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Tap-to-Paginate Issue After June 19 Android Update

After the June 19 update, tap-to-paginate on Android is behaving strangely.

Pagination only works when tapping on the empty margins at the sides of the screen. If I tap on text (on the right side, where the next-page tap zone usually is), the page does not turn. As a result, when reading in paged mode, I constantly have to search for an empty area near the screen edges to tap in order to turn the page, which is not user-friendly. In addition, many taps are not registered correctly, making page turns unreliable and frustrating.

This behavior was not present before the update and significantly impacts the reading experience.

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u/ashraf_bashir — 13 days ago
▲ 99 r/Bigme

Bigme B6 Color is Underrated

I've been using the Bigme B6 Color (2GB RAM) for a full week now, and I can confidently say it's one of the most underrated e-readers on social media.

I also own a Kindle Colorsoft, and to my eyes the B6 delivers better color rendering, sharper text, and a warmer front light for night reading (colorsoft is no doubt "whiter")

I also have a Boox Go6 (2GB RAM, B&W). Interestingly, a large, resource-heavy, book crashes on the Go 6, but opens and runs smoothly on the B6. I suspect Bigme's virtual RAM and memory management optimizations play a role here. The B6 also shows noticeably less ghosting than the Go6 even in the extreme (fastest) mode.

One thing I highly recommend is disabling or uninstalling as many preinstalled apps as possible. Several of them run background services that consume RAM and battery, and removing them noticeably improves responsiveness and battery on a 2GB device.

Battery life is roughly comparable to the Go 6. As with all Android-based e-readers, don't expect Kindle-level battery optimization.

If your primary goal is reading, especially reading in color, the B6 2GB is an excellent device and a great value. The biggest limitation is multitasking, which is quite weak due to the limited RAM. This is not a general-purpose Android tablet, it's a more reading-dedicated device.

If you're looking for a color books e-reader, the Bigme B6 (2GB) is a fantastic choice and well worth considering.

u/ashraf_bashir — 22 days ago
▲ 14 r/Bigme

Hide top bar?

Is there a way to hide the top bar (click, battery, Bluetooth, DND..etc), it's always persistent while reading and it doesn't auto hide.

u/ashraf_bashir — 23 days ago
▲ 52 r/XTEINK

X3 ➞ 2X ❤️

I set a Goodreads goal of 20 books for 2026. Finished it 202 days early and increased my reading rate by 2X. The X3 has completely changed my reading habits. Curious if other X3/X4 owners have experienced the same thing? 🤩 😍

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u/ashraf_bashir — 23 days ago
▲ 112 r/XTEINK

I tried the Crosspoint Font Builder, and it’s excellent. It works for both X4 and X3 like a charm 💃🕺

  1. Flash the beta version: https://crosspointreader.com/#flash-tools

  2. Download your preferred font (TTF or OTF; include regular, italic, bold, and bold italic)

  3. Build the CPFont (Crosspoint's font) in four sizes: https://crosspointreader.com/fonts

  4. Connect the X3 or X4 device to Wi-Fi or create a hotspot from it. A new “Fonts” tab will appear in your browser (192.168.X.XX) where you can upload the built CPFont files (the four sizes)

  5. The new font will then appear in the device settings

🚩 There is also a set of prebuilt cpfonts available directly in the device settings, so you can download and use them directly to the device, without going through these steps.

⚠️ The only downside is slightly slower indexing, since the font is read from the SD card rather than being precompiled like in other Crosspoint versions. Still, this is a strong feature and clearly the right direction. Also, the Crosspoint beta version doesn't have the clock in X3.

Big thanks to the community for making it possible. Lots of love 💕

u/ashraf_bashir — 2 months ago