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kevlangdo

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Not sure if I'm at the right place, but...

I have a Kobo Vox that is running using Android 2.3. I would like to wipe it out and install Android 4.x standard. The Kobo Vox OS (Android 2.3) was modified for the Kobo environment and I cannot connect to Google Play.

Can this be done
 
Tbh i dont know the device and though i hate to say it, youll probably have to find a more specialised site for it. Good luck man
 
Kobo is an e-reader. If I'm not mistaken one very old one, I haven't seen a Kobo reader in a long time. It is sorta like a Kindle Fire but their market and name just like, died. Think of them as the Zune HD of e-readers.
 
It's honestly most likely not going to be that simple unless the manufacturer has released 4.0+ for your device (which I'm personally not familiar with myself).
 
nickdalzell said:
Looking at the specs, 800mhz CPU, 512MB RAM, you wouldn't want Android 4.x on it, trust me.
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Sounds similar (in terms of specs) to the Galaxy Prevail (which devs managed to port ICS to but there are things broken, namely the camera). Trust me, porting a device to a newer version of Android than what the manufacturer released would not be recommended unless you don't mind getting your hands dirty in code
 
nickdalzell said:
Kobo is an e-reader. If I'm not mistaken one very old one, I haven't seen a Kobo reader in a long time. It is sorta like a Kindle Fire but their market and name just like, died. Think of them as the Zune HD of e-readers.
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Nope, Kobo's doing just fine. They're the e-reader/Tablet brand for Chapters/Indigo in Canada. They're actually releasing a new line of Tablets in the near future (they're on pre-order status). They're also (at least the last couple generations) Google Play certified.

The new ones will be released with 4.2.2 installed.

As far as installing a 4.* Android on his Vox, I don't think it's going to happen. Just too old a device.
 
Kobo are doing fine in the UK as well. the newer ones look decent value. I wouldn't want one though (2 android tabs and Kindle keyboard version).

The Kindle and Kobo android apps are perfectly viable alternatives to having all devices.
 
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