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Make Android apps look right on the BOOX Page
What the BOOX refresh modes do, which to use for reading versus scrolling, and how to stop ghosting and grey text.
Almost every complaint about a BOOX comes down to refresh settings left on the defaults. The rule of thumb: sharpest, slowest mode for reading text; a faster mode for scrolling and menus; full refresh every page or few pages for anything that ghosts. Set these once per app and the Page stops feeling like a compromise. Because the Page is a reading-first device, most people can simply leave the global mode on HD and rarely touch it.
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Understand why apps look wrong at first
Android apps assume a fast colour screen that redraws 60 times a second. E-ink redraws slowly and leaves a faint trace of the last image (ghosting). BOOX bridges the gap with "refresh modes" that trade sharpness for speed, applied globally and per app.
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Learn the four modes
From sharpest and slowest to fastest and roughest, the modes are usually named HD (or Regal), Balanced (or Normal), Fast (or Speed), and Ultrafast (or A2). HD is for reading still pages. Balanced is a good all-rounder. Fast and Ultrafast are for scrolling lists, menus and video-like content, and make text look grainy.
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Set a sensible global default
In the control centre (swipe down from top-right), set the global mode to HD or Regal. This is what any app uses until you give it its own setting. Do not leave the global mode on a fast setting — everything will look grey.
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Give reading apps a slow, clean mode
For the Kindle app, Kobo app, KOReader and any text reader, set the per-app refresh mode to HD or Regal. Text is a still image between page turns, so it should get the sharpest mode.
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Give browsing and menus a faster mode
For a web browser, a file manager or a store's home screen, allow Balanced or Fast so scrolling is not painful. You can switch a single app's mode on the fly from the control centre while it is open.
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Fix ghosting with full refresh
Ghosting builds up over several page turns. In a per-app setting, turn on "full refresh every 1 page" for the worst offenders, or every 5 pages as a compromise. There is also a manual "full-screen refresh" button in the control centre for a one-off clear.
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Fix grey or faint text
If text looks washed out, turn on "bleach whites" or "enhance contrast" for that app, and set the app's own theme to plain light. Avoid dark mode on e-ink — inverted text ghosts badly and looks muddy.