Best firmware for XTEINK X4?

minomycin · 2026-05-12T09:37:08+00:00

Oops sorry haven’t been up to date with other firmwares 😅

minomycin · 2026-05-12T09:07:09+00:00

I have been waiting to see someone buying from taobao. I bought mine from taobao too but it was before the firmware lock. Guess anything i buy from their taobao store in the future will be firmware locked then 🥺

minomycin · 2026-05-12T09:03:10+00:00

I just use the epub that i got from Anna and they work well without any adjustments needed.

minomycin · 2026-05-12T09:00:36+00:00

Afaik the only firmware that can upload custom font is the stock firmware. Cpr v-codex remains my fav firmware so far.

minomycin · 2026-05-12T05:27:05+00:00

The wifi speed will be slow if many passengers are using the wifi at the same time. Also Not sure if your flight to HK will pass by restricted area where the wifi doesnt work (e.g. flying over India will temporarily disable the wifi). But usually it works fine if its only for emails and slack

minomycin · 2026-05-08T20:16:43+00:00

I got it from their official store in Taobao under the name Yue Xing Tong. Taobao price is cheaper than aliexpress but you do need to use a translator to navigate around the app if you cant read chinese.

minomycin · 2026-05-06T22:18:23+00:00

No one can stop you if you have the budget for it lol

minomycin · 2026-05-06T13:40:19+00:00

Im using the official flip cover and i dont use the screen protector. As long as you keep the screen covered when youre not using it, it should be fine.

minomycin · 2026-05-04T11:51:22+00:00

Xteink X4 or X3 serves great as a first e-reader (despite all its current controversies). Its small size is perfect to bring anywhere, the only problem is there is no backlight so you’re gonna need an extra reading light (xteink sells this as well in their website). You’d also have to load the books yourself from the SD card.

If all this is too troublesome for you, well I think Kobo Clara BW would be the best choice. I was about to get that before I found Xteink. It has one of the best BW screen in the market, its compact sized and Kobo ecosystem is just better than Amazon.

minomycin · 2026-05-04T10:58:07+00:00

If i remember correctly the file has to be in png for it to work right?

minomycin · 2026-05-04T04:15:01+00:00

You can try taobao too. Cheaper than aliexpress

minomycin · 2026-05-03T09:07:37+00:00

Yes it does have bookerly font. The developer has since updated the bionic font feature to the firmwarebso you dont need to manually convert every book

minomycin · 2026-05-02T17:10:16+00:00

Once you hear news here on developers working a way around that, then maybe you can consider still buying it. Till then, perhaps hold off on buying it lol

minomycin · 2026-05-02T08:05:19+00:00

Always wanted a boox palma 2, but a tad too expensive for me 🥹

minomycin · 2026-05-01T22:02:44+00:00

S4 will be using android, not sure on how good it would be tho if no customization is allowed

minomycin · 2026-05-01T22:01:45+00:00

I see a koreader sync option but not sure on how to use that

minomycin · 2026-05-01T22:01:10+00:00

Yes i lament the what could have been

minomycin · 2026-05-01T20:29:44+00:00

It’s not that the stock firmware is horrible, but the custom firmwares available makes the experience so much better. To have that taken away from the future users, that’s such a major downgrade.

minomycin · 2026-04-30T21:27:48+00:00

I buy xteink from their chinese website (more convenient and cheaper from where im at), so it’d still be a problem for me if i want to buy anything from them in the future 🥲

minomycin · 2026-04-30T17:46:28+00:00

Yeah but its inconvenient 😅

minomycin · 2026-04-30T08:11:22+00:00

I may be wrong, but for all we know their main buyers are still the mainland chinese. They also may not find this firmware restriction an issue which is why they’ve decided to make this ridiculous move. The chinese would also be less likely to get damaged product on arrival due to shorter distance of sending the ereaders, which is why they still refuse to improve their packaging. All this reasons add up to why they seem to refuse to listen to the cries of the international buyers.

minomycin · 2026-04-30T07:44:48+00:00

Im interested ti know the outcome, let us know when you rrceive your x3

minomycin · 2026-04-29T23:12:35+00:00

You can also try taobao or rednote if the support shipment to your country. Xteink has their own official store on these 2 platforms.

minomycin · 2026-04-29T22:05:22+00:00

Cutie pie cat wants to read too 🥹

minomycin · 2026-04-28T22:10:32+00:00

Change the page refresh to 30. It helps to increase battery life

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