The Library
Owner-tested guides on setup, book transfer, custom firmware, cases, and the little things the manual skips. Sorted newest first.
A practical first-week onboarding guide for new Xteink X3 and X4 owners: inspect the device, add the first books, choose a transfer path, avoid firmware mistakes, protect the screen, and start reading.
A practical guide to Xteink X3 and X4 firmware lock risk: which sellers look safest, why no pre-purchase signal is bulletproof, and how to test your device when it arrives.
A careful, owner-tested walkthrough for installing CrossPoint Reader on the Xteink X3 or X4 — the web flasher, the SD-card and esptool paths, what to do on a locked device, and how to recover if a flash fails.
A practical Xteink X3 vs X4 buying guide based on how people actually use tiny e-readers: pocket carry, reading comfort, phone-back setups, NFC, USB-C, firmware, and Kindle/Kobo expectations.
An owner-friendly guide to the Xteink X4: what it is, who it is for, what the stock experience is like, how book transfer works, and why custom firmware matters.
A Reddit-led issue list for the native Xteink X4 firmware, separated into stock firmware problems, hardware limits, and firmware-transition risks.
Guides being written and owner-tested right now.