E-ink mode

Kevra works on e-ink readers that run Android (Onyx Boox, PocketBook, Meebook, Bigme, Likebook and others). You install it from Google Play, just like on a phone, and it switches to E-ink mode so it looks and works well on e-ink.

What changes in e-ink mode

• Pure black and white, with more contrast. The app's text is bigger and slightly bolder, so it reads well on e-ink.
• Nothing moves: no animations or transitions, and loading indicators don't spin (on e-ink, every movement is a screen refresh and leaves ghosting).
• Lists go by pages: Home, the Library, Community and many other screens don't scroll; they go page by page ("Page 2 of 4", with arrows or by swiping), like on a Kindle or Kobo.
• Grid Home: the book you're reading at the top with its percentage and Keep reading, and your library below with each book's format and progress.
• The reader starts in paged mode. You can change it in the book's settings if you like.
• A real night mode: with the dark theme, black background and white text.

Turning it on or off

By default it's set to Automatic: it turns on by itself if Kevra recognizes the device has an e-ink screen. If your e-reader isn't recognized, turn it on manually:

1. Go to Settings → Appearance → E-ink mode.
2. Choose Always on. To go back to the normal screen, choose Off.

The setting is per device: you can have it on in the e-reader and off on your phone.

Turning pages with the physical buttons

On e-readers with buttons, they turn pages in the book and also the pages of Home, the Library or Community. You control this in Settings → Reading → Turn pages with volume buttons:

• Automatic: on whenever e-ink mode is on.
• Always on or Off, if you prefer a fixed setting.

While an audiobook is playing, the buttons control the volume again.

Your position, right away

Every page you turn is saved and sent to your account. So if you close the e-reader's cover and pick up your phone, you carry on where you left off. If there's no connection, it's sent as soon as the network is back. More in Your position on all your devices.

Which e-reader should I buy?

In Settings → What to read on there's a list of Android e-readers where Kevra works, and what Kevra readers use. The links on that screen are affiliate links (the screen itself says so).

Note: a Kindle or a Kobo isn't Android and can't run this app. For those, see Kindle and Kobo.

If you share the e-reader at home, you can have several accounts on it: see Profiles.