Help requested with Boyue T62+

Following the announcement of the demise of the Send to Kindle service, I've been using my new Boyue T62+ Android eReader device to read my Logos books. I'm new to Android, so I'm struggling slightly. If anyone has experience of this device, I'd be grateful.

These are my problems:

I haven't been able to root my device. adb can't see that it's connected.
I managed to install the Google Play services app, but I get the message "Unfortunately Google Play Services had stopped" when I try and open the store.
I'm having to use Logos app 4.5.3, because that's the latest one available by direct download rather than through Google Play.

I'm enjoying using what I have, but if someone can help me sort out these problems, I'd be grateful. Thanks!

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Fr Devin Roza

There are a few websites that make downloading an APK for sideloading simple. Here is one that currently has the latest Logos Android app available:

https://apkpure.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logos.androidlogos

(I see they also offer an APKPure app store app... might be useful if you are unable to get the Google Play app to work on the Boyue).

Fr Devin Roza

I haven't been able to root my device. adb can't see that it's connected

I don't own the Boyue yet... but this site deals with that issue: http://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/

Mark Nolette

For rooting your T62+, try following this guide: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245888 This is an automated process that will root your device and install Google Play Store. Rooting, in itself, isn't too hard. However, setting up Google Play Store to work manually involves installing at least three Google apk's and then changing permissions on each. This linked process is automated. YMMV, of course, but I hope this will work for you.

If it does not work, there are other places you can go to get rooting help. I can point you to some, or upload to my Dropbox one of the rooting apk's that are out there. But this process seems to work well on most devices.

Good luck!

Mark Barnes

Thanks Devin. That fixes Logos, which was the most important thing, and the info from your link is enough to get me a bit further. I'll let you know how I get on with that.

Mark Barnes

For rooting your T62+, try following this guide: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245888 This is an automated process that will root your device and install Google Play Store. Rooting, in itself, isn't too hard. However, setting up Google Play Store to work manually involves installing at least three Google apk's and then changing permissions on each. This linked process is automated. YMMV, of course, but I hope this will work for you.

Thanks, Mark. That was the guide I was following, but it wasn't working. I realise now, from Fr. Devin's link, that was because I hadn't enabled developer mode, which wasn't mentioned in the guide!

Mark Barnes

I'm nearly there now, I think. I've rooted, and Google Play is installed. The only problem is that there's no Google Play icon on my Apps page. I only realised it was installed because APKPure told me I could open it. Any suggestions?

Mark Nolette

Thanks, Mark. That was the guide I was following, but it wasn't working. I realise now, from Fr. Devin's link, that was because I hadn't enabled developer mode, which wasn't mentioned in the guide!

Yes, entering developer mode is essential - as well as enabling usb debugging. I didn't notice that it wasn't in that guide. Glad that you found help for that part.

As for getting the Play Store icon to appear, here are a couple of suggestions. One, a simple reboot. (You have probably done that already!) Sometimes, the icon "magically" appears after a reboot or two. If that doesn't seem to help, try installing another launcher, like Nova Launcher. You don't have to use that launcher afterwards. But sometimes that process makes the icon appear. I remember fiddling with it when I set up my device. That was a while back, and I'm trying to remember exactly what I did that made the icon appear for me. If it comes back to me, I'll edit this post, in case you or anyone else might need it.

Edit: check out the discussion on this page: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245888&page=3 It seems to address your issue! Good Luck, and God bless!

Mark Barnes

I now have Play Store, thanks!

Would you have any advice about running Logos from an internal or external SD card? I've seen numerous threads on here, but they seem to offer different solutions and I'm not sure which I should follow.

Mark Nolette

Your Boyue T62+ has over 6 gb of available internal storage (for your data/resources), and about 1 gb for user apps themselves. Unless you plan to use your Boyue's internal storage for a number of other things, you will likely not need to worry about using an external sd card. At least, I haven't seen the need to. I have about 300 resources on my T62+ (internal), as well as a number of other apps (and all my eBooks), and still have LOTS of internal space.

But that's your call! If you want to have your Logos resources on your external sd card, here's one way that I used on another E-Ink eReader I once had that had a lot less internal storage. If you are successfully rooted, you can install and use the FolderMount apk. You can get it from Play Store. Here is the forum maintained by the creator of the app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192122 There you'll find FAQs and help if needed.

What this allows you to do is to create a link between internal and external storage. The app then moves the actual files to external storage, while leaving the link in internal so that Logos will still think the resources are where it left them! It works well, and isn't too hard to set up.

Again, only you can decide if it's worth it or not.

There is also a way to move apps themselves to external, by using another app called Link2SD. Setting this up is more involved, as you have to create a partition on your external microSD card where your apps will go. But, with a gig of internal storage for user installed apps, I doubt that you'll need this.

As an aside, for reading other eBooks, the default reading apps are fine, but I recommend trying Moon Reader Pro. Use the Outdoor theme. Works great.

Mark Barnes

Thanks, Mark. My 1Gb was showing as 80% full. Logos alone seems to be using about 165Mb of the 1Gb (plus 493Mb of the 6Gb internal "SD card"). Then my Kindle App was using another 170Mb (plus 27Mb on internal), which is a third of my 1Gb just on those two apps. Coming from an iPhone all these different storage areas are very confusing! But I've managed to move 100Mb of Kindle info onto the internal "SD card", and deleted a few apps, so I'm back to 50% full now.