New New Home Screen (4.4.9298) vs. Old Home Screen

[John F]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Then why not give both, if the camp for and the camp against are about equal in size...

And let's not forget the common response about Kobo complaints: "all you hear is the negative, never the positive". So if a lot of people are saying they like the old screen, ...

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by John F

And let's not forget the common response about Kobo complaints: "all you hear is the negative, never the positive". So if a lot of people are saying they like the old screen, ...

That's actually voicing a negative opinion in a positive manner. Those same people are saying they don't like the new home screen. While people who like the new homescreen may not be voicing their opinion as loudly.

ETA the poll here is actually pretty close 23 to 30 in favor of the old homescreen.

[llcj]

This poll isn't allowing me to vote. I'm registered as having already voted. I've voted in the previous poll but not this one.

[pocketsizevera]

Originally Posted by TimeEffect

Glo HD still havent got the new home screen.

What's different in the New, New Homescreen exactly?

latest update 4.4.9344 for Glo HD will have the new home screen. I just updated it on the 19th.

[ottdmk]

I kinda like the new home screen. At least now that I've worked out how to check the time. :-P

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by ottdmk

I kinda like the new home screen. At least now that I've worked out how to check the time. :-P

You have a way to do this from the home screen? I can see the time form inside a book, but not elsewhere.

[ottdmk]

Only way I've found to do it is to go into the settings menu and from there into the Time & Date settings.

Not nearly as good as the old way, but at least it's possible without the load delay of going into a book.

Most of the time I want to check the time is when I'm reading anyways.

[elwyn5150]

It's tidy but I like having lots of tiles on screen. I like being able to quickly go to Sudoku if I am not in a mood for reading.

[Ripplinger]

Originally Posted by ottdmk

Most of the time I want to check the time is when I'm reading anyways.

That's one thing I really miss about the Sony readers, you could have the current time displayed in the bottom corner (I think it was a PRS+ feature). I often would sit and read waiting for when I needed to head to appointments and always knowing the time was something I relied on. Yes, you can bring up the menu, but when you get engrossed in a book, it's easy to not do it as often as you should. And it's so much more convenient to have it displayed without having to do extra steps every few pages.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by Ripplinger

That's one thing I really miss about the Sony readers, you could have the current time displayed in the bottom corner (I think it was a PRS+ feature). I often would sit and read waiting for when I needed to head to appointments and always knowing the time was something I relied on.

For me, this is one of the many things my phone does better. I just set a timer with Siri, and various other electronic reminders.

[howyoudoin]

I have to say I am surprised that the new home screen has a 46% approval rating on this poll.

I have held off upgrading because in my consideration the new home screen takes away a whole lot of functionality and replaces it with little new.

Someone put it this way earlier, and I agree with them - The old home screen felt like it was my device. The new screen gives the impression that the device belongs to Kobo and I merely lease it.

[k9reeder]

Originally Posted by howyoudoin

I have to say I am surprised that the new home screen has a 46% approval rating on this poll.

I have held off upgrading because in my consideration the new home screen takes away a whole lot of functionality and replaces it with little new.

Someone put it this way earlier, and I agree with them - The old home screen felt like it was my device. The new screen gives the impression that the device belongs to Kobo and I merely lease it.

I feel like a heretic or sellout. I used to be one of the "non-approving" of the old new home screen. But now, with the new new home screen, I don't mind it at all, as others have said. The vast majority of my screen, so far, is all mine, dedicated to my own books/collections/previews, with my reading stats underneath. I really don't miss the random hodgepodge of dismissable squares.

The new quick access menu is an improvement, I find definitely worth while.

Ideally, the home screen would be completely configurable and personalizable, but if you try sometimes, well you just might find, you get what you need.

[MGlitch]

Oren's patches make the new homescreen have less wasted space, I've not yet tried his patch for renaming the lower left square but I imagine that would be welcomed. I don't think it lets you remove the link, but at least it'd be one less visual advertisement.

[petercreasey]

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[meeera]

Originally Posted by k9reeder

I feel like a heretic or sellout. I used to be one of the "non-approving" of the old new home screen. But now, with the new new home screen, I don't mind it at all, as others have said. The vast majority of my screen, so far, is all mine, dedicated to my own books/collections/previews, with my reading stats underneath. I really don't miss the random hodgepodge of dismissable squares.

The new quick access menu is an improvement, I find definitely worth while.

Ideally, the home screen would be completely configurable and personalizable, but if you try sometimes, well you just might find, you get what you need.

I need more than one collection on the home screen, and can't figure out a way to get it (without downgrading). My H2O updated itself, even with auto sync turned off.