Any hint of a coming Vox firmware update?

Reader Paradice · 01-24-2012, 05:47 PM

Any of you 'insiders' here to advise of a landing date? It would be a nice way to divert the January 'blahs'. Yes, indeed!

A waiting Vox owner.

Kboland · 01-24-2012, 08:55 PM

I second this'emotion'

KoboJason · 01-24-2012, 10:53 PM

We don't comment on features still under development since we may change direction at any time. Rest assured we're working on some cool additions to Vox that should be available in the coming weeks.

Best,
Jason

Kboland · 01-24-2012, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoboJason

We don't comment on features still under development since we may change direction at any time. Rest assured we're working on some cool additions to Vox that should be available in the coming weeks.

Best,
Jason

Awesome sauce!!!

BWinmill · 01-24-2012, 11:53 PM

Fingers crossed on some of the nice features from the Touch making it over to the Vox. (Hint: Please, please, please integrate the dictionary and annotations/highlighting better and integrate PDF support.)

Reader Paradice · 01-25-2012, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoboJason

We don't comment on features still under development since we may change direction at any time. Rest assured we're working on some cool additions to Vox that should be available in the coming weeks.

Best,
Jason

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Thanks for the tidbit..and looking forward to what you guys and gals have cooking....

Laridae · 01-25-2012, 10:05 AM

Sounds good, Jason!
I can hardly wait!

paulsalter · 01-25-2012, 10:15 AM

Not sure how popular this feature is, but I am hoping to get the Facebook Timeline sync in the new update.

Been testing it on the iOS app I like it

Any update/new features are always welcome

Laridae · 01-25-2012, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulsalter

Not sure how popular this feature is, but I am hoping to get the Facebook Timeline sync in the new update.

Personally, I don't use Facebook myself - don't trust 'em -privacy issues!
Nothing personal, Paul, but I think most people underestimate the seriousness of revealing too much about themselves online. Online is forever!

Most people are under-reacting to this and I suppose they'll have to see their financial details, medical records and sexual history and preferences online before they finally react!

paulsalter · 01-25-2012, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laridae

Personally, I don't use Facebook myself - don't trust 'em -privacy issues!
Nothing personal, Paul, but I think most people underestimate the seriousness of revealing too much about themselves online. Online is forever!

Most people are under-reacting to this and I suppose they'll have to see their financial details, medical records and sexual history and preferences online before they finally react!

Fully understand what you are saying on privacy (somethings I dont mind, record of books read etc is no issue)

aslong as I have some control over it, i dont mind (can easily go to FB and delete something if I dont want people to see it)

I use Facebook for fun, I dont record all my life history in it (some is there)

I do like to see options for these things, so people can easily not use them, and I refuse to log into websites with my FB id, If I want to link will do it manualy

Marbles · 01-25-2012, 11:45 AM

Really hope that one of the additions will be the ability to read library books which here are PDF's without having to download and ereader application. Downloaded Aldiko but then my Vox crashed so have not done so again. I am not very computer saavy so want something that I don't have to fiddle with. Just load the books like I do with the Touch.

BWinmill · 01-26-2012, 12:12 AM

Marbles, here is an interm solution for reading PDFs:

http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adob...dobeReader.apk

Still, an integrated solution would be much, much better.

JD Gumby · 01-26-2012, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laridae

Personally, I don't use Facebook myself - don't trust 'em -privacy issues!
Nothing personal, Paul, but I think most people underestimate the seriousness of revealing too much about themselves online. Online is forever!

Most people are under-reacting to this and I suppose they'll have to see their financial details, medical records and sexual history and preferences online before they finally react!

Given that the Kobo Touch sends pretty much everything you do to Google (via Google Analytics), I'll bet the Vox is doing the same (especially since it's Android). Facebook's privacy invasion is nothing by comparison.

Laridae · 01-26-2012, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD Gumby

Given that the Kobo Touch sends pretty much everything you do to Google (via Google Analytics), I'll bet the Vox is doing the same (especially since it's Android). Facebook's privacy invasion is nothing by comparison.

Yewww!
I don't like the sound of that, Gumby!
Is there any way I can turn it off?

mr_nobody · 01-26-2012, 09:31 AM

Looks like they are referring to this:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=162713

The solution is to edit your hosts file so GA is blacklisted. This requires root of course.

[edit]: I just checked mine and whatever ad blocking program I had installed had already blocked two of the three addresses so I manually added the third. Normally I don't care about being tracked by GA but that's at the website level. I don't think it's right that kobo is using this to track "in device" actions.

01-24-2012, 05:47 PM	#1
Reader Paradice Getting Back To Reading! Posts: 206 Karma: 431306 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo Vox and Touch	Any hint of a coming Vox firmware update? Any of you 'insiders' here to advise of a landing date? It would be a nice way to divert the January 'blahs'. Yes, indeed! A waiting Vox owner.

01-26-2012, 09:31 AM	#15
mr_nobody Evangelist Posts: 440 Karma: 26671 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kobo mini, nexus 7 (2012), kobo vox	Looks like they are referring to this: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=162713 The solution is to edit your hosts file so GA is blacklisted. This requires root of course. [edit]: I just checked mine and whatever ad blocking program I had installed had already blocked two of the three addresses so I manually added the third. Normally I don't care about being tracked by GA but that's at the website level. I don't think it's right that kobo is using this to track "in device" actions. Last edited by mr_nobody; 01-26-2012 at 09:58 AM.

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01-24-2012, 08:55 PM	#2
Kboland Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 201864 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sudbury, ON Device: Kobo Vox, iPod Touch, Samsung Galaxy Nexus	I second this'emotion'

01-24-2012, 10:53 PM	#3
KoboJason Kobo Vox Product Manager Posts: 13 Karma: 47418 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Vox, Kobo Touch	We don't comment on features still under development since we may change direction at any time. Rest assured we're working on some cool additions to Vox that should be available in the coming weeks. Best, Jason

01-24-2012, 11:53 PM	#5
BWinmill Nameless Being	Fingers crossed on some of the nice features from the Touch making it over to the Vox. (Hint: Please, please, please integrate the dictionary and annotations/highlighting better and integrate PDF support.)

01-25-2012, 10:05 AM	#7
Laridae Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 1203096 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Nexus 7, Blackberry PlayBook, Nexus 4, ChromeBook	Sounds good, Jason! I can hardly wait!

01-25-2012, 10:15 AM	#8
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	Not sure how popular this feature is, but I am hoping to get the Facebook Timeline sync in the new update. Been testing it on the iOS app I like it Any update/new features are always welcome

01-25-2012, 11:45 AM	#11
Marbles Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 6296 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Albert, Canada Device: KoboTouch & Kobo Vox iPad2	Really hope that one of the additions will be the ability to read library books which here are PDF's without having to download and ereader application. Downloaded Aldiko but then my Vox crashed so have not done so again. I am not very computer saavy so want something that I don't have to fiddle with. Just load the books like I do with the Touch.

01-26-2012, 12:12 AM	#12
BWinmill Nameless Being	Marbles, here is an interm solution for reading PDFs: http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adob...dobeReader.apk Still, an integrated solution would be much, much better.