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Degoodle an e-reader? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by cranberryjam@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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I've been thinking about getting an e-reader (thinking kobo or boox) and wanted to know if it's possible to remove unwanted stuff (like the play store) using adb? I plan on just downloading .epub files from annas-archive and ao3, so it would be good if firefox or mull can be installed via .apk.

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[–] Karcinogen@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I highly recommend the Kobo. You need an account to activate the device (only needs email and password), but after that, you don't need to use their services. Side loading books onto it is trivial (it's officially supported). Connecting it to WiFi is unnecessary after the initial setup. You can't install a browser onto it, and the built-in browser leaves much to be desired. I would download the books onto a separate device and side load it.

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

You need an account to activate the device

You can bypass that requirement

https://github.com/jacobalbano/KoboUnlock

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