Onyx Boox Note Air
10.30", 32 GB, Dark Blue
Question about Onyx Boox Note Air
I came across this product because it seems to be the only tablet that is equipped with an e-ink display and where you can also install apps. display and where you can also install apps. However, I don't need this tablet as an eReader so much as for biking, where I need maps on the display that are easy to read even in bright sunshine. The apps that have to work at least are Komoot, Outdooractive, SwissMobile and Google Map. All of them also run on Android, of course. Can I assume that these apps will work and that the display will react quickly enough for this application if the map is always slightly updated by riding the bike? Thanks for your feedback, your support. Thomas
Helpful answer
Hello Thomas,
The Android base coupled with the form factor was also the reason for me to buy. To your question:
I just installed Google Maps on the Onyx Boox Note Air. It seems to be able to correctly locate the device in a public WLAN via Google location services. However, since the Onyx Boox Note doesn't have a GPS receiver on board, this would have to work sufficiently accurately outdoors with a mobile phone hotspot - and I doubt that this is the case.
Apart from that, the display can be used well outdoors and you can also set the update speed per app. This means that at least this aspect should not be a problem.
Kind regards,
Marco