Note Max

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Note Max

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Based on 271 Reddit mentions

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Biggest frustration with 4.1

Boox hardware is being seriously let down by the software. I have 3 premium Boox devices and can no longer give them the benefit of the doubt anymore (Tab X, Note Max, Air 4C). My Note Max felt abadoned within 4 months of release. Software is also non-inutitive and really not enjoyable to use.

Rgbrgb2001 in r/Onyx_Boox

February 11, 2026 10:18 PM

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Why BOOX?

BOOX devices are quirky about locations of charging ports and folks tend to hate them. I regularly use my devices flat on my desk and all of my charging cables slide out from the back of my desk, so I like charging ports on top or on the side (I may be one of two people who publicly admit liking the

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CheffoJeffo in r/Onyx_Boox

March 6, 2026 5:20 PM

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[April 2026 Megathread] UX Feedback & Feature Improvements

In the notes app: Friction: trying to find specific notes from months back in a large notebook is very challenging. Recommendations: SuperNote has the title function where you could select some words and create a title or chapter marker from that selection. Then, in the navigator, you could easily s

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CAM_Data_F3EDC in r/Onyx_Boox

April 13, 2026 10:57 PM

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If you had unlimited money, which would you buy?

Boox fanboys/company employees are a strange bunch. The company is absolutely dodgy shipping untested hardware at launch e.g 5AC and then abandoning it until they release a new iteration the following year. There is no long term support. Boox Note Max a year after launch still has major ghosting and

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threeseed in r/eink

January 8, 2026 9:34 PM

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Thinking about Note Max 13.3, worried about Android 13 end of life

Does BOOX allow you to... This has nothing to do with being allowed. The update must come from BOOX. No one (to my knowledge) is working on custom ROMs for BOOX devices. The Note Max runs Android 13. BOOX has no record of updating Android versions. (They did once for one device, and it was handled v

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Moist_Ladder2616 in r/Onyx_Boox

January 22, 2026 4:25 AM

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Boox Tab X C or Note Max refresh soon? Android 13 is EOL.

Wait for the large format Supernote. I bought a Boox Note Max that has been abandoned only a year after launch. Ghosting issues are still a huge problem and it simply doesn't receive any updates.

threeseed in r/eink

March 26, 2026 10:23 PM

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Dear Onyx, I’m a user, NOT your software tester! – DO NOT update to the 4.2 firmware.

What? Given how expensive these things are, I feel like they should be kind enough NOT to release garbage updates which the community is almost unanimously disappointed with. I loved my Boox Note Max and I wish there was an alternative.

sonicyeayea in r/Onyx_Boox

April 5, 2026 4:25 PM

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BOOX Firmware V4.2 is here! Community-driven updates and a new thread for feedback.

An update to the Note Max would certainly be welcome! I hope they do release one soon. I do wish they would or could address the ghosting issue. It's the worst of my Boox devices. Not unusable but still it should be fixable.

Outside-Role-7216 in r/Onyx_Boox

April 10, 2026 2:14 PM

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Boox team listen up - here's why USI 2.0 is dreadful

I got enough shit in my life I have to charge. I don't wanna charge another pen. It's not a solution for me. My kobo libra colour has a pen that I have to charge. Given I rarely use it ok. But when I do need to charge it, it's an inconvenience. I don't wanna think about that. I have the Boox Note Ai

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anthonym152 in r/Onyx_Boox

March 18, 2026 2:02 PM

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BOOX Firmware V4.2 is officially released to Tab X C, Note Max, and Tab Ultra C Pro.

In the notes app on Note Max, the floating toolbar disappears everytime you exit full screen mode, and you must now drag the tool bar out every time you want it displayed in full screen mode, and i cant find a way to access the floating toolbar while in full screen mode, if you have not already drag

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bowdoo95 in r/Onyx_Boox

April 18, 2026 4:01 PM

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