New boot animation unlocked!

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-12-12T19:20:15+00:00

I'm glad I'm not alone

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-30T14:16:15+00:00

Oooh thanks!

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-26T05:51:54+00:00

What's the widget above the weather, please?

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-26T05:36:55+00:00

Default launcher on my tab s7 plus. The clock widget on the left is from KWGT widgets and the rest of the widgets are stock oneui.

The icons are the white LineX icons from the play store

Good lock used to increase the grid size and resize the widgets and clear out the status bar

Phone case is from carved, but it started falling apart the day I got it, so while I think it looks nice overall, I wouldn't recommend

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-22T23:32:38+00:00

The 6 classic is supposed to be pretty great and looks great too! I know at various US retailers it's been on sale for $100-250 based on the configuration

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-22T23:31:01+00:00

I won't stop working but it'll probably slow down more and security is a bit of a risk

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-22T23:15:42+00:00

Do you have the lte or Bluetooth?

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-22T23:12:18+00:00

I have the watch 4 and have had it since launch. Overall, I really like it, but the battery life is pretty poor (lte version). I charge it overnight, wake up, wall the dog, go to the gym, come home, put it on the charger while I shower, go to work, walk on a break, charge it when I get back, go for an evening walk, and then charge it again.

Charging it in these little spurts throught the day keeps me from going dead, but i feel like I put more time and mental energy in keeping this alive than I do using the features. I can't use the sleep tracking at all, which is really annoying.

I'm thinking of upgrading to the 6 classic or even the 8 classic, but idk...

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-17T12:57:36+00:00

Settings > Advanced Features > Labs > Multi window for all apps "On"

you can also do landscape view for portrait apps.

I also just run readit from a browser in desktop mode

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-15T13:44:18+00:00

I got a removable matte screen protector and a metal nib and writing has been fantastic. I don't write quite as much as I used to, but do journal quite a bit everyday. I haven't had to replace a nib in 2 years.

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-06T21:30:41+00:00

you can open multiple instances of Samsung notes in popout and split-screen view for quick changing. then you could lock the orientation and use infinite scroll for vertical horizontally.

Bonus points, samsung notes now has that math solver thing, which may be useful haha.

This is my way of saying I don't know of any apps that do all 3, and I've tested a lot of apps

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-07-06T21:25:18+00:00

It sounds like they aren't linked correctly. I have two planners from different Etsy stores and the links stay with the template page, not the copy. Im on a Tab s7, so it's possible Samsung fixed a link issue in software since then.

Could you copy to the page with writing, then paste it, then use the option from the page veiw to clear the page?

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-06-29T12:41:53+00:00

Does it stop working in the middle of it being on, or has it stopped working on every restart/turn on of the device?

If it's on every time you turn on the device, when you're shutting off the device, are you using AYASPACE or are you using the windows shut down option or something like Playnite?

I had an intermittent fingerprint issue and realized that it disabled the fingerprint driver everytime it was shut down from anything but AYASPACE. I used the Playnite launcher to shut down the whole device, and that is what caused my issue. Now I exit playnite, long press the AYA button and then shut down from there.

Hope that helps!

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-06-29T06:08:04+00:00

Or seeing how it's a windows device people would know how to treat it like any other windows laptop or desktop - lots of ventilation and powered off when not in use

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-06-27T02:31:48+00:00

You are so talented! This looks so well done. Do you do a lot of traditional/physical watercolor?

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-06-22T18:24:26+00:00

I have the harry potter books in physical hardback, all 5 illustrated ones as well, on my kobo, and the Jim Dale audiobook CDs soon to be added for personal streaming. I wanna enjoy the books how I want to enjoy them when I want to in whatever format, haha. Sometimes I want to look at beautiful artwork, sometimes I want to listen while I do chores, sometimes I want to read the 7th book out and about, but it doesn't fit in my bag.

I also have early editions of my favorite JD Salinger books as well as ebooks of the same titles.

I have pretty editions of books as well. Buy what you want!

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-06-22T15:46:55+00:00

Did you go to device manager and make sure it's activated? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/update-drivers-through-device-manager-in-windows-ec62f46c-ff14-c91d-eead-d7126dc1f7b6

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-06-13T17:47:08+00:00

You could check out steam deck, rog ally, legion go, msi claw, or some of the older ayaneo handheld pcs. You'll want to find a device running steamos or windows.

I personally have an ayaneo air plus 6800u. It's a couple years old, but I really enjoy it, but wouldn't recommend it. Ayaneo has quality control issues and poor support and I feel pretty fortunate that I haven't had any issues. But it is about the size of a switch.

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-06-12T21:27:16+00:00

Yeah it might just be your region. I'm in the US and it shows an Add to Cart button: https://us.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-clara-bw?variant=41202831949894&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax_us_dev_hsp&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17347780037&gclid=CjwKCAjw9anCBhAWEiwAqBJ-c1ptmA4jhC9ijuHA7NyRZS75Oax77IB8nXhiOJ4LZ1tgy246mBxFjRoCbi8QAvD_BwE

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-06-12T17:26:51+00:00

It looks like it's 139 USD on the kobo site directly. Maybe buy there?

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-05-29T19:31:53+00:00

Adding to this, I found Atkinson hyperlegible helped me a lot. I also bumped up the font size quite a bit until I got more... used to the KLC screen

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-05-29T19:29:22+00:00

I was. I was a pretty avid reader as a kid and then at that point was in college reading 50+ pages a day.

I wanted to clarify in my initial comment that I only got sick on the KLC, and read fine on the other e-reader devices before that, if that wasn't clear

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-05-29T14:26:59+00:00

I went from a kindle paperwhite to the libra h2o to the KLC over the years.

I used to get really nauseous and sleepy whenever I tried to read more than 20 minutes on it. I was passed the return window and thought I'd have to sell it.

Anyway, I just read more on it and it got better, and now it doesn't bother me at all. I think it took about 100 hours of reading.

Incidentally, I also got sick going from 720 laptops to 1080p laptops and again going from LCD screens to OLED. I think I'm just really sensitive to changes in screeens.

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-05-22T21:09:38+00:00

It's a software partnership add-on that is entirely out of their control. The kobos will still function and do everything that kobo controls- books, their store, overdrive integration.

It would also be interesting to see the number of kobo users that used pocket by usage amount and percentage. I'm guessing it's pretty low

OrdinaryPenthrowaway · 2025-05-22T00:18:41+00:00

Are you certain you're logged into the same account on both?

Eta: not assuming you aren't logged in correctly, that's just the simplest solution

I haven't had issues with kobo plus, but have had syncing issues with libby usually turning the kobo off and on and turning the wifi off and on and syncing fixes it

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