mama9243@literature.cafe to Books@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoKobo e-readers collect telemetry on your sideloaded books, and there's no official way to opt outgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up190arrow-down1external-linkKobo e-readers collect telemetry on your sideloaded books, and there's no official way to opt outgithub.commama9243@literature.cafe to Books@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square42linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoDoesn’t that kinda kill the point of a Kobo? I mean you can sideload everything with Calibre on a Kindle and on other readers.
minus-squareHanrahan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoi thought Kindle was stopping you side loading on newer Kindles ?
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoI think there was some confusion when they switched to the MTP protocol, but afaik sideloading via USB still works. https://www.androidauthority.com/2024-kindle-sideloading-3494778/
Doesn’t that kinda kill the point of a Kobo? I mean you can sideload everything with Calibre on a Kindle and on other readers.
i thought Kindle was stopping you side loading on newer Kindles ?
I think there was some confusion when they switched to the MTP protocol, but afaik sideloading via USB still works.
https://www.androidauthority.com/2024-kindle-sideloading-3494778/