BOOX V3.0 Firmware Changelog

For Max3, Note2, Nova2, Poke2 and previous models

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Since the release of V3.0 Firmware’s new features on Max Lumi and Note Air, many users have been waiting for their firmware updates.

Based on the beta test group’s feedback and suggestions, we’ve eliminated some bugs, improved many features, and well prepared for the mass release. We highly appreciate the BOOX users in the beta test group 🧡.

After the V3.0 Firmware update package for Max3, Note2, Nova2, and Poke2, we’re happy to release the V3.0 Firmware changelog & packages for more previous models. You can update your device via OTA (Settings>Firmware Update) or download the package and install it manually.

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Max3/Note2/Nova2

NeoReader

  1. Optimize the look-up interface of Dictionary.
  2. Support to select and look up English phrases.
  3. Support zooming under PDF scrolling mode.
  4. Optimize PDF sharpening effect.
  5. Optimize the layout of highlights and annotations when they are exported to the third-party note-taking Apps. 
  6. Change the upper right corner to quickly add bookmarks using the stylus (this area does not support turning pages using stylus any more).
  7. Optimize the main menu interfaces.
  8. Support third-party dictionary Apps. 【Learn More>>】
  9. Turning pages manually is supported during TTS. (TTS remains its original progress).
  10. Optimize the function of selecting phrases and looking up the dictionary. 
  11. Optimize the top and bottom margins of the Flow Documents to reduce the bottom margin. 
  12. Optimize the smoothness of the strokes in exported PDF handwriting.

Notes

  1. Add list mode.
  2. Add layers (template layer + 5 custom layers ). 【Learn More>>】
  3. Add Pencil and marker ( The pencil color is only in black).
  4. Add copy and paste among different notepads (Go to Notes thumbnail view, select and copy to).
  5. Add switch to another notepad within a Notepad (Tap Notepad name and expand the list, then select the notepad you want to switch to).
  6. Optimize the stroke eraser. (The template is no longer covered. The erased content will no longer be displayed after the selection area of lasso tool is moved).
  7.  Add Toolbar indicator to full-screen mode of the Notes.
  8. Add exit alert ( It is off by default. Go to Notes Settings to enable it. This is to avoid exiting the Notepad by accidental touch).
  9. Add color stroke display effect switch (original color shows non-black on BOOX).
  10. Fix an issue of occasionally freezing when embedding notes. 

System

  1. Add Gestures (Settings / More Settings / Gesture Manager).【Learn More>>】
  2. Split-Screen supports third-party Apps (Apps optimization and screencast are disabled under Split-Screen).【Learn More>>】
  3. Add grouping Apps ( this supports bulk management).
  4. The screensaver supports to rotate to horizontal orientation.
  5. Push pictures for Screensaver directly via push.boox.com.
  6. Add Clock Screensaver.
  7. Add PushRead (Send web articles to your BOOX to read).【Learn More>>】
  8. The Navigation Ball supports permanent buttons which offer quick access to different functions.
  9. Add Gallery, which supports picture editing. ( The picture is still opened by NeoReader by default. Please open images with Gallery if you need to edit them).【Learn More>>】
  10. Add keeping Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Audio active during sleep mode. (This is off by default. Go to System Settings / Power Management to enable it). 
  11. Remove network timeout settings. 
  12. Add Arabic / Hebrew system languages. 
  13. Optimize Dictionary style.
  14. Optimize Bluetooth reconnection after waking up BOOX. 
  15. Optimize the speed of turning pages by tapping the Navigation Ball button in the browser.
  16. Fix the problem of abnormal Google Keep interface. 
  17. Fix the problem of binding a mobile number after logging into ONYX account.
  18. Fix the problem of abnormal download of some books in Bookstore.
  19. Fix the problem of browser download crash.
  20. Fix the problem that the standby image is not switched occasionally during standby mode.

Poke2

NeoReader

  1. Optimize the look-up interface of Dictionary.
  2. Support to select and look up English phrases.
  3. Support zooming under PDF scrolling mode.
  4. Optimize PDF sharpening effect.
  5. Optimize the layout of highlights and annotations when they are exported to the third-party note-taking Apps. 
  6. Optimize the main menu interfaces.
  7. Support third-party dictionary Apps.【Learn More>>】
  8. Turning pages manually is supported during TTS. (TTS remains its original progress).
  9. Optimize the function of selecting phrases and looking up the dictionary. 
  10. Optimize the top and bottom margins of the Flow Documents to reduce the bottom margin. 

System

  1. Add Gestures (Settings / More Settings / Gesture Manager).【Learn More>>】
  2. Add grouping Apps ( this supports bulk management).
  3. The screensaver supports to rotate to horizontal orientation.
  4. Push pictures for Screensaver directly via push.boox.com.
  5. Add Clock Screensaver.
  6. Add PushRead (Send web articles to your BOOX to read).【Learn More>>】
  7. The Navigation Ball supports permanent  buttons which offer quick access to different functions.
  8. Add Gallery, which supports picture editing. (The picture is still opened by NeoReader by default. Please open images with Gallery if you need to edit them).【Learn More>>】
  9. Add keeping Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Audio active during sleep mode. (This is off by default. Go to System Settings / Power Management to enable it). 
  10. Remove network timeout settings. 
  11. Optimize Dictionary style.
  12. Add Arabic / Hebrew system languages. 
  13. Optimize Bluetooth reconnection after waking up BOOX. 
  14. Optimize the speed of turning pages by tapping the Navigation Ball button in the browser.
  15. Fix the problem of abnormal Google Keep interface. 
  16. Fix the problem of binding a mobile number after logging into ONYX account.
  17. Fix the problem of the abnormal download of some books in Bookstore.
  18. Fix the problem of browser download crash.
  19. Fix the problem that the standby image is not switched occasionally during standby mode.

Max2Pro/Max2 , NotePro/Note+/Note, NovaPro

NeoReader

  1. Optimize the main menu interfaces
  2. Optimize the look-up interface of Dictionary
  3. Support to select and look up English phrases
  4. Support zooming under PDF scrolling mode  
  5. Optimize PDF sharpening effect
  6. Optimize the layout of highlights and annotations when they are exported to the third-party note-taking Apps. 
  7. Change the upper right corner to quickly add bookmarks using the stylus (this area does not support turning pages using stylus any more)
  8. Support third-party dictionary Apps【Learn More>>】
  9. Optimize the function of selecting phrases and looking up the dictionary. 
  10. Optimize the top and bottom margins of the Flow Documents to reduce the bottom margin. 
  11. Optimize the smoothness of the strokes in exported PDF handwriting.

Notes

  1. Add list mode 
  2. Add layers (template layer + 5 custom layers ) .【Learn More>>】
  3. Add Pencil and marker ( The pencil color is only in black)
  4. Add copy and paste among different notepads (Go to Notes thumbnail view, select and copy to )
  5. Add switch to another notepad within a Notepad (Tap Notepad name and expand the list, then select the notepad you want to switch to)
  6. Optimize the stroke eraser. (The template is no longer covered. The erased content will no longer be displayed after the selection area of lasso tool is moved)
  7. Onyx Cloud Notes Sync supports background sync
  8.  Add Toolbar indicator to full-screen mode of the Notes
  9. Add exit alert ( It is off by default. Go to Notes Settings to enable it. This is to avoid exiting the Notepad by accidental touch).
  10. Add color stroke display effect switch (original color shows non-black on BOOX) 
  11. Fix an issue of occasionally freezing when embedding notes. 

System

  1. Add grouping Apps ( this supports bulk management)
  2. Add PushRead (Send web articles to your BOOX to read)【Learn More>>】
  3. The Navigation Ball supports permanent  buttons which offer quick access to different functions
  4. Add keeping Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Audio active during sleep mode. (This is off by default. Go to System Settings / Power Management to enable it). 
  5. Some other UI optimizations

Nova/NovaPlus, Poke Pro

NeoReader

  1. Optimize the main menu interfaces
  2. Optimize the look-up interface of Dictionary
  3. Support to select and look up English phrases
  4. Support zooming under PDF scrolling mode  
  5. Optimize PDF sharpening effect
  6. Optimize the layout of highlights and annotations when they are exported to the third-party note-taking Apps. 
  7. Support third-party dictionary Apps【Learn More>>】
  8. Optimize the function of selecting phrases and looking up the dictionary. 
  9. Optimize the top and bottom margins of the Flow Documents to reduce the bottom margin. 

System

  1. Add grouping Apps ( this supports bulk management)
  2. Add PushRead (Send web articles to your BOOX to read)【Learn More>>】
  3. The Navigation Ball supports permanent  buttons which offer quick access to different functions
  4. Add keeping Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Audio active during sleep mode. (This is off by default. Go to System Settings / Power Management to enable it). 
  5. Some other UI optimizations

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19 comments on “BOOX V3.0 Firmware Changelog”

  1. Highlight on Right to left epub or pdf still displaying in the wrong direction. Please fix this as I’ve been waiting for this to be fixed fo a along time.

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    1. Hi Ahmad,

      Thanks for your feedback. As this is the first time we add Arabic/Hebrew language to our tablets, some bugs may need improvements. Can you please submit this feedback through your device? In this way, our tech staff will receive your valuable voice directly and collect information about your device’s Mac address and log. So they can determine if it’s a common issue requiring a mass firmware update or a random problem that can be solved with a custom fixing package sent directly to your device.

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

  2. Support for screencapture (screenrecord, or scrcpy) is still missing for note 2. This is a very necessary feature for today’s work from home tasks for lecturers and scientists. Please, put some effort in this. This devices are not exactly cheap. I’m a Linux programmer with a lot of system programming experience. I can help with alpha and beta testing if you need.

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    1. Hi Federico,

      Note2’s limitation makes it difficult to support our native wireless screencast feature. However, as Note2 is an advanced E Ink tablet running Android 9, you can use some third-party apps, such as Anydesk, to achieve screen mirroring. If we have any breakthrough regarding the Note2 built-in screencast feature, we’ll announce it immediately. Thank you for your feedback and please stay tuned.

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

    1. Hi AM,

      We’re conducting the V3.0 beta test for Note Pro, Nova Pro and Max2 Pro. We believe that the good news is around the corner. And once we get all the things ready, we’ll inform our users via social media. Please stay tuned!

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

  4. I am the happy owner of a note pro, very happy to see that the software improved a lot and I can’t wait to get the last drawing features of version 3! Great job!

    Reply

    1. Hi Enrico,

      Thanks for your great support! We”ll announce it once we got the V3.0 firmware package for older models ready. Stay tuned.

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

  5. I have a note + and can’t wait for the update to 3.0. I get the notification that there is an update but it fails to download and on the site I can’t find a link…
    You need to stop teasing me like that 🤣. Can you give me the link so I can download the update?

    Reply

    1. Hi Jonas,

      Unfortunately, we found some bugs for the Note+ package in the beta batch and we’re now working on them. Please bear with us for troubleshooting time. Once a better version is released, you can download it via OTA or at our downloads page. You’re always welcome to keep an eye on our social media for any news updates.

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

    1. Hi Galina,

      We’ve checked with our tech staff and confirmed that the link for Note Pro V3.0 package is correct. Since your device cannot recognize the package, can you please try to download it again and double-check if you’ve clicked the correct link? If it doesn’t help either, you can check updates OTA to download the package wirelessly.

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

    1. Hi Marloes,

      As we introduce layers since the V3.0 firmware, the template is set as part of the layer feature. So you can tap the layer button and find all the template paper in the first layer. You can check out this article to learn more about layer and template changes.

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

  8. Happy owner of a MAX Lumi,
    I would also really appreciate the support for scrcpy (https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy) because it works on linux and it would make it possible to use the MAX Lumi as an additional input device while teaching.
    For now it only freezes like metioned in the following issues: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+onyx

    If that is fixed, I could easily recommend the device to the other collegues as well (:

    Reply

    1. Hi there,

      Thank you for your valuable feedback. We’ve passed your request to our Dev department, and they’re working on it. Please stay tuned for our future updates:)

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

  9. Hello!
    Been very satisfied with the Note so far. Only thing, that got fixed in an earlier update but is back now:
    Erased writing remains where it crossed the template lines in the notes app. So every time I erase something, I need to do a full refresh to have the background appear properly again. Interestingly, doesn´t happen when deleting the very same writing with the select tool.
    This is a real nuisance to me and has also been pointed out at an earlier stage here
    http://bbs.onyx-international.com/t/all-bugs-and-issues-with-firmware-2-2-2-note-2/2266
    in the bugs section for the Notes App.

    Would really appreciate a fix for this!

    Reply

    1. Hi David,

      Thank you for reaching out with this question. We’ve noticed this bug and are trying to fix it in the next firmware update. We’re very sorry that it has caused inconvenience to our users. Please stay tuned to our social media where we’ll announce any feature/firmware update in time.

      Best regards,
      BOOX Team

      Reply

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