How to downgrade my Kobo Glo
Hi Everyone, After a debacle with my Kindle, which was hijacked by Amazon with an automatic update and which I was unable to downgrade, I learned that Kobo, unlike Amazon, permits downgrades of...
View ArticleClara HD How do I customize my home screen / start menu?
I've never patched or modified my firmware in any way, I tried searching up some keywords before asking but maybe I don't know what the right ones are. I would like to hide the discover function from...
View ArticleNia Request : Kobo Nia (N306) SD Image
Hello There! I've been modding around with my Nia, and i've decided I want to make a backup sd card that I can use to restart. As the naive user I am, I did not think to back up a image of the original...
View ArticleBionic Reading implementation on Kobo?
I saw this: https://bionic-reading.com/ and noticed it was implemented on one a website (or reader?) I use. I wonder how something like this could be implemented on the Kobo. Or I suppose... a plug-in...
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NickelMenu script for fixing Pocket images
As you may know, the current Pocket implementation in Kobo readers struggles with images other than Jpeg. Jpegs will be displayed fine, but all other image types, like Png, Svg or Gif simply won't be...
View ArticleInstructions for patching firmware 4.33.19608
This patch thread is for firmware 4.33.19608 (beb075f387338b47af1067a16c8d8564e4ce2e89): Instructions for patching on Windows, Linux, or macOS with kobopatch:Download the Kobo firmware release You can...
View ArticleFB2, Koreader and KFmon
Hello! I am using Kobo native reader on Libra 2. But in order for me to open fb2 files on the native reader - I have to install koreader. And NickelMenu in order to access Dropbox. Questions: is there...
View ArticleInstructions for patching firmware 4.33.19611
This patch thread is for firmware 4.33.19611 (910ec6c4765063db39dbdb276b7ca3eee833de9d): Instructions for patching on Windows, Linux, or macOS with kobopatch:Download the Kobo firmware release You can...
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Implementing predictive text in English (sort of; let's discuss)
I'm not sure how many were aware, but when you switch your device to Japanese, you get access to a predictive text keyboard. Predictive text is important because Japanese has four different writing...
View ArticleGlo HD Image needed
Hi my Kobo glo hd is bricked. anybody kind enough to share me a image file for the 4gb that came with the unit? Thank-you!
View ArticleKoreader: improved rendering of PDFs with background shading?
Some of you may have seen PDFs that have pages that are not pure white, but have some kind of 'shade', usually because they have been copied from a hardcopy book. These tend to load very slowly. Almost...
View ArticleCross compiling issues.
Hello everyone! I'm Dennis from Sweden. I'm trying to add Swedish keylayout to Qtfrotz, A text adventure engine. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh....php?p=2711142 Said and done. It works on my X11...
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NickelClock: Show time while reading
Introducing NickelClock, a mod that shows the kobo time widget while reading. More clocks? I hear you groan. Yeah. But this one is a bit different from the others. NickelClock adds the same time widget...
View ArticleElipsa Adjust Stroke Width on Elipsa
Hello, On the Elipsa, it is possible to shrink the stroke width in the "notes" app, but it is not possible to do so with PDFs; does anyone know any workaround, since it's clear that the device is...
View ArticleKobo Nia bricked
Hello, Recently, I think I have bricked my Kobo Nia. I tryed to perform a hard reset pressing 30s the on/off button. After the reader restarted, I have obtained a blank screen and the led blinking...
View ArticleElipsa Elipsa/Sage enote enhancements
Hello, Kobo Developers Aspiring noob here (with programming experience) :) I noticed that around these forums the e-reader experience on Kobos is very much discussed, and there are many robust and...
View ArticleMyWords storing dictionary form
I am learning a foreign language and use my Kobo to read foreign books. A good dictionary and 'save MyWords' feature is therefore really important. I love the MyWords feature. But when I save a MyWord,...
View ArticleSage Kobo Sage SD image?
Hello, I would like to "safely" do some tinkering without worrying that I'll end up bricking the whole thing, hence I would like to have a backup image which I can use if things go south. As far as I...
View ArticleCmd to start the Kobo wifi sync?
Would anyone have the cmd that I can use in a .sh script to start the Kobo Sync please?
View ArticleInstructions for patching firmware 4.33.19759
This patch thread is for firmware 4.33.19759 (5240404f16e9ce22a98c6912c0fe22e22f41f0d9): Instructions for patching on Windows, Linux, or macOS with kobopatch:Download the Kobo firmware release You can...
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