<![CDATA[iFixit - Answers With Device "kobo glo ereader"]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/Device/kobo_glo_ereader?rss=yes en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 09:25:01 -0700 <![CDATA[kobo glo ereader: kobo glo HD with frozen screen]]> I have a Kobo Glo that froze the screen with the image of a book cover and doesn't do anything.
I've tried pressing the power button for 15 seconds, pressing the reset hole with a needle and it remains the same.
It's not even detected when I connect it to the computer.

⟐ Answered November 03, 2025 at 13:06 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/860766/kobo+glo+HD+with+frozen+screen https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/860766 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:06:40 -0700 <![CDATA[kobo glo ereader: How to repair power button ereader?]]> Hi!

I would like to repair the broken power button of my e-reader (kobo glo hd). I already open it and saw two pieces detached, a small black block and the “case” of the power button.

Could someone help me to figure out how to ensamble the small black piece and check if it works?

Block Image

⟐ Commented August 14, 2024 at 15:25 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/515348/How+to+repair+power+button+ereader https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/515348 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:25:15 -0700 <![CDATA[kobo glo ereader: Frozen screen, Kobo Glo HD E-Reader: what is the issue?]]> The screen on my Kobo Glo HD is frozen

Model: N437

Details:

  • When i press the power button it sometimes flickers a little bit (ink shifts slightly) but this is very inconsistent
  • The frontlight seems to still work at least partially, when i press the button it sometimes lights up for a while, though the behavior doesnt seem consistent.
  • Althought I don't know for sure, I doubt the battery is the problem because this issue started to occur within a year or two after i bought the device. In fact it was within the warranty period but I was too lazy to send it in back then so it has just been collecting dust in my wardrobe for several years now.
  • I'm pretty sure I never dropped it or got it wet or anything, it just seemed to die spontaneously during the night so when I woke up one day it was frozen.

What I tried:

  • I have tried holding down the power button for 15 seconds
  • I have tried pushing the reset button
  • Keeping the charger in doesn't help

I uploaded a video clip.

What do you think the issue is, and has anyone had the same issue? Is the problem the battery, a broken display, something else?

Thank you for any and all help =)

⟐ Answer accepted October 16, 2024 at 4:30 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/873575/Frozen+screen,+Kobo+Glo+HD+E-Reader:+what+is+the+issue https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/873575 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:30:24 -0700 <![CDATA[kobo glo ereader: Cherche batterie Kobo Glo HD]]> Ou on prend cette batterie KOBO

⟐ Answered August 05, 2024 at 8:31 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/844528/Cherche+batterie+Kobo+Glo+HD https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/844528 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:31:57 -0700 <![CDATA[kobo glo ereader: Backlight not working anymore]]> Hi,
after a fall the backlight is not working anymore. I have already tried the software reset, and it doesn't fix. I suppose it's an hw problem, how can I do?

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/914468/Backlight+not+working+anymore https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/914468 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:31:38 -0700 <![CDATA[kobo glo ereader: Touch screen responses erratically]]> The touch screen on my Kobo Glo responses erratically or sometimes doesn't respond at all to my touches or swipes. Sometimes the pages will only go back and not forward.

Will replacing the touch screen solve this or is it some other part needed?

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/899632/Touch+screen+responses+erratically https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/899632 Sun, 11 May 2025 07:29:52 -0700