The Boox Go 10.3 Part II: Visual Tour (1st Half)

In Part 2 of the Boox Go 10.3 Eink Notetaking series, I do a visual tour of the software. It’s an extensive, albeit not comprehensive, view of the Go’s features, so this video will be split into two parts.
0:00 Intro
2:06 App Drawer
2:23 Storage
3:39 Store
3:58 Library
4:22 Settings: Overview
5:11 Settings: Languages & Input
5:36 Settings: Date & Time and Power Options
7:25 Settings: Networks, Passwords, & Accounts
8:59 Settings: System Display & Gestures
11:26 Settings: Servers, Firmware, & Feedback
12:38 Settings: Manual & Store
13:30 Apps: UI and First Row (AI to Dictionaries)
22:15 Apps: Second Row (Gallery to Neo Browser)
26:10 Apps: Third Row (Play Store to Screen Saver)
29:22 System Bar: Top Icons
29:55 System Bar: Drop-Down Menu
30:46 Drop-Down: Wifi to Eink Center
37:03 Drop-Down: Rotation & Screen Mirroring
39:29 Drop-Down: AI to Free Mark
41:52 Drop-Down: Kid’s Mode to Split Screen
43:30 Drop-Down: Screen Shot and Others
46:08 Drop-Down: Audio Settings
46:41 Outro

[@edwardbryan5154]

I really appreciate your tremendously thorough evaluations, the time and effort that you invest is significant and not to be underestimated. Thanks what you do.

[@jeffreymoss]

Bless you. I just put the finishing touches on Part 2, and it was a bear. I think I filmed over three hours of material and will end up using just under two hours of it. A lot of reshoots on this one :(

[@edwardbryan5154]

@@jeffreymoss I am looking forward to the final draft. I may just have to buy the device so as to show my appreciation for your efforts. lol

[@jeffreymoss]

@@edwardbryan5154 No worries, I don't get a cut!

[@sithmaster]

I just ordered the Boox Go 10.3 - can't wait to try it out. Thank you for all the coverage! And hey, nice Lego stuff!!

[@Rsmin]

Jeff, thanks for this. New to boox so this helps a lot. Look forward to the review when it comes out.

[@jeffreymoss]

Thanks. I'd say the review is about a week and a half away.

[@Rsmin]

@@jeffreymoss Great looking forward to it. I went on and ordered one. Haven't used boox before. I am currently using RM2 and love it but wanted to use the GO 10.3 to replace my Scribe, being I now have books on Kindle and Kobo and I need the large screen for a reader. Dont use my Scribe all that much only when reading and note taking on the RM2 for teaching. Thanks for all you do in reviewing and showing how this works.

[@jeffreymoss]

@@RsminI think you will find part 2 particularly useful as I go super deep into the notetaking app. Enjoy your device!

[@Rsmin]

@@jeffreymoss Great, thank you. I need these big devices because I am 70 now and my eyes aren't what they used to be! 🥸

[@johnresto1603]

I just ordered one but I am concerned about not having the front light. Is it possible to read ebooks at night at all? Now Im think of the note 3c since they seem pretty similar. I know the 10.3 is light and has the 300ppi.

[@moisesgonzalezsanchez769]

Thank you thats amazing

[@note2irfan]

Hi great review, would you say that the go 10.3 is usable indoors, with normal indoor lighting?

[@jeffreymoss]

Yes. The lighting really matters, so your experience will vary, but generally you don't need great lighting for taking notes, and for reading you will need better lighting, but in the right environment either is just fine.

[@anirudhakemtur674]

Hello Jeffrey ! thanks a lot for your videos. Just bought a go 10.3 after your initial video. I was wondering if you could do a video on using obsidian with boox devices, what might be the best way to use note taking app and still sync it with obsidian . I think it would be useful to lot of people . thanks!

[@jeffreymoss]

You know, I tried to get into Obsidian and just couldn't do it. So I'm afraid that's a bit outside my expertise. But if you go over to Reddit and the Onyx_Boox forum, there are people there who can speak to that experience and provide tips. It's a pretty helpful forum.

[@anirudhakemtur674]

@@jeffreymoss sure ! thank you very much !

[@em4me-Dan]

Hi Jeffrey! Always, a pleasure and truly enjoyed your "VisualTour", well done and informative. I do have a question, but it's not regarding the software but more on the physical aspect of the device. Have you noticed any issues with the faux leather on the back of the Boox Go 10.3 tablet? . Wishing you the best! Kudos from NYC.

[@Peepeh]

I got my Go 10.3 a few days ago, so if you don't mind, I will chime in. I assume you are asking because a lot of people are saying there is glue at the edge of the PU leather. I don’t see a problem with it. There are two of these devices in my house, and both are perfect. I wonder if people are complaining because there is a lip edging the leather. It is not glue; it must be plastic and it is very intentional. You can barely feel it with your fingers, but I love how it gives a bit of grip to the back edge of the tablet. People are complaining about it because it is not completely flush. There are thousands of products with very intentional and noticeable ridges, lips, etc., and those serve a purpose. My guess is this hard lip protects the edge of the leather from peeling off from daily use, or from curious fingernails obsessing over it and detaching the material. In my honest opinion, it looks great. I inspected it with a magnifying glass, and it looks very well implemented.

[@jeffreymoss]

I'll second this. There is an intentional lip around the perimeter of the back edge that does give a bit of an odd feeling as you brush your fingers against it. I'm not a fan, but it doesn't bother me much either. I haven't noticed any actual issues with the build quality.

[@em4me-Dan]

@@Peepeh Yes, Voya from "My Deep Guide" seemed to make a big deal about it. I am not that picky, but just wondering if it was a justified complaint or someone being to worry wort about the design aspect.

[@George-nr1un]

Thank you Jeff. Lovely review. How does the Kindle app feel on this? Is the reading experience as good as on a Kindle?

[@jeffreymoss]

It's pretty good. I compared performance of the Go vs the Scribe and found the latter to be slightly snappier on page turns and in general navigation, but the gap is not huge. You notice it with the devices side-by-side, but I don't think you'd notice the difference in isolation.

[@minkhantaung-nf5dr]

I wanna know if you don't mind. the screen is different between the boox note air 3 and Boox Go 10.3. I mean not the color, as far as I know the boox note air 3 has the pre-installed screen protector that make to get paper like feeling in note taking and can remove with hand easily. This is the one thing I don't like. I think it is no premium setup. so, in boox go 10.3, it has a screen protector or non-removable paper-like screen. Also I wanna know also, in low light conditions, the Boox goes 10.3's brightness, what happens with the screen brightness when you use it in low light situations?

[@jeffreymoss]

There's no film on the Go 10.3. One viewer noted that the glass was etched which is what gave the writing a scratchy sound, but there's no film. I haven't tested this theory, but I think if you can read a book in the lighting situation where you want to read, then you should be able to use the Go 10.3 despite having no front lighting. I'll test that a bit and talk to that in part III.

[@minkhantaung-nf5dr]

Stay tuned 🎉

[@RussellBeaton-z1q]

Excellent video but more light please. 🙂

[@jeffreymoss]

Yeah, that's something I am struggling with. I tried something new with this video that was a slight help, but I've got to figure that out. I tried something different with the second half, and it is better still, but I don't think I've got it yet. I'll keep plugging away!

[@dannydivine7699]

8:34 ish Do you know if it is syncing your data files natively or is it converting your notes to something else like pdf's or something?? In other words is this a viable backup of your data in the event you need to recover something, or even an older version of something, assuming there is some sort of versioning going on somewhere

[@jeffreymoss]

You can choose how the files export. In my case, I export to Google Drive as PDFs which I can then view there. It only saves one copy of the PDF, so anytime a file is revised, it replaces the old one. That's the same for on the device itself. If that didn't answer your question, let me know and I'll try again.

[@dannydivine7699]

@@jeffreymoss That's the answer, not exactly what I was hoping for, but the answer. I would certainly like to see a native file backup function, with some versioning included at least to recover a previous version in the event of a major editing snafu. And ideally it would be locally, as well as cloud based in whatever cloud service an individual user is currently using, I myself am a dropbox user vs google drive. But this is going to be a function of the software / firmware on the device. I know I have used several apps in the past that allowed for the selection of my preferred cloud service for the data backup. The pdf export is at least better than nothing, but I'm sure there is loss of functionality when exporting to pdf and then attempting to reimport back from pdf to an editable note file, which may not even be possible, reMarkable can't do it. Thanks, I'll be watching for the rest of the series!! Happy 4th of July!!

[@fergusha9221]

Can I make a voice recording for meetings with boox go 10.3?

[@jeffreymoss]

I don't see why not. You can either use the voice memo in the notetaking app, or download a voice recording app from the play store.

[@gilfishbone5184]

Can you print from the boos 10.3?

[@jeffreymoss]

I'm not aware of any native print functionality. You certainly not connect to a printer. The best you can do is export items and then print them from another device.

[@jeffreymoss]

Actually, let me take my prior response back. Yes you can! If you export a file, one of the options is to print. I have a wifi printer, so I was able to select the printer without any set up and print.

[@tonyb408]

Is it just me, or is there no sound?

[@icemarle]

There's sound for me.

[@tonyb408]

​@icemarle now it's working on my phone. Thanks.

[@mediacenter3174]

i believe it's better to do the review first so people know if they even want to buy it

[@jeffreymoss]

This process actually helps me to get to know the device really well in order to do the review.