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Old 10-27-2018, 10:58 AM   #466
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Forgive me..i'm here again to know if someone had success installing androir on kobo glo hd... i'm searching around and can't find anything about it...
Can someone give me some instructions (and file ) to try android on kopbo glo hd?
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Old 11-14-2018, 02:40 PM   #467
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is this also possible for the kobo aura one?
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Old 02-02-2019, 01:45 PM   #468
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Has anyone managed to get Ko Reader Working on this version of android? I've tried multiple versions, but they all crash on start.
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Old 02-17-2019, 08:17 PM   #469
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Is it possible to unroot completely? Or start with an unrooted image?

[edit]I figured it out!

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Old 02-18-2019, 07:57 AM   #470
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On a dual boot setup on Kobo Glo, is anyone else facing this issue that Android stops booting if Kobo OS is updated. Please respond and help.
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Old 02-18-2019, 11:48 AM   #471
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I was definitely having a ton of trouble with the latest Kobo firmware. I went back to 3.x to avoid it.
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Old 02-18-2019, 05:49 PM   #472
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On a dual boot setup on Kobo Glo, is anyone else facing this issue that Android stops booting if Kobo OS is updated. Please respond and help.
The firmware upgrade writes a kernel and u-boot image into sectors near the start of the card. There is a good chance that this overwrites something the dual boot needs.
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Old 02-22-2019, 05:32 AM   #473
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The firmware upgrade writes a kernel and u-boot image into sectors near the start of the card. There is a good chance that this overwrites something the dual boot needs.
Thanks for your insight, this might be the reason.

After struggling a lot with this issue, I have now switched to standalone Android.
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Old 05-23-2020, 09:49 AM   #474
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I am indeed using a Kobo Aura Edition 2. I wonder which eReader this hack originally came from, and if a newer version exists.
2 years late , but hopefully this post will sum things up for any newcomers looking to do this on a modern Kobo e-reader. TL;DR Don't bother.

This was developed for the Mark 4 series of Kobo devices, released circa 2012-2014. These were all fairly similar internally and thus not much work was required to port Android from one to the other. Fast forward half a decade and we have a completely different generation of devices which will most likely need an entirely new port.

The last version of Android that can easily run on a Kobo device (even a modern one) would be version 2.3 as newer versions require some type of accelerated graphics. While Android 2.3 is still a superior OS to the built-in Kobo firmware, very few apps from the last few years will run on it. In 2016 web browsing on Android barely worked on a Kobo Mini and the web has only become more resource-hungry in recent years.

Bottom line: this port of Android is a historical artifact now. If you want to read books and use Android apps, get a cheap Android tablet. If you only care about reading books, stick with the Kobo firmware (and get KOReader if you really want more features, it's maintained and is far less risky to install).

Or, buy a used Kobo Mini/Glo/Touch N905B/C and run Android 2.3 on that. There is probably little to gain from trying to run 2.3 on newer Kobos.
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Old 10-06-2020, 09:07 AM   #475
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I have Android installed and working on my Touch N905C.

I was wondering if there is any way to use this with a USB keyboard?
(Physically connected to the usb port)

Or if not, are there any other ways to use an external keyboard? (wifi?)
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Old 10-09-2020, 03:43 PM   #476
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Old 06-21-2021, 02:22 PM   #477
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I'd like to try Android on my Clara HD.

Is there a specific image? Can I try one of the others?
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Old 06-21-2021, 02:28 PM   #478
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Old 06-21-2021, 03:53 PM   #479
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Oh, I see, thank you. I had sarched for "Clara HD" in this thread and found nothing, and I had missed this pretty clear statement. A pity.

Is there any effort going on to port recent versions of Android on moder kobo devices?

In the meantime, I'll try koreader and small hacks to make my reader closer to the features I'd like to have.
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Old 06-21-2021, 05:17 PM   #480
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I mean, if you *really* want an Android experience on e-Ink (I personally wouldn't, it's terrible, but that's just me), get a Tolino, it's literally the same hardware.

Or, possibly better, get one from the very few vendors that manage to not completely mangle Android and/or eInk in the process. (Android is pain, and I, for one, am glad we're spared it over in Kobo-land).

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