Comment on Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150

• hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m not aware of any Kobo using Android.

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  • IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    All kobos use a custom OS built on Android…8 (lol). Its not recognizable as Android, but it is the base.

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    • hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m dubious Android even serves as a base for Kobo’s OS. I’ve seen no evidence to support that claim.

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      • IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No, I forget where exactly it was, but at some point last year I was deep in Rakuten’s documentation and it referenced that the Clara HD’s OS is based on a modified Android 8 kernel.

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  • MonkderDritte@feddit.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Since Kobo rebrands as Tolino too and one i had years ago was clearly some sort of Android, i think they are still? Maybe more locked down and under the hood?

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    • hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Tolinos use different processors precisely because they run Android, while Kobos do not.

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      • MonkderDritte@feddit.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Right, now i remember reading about that. Which is why i got an Onyx then. Thanks!

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