{"id":176,"date":"2022-06-20T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuff.frankdux.de\/?p=176"},"modified":"2022-06-21T07:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T06:44:52","slug":"xiaomi-moaan-inkpalm-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuff.frankdux.de\/?p=176","title":{"rendered":"Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since a few weeks I own a Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm 5, a small device with e-Ink display, running (a quite old version of) Android. I ordered it on AliExpress and got it shipped from China to Germany in roughly two months. Google for &#8220;Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm 5&#8221; to read some reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stuff.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grafik.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177\" width=\"243\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuff.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grafik.png 486w, https:\/\/stuff.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grafik-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a neat little device; small enough to always carry it with you, and very light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I basically use it for reading e-books anywhere, although you can also sync emails etc. Just remember that it is black and white only, and that the processor is not really fast. It is a bit difficult to set it up at the beginning. Reserve an evening for this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, there seems to be an &#8220;all in one installation&#8221; described at <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/epodegrid\/epd106-ADB\/blob\/master\/README.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/github.com\/epodegrid\/epd106-ADB\/blob\/master\/README.md<\/a>; you may want to check that as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change the language to English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The device is preloaded in Chinese only. In case you are not fluent in Chinese, switch it to English. This is a bit complicated as you have to add the language package first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a good explanation available at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/philips\/inkpalm-5-adb-english\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/github.com\/philips\/inkpalm-5-adb-english<\/a>, although slightly outdated. You need to do the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Download the Android SDK platform tools: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/studio\/releases\/platform-tools\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/developer.android.com\/studio\/releases\/platform-tools<\/a> <\/li><li>Unzip them to a new directory. There is no real installation; this is just a bunch of files (at least on Windows). You are interested in the &#8220;adb.exe&#8221; file.<\/li><li>Turn on ADB on the device. For that, follow the instructions at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/philips\/inkpalm-5-adb-english\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/github.com\/philips\/inkpalm-5-adb-english<\/a>. The screens do not look exactly like screenshotted there, because Xiaomi changed a few things, but with Google Translate you should manage. The important screen is the one with a checkbox next to a Chinese string which says &#8220;USB&#8221;.  <\/li><li>Connect your new device with an USB (data) cable to your computer.<\/li><li>Change into the directory with a shell where adb.exe is located, so you can call it from the command line.<\/li><li>Type &#8220;adb.exe devices&#8221; &#8211; your device (with a long string) should be listed.<\/li><li>Follow the instructions given at<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/philips\/inkpalm-5-adb-english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> https:\/\/github.com\/philips\/inkpalm-5-adb-english<\/a> to change the language, just remember to type &#8220;adb.exe&#8221; where it just says &#8220;adb&#8221; in those instructions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This should result in an English user interface of your reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install some applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to install applications &#8211; and the first applications should be an App store, as Google Play store is not pre-installed on the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I used APKPure as the main app store: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/m.apkpure.com\/de\/apkpure\/com.apkpure.aegon\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/m.apkpure.com\/de\/apkpure\/com.apkpure.aegon<\/a>. Download it to your computer, then install it on your device: &#8220;adb.exe install xxx.apk&#8221; with xxx being the name of the just downloaded apk-file.<br>Then ensure that your device has an internet connection, by adding a valid WiFi network in its settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you have an App Store on your device. Install the applications which are most useful for you. I installed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;Moon Reader&#8221; for reading eBooks. Choose the Outdoor background theme (pure white)<\/li><li>&#8220;File Manager +&#8221; as a good File Manager that works on an e-Ink screen (not all do)<\/li><li>&#8220;Microsoft To Do&#8221; because I use that heavily<\/li><li>&#8220;Pocket&#8221; for reading web snippets which I cut from my Firefox plugin<\/li><li>An email program<\/li><li>&#8220;Microsoft OneNote&#8221; for note keeping (rather reading, as typing is hard on the thing)<\/li><li>A really simple launcher to replace the standard launcher (I use &#8220;Unlauncher&#8221;)<\/li><li>I also installed a browser which works well with e-Ink devices: &#8220;EinkBro&#8221;<\/li><li>You may also want to install a different keyboard to get away from the Chinese characters. I use &#8220;Keyboard&#8221; &#8211; there are many different apps like that.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/stuff.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grafik-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuff.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grafik-1.png 298w, https:\/\/stuff.frankdux.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grafik-1-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you have an e-book reader device which can always be carried along. It&#8217;s not larger than an old iPhone and much lighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To load new e-Books, I configured Moon Reader to access a web storage location (in this case: OneDrive), where I put new reading material with my computer. On the InkPalm I only have to open Moon Reader then and select the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have fun with it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Since a few weeks I own a Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm 5, a small device with e-Ink display, running (a quite old version of) Android. I ordered it on AliExpress and got it shipped from China to Germany in roughly two months. Google for &#8220;Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm 5&#8221; to read some reviews. 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