5 guides · tested fixes

Guidesfor every e-ink reader.

Short, practical walkthroughs: sizes, settings, and what to do when a lock screen won't show up.

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  All readers · 6 min

  Custom Lock Screen Not Showing? Fixes for Kindle, Kobo, Xteink and Boox

  Ads instead of your picture, black bars, the wrong cover, a folder Kobo ignores: every common sleep screen problem and the exact fix.

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  Kindle · 5 min

  How to Make a Kindle Lock Screen in Canva (Exact Sizes for Every Model)

  Set the right custom size in Canva, design for 16 grays, then turn the PNG into a Kindle lock screen that fills the screen.

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  Xteink · 4 min

  How to Set a Custom Sleep Screen on Xteink X4 and X3

  Make a BMP the right size, put it on the SD card, and switch the sleep screen to Custom, on stock firmware or CrossPoint.

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  Kindle · 5 min

  How to Put a Custom Picture on Your Kindle Lock Screen (No Jailbreak)

  Use the Show Covers setting and a one-page EPUB to put your own photo on any recent Kindle's lock screen.

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  Kindle · 3 min

  How to Remove Ads from Your Kindle Lock Screen

  What Special Offers are, how to turn them off from your Amazon account, and what your lock screen can show afterwards.