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E-Readers that run Ice Cream Sandwich will lose access to Google Play

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Google has announced that they are discontinuing support for Ice Cream Sandwich, which is Android 4.0 to 4.0.4. E-Readers that are running this version of Android will find a multitude of Google services will cease to function properly. This includes access to the Google Play Store, Gmail, Google Maps, data … [Read more...] about E-Readers that run Ice Cream Sandwich will lose access to Google Play

This is how you get Google Play working on Android e-readers

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Earlier this year Google cracked down on devices that were not certified and blacklisted them from accessing the Google Play Store and various core services. This was done to help curb the onslaught of cheap Android phones and tablets from China, as well as custom ROMS. This whole situation also had a tremendous effect … [Read more...] about This is how you get Google Play working on Android e-readers

Pocket Redesigns iOS App and now has Amazon Polly for Article Playback

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Pocket has just redesigned their flagship app for the iPad and iPhone for the first time since 2012. They have a more minimalist interface with more white space and a tremendous reduction in information density. If you prefer a dark mode or sepia mode, you can also choose that as your app-wide color scheme. Even the … [Read more...] about Pocket Redesigns iOS App and now has Amazon Polly for Article Playback

These are the challenges for developing apps for an Android e-Reader

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One of the big trends in the past four years has been companies developing E Ink e-readers that use Google Android. This OS provides users with the flexibility to sideload in their own apps or download them via an accompanied app market such as Google Play. There are two major challenges for app developers that want to … [Read more...] about These are the challenges for developing apps for an Android e-Reader

This is how Android Lite and Go apps perform on an e-reader

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Android developers have released a series of Lite and Go apps in the past few months. These were primarily designed for the developing world, where people tend to have lower end smartphones with 2G internet connections. Lite apps tend to be 2MB to 10MB fully installed and lack many of the animations and features of … [Read more...] about This is how Android Lite and Go apps perform on an e-reader

Walmart ebooks now available for Android and iOS and it’s abysmal

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Walmart has just launched an ebooks app for Android and iOS. Walmart is hyping that this new app has a built in ebookstore to purchase content and a fully functional audiobook player. When you install it for the first time Walmart says they will provide you with a free $10 credit to be used towards anything you … [Read more...] about Walmart ebooks now available for Android and iOS and it’s abysmal

E-Reader companies should be adopting Android GO 9 Pie Edition

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E-Reader companies have been using Android 4.04 and 4.4 for a number of years and the vast majority of devices on the market run it. Android Go launched last year with Oreo support and it is optimized for devices that have between 512MB and 1GB of RAM and a 1 GHZ single core processor. This makes the open source OS … [Read more...] about E-Reader companies should be adopting Android GO 9 Pie Edition

Android Lite apps are breathing a second life into e-readers

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Major companies are releasing a series of Lite and Go apps that are optimized for lower end smartphones and countries with poor internet connection. Amazon released Kindle Lite for this very purpose, and there are Lite versions of Facebook, Spotify, Instagram. There is also a myriad of communication apps such as Skype … [Read more...] about Android Lite apps are breathing a second life into e-readers