pocket ereaders

hoo-rahs

1. don't take advice/purchase from goodereader. they are notorious for several poor business practices and spreading misinformation
2. resources for eink—

https://old.reddit.com/r/eink

https://old.reddit.com/r/ereader

https://old.reddit.com/user/Logikoma (please don't spam them they don't know me they just have useful posts)

https://www.youtube.com/@MyDeepGuide

https://www.youtube.com/@BrandonKBoswell

https://www.youtube.com/@ChalidRaqami

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/

https://einkcn.com/

3. if you get a inkpalm 5, there's a good chance that you'll have to enable english on it through the command line. there are tutorials on how to do this

installing apps

because chinese devices doesn't have google play services, you have to side load apps. UPDATE: you can now root hisense devices to have google play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNQcnuIxdbI

https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-sideload-install-android-app-apk

additional resources

I have a post that's tangentially related on how I setup my boox devices, my hisense touch is configured in a similar fashion—https://jvscholz.com/blog/boox.html

apps that I use regularly—

aio launcher: my favorite android launcher
unlauncher: my second favorite android launcher
mAbook: fantastic audiobook player, unfortunately you have to install a cracked apk as purchasing the full version requires google play services, UPDATE: you can now install google play on the hisense touch thru root. it works :)
anki: i enjoy studying japanese and reviewing decks on my android devices
syncthing: useful for automatically syncing files between my computers and android devices
tachiyomi: great manga reading app UPDATE: rip tachi :((
moon+ reader pro: pretty solid android e-reader app. not optimized for e-ink but works well enough. I've also tested koreader, which is optimized for eink, but find the interface displeasing. technically it's a more powerful app, and it's also open source—I should probably switch to koreader. UPDATE: I switched to koreader. way better ++1
spotify: works as expected, interface is dark but usable

last edited 4/11/24. j. v. scholz