Kobo Vox K080: my first Kobo

[kwik]

I found a Kobo Vox, discarded in the bin (dumpster). It seems to be a cheap Android tablet (not an e-reader). I don't mind cheap Android tablets if the device has some unique qualities. But I wonder if this has any.

https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/artic...97374-Kobo-Vox
The English and French User Guides result in Invalid URL links. The coveted Declaration Of Conformity document is the same. I demand better support for my free bin-sourced possession. Seriously though, how much would it cost them to host these documents?

Is there any reason to keep this device in 2024? What excites me more than any other thing is Custom Firmware, so all the Google Android spyware can be gone (search for Google Location Tracking Settlement for hints; Apple do the same thing). I will not be reading books on this thing but I am very interested in any unique qualities this device might have. Does it? The battery is so bad on this thing that even with a cable attached, it insists on shutting down. So I can't really test it without a replacement battery. I love the fact that the back cover pops off easily to make that fairly painless.

[Cootey]

That’s definitely ancient. I found a press release on their site from 13 years ago: https://www.kobo.com/news/kobo-expan...social-ereader

More importantly, I found the user guide online for you. http://download.kobobooks.com/learnm...user_guide.pdf

The world’s first social ereader. Not all of Kobo‘s ideas have worked out for them over the years, but I always appreciate them taking chances. I wonder if anybody on this forum today used or knew somebody that used one of those ereaders. I’m curious how the social aspect worked out.

I used the Kobo app on my iPad and didn’t pay attention to Kobo ereaders back then, so I didn’t even hear about the Vox until a few years ago when I saw one pop up on eBay.

I still use my Kobo mini to read. It’s the one I take with me on summer hikes and rides. You might find the Vox more useful than you imagine if you can get up and running.

[John F]

In case anyone missed it, there is a sub-forum for the Kobo tablets:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=246

[PeterT]

However it's dead. Support from Kobo is long gone as are any community support.

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