12-12-2018, 05:30 PM | #1 |
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Kobo Firmware 4.12.12111
Kobo Firmware 4.12.12111
Kobo firmware 4.12.12111 has been released. As of December 13, 2018, it has been released to the Kobo Touch A/B, Kobo Touch C, Kobo Glo, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Touch 2.0, Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v1, Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v2, Kobo Aura ONE, Kobo Aura ONE Limited Edition, Kobo Aura Edition 2 v1, Kobo Aura Edition 2 v2, Kobo Clara HD, and the Kobo Forma. It has not been released to the Kobo Mini. The affiliates used to check these firmware versions were: kobo, bestbuyca, fnac, beta, rakutenbooks, and the walmartca. Download Links Official Links:
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12-12-2018, 05:44 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for the heads up! No sign of it when I synch my H2O2 v2, so thanks to your promptness I can get in early. Although the release notes read like a copy of the last ones. No 50% increase in user's reading speed included in the firmrware, sadly.
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12-12-2018, 06:02 PM | #3 |
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As can be seen, firmware version 4.12.12111 has been released. This is mainly a catch-up release to get all devices on the same firmware version. So, it is going to everything except the Mini.
The release notes are:
That is largely the release notes for the 4.11.x release to the Forma. Other changes I know of are:
If I think of anything else, I will update the list. For calibre, I will update the supported firmware version for the next release. In the meantime, it is safe to use the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. There are no changes that affect how calibre interacts with the device. Last edited by davidfor; 12-12-2018 at 11:01 PM. Reason: Added: comment about screensaver info box, UnlockEnabled/UnlockTimeOut |
12-12-2018, 06:27 PM | #4 |
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As mentioned, this seems to have fixed a minor bug I had with the Forma under-reporting the strength of my WiFi. All my other devices, including my H2O(1) accurately reported. Now the Forma seems to have it correct as well.
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12-12-2018, 06:29 PM | #5 |
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Answering a question I asked in the plugin forum only minutes before you posted this, thanks!
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12-12-2018, 06:41 PM | #6 |
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Finally all the devices (but the mini) are all on the same version!
The full refresh for font settings is new in this version. It was not in 4.11.12019. I also had the same thing as k9reeder was describing about the wifi, but on my Aura Edition 2 v1. As for the patches, I won't have a chance to get to them until Sunday at the earliest (and Tuesday at the latest). The zlib ones should still apply properly though. I'll try to see if I can shuffle around my schedule, but I'm a lot more busy than usual right now. UPDATE: I have managed to find some time to update the patches. Patches Last edited by geek1011; 12-13-2018 at 06:12 PM. Reason: patches |
12-12-2018, 08:57 PM | #7 |
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And just doing a little exploring in the firmware, and I have just found a new hidden settings and one I hadn't noticed before. They are "UnlockEnabled" and "UnlockTimeout" and go into the "PowerOptions" section of the config file.
"UnlockTimeout" appears to be the number of seconds to display the "Swipe to unlock" message that owners of the Forma love. I don't recommend setting this to 1 Adding "UnlockEnabled=true" on my Glo HD enables the lovely "Swipe to unlock" message. I can't test this at the moment, but I assume using "UnlockEnabled=false" would disable it on the Forma. Of course, I can't think of anyone here who would want to do that. I don't think that this is in the Settings UI. I don't have the Forma with me check. I'll update my earlier post when this is confirmed. |
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12-12-2018, 10:28 PM | #10 | |
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Sometimes it's the little things that are really appreciated. The number of times I've accidentally opened a book when I meant to advance to the next page of the booklist is frustratingly high. Hopefully this will solve that! |
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12-12-2018, 10:50 PM | #11 |
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You sir are THE MAN!! I can confirm that adding this gets rid of the stupid swipe to unlock on the Forma. And there is no setting in the options. Thank you sir!!
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12-13-2018, 07:06 AM | #13 |
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I synced my Clara and it did not update the firmware.
How long does it usually take Kobo to roll this out to existing users? |
12-13-2018, 07:22 AM | #14 |
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12-13-2018, 07:41 AM | #15 |
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The last few versions have been going out to bestbuyca, walmartca, and beta first (along with a few others). About 2 days or 1 week later, it then goes out to Kobo, fnac, and sometimes rakutenbooks (and a few others), then it either goes to the other ones a few weeks later or not at all. You can see the current state in the table under the main one (click the link to show it) on my firmware page.
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