08-27-2014, 08:42 PM | #1 |
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Firmware 3.8.0 released
Kobo have started to roll-out firmware version 3.8.0 to "a small subset of Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura HD, and Kobo Aura customers". Who they will be, I don't know.
I think this is a release to get things in order for the new Aura H2O. All new Kobo devices have factory firmware on it but will do an update as part of the setup. This is probably that that firmware. But, it wouldn't surprise me to see a 3.8.1 shortly after the release. The list of changes that Kobo told the beta list about, with my comments below each, are:
The other things I, or others, have found are:
As to other known problems, the answer is "NO". That "no" means "it hasn't changed". With each firmware I see, I test a lot of the known problems (fonts, annotations list, lots of other things). If they had been fixed, I would list them above. I also test any known config file changes (such as full screen reading) but, I do not test any of the hacks or other add-ons. Calibre has not been updated for this release. I will do this later today. I will also add support for the Aura H2O at the same time. Update: Calibre has been updated and should be in the release on 29/8/2014. Last edited by davidfor; 08-28-2014 at 08:32 PM. |
08-27-2014, 09:10 PM | #2 | |
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08-27-2014, 10:22 PM | #3 |
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Wow, that's a big jump from 3.5 to 3.8 (for the Glo).
Thanks David for your comments, I feel more confident now of downloading it. Edit I'm just a tad confused, do I just download the whole zip in the usual way, or do I need to do something else because of the affiliate tag? Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 08-27-2014 at 10:26 PM. Reason: add the edit |
08-27-2014, 10:26 PM | #4 |
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Got it on my Aura HD. The one finger swipe for the lighting is indeed a treat.
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08-27-2014, 10:34 PM | #5 | |
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We know where 3.7.0 went, but not 3.6.0
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08-27-2014, 10:38 PM | #6 |
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@davidfor thanks again
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08-27-2014, 10:47 PM | #7 |
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It's always nice when my HD learns a new trick. Nice update.
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08-27-2014, 10:50 PM | #8 |
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Is it possible to change your affiliate to force the downloads quicker? If that does work regardless of where you connect from, what is the exact line needed?
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08-27-2014, 10:55 PM | #9 |
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I'm still waiting on 3.5.
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08-27-2014, 10:59 PM | #10 | |
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affiliate=BestBuyCa will get you the new firmware download when you sync, just did it on my Aura HD a little while ago (mine usually says KoboDirect for the affiliate). IIRC they pulled 3.50 before everyone had gotten it (or that's what I read here), not sure why. |
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08-27-2014, 11:14 PM | #11 |
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Any changes/improvements in PDF support and viewing?
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08-28-2014, 12:54 AM | #12 |
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Thanks, that worked like a charm and got it updated on the first sync. Having bought mine from an independent bookstore, I didn't think I'd see a real update for months unless I manually loaded it.
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08-28-2014, 02:10 AM | #13 | |
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Otherwise a nice update. The one-finger light adjustment is even better than the two-finger before, if nothing else then because having finger smudges on the far side of the screen is nicer than having them right in the middle (and of course two fingers smudge twice as much as one). Also, the tiny preview text in 3.3 was a pain - I always make a point of inserting a nice preview into all my books when absent from the publisher (which is to say, almost always), and the tiny font size there really bugged me. |
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08-28-2014, 02:42 AM | #14 |
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As well as the synopsis font size fix, italics tags work in the synopsis text again.
It seems the extra cover image with the filename ending in - AndroidBookLoadTablet_Aspect.parsed is no longer needed, so that is one less file Calibre needs to create when sending covers for sideloaded books. |
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