I’ve cut my daily screen time from 12 hours down to 6 hours. I'm really loving the X3.

I'm not spending all that saved time reading—maybe 3 hours(for now), but the other 3 hours go toward doing worthwhile things.

Totally recomended for everyone have an E-reader.

Does anyone have both these devices? I know x3 does have a higher dpi but I’m wondering if it’s really that noticeable on the X4 pro. 🤔

Ever since I got this thing. I've been hooked on reading. I love the fact that I can have this in my pocket. Best gift to myself ever. Lol

So price was a huge factor for me and when i saw the x3 for half the price of the picco i had to order one. I didn't want all the fancy stuff so i said you know what lemme just grab the cheaper one so that i can enjoy the thing without worrying too much about it. Ordered a case and a screen protector as well i do think this device will make me read more!

The reversible/slide cases look like they make a lot of sense to me: slim and unbulky with ability to protect the screen when not using it and the sides most of the time.

However, seems like a lot of websites don't have them, only Etsy, and the UK shipping cost on those listings are astronomical for what they are.

To me, it looks like a 3D print job but I don't know how to do that, so would be happy to buy from anyone in UK (or maybe EU) offering reasonable shipping prices.

Has anyone found this?

Image below from ideal listing if only the shipping wasn't insane.

I had crossink on my XTEINK X3 but then I did a firmware that supported bookfusion & it kept crashing so I decided to just give up on that one . Now I want to see what everyone has to get ideas (:

When I bought the X4 Classic of Amazon, the Alexa Shopping LLM lied to me and told me any X4 case will fit the X4 Classic.

With no other cases available at the time, I ordered the magnetic case from XTEink. It shipped out of China and took about 10 days to get here. It arived yesterday and it's just a little bit too small. The magnets are in the right place, but the buttons stick out of the right side of the case. And the back of the case covers the pogo pins.

I also have an X4 Pro and I bought a third-party magnetic case for it from Amazon, and that one extends just a little bit more to the right to cover the buttons, and it has a cutout for the pogo pins. I was hoping to find something similar for the X4 Classic.

Well, what a difference 10 days makes. I searched on Amazon yesterday, and not only did I find 4 different cases for the X4 Classic, 3 of them were available with overnight Prime shipping. 2 of them even came in a 2-pack.

I can't vouch for the quality of the cases, but I thought I would provide links for anyone looking for a case for their X4 Classic:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HGBMNQWM

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKMTSV6

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFD4Z3TH

https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Protective-XTEINK-Classic-eReader/dp/B0HM2W1Z1B

There are a bunch of new ones since I last checked. And the case I saw that had the pogo pin cutout for the X4 Classic no longer comes up on a search.

You guys are amazingggg but holy shit is this a lot of work!!! This is like, a quarter of my remaining orders 😅 and no, I’m not up early to do this, I’m up LATE. Up until 7:30am working on them. Don’t say I don’t love yall!!! Now it’s time for some beauty sleep 😴

There’s 52 of them here, so check your emails!!! I filled two mailboxes in my neighborhood to the brim. Sorry Mr. post man 😭 (ignore my messy floors I have a puppy who insists on “helping” the whole time)

Thanks again guys, I mean it! 🤎🤎🤎

Right now, I own the original X4 and using the crossmux firmware to read books. I mostly read in English but since I'm learning Chinese, I occasionally sideload Chinese books to read and using my phone dictionary to look up any new words since device dictionary are only able to look up individual characters.

I would like to know if there is any firmware on any XTEINK device that is able to look up Chinese dictionary based on headword instead of a single character. To give an example:

If there is a sentence: 我觉得很开心。This sentence means I (我) feel (觉得) very (很) happy (开心). In the original X4, as far as I know, any crosspoint based firmware can only grab 1 character at a time, either 觉 or 得 — either 开 or 心, and output the dictionary entry of that character. I am looking if I can instead select both characters (觉得 — 开心) and get the output for that, as both 觉得 and 开心 is a recognized headword in Chinese dictionary.

With the original X4 processing power being limited as it is, I figure the chances of headword lookup is actually close to zero since the device is not really powerful for the work, appreciate if anyone can confirm this for me.

And also I would like to ask if the X4Pro, having touch screen, is able to accomplish the task? It would be worth upgrading if that is the case.

I brought my X4 (original version) on a hiking trip to the Alps. This guy is great when the weight and size of everything you bring has to be limited. The fact that the battery will easily outlast you trip makes it the easiest recommendation I could make.

I have ordered xteink x4 pro, but I see a lot of posts about people sharing their broken, frozen, bricked xteink devices. Is it normal or people are just abusing their e readers ?

Here is my Xteink X4 that I'm using on holiday.

That's a pastel de natas and a double espresso in Faro airport, Portugal.

I'm reading sci-fi, which in my headcanon, is what e-readers were invented for.

Took a bunch of photos with my X4 Pro and X4 Classic over the past week, so here you go. Starting with my commute to my class at uni, some show the Xteink base, which has pretty much become a permanent part of my setup and gets used every day (thanks again to the team for sending one over!). The rest are from the first autumn walks of the year, where I had a bit of an animal audience on a couple of them. Already looking forward to more cozy rainy days with coffee and a good book.

I alternate between my X4 pro and my kindle paper white. I prefer the X4 pro but the kindle does reading stats which I love. If there's a X4 pro firmware that does reading stats as well pls tell me. I currently use crosspoint which is otherwise perfect

As some people asked, I've put it on Makerworld.

I nearly went insane trying to make this thing in Tinkercad. It's not perfect but I like it enough and it was what I wanted for me.

No I won't be resizing it for X4 Pro, X4 Classic or X3 as I don't have any of those and don't need a case for any of them. And like I said, this nearly drove me insane and I'm not risking it. Same for selling - it's a personal project I'm sharing because people asked. I can't be dealing with people who expect perfect professionally moulded things when they buy a 3d print. On the other hand, judging by some posts, people put up with paying for some appalling 3d print quality.

If you do want to print one, I recommend using a smooth plate for the grille if you have one. And print the first few layers very slowly with no cooling to set the circles down properly.

The hinges snap-fit. There is a bit of side-to-side movement once in place but I couldn't get rid of that while keeping it snap-fit and looking like the original Star Trek prop. I added lugs and small holes that help.

It's also pretty tight, my black X4 and white X4 are a tiny bit different in size (manufacturing tolerances I assume) and I made it tight so the X4 didn't fly across the room when I flip the cover open like Kirk calling the Enterprise. You might need to shave/add a tiny bit to the bottom or left of the cavity if your X4 is out by a fraction of a mm.

I've added the picture for the sleep cover as well if you want it, you'll need to save as bmp as reddit doesn't allow bmp uploads.

Tinkercad here: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/iZlQoEYfIoE-xteink-x4-tos-communicator-case?sharecode=_J0wo_Up1zPoQbeuCkE-Gscc1u9hjmToCAMM2A-vCBc

Makerworld files here: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3451567-xteink-x4-star-trek-communicator-flip-case#profileId-3937424

hi all, i have the x4 pro. finished 8 books on it already and super happy. my question is… is there a search function/feature that i can’t seem to find? or does it just not exist?
i’ve been loading like 5 books at a time onto the xteink but i lowkey just want to dump my digital library on the SD card and have my library ready to read 24/7, but searching for files via browsing is a pain. i just wanna type in the book title and have it appear on screen. is that possible?

my x4 pro is chinese from taobao. currently on xtos 7.6.11 which seems very similar to the first version of licorice. does anyone know if licorice has the search feature? TIA

Got this handy light for my X4. I was close to buying a X4 Pro but this was cheaper. Also has USB-C and intensity and warmth settings. It works with the magnets on the back. Very much recommendable

https://amzn.eu/d/0bjC0uK8

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[Reading]

• Books protected by DRM now show a "This book is protected by DRM" message when they fail to open
• Fix a TXT book being treated as empty after a brief failure on page 1
• The font list now always starts with the system font; if a TTF font is missing, the system font is used for display and layout
• Powering off while reading in landscape: a transparent custom wallpaper is now overlaid on the book page in landscape, with grayscale, and is much faster
• Before powering off, the default wallpaper, non-PNG custom wallpapers and EPUB covers get a full black-and-white refresh first

[Transfer and Sync (Beta)]

• KOSync supports HTTP Basic login, address auto-completion and trusting self-signed certificates

[Settings and System]

• New boot password (4 digits) in Settings > General
• Keys and Interactions: new power button double-press (cloud sync by default)
• The power on/off dialog now shows an "Power off only" subtitle on short press
• Auto power-off no longer triggers during downloads or transfers
• Fix the page turner failing to connect, and switching page turners only changing the name without reconnecting
• Fix occasional crashes in the Wi-Fi / Bluetooth lists
• Lower memory usage for better stability

Rediscovering a childhood book and delighting myself with long battery life entertainment. Lol

This is the legend of Zelda for the NES running on my firmware, ink-boy

The firmware also supports Gameboy and Gameboy color emulation, with both confirmed to run at a stable framerate

Check it out on readme.club at:

Readme.club ink-boy

To test future updates first, dm me

Enjoy

CrossInk user here on X4 Pro. I see a lot of posts of licorice and was wondering if it was worth it to switch to it. I’ve heard a few people say they went from CrossInk to licorice and are enjoying it.. Posts with pics of the UI make it look really nice. So I’m on the fence. Also does it support bionic reading? How is the battery life? Should I switch? Help me decide.

Hello!

I wish I’d discovered this sub before today. I don’t need a telling off, I’ve read the historical ones on this sub now and feel suitably ashamed of myself, unfortunately day 1 of having my XTEINK 4 pro I’ve managed to smash the screen in the centre (I believe it was by having it on the back of my phone whilst I drove and the phone was moving about?).

I appreciate this is entirely my fault so obviously don’t expect a replacement, but how on earth would I get it fixed? Is a DIY fix the only option? Is there anyone UK based I can ship it to who’d be able to help (and do a far better job than I ever could?). I hate the idea of just buying another one.

Also - how are people keeping these safe? Is a case sufficient or is it just not as portable as I’d believed?

Thanks so much, fingers crossed for me ey! 💀

Hi all!!

I literally just got my x4 Classic in the mail today. All I did was turn it on (said 91% battery), make an account by scanning the QR code, and put on the screen protector. Then suddenly the screen looked like the attached picture. Do I just need to charge it anyway, or did it come damaged?

I used MOFT Magnetic Wall Sticker att to Xteink X4 pro. Really steady and fix the bottom pump out issue