I just bought one, thanks for the tips! I bought it so I can do things like reading and listening to podcasts/music without having the allure of a smartphone. I’m going to nerf my smartphone so it does only a few things like navigation. In this way I want to find the balance between the good and useful things and the addiction risk of a smartphone and too much screen time.
I haven't pulled the trigger on the Palma yet. I might though. I have an older Nova 3 from Onyx Boox and I've loved it. But one of the reasons I love it is because it comes with a stylus which makes it so useful as a notepad as well. I wish they would make a Palma that comes with a stylus but I'm not sure that's going to happen. Anyway, I'm happy to see Onyx Boox becoming more popular. It would be nice to see competition from US companies in this particular device domain.
I just bought my Boox Palma, and it is a game changer. I love it to much! I get to have access to all reading apps, and not be contained in Kindle's ecosystem. Thank you so much for exploring the settings of the Palma, I'll go straight to it and customize it. Very helpful video! 🥰
I love the form factor. It's a goldilocks device. I already have a Max Lumi 2, and a Tab C. Both are really nice and work extremely well. No complaints whatsoever. But for portability and versatility, this is really well designed. The fact that you have all the button and gesture options to really personalize it to your needs per app is wonderful. Yes, you lose a stylus support. No EMR devices can function on it. But it's not meant for that. It's meant for mobile content consumption. And still, it gives you access to the Google Play library that makes it much more useful than your normal Amazon Kindle, and can still let you enjoy all the Kindle content. So, it's not for everyone. Yes, it's less secure than the latest and greatest Android 14 Upside Down Cake. I would say if you intend to use it as a normal device, keep it off the LAN, since it would be a weak entry point for hackers. Other than that, if you treat it like another untrusted IOT device, then you'll be fine.
Hi, good video, thanx! Does the Palma has dark mode? I would like to read at night in my bed with as little of light coming from the screen … Thanx in advance 🙏🏼
On their instagram page boox posted that they were working on a dark mode for their native reader app, but it's gonna take a while until all boox devices gain access to it since there were some problems with the software version or something like that
This is on my wishlist for Christmas. But if I don’t get it I am buying it myself. I am going on a cruise In Jan that I want to use it on and an all inclusive in May and this will be perfect to use at the pool. Since it connects to WiFi I can still have whatsapp on there to communicate with the butler service that will come with my room and I can leave my phone in the room safe.
I've owned a Palma since it was launched. I really enjoy using it, and would love if it had SIM capabilities. It would be a great minimalist phone that still has full Play Store capabilities. I downloaded Beeper to mine so I can send and receive messages through it as long as I'm on Wi-Fi.
There’s speculation they released this version to see how well it did and that future versions with have SIM capabilities. We do have e-ink smartphones from Hisense and Bigme, but they’re aimed more at the Chinese market.
I don't understand what you mean about Android 11 OS not being supported. The books Palma runs on Android 11. So it's supported on the device. Are you talking about potential upgrades down the line to Android 12 or higher? I'd be highly skeptical that that will actually happen.
@@Techsploderyes. Android 11 is no longer supported as of feb 2024. Book releases firmware but Android 11 is no longer supported. It is common knowledge.
Also the article you reference by David pierce specifically addresses this. I was just wondering what that actually means. He said in that article that eventually his apps would slowly stop working. I see other box devices with Android 11 but many new with 12.
Also not trying to start a debate. Just genuinely concerned about it. I want to to know if you can get to the Liberty University online platform and library and if you can download logos Bible software to it with the 11OS. That was the reasoning behind my question.
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Do you own a Boox Palma? How are you using it?
I just bought one, thanks for the tips! I bought it so I can do things like reading and listening to podcasts/music without having the allure of a smartphone. I’m going to nerf my smartphone so it does only a few things like navigation. In this way I want to find the balance between the good and useful things and the addiction risk of a smartphone and too much screen time.
I haven't pulled the trigger on the Palma yet. I might though. I have an older Nova 3 from Onyx Boox and I've loved it. But one of the reasons I love it is because it comes with a stylus which makes it so useful as a notepad as well. I wish they would make a Palma that comes with a stylus but I'm not sure that's going to happen.
Anyway, I'm happy to see Onyx Boox becoming more popular. It would be nice to see competition from US companies in this particular device domain.
I just bought my Boox Palma, and it is a game changer. I love it to much! I get to have access to all reading apps, and not be contained in Kindle's ecosystem. Thank you so much for exploring the settings of the Palma, I'll go straight to it and customize it. Very helpful video! 🥰
Oh right on! Enjoy the Palma!
I love the form factor. It's a goldilocks device. I already have a Max Lumi 2, and a Tab C. Both are really nice and work extremely well. No complaints whatsoever. But for portability and versatility, this is really well designed. The fact that you have all the button and gesture options to really personalize it to your needs per app is wonderful. Yes, you lose a stylus support. No EMR devices can function on it. But it's not meant for that. It's meant for mobile content consumption. And still, it gives you access to the Google Play library that makes it much more useful than your normal Amazon Kindle, and can still let you enjoy all the Kindle content. So, it's not for everyone. Yes, it's less secure than the latest and greatest Android 14 Upside Down Cake. I would say if you intend to use it as a normal device, keep it off the LAN, since it would be a weak entry point for hackers. Other than that, if you treat it like another untrusted IOT device, then you'll be fine.
I’m also excited at the idea of downloading my craft files on them and using it to display the pattern and not my phone
I got a kindle. Recently I just purchased a Palma, it has become my favorite ereader. Love it so much. Worth to buy.
Yeah it's great. Enjoy!
I'm a huge fan of Kindle, but if my eyes were younger, I might be tempted! 😆 So happy to see your subs number growing! 👏🏻
The 5k mark is near-ish! Haha
You might like some of the larger e-readers BOOX offers, especially the new Go line they just introduced.
I’ve got a Kindle Scribe but the fact that I can install an RSS reader on this thing makes it tempting.
Oh that's a great use for this device!
@@TechsploderInoreader, Pocket, and Libby. That’s a lot of reading on a great screen!
Hi, good video, thanx! Does the Palma has dark mode? I would like to read at night in my bed with as little of light coming from the screen …
Thanx in advance 🙏🏼
You can get a dark mode option in apps (like the Kindle app) but not on the system level that I know of.
On their instagram page boox posted that they were working on a dark mode for their native reader app, but it's gonna take a while until all boox devices gain access to it since there were some problems with the software version or something like that
This is on my wishlist for Christmas. But if I don’t get it I am buying it myself. I am going on a cruise In Jan that I want to use it on and an all inclusive in May and this will be perfect to use at the pool. Since it connects to WiFi I can still have whatsapp on there to communicate with the butler service that will come with my room and I can leave my phone in the room safe.
Oh yeah, this would be perfect for those trips! I bring it on all my trips cause it takes up so little extra space! Have fun!
I can’t get the volume buttons to turn pages, even after setting them to page turn in Kindle and Libby. Any ideas?
Same here. Just got my Palma. The volume button set to page turn does not work for the kindle app.
Great video as always! :)
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. I will give it consideration. Blessings on your day.
Enjoy Jeff!
I've owned a Palma since it was launched. I really enjoy using it, and would love if it had SIM capabilities. It would be a great minimalist phone that still has full Play Store capabilities.
I downloaded Beeper to mine so I can send and receive messages through it as long as I'm on Wi-Fi.
Play store makes almost anything possible!
There’s speculation they released this version to see how well it did and that future versions with have SIM capabilities. We do have e-ink smartphones from Hisense and Bigme, but they’re aimed more at the Chinese market.
PS: Yes, those are birds in my fireplace!! (gotta do something about that, I suppose)
I think that add a relaxing ambiance to your video.
What about the android 11 OS not being supported? What does that mean for the Palma?
I don't understand what you mean about Android 11 OS not being supported. The books Palma runs on Android 11. So it's supported on the device. Are you talking about potential upgrades down the line to Android 12 or higher? I'd be highly skeptical that that will actually happen.
@@Techsploderyes. Android 11 is no longer supported as of feb 2024. Book releases firmware but Android 11 is no longer supported. It is common knowledge.
Also the article you reference by David pierce specifically addresses this. I was just wondering what that actually means. He said in that article that eventually his apps would slowly stop working. I see other box devices with Android 11 but many new with 12.
Also not trying to start a debate. Just genuinely concerned about it. I want to to know if you can get to the Liberty University online platform and library and if you can download logos Bible software to it with the 11OS. That was the reasoning behind my question.
Now in 4k!
I do what I can!