tips and tricks for bigme b6?
i just ordered one—my first ever android ereader! i have a kindle and kobo already but im looking into exploring an android ereader mainly because i want an open ecosystem and i will be most likely leaving the US soon.
i also don’t know if this is the right flair, so my apologies.
for context, my kindle is old and there isn’t a super easy way for me to borrow books on libby with it. i found a way around that issue but i do want a more straightforward way. the way i plan on using it is that it will be my backup ereader, not my main one. i don’t like koreader and im not interested in jailbreaking personally. if amazon made a way for us to borrow books with libby outside of the US (without us having to finesse the addresses on our amazon account, etc), i would 10000% stick to kindle. i love everything about it.
i have a kobo but im planning on selling it. just not a fan for a thousand reasons and i dont feel like getting locked into that ecosystem once i move, with a device i REALLY dislike. and i dont know if the country im going to will have libby/overdrive.
so based on some research, i picked the bigme b6. reviews are a little mixed but it has the main things that i want—color, size, and open ecosystem. i’m fine with tinkering around with the settings.
what i mainly plan on using it for is reading—standard books with occasional manga.
apps i plan on using: kindle, libby and kobo (the kobo app what i will be using for library books i will borrow when i leave the US, if they use it).
i do have some questions:
i know that it comes with a lot of bloatware, so i need advice on how to get rid of that.
also, battery life. are there settings i should tweak that would help the battery a little?
what is everyone’s experience when it comes to the kindle, kobo, and/or libby apps?
what is sideloading like? i have a macbook and i usually will hook up my kindle and kobo to download books.
what’s the syncing situation? i have an iphone and usually i will go on my kobo and kindle apps respectively and continue my progress there.
sorry if this sounds redundant. i tried to do as much research as possible but i just wanted more feedback from people who’ve had this device for more than 6 months. people on tiktok are too focused on the “aesthetic” side of it. i’m more interested in functionality and using it primarily for reading!