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Absentminded Reader
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Device: Kobo Mini, Libra Colour & Elipsa; Kindle Paperwhite 3 & 4; iOS apps
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Kobo.com is down
I was reading a book with the Kobo app on my iPad just this morning, but discovered the app wouldn’t load a moment ago. Then I tried it on my iPhone, and the app loaded, then froze, crashed, and now won’t open past the colorful logo page like my iPad. The website is down, too.
I am so used to a persistent internet environment, I never noticed that the app won’t load without connection to the Kobo servers. That troubles me quite a bit. For the time being, I’ll switch over to the Walmart app. Sure miss my KA1. I am curious. How is Kobo’s server being down affecting your ereaders? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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Wizard
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD
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Oh, that's true. Kobo is actually down.
About the app, does it load properly if you disable WiFi entirely? Edit: It seems to be just their main web servers (kobo.com/kobobooks.com); their upgrades API (api.kobobooks.com) is fine. The interesting thing is that store.kobobooks.com returns the following error: Code:
[WebException: The remote server returned an error: (503) Server Unavailable.] System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse() +1686 System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpChannelRequest.WaitForReply(TimeSpan timeout) +74 [ServerTooBusyException: The HTTP service located at http://osis.kobo.com:81/Infrastructure/ContextService.svc is unavailable. This could be because the service is too busy or because no endpoint was found listening at the specified address. Please ensure that the address is correct and try accessing the service again later.] System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) +14807022 System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) +386 Kobo.Services.Contracts.Internal.Infrastructure.Context.IWebContextService.BuildContextFromWebRequest(WebContextRequest request) +0 Kobo.Web.Store.Context.ServiceClient.ContextServiceClient.EnsureContext(Nullable`1 userKey) in C:\jenkins\workspace\01_HD_OneStore\OneStore\src\Kobo.Web.Store\Context.ServiceClient\ContextServiceClient.cs:48 Kobo.Web.Store.MvcApplication.Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute() in C:\jenkins\workspace\01_HD_OneStore\OneStore\src\Kobo.Web.Store\Global.asax.cs:167 [TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.] System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) +0 System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments) +260 System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) +142 System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke(Object obj, Object[] parameters) +34 System.Web.Util.ArglessEventHandlerProxy.Callback(Object sender, EventArgs e) +71 System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +139 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStepImpl(IExecutionStep step) +195 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +88 Last edited by geek1011; 02-16-2020 at 06:09 PM. |
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Absentminded Reader
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Thanks for that info. I didn’t have time to dig into it more, so I never shut off WiFi to test connectivity. It seems everything is back up now. At least on my end. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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Wizard
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD
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It's still down for me right now.
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Grand Sorcerer
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Location: Sydney, Australia
Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos
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If you try the browser, it will does use kobo.com to verify the connection is up, but, recent firmware has a prompt to warn of this and asks if you want to continue the connection. The only problem is if you realise that you forgot to buy or download that book you really, really wanted to read right now |
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Cockatoo Mom!
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Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini
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It’s still down for me as of this morning. I bought a book last night and can’t get it onto my reader. I can get it on the app for my iOS devices but not on the Kobo reader itself.
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Wizard
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Location: Ontario, Canada
Device: Kobo Aura HD
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It was a couple days ago for me that something happened with Kobo website, and I had to delete all kobo.com cookies before the I could access my account or my books. Not sure how that would affect the app though.
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It (the website) is up for me now, but it's still a bit slower than it usually is.
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Cockatoo Mom!
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It’s odd. I can access the online site, their iOS apps but not download or connect on my Libra. So I just sideloaded the book to my device. I saw through their Twitter account that they acknowledged server problems but they claim to be all fixed. Um...no they’re not!
And I don’t want to sign out on the reader or reset the reader. PITA Edit: just tried connecting with my Clara & it works perfectly fine but not on my Libra. :sobs: Last edited by Shopaholic; 02-17-2020 at 05:02 PM. |
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The kobo app on my ipad is not working very well: sputtering, getting stuck...the highlight feature doesn't work most of the time. Should stick to kindle or google play books. A waste of buying books from kobo.
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Absentminded Reader
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Do you want help, or were you just griping? Either is fine, but this is a conversation originally from last February. The Kobo server issue I brought up was fixed within hours. What you’re describing is different. It may also be posted in the wrong forum. There is a forum dedicated for iOS apps. But I may be wrong, so I’ll assume you need help and aren’t just griping. My first impression is that you have a bad install. Try these steps: 1. Reboot your iPad. Test the app again. 2. Delete the app, then reinstall it. I use the Kobo app on iPhone and iPad with none of the problems you’re describing. In fact, the app experience is often more fluid and pleasurable than using a Kobo eReader (but that is true of any ereader vs an app running on a state of the art tablet). How old is your iPad? What iOS is it running? If your iPad is outdated, you can run into issues with newer apps. Mind giving us more details? ~Dˢ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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