Mini Can I get Android on Kobo Mini

Skytribe · 10-22-2013, 08:01 AM

Hi all,
please be gentle with me I am a complete newbie here and this ground may have been already covered. If so I apologise. I have had a good look thru old posts etc but unable to see anything useful.
I have had conflicting advice from several sources 1 says yes Mini is heavily nailed down android others say nothing android on it whatsoever.
Can I ask for some definitive clarification on this?
Also, regardless of whether it is on there originally, can I get it on there?
My main desire for using the Mini is the e ink display which reads really very well in direct sunlight. I will connect a micro USB Bluetooth dongle and away I go. IF I can get some version of Android OS on there. The BlueFly vario I want to use it with runs via an android app.

Any advice or guidance on this issue will be greatly appreciated.

PeterT · 10-22-2013, 08:23 AM

None of the Kobo eReaders are Android; they're all linux based.

The Arc / Vox product lines are Android.

cortman · 10-22-2013, 08:26 AM

PeterT is correct. Plus, the Kobo Mini's hardware would scarcely be capable of running Android. It's (the hardware) pretty lightweight.
There's a thread around here on installing Debian GNU/Linux on the Kobo and turning it into a sort of GNU/Linux tablet.

Ken Maltby · 10-22-2013, 11:25 AM

Others have mentioned trying to use Xcsoar on Kobos, there is a Linux Xcsoar at the site.
http://www.xcsoar.org/hardware/
http://max.kellermann.name/projects/xcsoar/kobo.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_2CJ-oliy8
http://paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=57353

Google "kobo Bluetooth mod"

Luck;
Ken

10-22-2013, 08:01 AM	#1
Skytribe Newbie Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: None	Can I get Android on Kobo Mini Hi all, please be gentle with me I am a complete newbie here and this ground may have been already covered. If so I apologise. I have had a good look thru old posts etc but unable to see anything useful. I have had conflicting advice from several sources 1 says yes Mini is heavily nailed down android others say nothing android on it whatsoever. Can I ask for some definitive clarification on this? Also, regardless of whether it is on there originally, can I get it on there? My main desire for using the Mini is the e ink display which reads really very well in direct sunlight. I will connect a micro USB Bluetooth dongle and away I go. IF I can get some version of Android OS on there. The BlueFly vario I want to use it with runs via an android app. Any advice or guidance on this issue will be greatly appreciated.

10-22-2013, 11:25 AM	#4
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,465 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	Others have mentioned trying to use Xcsoar on Kobos, there is a Linux Xcsoar at the site. http://www.xcsoar.org/hardware/ http://max.kellermann.name/projects/xcsoar/kobo.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_2CJ-oliy8 http://paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=57353 Google "kobo Bluetooth mod" Luck; Ken Last edited by Ken Maltby; 10-22-2013 at 11:52 AM.

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10-22-2013, 08:23 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,236 Karma: 74000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	None of the Kobo eReaders are Android; they're all linux based. The Arc / Vox product lines are Android.

10-22-2013, 08:26 AM	#3
cortman Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 1025658 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kobo Glo, Kindle 3 3g, Nook HD+, Nexus 4 (Mantano)	PeterT is correct. Plus, the Kobo Mini's hardware would scarcely be capable of running Android. It's (the hardware) pretty lightweight. There's a thread around here on installing Debian GNU/Linux on the Kobo and turning it into a sort of GNU/Linux tablet.

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