Why is bluetooth such a non-starter on Kobo?

bob.f · Yesterday, 04:24 PM

I took the plunge and got an 8bitdo micro which I managed to get working without too much aggro, using the stock reader. However, despite my best efforts, and posts in this forum, I've been completely unable to get the device to work in koreader. As far as I can tell there's no way to even enable bluetooth in the standard koreader build.

I have now given up, as life's too short. But it's left me wondering - why would koreader, which is fantastic in so many ways, be anti-bluetooth?

Aleron Ives · Yesterday, 05:46 PM

KOReader is not "anti Bluetooth". Every feature requires the time and effort of a developer to implement it, and since the KOReader developers don't get paid, they work on whichever features they want as they see fit.

If you want Bluetooth on KOReader, you might want to look at this plugin:

https://github.com/onatbas/bluetooth.koplugin

Yesterday, 04:24 PM	#1
bob.f Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 99068 Join Date: Nov 2017 Device: N/A	Why is bluetooth such a non-starter on Kobo? I took the plunge and got an 8bitdo micro which I managed to get working without too much aggro, using the stock reader. However, despite my best efforts, and posts in this forum, I've been completely unable to get the device to work in koreader. As far as I can tell there's no way to even enable bluetooth in the standard koreader build. I have now given up, as life's too short. But it's left me wondering - why would koreader, which is fantastic in so many ways, be anti-bluetooth?

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Yesterday, 05:46 PM	#2
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,797 Karma: 16583878 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	KOReader is not "anti Bluetooth". Every feature requires the time and effort of a developer to implement it, and since the KOReader developers don't get paid, they work on whichever features they want as they see fit. If you want Bluetooth on KOReader, you might want to look at this plugin: https://github.com/onatbas/bluetooth.koplugin

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