Arc KOBO

cyndersk · 01-08-2015, 09:25 AM

I heard a rumor that KOBO is getting out of the tablet business..... I can't believe that this is true...however I have noticed that on my original KOBO it will not update android past 4.1.1.

Is there any truth to this? And will KOBO keep updating android? Even on older models? For instance my older phone keeps updating android and is now running 4.4.2, but started with 4.0.

Just curious...

burnafterreading · 01-08-2015, 09:34 AM

it's true as far as i've heard from several places. and not surprising if you've seen how much they've slashed the prices on the Arc 7HD and 10HD over the last few weeks.

they might roll out an update to their own Android firmware/skin for the tablets, but after a while it'll just be left at version 4.x and it'll keep working until it dies.

nothing is stopping you from rooting the thing and installing a custom ROM, though. i still use my old Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.3 and i rolled back my LG Nexus4 to 4.4.4 (i hated Lollipop 5).

cyndersk · 01-08-2015, 10:29 AM

I don't know how to root my device... are there any guides for it?

burnafterreading · 01-08-2015, 10:33 AM

there's not much point in rooting until you have a different ROM / firmware to put on it. if you like how the Arc is behaving, leave it alone and let it be. i haven't bothered to root my Arc HDs cuz they're fine and i kind of like the kobo skinned android they're running. i only rooted my nexus phones to roll back firmware (and nexus devices are the easiest to root by nature)

if you want to learn just for the learning of it, a quick google search of "how to root ___" should land you a few results. XDA forums will likely pop up as one of the results.

cyndersk · 01-08-2015, 09:50 PM

Okay, thanks!

01-08-2015, 09:25 AM	#1
cyndersk Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10890 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Burlington, ON Device: Kobo Touch & Kobo Arc	KOBO I heard a rumor that KOBO is getting out of the tablet business..... I can't believe that this is true...however I have noticed that on my original KOBO it will not update android past 4.1.1. Is there any truth to this? And will KOBO keep updating android? Even on older models? For instance my older phone keeps updating android and is now running 4.4.2, but started with 4.0. Just curious...

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01-08-2015, 09:34 AM	#2
burnafterreading Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 1237440 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Arc7HD/10HD, smartphones	it's true as far as i've heard from several places. and not surprising if you've seen how much they've slashed the prices on the Arc 7HD and 10HD over the last few weeks. they might roll out an update to their own Android firmware/skin for the tablets, but after a while it'll just be left at version 4.x and it'll keep working until it dies. nothing is stopping you from rooting the thing and installing a custom ROM, though. i still use my old Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.3 and i rolled back my LG Nexus4 to 4.4.4 (i hated Lollipop 5).

01-08-2015, 10:29 AM	#3
cyndersk Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10890 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Burlington, ON Device: Kobo Touch & Kobo Arc	I don't know how to root my device... are there any guides for it?

01-08-2015, 10:33 AM	#4
burnafterreading Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 1237440 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Arc7HD/10HD, smartphones	there's not much point in rooting until you have a different ROM / firmware to put on it. if you like how the Arc is behaving, leave it alone and let it be. i haven't bothered to root my Arc HDs cuz they're fine and i kind of like the kobo skinned android they're running. i only rooted my nexus phones to roll back firmware (and nexus devices are the easiest to root by nature) if you want to learn just for the learning of it, a quick google search of "how to root ___" should land you a few results. XDA forums will likely pop up as one of the results.

01-08-2015, 09:50 PM	#5
cyndersk Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10890 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Burlington, ON Device: Kobo Touch & Kobo Arc	Okay, thanks!

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