- Kobo recently expelled a fully redesigned reading application for iPhones
- Several new features have been added, including a listening bar for audio book control, vertical scrolling and guest mode
- Instapaper integration is coming soon to replace the pocket support on Kobo breads
I’m a big Kobo fan since I started using Kobo Glo’s path when. I always preferred the user interface of the company belonging to Rakuten on Kindle, although I admit that I was not particularly interested in its telephone application – whether iOS or Android.
I could be inclined to try the reading application now, since the iOS version has been completely redesigned – its first major overhaul since its release in 2010.
Several new features have been added, among them among them being a vertical scrolling. Being more like an infinite scrolling on web pages, you can now read a whole book by scrolling down and the pages will continue to take care. In my opinion, it is a more transparent reading method on a phone, although I think I could still prefer the Tap-to-Tour on an iPad (not that I use one, I read on the Kobo Elipsa 2nd).
The other features include a new listening bar for audio books that “freeze” the commands in place for easy access, even if you move away from the listening pane to browse the rest of the application.
A new guest mode will allow you to “browse books, save glimpses and discover your next reading” according to the manufacturer of Japanese Canadian readers, without you having to log into your Kobo account. In fact, it is an ingenious way to enter new customers in the Kobo ecosystem.
Kobo also says that you will no longer need to manually synchronize your notes, strong protruding and bookmarks – this should be done automatically. There is still a major missing functionality in the application: there is no way to find your handwritten notes on the application.
And, finally, to replace the integration of the pocket – which was a fantastic reading -it -later service for long web items – the brand is associated with instaper and the support will be deployed to all Kobo elements later this year. A confirmed date has not yet been announced.
Take note, Kobo – We need a new Elipsa
As much as I appreciate the newly redesigned KOBO application for iPhones, I wonder if the manufacturer of LISERIE LISEURS will publish new equipment this year.
Around the happy month of May, it is generally when Kobo announced new smokers, with the Balance Color, Clara Color and Clara BW arriving on time in 2024. This year, there was a radio silence, although it could be possible that the company is waiting for the Instapaper integration to be completed before publishing new devices.
It would be wonderful because it is time that the Kobo Elipsa 2nd had a redesign. In fact, that would not also bother me a new version of the Kobo sage, but I am partial at the largest wreak writing tablet.
Compared to the new models of the competition, such as several Boox options and the Kindle scribe (2024), the Elipsa 2e – launched in April 2023 – feels very dated. They have better performance thanks to new processors and screens also feel fresher – sharper and better optimized.
I would love to see the Elipsa adopt the E Ink Carta 1300 screen (the current 2nd model uses the Carta 1200) which also has an ambient light sensor, a bit like the Kindle 2024 scribe, and has a resolution of 300ppi (it’s currently 227ppi). I would also prefer a softer feather than the Kobo Stylus 2 currently uses because it can harm a gentle writing experience, but it is a minor chicane.
Although I would not want to change much in the user interface, and I am still a fan of advanced Kobo laptops, the only request I have is to allow sub-folders in the library collections to better organize electronic books.
Pretty please, Kobo, I ask that I can resume love with Elipsa.
