Glo Kobo Glo HD web browser

BrianR · 01-17-2016, 02:40 PM

I have a Kobo Glo HD and have not been able to get onto the web other than to the Kobo bookstore. The manual is no help and I had assumed that there was no web browser. However, reading some of your posts makes me think that I should be able to access the internet. How do you do it?

jiminrussell · 01-17-2016, 02:54 PM

Settings | Beta Features | Web Browser, once you have opened it it will show up as a tile on the home screen, though it might get bumped off as you open other things if you don't use it regularly.

BrianR · 01-17-2016, 04:35 PM

Thanks, Jim. That worked perfectly. So easy, once you know how. I can't think why they omit this from the guide - perish the thought that there trying to lock you in to buying their books!

DNSB · 01-17-2016, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

Thanks, Jim. That worked perfectly. So easy, once you know how. I can't think why they omit this from the guide - perish the thought that there trying to lock you in to buying their books!

What I found was that even for checking my various email accounts, the usability was limited. Audio is not available, video is extremely limited, many web features are not supported. This leads to my personal opinion being that given the limitations of the web browser, Kobo is attempting to avoid a massive number of complaints by marking it as a beta feature.

Life is too short to deal with avoidable annoyances so I purchase virtually all my books using other devices and then sync them using ether wireless or USB.

SJC-Caron · 01-23-2016, 03:23 PM

I only use the Kobo web browser with writing heavy websites such as FictionPress and ArchiveOfOurOwn (and often these sites are in their mobile versions). Even then I find using some those sites filtering features (eg: sort by ratting, sort by word length) to be very problematic and often my selections are not recognised. Also the text displayed on these sites need to be darker (black, not grey for the text in the body of the fic/article) and the e-ink screen often refreshes multiple times in a row for no obvious reason (although in some cases this may be due to the ads on website).

For any Kobo staff lurking in these forums the steps to recreate an example of my problem is below (NOTE: I use a Kobo Aura H2O with the most recent firmware and no unofficial modifications to the Kobo e-Reader software):

1) On FanFiction.net select one of the top works in any category (the site should open in its mobile version).
Movies -> How to Train Your Dragon

2) At the bottom of the webpage change some of the result filters
SORT: change UPDATE DATE to FAVORITES
LENGHT: change ALL to >5000
STATUS: change ALL to COMPLETE
Here you will find that your selections are often not registered by the website once the selection menu disappears.

Onedutch · 01-23-2016, 04:03 PM

Are you able to download PDF or Epub from the webbrowser (website), it worked for allmost a year. Looks like it is broken since the last firmware update.

jiminrussell · 01-23-2016, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Onedutch

Are you able to download PDF or Epub from the webbrowser (website), it worked for allmost a year. Looks like it is broken since the last firmware update.

I just downloaded an epub from Calibre content server using the browser on my Glo HD running the latest firmware. Seems to be working fine here.

PeterT · 01-23-2016, 07:38 PM

I believe the issue is more likely related to the configuration of thr Web server he is attempting to download material from.

barryem · 01-23-2016, 09:17 PM

I have a Glo and an Aura, not a Glo HD, but my main use of the web browser is to access books I keep in Dropbox. It's a bit clumsy but it works just fine.

Barry

BrianR · 01-24-2016, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barryem

I have a Glo and an Aura, not a Glo HD, but my main use of the web browser is to access books I keep in Dropbox. It's a bit clumsy but it works just fine.

Barry

I have tried to download from Dropbox, without success. I can access the site, select the file, but when I click on download, or on the download icon at the top of the page, nothing happens.

GeoffR · 01-25-2016, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

I have tried to download from Dropbox, without success. I can access the site, select the file, but when I click on download, or on the download icon at the top of the page, nothing happens.

That is because of a change on the dropbox site, older firmware versions can no longer download from the mobile version of the dropbox site either.

However you should still be able to download from the desktop version of the site. See this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=332

01-17-2016, 02:40 PM	#1
BrianR Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: Kobo GloHD	Kobo Glo HD web browser I have a Kobo Glo HD and have not been able to get onto the web other than to the Kobo bookstore. The manual is no help and I had assumed that there was no web browser. However, reading some of your posts makes me think that I should be able to access the internet. How do you do it?

01-17-2016, 04:35 PM	#3
BrianR Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: Kobo GloHD	Problem answered Thanks, Jim. That worked perfectly. So easy, once you know how. I can't think why they omit this from the guide - perish the thought that there trying to lock you in to buying their books!

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01-17-2016, 02:54 PM	#2
jiminrussell JimInRussell Posts: 355 Karma: 143302 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Russell Ontario Canada Device: kobo Aura One, Forma, Elipsa, Sage	Settings \| Beta Features \| Web Browser, once you have opened it it will show up as a tile on the home screen, though it might get bumped off as you open other things if you don't use it regularly.

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SJC-Caron Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 11010 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Device: Boyue Likebook (T103D) Mimas	I only use the Kobo web browser with writing heavy websites such as FictionPress and ArchiveOfOurOwn (and often these sites are in their mobile versions). Even then I find using some those sites filtering features (eg: sort by ratting, sort by word length) to be very problematic and often my selections are not recognised. Also the text displayed on these sites need to be darker (black, not grey for the text in the body of the fic/article) and the e-ink screen often refreshes multiple times in a row for no obvious reason (although in some cases this may be due to the ads on website). For any Kobo staff lurking in these forums the steps to recreate an example of my problem is below (NOTE: I use a Kobo Aura H2O with the most recent firmware and no unofficial modifications to the Kobo e-Reader software): 1) On FanFiction.net select one of the top works in any category (the site should open in its mobile version). Movies -> How to Train Your Dragon 2) At the bottom of the webpage change some of the result filters SORT: change UPDATE DATE to FAVORITES LENGHT: change ALL to >5000 STATUS: change ALL to COMPLETE Here you will find that your selections are often not registered by the website once the selection menu disappears.

01-23-2016, 04:03 PM	#6
Onedutch Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: Kobo	Are you able to download PDF or Epub from the webbrowser (website), it worked for allmost a year. Looks like it is broken since the last firmware update.

01-23-2016, 07:38 PM	#8
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,262 Karma: 74007256 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	I believe the issue is more likely related to the configuration of thr Web server he is attempting to download material from.

01-23-2016, 09:17 PM	#9
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I have a Glo and an Aura, not a Glo HD, but my main use of the web browser is to access books I keep in Dropbox. It's a bit clumsy but it works just fine. Barry

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