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IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org 2 weeks agoYeah, kobo does too. I assumed it was a proprietary flavor which was pretty locked down, is that not the case?
It’s as open as most Android brands. I don’t use any of Boox’s services or apps. I installed F-Droid and use open-source apps from there. I use Librera as my ebook reader, with Syncthing to sync my book library between my desktop, ereader, and phone. It’s possible to set up the Play Store but I don’t bother, personally.
It’s not a 100% smooth experience but I’m very happy with the F-Droid compatibility. I absolutely refuse to get locked into a walled garden.
Older Boox’s weren’t certified for the Play store, so you couldn’t run play store apps, but that hasn’t been true for a while. You can run pretty much any Android app (though many don’t work well on e-ink), and the older Boox’s run older Android versions that aren’t compatible with many apps in the Play store even if they can connect.
I think you’re referring to “koreader” which started life as alternative kobo e-reader firmware, but now has an android port, but it just runs as an android app, that’s what I run on my Boox Palma, but if it reboots, I have to relaunch koreader.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
My Kobo is Linux but not Android.
This page says the Boox bootloader is unlocked but the kernel source is missing: gist.github.com/…/97baf36de97d1c4ae3953b3d359bb91…