10-12-2015, 08:22 AM | #1 |
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Kobo firmware check website
I have created a simple website where you can check what is the current version of firmware for your Kobo eReader. I am aware of the efforts which some members of this community devote to keeping others up-to-date with the flurry of Kobo firmware updates. However, I decided to also share my effort with the community (The more, the merrier, as they say.). If you prefer a hand-picked, curated list of firmware download, please head here.
I just hope that I got the product and affiliate codes right! Please let me know if you spot any mistakes or would like to add new products and/or affiliates. This website is and will be a not-for-profit one - this means no ads. |
10-12-2015, 09:29 AM | #2 |
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Sorry, but you have the list of identifiers very wrong. The Touch and the Glo are the only ones that I am sure you have correct. And if I remember correctly the Touch has two ids. The ids are so wrong for the Glo HD and Touch 2 that they suggest the wrong update package. And while the Aura and Aura HD share an update package, they don't have the same id and don't necessarily get a release at the same time.
As to the affiliates, you probably have the two most popular, plus one that shouldn't work, but there are a lot more out there. From a usability point of view, you should be displaying the selected model and affiliate on the results page. That's to make sure the user didn't make a mistake. Finally, what IP address is being used for the check against the Kobo server? Kobo doesn't just use the affiliate, they also do some geo-checking. With the affiliate Kobo, Australia usually gets the firmware three weeks later than Canada. That might be based on the serial number, but I have done some checking on this in the past. |
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10-12-2015, 09:55 AM | #3 | ||
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10-12-2015, 04:46 PM | #4 | ||
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Do you think there is any point in adding more affiliates as Kobo seems to have converged the updates recently? |
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10-12-2015, 05:25 PM | #5 |
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I would replace rakuten by RakutenBooks.
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10-12-2015, 08:14 PM | #6 |
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Nice page! Could you should add a 'notify me by email when new firmware comes out' option?
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10-13-2015, 05:19 AM | #7 |
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I don't know if it's just me but it would be nice to have an <h1> or something that says: "Latest firmware for <device> using <affiliate> is 3.something.something".
Or even better, like two strings of text, one is "most recent firmware available for this device" and second one is "most recent firmware for that <affiliate> you've just chosen". But even in current state the website is extremely useful, thanks for that |
10-13-2015, 07:32 AM | #8 | ||
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Thanks - it's done.
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10-15-2015, 02:01 PM | #9 |
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Thanks, it's very useful.
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10-20-2015, 09:59 PM | #10 |
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I checked Kobo Mini from Rakuten and it retrieves v3.18.0!!! Are you sure it's correct? I guess it'd be 3.4.1!
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10-21-2015, 01:30 AM | #11 | ||
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10-21-2015, 02:23 AM | #12 |
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I'm not sure there is any point having Beta listed as an affiliate.
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10-21-2015, 05:49 AM | #13 | |
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The web app simply parses whatever Kobo pushes into the update channel for the given affiliate / product combination. The results should be the same as setting the reader to a respective affiliate and performing a sync. |
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10-21-2015, 08:47 AM | #14 |
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Sigh... The Beta program uses more than just an affiliate code; the web site you have lists Beta as a valid affiliate; I'm just say that it is meaningless.
Also for the 3.18.0 question please see the other posts in this thread that explain why 3.18.0 IS available for the Japanese Mini but not for other affiliates. Part of the confusion is that for the longest time, ALL Mini affiliates were frozen at 3.4.1 |
12-09-2015, 10:25 AM | #15 |
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As at present, beta channel distributes version 3.19.5613 for Kobo Glo, while kobo still is at version 3.18.0. Both links are downloadable, thus I think that having "beta" affiliate listed is not meaningless.
To be fair, couple of other affiliate codes also return 3.19.5613. Last edited by vatazhka; 12-09-2015 at 10:30 AM. |
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