I noticed a submit on MobileRead yesterday with the image above exhibiting Kobo software program operating on a Nook Glowlight Plus (the 7.8″ mannequin from 2019), and in some way this achievement isn’t getting any consideration.
To this point there aren’t any particulars about how the particular person completed this feat, however they are saying all the pieces works, besides the show retains fading.
No person has commented on the submit but to ask any follow-up questions, and that’s laborious to imagine, however the Nook discussion board has become a ghost city over there so I assume nobody has seen it but.
Contemplating Nooks run software program primarily based on Android and Kobo’s software program is Linux-based, I’m stunned it really works in any respect. A very long time in the past there was a hack to set up Android on Kobos, however I’ve by no means seen Kobo software program being put in on different manufacturers of ereaders (besides perhaps Tolino since they’re simply rebranded Kobos).
If this ever positive aspects any traction and a few good of us are in a position to determine tips on how to get all the pieces to run easily and the show to refresh correctly, this may very well be the most effective factor to occur to Nooks in a very long time.
Nooks have good {hardware} with good screens and devoted web page buttons, however B&N’s software program has at all times been the largest factor holding Nooks again. Kobo’s software program is much more versatile and user-friendly, with extra options and customizations than Nooks.
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how this seems. I’ll admit, it’s been a very long time since I final used a Nook, however I might be inclined to make use of a Nook once more if Kobo’s firmware may very well be put in on it. There are some benefits with Nooks, like the very fact each present 6″ fashions have page-turn buttons, whereas Kobo’s 6″ fashions don’t have web page buttons in any respect. The 7.8″ Glowlight Plus additionally has web page buttons on each side of the display, which is one thing Kobo doesn’t provide on any of their fashions; the Kobo Sage and Kobo Libra Color each use the broader asymmetrical design with web page buttons on one aspect.
