At first, suspected it could possibly be a bad battery but something in my gut told me it was the micro USB adaptor and found this guide. Knew it wasn't the charger since Amazon sent them a new one. My nephew and nieces begged me to fix their non-charging Kindle Fire.
I was alsoolder kindles out and by doing this they had pretense that they were updating new software when they knew those kindles were too old to digest the new software but this was perfect ploy because if you didn’t update by certain date your kindle was rendered useless.Thank you John Painter for this. There was nothing wrong with my kindle it worked perfectly and I truly believe that Amazon is trying to phase the clever except consumers aren’t stupid. My light bulb had already gone off I just couldn’t believe though that Amazon would pull a stunt like this and I do not say this lightly. Then I was told because it was an older model it would not take the new updates and that as the 1 year mfg warranty had passed they could not give me replacement only $20 credit towards a more expensive newer model. I was advised by a Amazon customer service rep that the software had indeed went into my kindle but that it stayed in queue and would not actually update the system even though my kindle said the updates were successful, Amazon repeatedly said they were not. I bantered back and forth with them and it wasn’t until the expiry date of the software that I discovered the truth.
I tried for weeks with Amazon customer service instructions to download the new software updates to no avail. Here is the result of not being able to update my 3rd generation Kindle(2010) with the newer software Amazon is forcing on us and telling us if we don’t our readers will be disabled.
Should I install the various updates to the devices?īottom line should I allow Amazon to bring both of my devices to the current firmware. I have been trying to find a description of what the Amazon updates actually do fro ma user perspective. I am trying to figure out what I should allow and what can cause me problems in what I want to happen. Paranoia is not, in my opinion, an ineffective tool when controlling manufacturers are involved. But I do not want to install any update that limits my options or privacy. In fact, I would actually want to install them. I do not mind getting updates for performance or feature improvements (that do not reduce my freedom to use). My only use of the devices is to let Calibre manage and load books. I am not keen on letting Amazon have their way with my device without knowing what they are doing. If I remember correctly, this exposes me to an update should I carry the device into range of a public (or other open) Wi-Fi radiation footprint. My concern: I believe I read here or somewhere else that a Kindle was updated even with airline mode on when exposed to a Wi-Fi signal. Did you get the notice, and have you acted on it? (Not everyone has received it.) So if you get a notice, you should update your Kindle immediately. It’s most likely one which affects how the Kindles communicate with Amazon’s servers. The update for the original Kindle is only 12KB in size, and according to the techie who unpacked the update it only makes a small change to a single folder (/opt/usr/java/lib/security/cacerts).īased on the context this is clearly a security update of some kind. While that would appear to be a mistake, members of MobileRead have investigated and discovered that Amazon has released updates for the older Kindle models, including the original Kindle (which launched in November 2007).
Please visit our Help page for more details on how to update automatically: I have not received this email, but I’m told that Amazon is sending it to all Kindle owners, including people who own older Kindle models like the Kindle DX, original Kindle, and the Kindle Keyboard. To resume access, you will need to manually update the software on each of your Kindle devices. If you do not update the devices’ software by March 22, 2016, you will no longer be able to access Kindle services or get the update via Wi-Fi or a wireless connection. The email includes instructions on how to download the update, as well as this ominous warning: Several sources have reported that Amazon is sending out emails demanding that Kindle owners update their ereaders. For example, the most recent Kindle firmware update ( v5.7.2) was only made available for the 2013 Kindle Paperwhite and the more recently released Kindle Voyage and basic Kindle.īut now it appears Amazon is making an exception to this policy. As a rule, Amazon tends not to update their older Kindle models.