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What devices does |app| support?
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At the moment |app| has full support for the SONY PRS line, Barnes & Noble Nook line, Cybook Gen 3/Opus, Amazon Kindle line, Entourage Edge, Longshine ShineBook, Ectaco Jetbook, BeBook/BeBook Mini, Irex Illiad/DR1000, Foxit eSlick, PocketBook line, Italica, eClicto, Iriver Story, Airis dBook, Hanvon N515, Binatone Readme, Teclast K3 and clones, SpringDesign Alex, Kobo Reader, various Android phones and the iPhone/iPad. In addition, using the :guilabel:`Connect to folder` function you can use it with any ebook reader that exports itself as a USB disk.
At the moment |app| has full support for the SONY PRS line, Barnes & Noble Nook line, Cybook Gen 3/Opus, Amazon Kindle line, Entourage Edge, Longshine ShineBook, Ectaco Jetbook, BeBook/BeBook Mini, Irex Illiad/DR1000, Foxit eSlick, PocketBook line, Italica, eClicto, Iriver Story, Airis dBook, Hanvon N515, Binatone Readme, Teclast K3 and clones, SpringDesign Alex, Kobo Reader, various Android phones and the iPhone/iPad. In addition, using the :guilabel:`Connect to folder` function you can use it with any ebook reader that exports itself as a USB disk.
There is also a special ``User Defined`` device plugin that can be used to connect to arbitrary devices that present their memory as disk drives. See the device plugin ``Preferences -> Plugins -> Device Plugins -> User Defined`` and ``Preferences -> Miscelleaneous -> Get information to setup the user defined device`` for more information.
How can I help get my device supported in |app|?
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* In calibre, go to Preferences->Plugins->Device Interface plugin and make sure the plugin for your device is enabled, the plugin icon next to it should be green when it is enabled.
* If all the above steps fail, go to Preferences->Miscellaneous and click debug device detection with your device attached and post the output as a ticket on `the calibre bug tracker <http://bugs.calibre-ebook.com>`_.
My device is non-standard or unusual. What can I do to connect to it?
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In addition to the :guilabel:`Connect to Folder` function found under the Connect/Share button, |app| provides a ``User Defined`` device plugin that can be used to connect to any USB device that presents that shows up as a disk drive in your operating system. See the device plugin ``Preferences -> Plugins -> Device Plugins -> User Defined`` and ``Preferences -> Miscellaneous -> Get information to setup the user defined device`` for more information.
How does |app| manage collections on my SONY reader?
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