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0 pointsajot1y ago0 comments

As I don't have an Android eink device (I do have an Android phone and a Kobo with KOReader, for the record), I would like to know: have you tried (and what are your opinions on) any apps designed specifically for eink screens?

Thinking about EInkBro [0] as the browser or ReLaunchX [1] as the launcher, even KOReader as document reader.

[0] https://github.com/plateaukao/einkbro

[1] https://github.com/Leszek111/ReLaunchX

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dotancohen1y ago· 2 in thread

EInkBro is terrific. I filed a bug last year, the dev fixed it in less than a week. I use the stock launcher, but on an old Nook I used ReLaunchX, it was fine. On that device I only had two applications that I used anyway.

I have not tried KOReader, but I can test it for you. What features do you use?

dredmorbius1y ago

I'll second EinkBro as an awesome browser. I absolutely cannot stand anything else on my e-book reader: Onyx BOOX Max Lumi, Firefox/Android, Onyx's NeoBrowser (rebranded Chromium), and DDG Privacy Browser installed, I only use those if EinkBro blows up for some reason, which it very rarely does.

I've had a lot of interactions with the developer and the GitHub repo, and he's been quite responsive. Hasn't addressed everything, but several features added and bugs get smashed fast.

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ajotOP1y ago

Oh, it was just out of curiosity, as an eInk device with a more accessible platform (compared to my old Kobo with it's old Linux system) is something I love to daydream of. Thank you for your reviews!

As for KOReader, I mostly use the epub reading capabilities, and the FTP client for getting files onto it. I've tried it as an app on my Android phone but it felt a bit cumbersome in a smaller screen, and I think the faster refresh rate of LCD panels doesn't suit it well. I do really love it on my Kobo, though.

zerreh501y ago· 1 in thread

Koreader handles the reading part perfectly on my Boox device. For ftp I use the default Boox functionality which works well for me. Einkbro is good but I ultimately stick to Firefox for the sync between devices. No experience with other launchers as I don't use any other apps and the default one doesn't bother me

freetanga1y ago

+1 for Kobo on Boox. +20 for EInkBro (which I use with Bazqux reader for awesome RSS experience).

Some other apps that work (not amazingly but they do work well enough ) are Todoist, readwise reader (hard to use but good to have locally to check excerpts and notes), Syncthing and obsidian (but only to read notes in case to want to check something)

Blinklist (?) audio reader worked too. Outlook too. But most of these apps I just use them to look things up and avoid switching to phone when reading (I leave the phone in my room while at home)

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