BOOX Palma 2
Guides
Step-by-step setup and how-to articles for this device.
The Palma 2 is a phone-shaped Android e-ink device — not a phone, but a pocket reader you hold in one hand. This section covers setting up a new one, the apps worth installing, using it one-handed, and the display settings that make Android apps usable on e-ink. KOReader and Calibre have their own sections; Customization covers fonts, gestures and the per-app optimisation dialog.
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- Set up a new BOOX Palma 2 — Wi-Fi, the BOOX account, Google sign-in, the Play Store and the fingerprint reader.
- Install apps on the BOOX Palma 2 — reading apps, read-it-later apps, and what to do right after installing each.
- Use the BOOX Palma 2 one-handed — volume-key page turns, one-handed gestures, the lanyard, and the camera.
- Make Android apps look right on the BOOX Palma 2 — the refresh modes and why the stock settings look wrong.
- Set up a new BOOX Palma 2 Take a new Palma 2 from the box to a working pocket e-reader — Wi-Fi, the optional BOOX account, Google sign-in, the Play Store and the fingerprint reader.
- Install apps on the BOOX Palma 2 Install reading apps, read-it-later apps and RSS on the Palma 2 from the Play Store, and the two settings to change for each so it behaves on e-ink.
- Use the BOOX Palma 2 one-handed Turn pages with the volume keys, set one-handed gestures, use the lanyard, and scan pages with the camera — the things that make the phone-shaped Palma 2 comfortable to hold.
- Make Android apps look right on the BOOX Palma 2 What the BOOX refresh modes do, which to use for reading versus scrolling, and how to stop ghosting and grey text on the small screen.