, try bestbuyca or beta in affiliate.conf.

Peter is mixing things up again. Where he is saying kobo.com, he really means kobo as the affiliate. His Kobo's affiliate is Kobo and he currently unable to do an OTA update with Kobo as the affiliate.

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After updating to 4.5.9587, I didn't see any showstopper bugs. It ran happily enough on a KA1, Aura H20, Aura HD and Aura (original).

Thanks. I'll need to give my H2O a charge and then I can install the firmware and the patches.

davidfor · 07-26-2017, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

It was a person here: link who wrote: "The old home button is gone, replaced with the word. Advertising screen is absent. Lower screen has Browse Kobo option on left or tips on the right. Center screen has My Books on left and An Author selection on right. Top of screen gives selection of four books you are reading. Upper left corner has Home and this brings you to all menu buttons."

Based on his comment "The advertising screen is absent" I thought perhaps the newer home screen had been modified in this latest update.

Everything mentioned changed in 4.4.x. And most of what they are praising changes on the fly depending on what you do. My Glo HD hasn't shown the recommendations or related books for ages. I use that for my reading. The other devices can, but, I don't read on them so the top line isn't occupied by books.

GeoffR · 07-27-2017, 07:40 AM

I'm finding the per-book and total reading time stats are still quite inaccurate in this version.

I finished a KePub book synced from Kobo that took me about 12 hours to read, but the stats page at the end of the book said it took 24 hours, and the total reading time reported in the activity page increased by over 35 hours.

The strange thing is that the estimated time to complete the chapter and estimated time remaining for the book were accurate while I was reading it, just the totals after I had finished reading that were wrong.

booklover6 · 07-27-2017, 09:22 AM

All right, I got brave and put the new firmware (and patch) on my Mini. After what seemed a little longer than usual, the firmware was installed with no problems. I find I kind of do like the changes, and I'll consider updating my other devices. I especially like clicking on "My Books" and having the tabs at the top for Author and Collection.

El Duderino · 07-27-2017, 11:09 AM

Lovely to get everyone's take on this update. I'm excited for an OTA.

Funny, my Aura didn't have any glowlight or sleeping issues causing battery drain until around 2 weeks ago when I synced for the first time in a while. A conspiratorially minded person might entertain the notion Kobo purposefully introduced silent bugs to force an upgrade. The truth is out there!

patrik · 07-27-2017, 11:56 AM

I don't know if it's a bug or just the way they want it to be, but after reading a pocket article, getting the "End of article" pop-up menu, choosing "Delete", answer "remove from device". It stays on the same page (of the article that is deleted, and thus shouldn't be able to be shown).

I would think the logical next step would be to close the current (and removed) article and get back to "Articles".

pickyaxe · 07-27-2017, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by patrik

I don't know if it's a bug or just the way they want it to be, but after reading a pocket article, getting the "End of article" pop-up menu, choosing "Delete", answer "remove from device". It stays on the same page (of the article that is deleted, and thus shouldn't be able to be shown).

I would think the logical next step would be to close the current (and removed) article and get back to "Articles".

Also experiencing this. Why can't Kobo fix things without screwing something else? Basic software testing would have discovered this bug.

LucyOne · 07-28-2017, 04:37 AM

My Kobo Glo HD has been crashing every time I open a book (KEPUB) for the first time. The screen goes blank and the device restarts itself. It has been happening for some time now, but I don't remember with which update it started. Has anyone else had this problem?

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07-26-2017, 11:45 AM	#125
petercreasey Wizard Posts: 1,188 Karma: 1119516 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony: PRS 950 & T1, Kobo: Aura One & Forma	I wonder when this version will be available at kobo.com. . . . . . Pete

07-26-2017, 03:05 PM	#127
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	It was a person here: link who wrote: "The old home button is gone, replaced with the word. Advertising screen is absent. Lower screen has Browse Kobo option on left or tips on the right. Center screen has My Books on left and An Author selection on right. Top of screen gives selection of four books you are reading. Upper left corner has Home and this brings you to all menu buttons." Based on his comment "The advertising screen is absent" I thought perhaps the newer home screen had been modified in this latest update.

07-27-2017, 07:40 AM	#130
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	I'm finding the per-book and total reading time stats are still quite inaccurate in this version. I finished a KePub book synced from Kobo that took me about 12 hours to read, but the stats page at the end of the book said it took 24 hours, and the total reading time reported in the activity page increased by over 35 hours. The strange thing is that the estimated time to complete the chapter and estimated time remaining for the book were accurate while I was reading it, just the totals after I had finished reading that were wrong.

07-27-2017, 09:22 AM	#131
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	All right, I got brave and put the new firmware (and patch) on my Mini. After what seemed a little longer than usual, the firmware was installed with no problems. I find I kind of do like the changes, and I'll consider updating my other devices. I especially like clicking on "My Books" and having the tabs at the top for Author and Collection.

07-27-2017, 11:09 AM	#132
El Duderino #hilakleiner Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: Kobo Aura (2013)	Lovely to get everyone's take on this update. I'm excited for an OTA. Funny, my Aura didn't have any glowlight or sleeping issues causing battery drain until around 2 weeks ago when I synced for the first time in a while. A conspiratorially minded person might entertain the notion Kobo purposefully introduced silent bugs to force an upgrade. The truth is out there!

07-27-2017, 11:56 AM	#133
patrik Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 4568205 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Forma	I don't know if it's a bug or just the way they want it to be, but after reading a pocket article, getting the "End of article" pop-up menu, choosing "Delete", answer "remove from device". It stays on the same page (of the article that is deleted, and thus shouldn't be able to be shown). I would think the logical next step would be to close the current (and removed) article and get back to "Articles".

07-28-2017, 04:37 AM	#135
LucyOne Librocubicularist Posts: 617 Karma: 11908623 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Germany Device: PocketBook InkPad 3 & Touch HD 3, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Paperwhite 5	My Kobo Glo HD has been crashing every time I open a book (KEPUB) for the first time. The screen goes blank and the device restarts itself. It has been happening for some time now, but I don't remember with which update it started. Has anyone else had this problem?

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