BOOX Page · Customization
Set up the buttons, Navigation Ball and gestures on the BOOX Page
Swap and remap the Page's physical buttons, set up the floating Navigation Ball, and choose the edge-swipe gestures worth having.
The Page has real page-turn buttons, so the first thing to set is which one is forward — swap them under Settings if you hold the device in your left hand. After that, the Navigation Ball’s best use is a one-tap full-screen refresh to clear ghosting without leaving your book; set that up, add Back and Home, and configure the edge swipes so you can move around Android without hunting for on-screen buttons.
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Swap or remap the page-turn buttons
Under Settings, then "Button" (or "Key"), you can set which of the two grip buttons is forward and which is back — left-handed readers usually swap them — and assign a long-press to an action such as screen refresh, front light or bookmark. Some apps ignore the system mapping and need their own controls settings; KOReader is one.
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Turn on the Navigation Ball
Open Settings, then "Navigation Ball" (sometimes under "Function settings"). Enable it. A small circular button floats over whatever app you are in; drag it to a corner out of the way of text.
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Choose the Navigation Ball shortcuts
Tapping the ball fans out a ring of shortcuts. Set them to the actions you reach for most — a common set is: full-screen refresh, Back, Home, recent apps, and a brightness or refresh-mode toggle.
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Set the full-refresh shortcut first
The single most useful shortcut is "refresh" or "full-screen refresh". Ghosting builds up in any app; a one-tap clear from the ball beats opening the control centre every time.
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Set up edge-swipe gestures
Under Settings, then "Gesture" (or "Function settings"), assign swipes from the left, right and bottom edges — for example swipe up from the bottom for recent apps or the control centre, swipe from the left edge for Back. Keep the page-turn area of your reading apps clear of these.
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Hide the ball in full-screen apps
The ball can get in the way in a browser. It has an auto-hide and opacity option, and you can toggle it off quickly from the control centre when you need the whole screen.