What ebooks include Android, microSD slot and is it possible to root them?

Tlnvsn · 12-12-2017, 01:53 PM

What ebooks include Android, microSD slot and is it possible to root them?

I am very interested in getting an ebook that meets the following characteristics:

Android operating system
Possibility of rooting without touching the hardware
MicroSD slot to expand device memory

Can anybody help me?

Thank you very much.

mobama · 12-15-2017, 05:01 AM

Perhaps you mean which ereaders have Android? In the past, there were a bunch of producers attempting to combine Android and eink, but right now we have only Onyx Boox and Boyue, most readily available from China on the website banggood.com

church mouse · 12-15-2017, 09:25 AM

Assuming you do mean ereaders, as well as the products mobama mentions, in Europe there are Android offerings from Icarus, Energy Sistem and Inkbook that come to mind.

DaleDe · 12-15-2017, 11:49 AM

Discussion moved to the Android forum where the experts are.

DNSB · 12-15-2017, 10:43 PM

For European purchases, you can also add the Tolino ereaders. I seem to remember some of them (Shine 2HD?) have uSD card slots.

edit: Should have noticed that you show a Tolino Vision as your current ereader.

downeaster59 · 12-16-2017, 01:23 PM

As others have pointed out, there are a number of readers out there that meet all your criteria. To help us help you narrow this down, what other criteria are important to you? Do you want a six inch display, or something larger? Does the amount of internal storage matter to you? Or what version of Android a device runs? How much can you spend on such a device? (You can sometimes find lightly used ones in good condition.) Are there other features you are looking for?

Tlnvsn · 12-26-2017, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by downeaster59

As others have pointed out, there are a number of readers out there that meet all your criteria. To help us help you narrow this down, what other criteria are important to you? Do you want a six inch display, or something larger? Does the amount of internal storage matter to you? Or what version of Android a device runs? How much can you spend on such a device? (You can sometimes find lightly used ones in good condition.) Are there other features you are looking for?

Hi thanks. It is very important that you have an Android version from Android 4.0.4, that can be rooted and install third-party applications. In addition, I consider it very important that the book be resistant materials (I have read that the Onyx are broken just by looking at them ...).

As for the inches, about 6 or 8, I want to take it to the park to read comfortably.

AnemicOak · 12-26-2017, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Tlnvsn

In addition, I consider it very important that the book be resistant materials (I have read that the Onyx are broken just by looking at them ...).

Note that all eInk readers (except for a few big 13.3" models) use screens that have a thin glass backplane and therefore models from any manufacturer can be considered somewhat more fragile than say a smartphone or tablet. That's not to say they break if you look at them wrong, but that they do take a bit of care especially when transporting in a bag with other items and such.

Pajamaman · 12-26-2017, 11:33 AM

Expensive option: a new Onyx or Boyue, normally purchased from banggood.com if you are in the USA.

Or the new Nook Glowlight 3. Can install apps and can be rooted.

Cheap option: an old Nook ST. Easy to root and work very well. But comes with an ancient version of Android. You would need to find old apk files to sideload apps.

12-12-2017, 01:53 PM	#1
Tlnvsn Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Tolino Vision 1	What ebooks include Android, microSD slot and is it possible to root them? What ebooks include Android, microSD slot and is it possible to root them? I am very interested in getting an ebook that meets the following characteristics: Android operating system Possibility of rooting without touching the hardware MicroSD slot to expand device memory Can anybody help me? Thank you very much.

12-15-2017, 10:43 PM	#5
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,401 Karma: 145435140 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	For European purchases, you can also add the Tolino ereaders. I seem to remember some of them (Shine 2HD?) have uSD card slots. edit: Should have noticed that you show a Tolino Vision as your current ereader. Last edited by DNSB; 12-15-2017 at 10:46 PM.

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mobama Evangelist Posts: 432 Karma: 2303460 Join Date: Aug 2017 Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 3, Onyx T76ML, Kobo H2O Edition 1, Kobo Mini	Perhaps you mean which ereaders have Android? In the past, there were a bunch of producers attempting to combine Android and eink, but right now we have only Onyx Boox and Boyue, most readily available from China on the website banggood.com

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church mouse Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 5277078 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Clara HD, Kobo H2O, Boox Poke 2	Assuming you do mean ereaders, as well as the products mobama mentions, in Europe there are Android offerings from Icarus, Energy Sistem and Inkbook that come to mind.

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DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Discussion moved to the Android forum where the experts are.

12-16-2017, 01:23 PM	#6
downeaster59 Wizard Posts: 1,215 Karma: 2957301 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Rochester, NY Device: iPad mini 6, Onyx Leaf 2, Onyx Tab Mini C, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus	As others have pointed out, there are a number of readers out there that meet all your criteria. To help us help you narrow this down, what other criteria are important to you? Do you want a six inch display, or something larger? Does the amount of internal storage matter to you? Or what version of Android a device runs? How much can you spend on such a device? (You can sometimes find lightly used ones in good condition.) Are there other features you are looking for?

12-26-2017, 11:33 AM	#9
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,827 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	Expensive option: a new Onyx or Boyue, normally purchased from banggood.com if you are in the USA. Or the new Nook Glowlight 3. Can install apps and can be rooted. Cheap option: an old Nook ST. Easy to root and work very well. But comes with an ancient version of Android. You would need to find old apk files to sideload apps.