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My Boox Page just got this tonight. Main new feature for me is that they added dark mode to the stock Neoreader app.

🏗️ Enhancements

Add app notification to notify about upcoming server requirement #3605, by @nielsvanvelzen

🔧 Bugfixes

Force Quick Connect code to use LTR text direction #3553, by @nielsvanvelzen
Fix "Add server" button not visible when there are too many servers #3582, by @nielsvanvelzen
Support new intent in StartupActivity #3612, by @nielsvanvelzen
Remove refreshing of Live TV program data in player #3614, by @nielsvanvelzen

This update adds preliminary support for Jellyfin 10.9.

🏗️ Enhancements

Update SDK to 1.4.7 (10.8 with enum backports) #3477, by @nielsvanvelzen

🔧 Bugfixes

Check if fragment is null in PlaybackController.play #3475, by @nielsvanvelzen
Fix app_logo cutoff in some cases #3488, by @nielsvanvelzen
Use Timber.e instead of Exception.printStackTrace #3491, by @nielsvanvelzen

My Boox Page just received this firmware update today. It was on version 3.5 before. I don’t see any release notes on their website yet, but here’s a summary of what’s showing on my device:

System/Apps:

1. Support for importing system fonts
2. Support for customizing the navigation bar
3. Fixed input method covering input boxes in some apps
4. Support for using email or phone number to unbind other Onyx accounts

Library/Neoreader:

1. Fixed the issue of being unable to long-press to select words
2. Support for sharing directly after opening a document
3. Support for bulk OCR for PDF docs (Onyx account login required)

The update is 1.5GB.

So, I've got a 9th generation Kindle Oasis and its battery is really starting to show its age. This is also one of the models where it is damn near impossible to replace the battery. Any attempts that I have read about online resulted in broken screens and sadness.

I'm not too wedded to the Amazon ecosystem, but I do like being able to borrow library books, which my local library allows in the form of sending them to your amazon account. I have a few books from the kindle store, but not a ton.

I've been looking around online for a replacement e-ink reading device, and the Boox Page has caught my eye. I'm curious how those have been performing for anyone who's got one here, since they've been out for a while now. I like the idea of it not being tied to any particular vendor's store, and the fact that I could install the Kindle and Libby apps on it, along with, apparently, pretty much anything else available in the Play store.

Important things for me are battery life and having physical page turn buttons, as well as a built in light so that I can read in bed without bothering my wife with a table lamp or something.

I would love to see some feedback from people who own these devices.

Also, does anyone know how often the Boox store restocks them? It's been showing as unavailable every time I check over the past few days.