Missed the Kindle update deadline? Here’s how to manually update – CNET

If your Kindle was made in 2012 or earlier, Amazon wants your device to be on the latest version of its software . If you missed the March 22 deadline to get an over-the-air update, you’ll have to update your device manually. Here’s how.

Find out if your Kindle is up-to-date

For users who stay connected to Wi-Fi, the update may have already installed. You can find out if your Kindle is on the latest version by going to Menu & gt; Settings. Take note of the version number at the bottom of the screen and cross-check with Amazon’s help page

Alternatively, you’ll know it’s out-of-date if you received this jarring message:. “your Kindle is unable to connect at this time. Please make sure you are Within range and try again wireless. If the problem persists, please restart your Kindle from the Menu in Settings and try again.”

Did not update in time? From the manual update

At this point, you’ll need to update your device manually. It’ll require you to grab the USB cable and do the install with your Kindle connected to computer. Here’s how:

• Go to Amazon this help page, find your device and click the link in the neighboring column to download the update. Use the above instruction to find out Which software your device is currently running. In some cases, you might need to download and install more than one update.
• Plug your Kindle into your computer. Once it appears as a drive, drag and drop the update file to your Kindle. . (. Not a subfolder, just the top-level Kindle drive)
• Eject your Kindle and disconnect the USB cord
• On your Kindle, go to Menu & gt; Update your Kindle. Your Kindle will let you know When the update is complete.

Kindle readers require update to access the Internet – WLOX

( CNN) – Come Wednesday, if you’re a Kindle user, you may notice your device can not access the internet

That’s because you did not get the update in time

<.. p> Amazon said if you do not update your older e-reader by Tuesday, it will not be able to download books from the cloud or the Kindle store, and it will not be able to connect to the internet.

The update Affects Kindle models made in 2012 and Earlier. To install the update, go to the Kindle home screen, go to the menu and select “Sync and Check for Items.” – Then it’ll update When the device goes to sleep

If you wait until after Tuesday, you will have to manually add the update using the desktop computer to regain access.

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Kindle has March 22 as update limit – Portal Technology

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By Andrew Torres | 21 March 2016

the Amazon is distributing a critical and mandatory installation update that is limited by 22 March. This upgrade applies to all devices manufactured by Amazon before 2012, and the alert is especially directed to those who do not use their e-book reader for some time.

If users do not update your Kindle Amazon says it will no longer be able to synchronize or access to books purchased in the cloud as well as other Internet services.

If the limit to update the Kindle is exceeded users will not be in possession of a useless equipment. The update can be made later, but in a somewhat more complicated by downloading the update file via a USB key in a procedure that Amazon shows here.

Among the models which update is necessary find

• Kindle 1st Generation (2007)
• Kindle 2nd Generation (2009)
• Kindle DX 2nd Generation (2009)
• Kindle Keyboard 3rd Generation (2010)
• Kindle 4th Generation (2011)
• Kindle 5th Generation (2012)
• Kindle Touch 4th Generation (2011)
• Kindle Paperwhite 5th Generation (2012)

If you are a Kindle frequent user is likely that this update has already been made.

For those who need to upgrade, you can see more information here. At the end of the process, if we have been successful we can read the message “03-2016 Update Successful”

Source: Cnet

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It owns an old Kindle? So do not miss the next update – SlashGear

Posted by Ronaldo Gogoni 21 03 2016 in Mobile Computing, Featured, Highlights, Software

 
 
 

The Kindle is certainly one of the most important devices launched in the last decade. The Amazon friendly e-book loved by all is a decent hardware, has warrior battery and is extremely cheap ( even here, although the high dollar has raised its price a little ), not to mention which gave everyone the possibility to carry entire libraries anywhere. All though there are several ways to read your digital books on the move , but none are as comfortable and convenient as the Kindle.

So it is important to tell our readers about the importance that is to keep your hardware up to date, since in this case the older Kindles owners can end up with a paperweight in the hands (although still take to get it, will only give more work).

Here’s what happens: Amazon is warning its customers to keep their Kindles always up to date with updates, major and especially owners of older devices. Those who have purchased an e-book reader to launch the Paperwhite version in 2012 must redeem their gadgets everywhere and put them to download the update via OTA until tomorrow, 03/22/2016. If they lose the window such Kindles will no longer be able to access the online store or synchronize with the server. In short, they will lose all the online features

If you of an in point, the next time you try to connect will face with the following message:.

Your Kindle is unable to connect at this time. Please make sure you are Within wireless range and try again. If the problem persists, please restart your Kindle from the Menu in Settings and try again.

The models may become bloquinhos offline are as follows ( they should run the following versions of embedded operating system or higher )

• Kindle 1st generation, launched in 2007 ( OS version 1.2.1 );
• Kindle 2nd generation, 2009 ( 2.5.8 )
• Kindle DX 2nd generation, 2009 ( 2.5.8 )
• Kindle Keyboard 3rd generation, 2010 ( from the 3.4.2 )
• Kindle 4th generation, 2011 ( from 4.1.3 )
• Kindle 5th generation, 2012 ( from the 4.1.3 )
• Kindle Touch 4th generation, 2011 ( from 5.3.7.3 )
• Kindle Paperwhite 5th generation, 2012 ( from 5.6.1.1 ).

Kindles 1st and 2nd generation and DX can be updated via 3G and the other via Wi-Fi. Now, if you are reading this in the future, have not updated and ended with a Kindle that does not connect to anything in the hands know that you can still redeem it, but will have to be on the nail. Among this page, select the model of your device, download the update file and transfer it to your e-reader via USB.

So you do not get rid of your old Kindle, but if you can help call it soon and put to to update via OTA, is much more practical

Source:. Amazon

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The evolution of the Kindle family – Newspapers Floripa

     original Kindle
   

      Launched in 2007, the first version of the Kindle cost $ 399, had only 250 MB of internal storage and a 6-inch screen. It was the only one to bring an SD memory card slot.
   

      With its electronic ink technology, which forms the words on the screen from electrical pulses, the device was responsible for revolutionizing the e-book industry.
   

      Only five hours after its release, the device was already exhausted. The replacement took about five months to happen in April 2008.
   

The evolution of the Kindle family – Newspapers Floripa

     original Kindle
   

      Launched in 2007, the first version of the Kindle cost $ 399, had only 250 MB of internal storage and a 6-inch screen. It was the only one to bring an SD memory card slot.
   

      With its electronic ink technology, which forms the words on the screen from electrical pulses, the device was responsible for revolutionizing the e-book industry.
   

      Only five hours after its release, the device was already exhausted. The replacement took about five months to happen in April 2008.
   

Kindle, ebooks and books: good shopping in consumer week – Showmetech.com.br (Blog)

by Erika Barreto – Wed, 16 March 2016 Promotions

Who does not like a promotion? on this consumer week Amazon Brazil will be with deals nowhere to put default player.

for those who do not have much space to store physical books or who have already joined the digital reading, Amazon will promote its e-reader most basic and hundreds of ebooks.

only on Wednesday, March 16 , the Amazon.com.br offer the e-reader Kindle for only $ 199 (original price of R $ 299).

Kindle with touch screen and Wi-Fi

the Amazon Kindle e-reader, weighs less than 200 grams and is lighter than many books, is the ability to always carry a whole library and without feeling. Beyond lightness, another advantage is the battery life, which lasts for weeks. in this version the screen is touch sensitive allowing easier use of dictionaries, translations, search in Wikipedia or Web, markers, marking the text, excerpts share or simple act of changing page. the e-reader also has an anti-glare screen that provides a good read even under the sunlight.

there will also be promotional ebooks throughout the period for you to fill your new Kindle, or your old e-reader are 1,000 unique eBooks Amazon.com.br for $ 1.99.

and to finish the piece of digital reading, readers will earn a discount of R $ 10 in over 500 eBooks coupon selected from several publishers, with special daily schedule, to March 18 :

the Darkside , Martins Fontes and Aleph, among others: Wednesday, 03.16

the LeYa Thursday 17.03

the Zahar: Friday, 03.18

But if you are old school and does not change the smell of new book, do not panic, because the Amazon remembered you too:

• Until March 18, customers make a request to R $ 100 or more in books printed in Amazon.com.br earn R $ 15 credit for a future purchase in securities in the same format.

a complete list of books on sale can be found in www.amazon.com.br.

Amazon offers over 3.5 million eBooks in the Kindle Store Brazil, including more than 70,000 titles in Portuguese, in addition to more than 10 million books in print, including more than 160,000 in Portuguese. And customers also benefit from Shipping on purchases of books printed on orders over From $ 99 to the South, Southeast and Midwest, and up R $ 139 for the North and Northeast.

and you like promotions? Will join the digital book, already joined? And the price of shipping, what do you think? Tell the Showmetech in the comments down here.

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Kindle, ebooks and books: good shopping in consumer week – Showmetech.com.br (Blog)

by Erika Barreto – Wed, 16 March 2016 Promotions

Who does not like a promotion? on this consumer week Amazon Brazil will be with deals nowhere to put default player.

for those who do not have much space to store physical books or who have already joined the digital reading, Amazon will promote its e-reader most basic and hundreds of ebooks.

only on Wednesday, March 16 , the Amazon.com.br offer the e-reader Kindle for only $ 199 (original price of R $ 299).

Kindle with touch screen and Wi-Fi

the Amazon Kindle e-reader, weighs less than 200 grams and is lighter than many books, is the ability to always carry a whole library and without feeling. Beyond lightness, another advantage is the battery life, which lasts for weeks. in this version the screen is touch sensitive allowing easier use of dictionaries, translations, search in Wikipedia or Web, markers, marking the text, excerpts share or simple act of changing page. the e-reader also has an anti-glare screen that provides a good read even under the sunlight.

there will also be promotional ebooks throughout the period for you to fill your new Kindle, or your old e-reader are 1,000 unique eBooks Amazon.com.br for $ 1.99.

and to finish the piece of digital reading, readers will earn a discount of R $ 10 in over 500 eBooks coupon selected from several publishers, with special daily schedule, to March 18 :

the Darkside , Martins Fontes and Aleph, among others: Wednesday, 03.16

the LeYa Thursday 17.03

the Zahar: Friday, 03.18

But if you are old school and does not change the smell of new book, do not panic, because the Amazon remembered you too:

• Until March 18, customers make a request to R $ 100 or more in books printed in Amazon.com.br earn R $ 15 credit for a future purchase in securities in the same format.

a complete list of books on sale can be found in www.amazon.com.br.

Amazon offers over 3.5 million eBooks in the Kindle Store Brazil, including more than 70,000 titles in Portuguese, in addition to more than 10 million books in print, including more than 160,000 in Portuguese. And customers also benefit from Shipping on purchases of books printed on orders over From $ 99 to the South, Southeast and Midwest, and up R $ 139 for the North and Northeast.

and you like promotions? Will join the digital book, already joined? And the price of shipping, what do you think? Tell the Showmetech in the comments down here.

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old Kindle will lose online features without upgrading to Tuesday (22) – Globo.com

If you have a version of the electronic reader Kindle previous to 2013, good to see if your device is running the latest update. That’s because Amazon warned that older devices that are not updated until this Tuesday (22) lose their online features, such as access to the Kindle store and the collection of books in the cloud.

the models that need to connect to the internet until this Tuesday are: Kindle 1st generation (2007), Kindle 2nd generation (2009), Kindle DX 2nd generation (2009), Kindle Keyboard 3rd generation (2010), Kindle 4th generation (2011), Kindle 5th generation (2012), Kindle Touch 4th generation (2011) and Kindle Paperwhite 5th generation (2012).

Amazon warns that the update is required for the units of these models that do not connect to the internet since October 5, 2015. Note that the default setting of electronic readers the company is to receive updates automatically, in the background, with the Kindle in standby mode.

according to the Amazon, if the download is not done to tie this Tuesday, users receive an error message saying that the Kindle is not able to connect at this time.

But it’s not like everything is lost. If you let pass the deadline, it is possible to rehabilitate the online features of your old Kindle downloading the update from your computer and connect your player to your machine via USB cable.

Update your ‘Kindle’ before tomorrow! – Rossio Gazette (press release)

The reason for this urgency? The older models will not be able to access the ‘Kindle Store’ or sync with ‘cloud’ after the update. This means you will not be able to download new books. The emergency update will come to the model ‘Kindle Papaerwhite’ 2012 and all previous models

If you do not upgrade before Tuesday, the following message will appear on your screen:. “ Your Kindle is unable to connect at this time. Please make sure you are Within wireless range and try again. If the problem persists, please restart your Kindle from the Menu in Settings and try again . “

All ‘Kindles’ unload and install updates automatically, when connected to a Wi-Fi network and “sleep.” You can also force the update by clicking “Sync and Check for Items” menu. If you leave this day pass without doing the upgrade, no problem – you only have to download the update manually to your PC or Mac and then transfer via USB cable

It is a list of all devices. affected:

• Kindle 1st Generation (2007)
• Kindle 2nd Generation (2009)
• Kindle DX 2nd Generation (2009)
• Kindle Keyboard 3rd Generation (2010)
• Kindle 4th Generation (2011)
• Kindle 5th Generation (2012)
• Kindle Touch 4th Generation (2011)
• Kindle Paperwhite 5th Generation (2012)

Rossio Gazette

Amazon warns consumers: update the Kindle or say goodbye to the Internet – SAPO Tek

Readers of Kindle electronic books may not be the most popular devices in the world compared to smartphones or tablets. But for anyone who is an avid reader eventually become almost inseparable partners

If you have a Kindle 2012 or earlier will have until tomorrow, March 22, to make a software update that replaces an already old version of operating system. The warning is made by the Amazon that highlighted the importance of this update.

Who does not ‘connect’ will see your Kindle lose access to the Internet, this mean that you can not download more books or access the online store Amazon.

But does this mean that the Kindle will become unusable? No. In addition to continuing to load books ‘manually’, that is, by connecting the player to your computer. The connection to the PC will also be the only way to update the e-reader after the deadline set by Amazon, writes Engadget.

This is the list of Kindle that need to be updated by tomorrow:

– Kindle (2007)
– Kindle (2009)
– Kindle DX (2009)
– Kindle Keyboard (2010)
– Kindle (2011)
– Kindle Touch (2011)
– Kindle (2012)
– Kindle Paperwhite (2012 )

the problem in e-readers should not be more severe because everyone has an activated feature that makes downloading the latest updates even when in sleep mode. The alert Amazon is more directed to those who no longer use the Kindle a few weeks ago.

In addition to the ‘age’ of the software versions, Amazon does not mention if there are vulnerabilities security associated with the correction and update process.

Promotion: Amazon cuts Kindle price by $ 100 on Wednesday … – Techworld

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March 16, 2016 – 1:37 a.m.

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With this, the e-reader company will cost R $ 199 instead of the usual R $ 299 in Brazil

the Amazon.com.br announced a special discount of 100 reais for its Kindle e-reader just this Wednesday, 03/16 for Consumer Day account. Thus, the company’s input device will cost 199 reais instead of the usual 299 reais.

It is worth noting that the promotion is valid for the online store Amazon in Brazil, as well as in partner resellers sites like Ponto Frio, Magazine Luiza and C & amp;. A

in addition, Amazon.com.br is a special initiative for those who prefer printed books. The purchase of 100 reais or more books of this kind, the consumer wins 15 reais credit for your next purchase of securities in the same format on the company website – this promotion is in the air until Friday, 03.18.

Promotion: Amazon cuts Kindle price by $ 100 on Wednesday (16/3) – Techworld

The Newsroom

March 16, 2016 – 1:37 a.m.

<- home bar share ->

With this, the e-reader company will cost R $ 199 instead of the usual R $ 299 in Brazil

the Amazon.com.br announced a special discount of 100 reais for its Kindle e-reader just this Wednesday, 03/16 for Consumer Day account. Thus, the company’s input device will cost 199 reais instead of the usual 299 reais.

It is worth noting that the promotion is valid for the online store Amazon in Brazil, as well as in partner resellers sites like Ponto Frio, Magazine Luiza and C & amp;. A

in addition, Amazon.com.br is a special initiative for those who prefer printed books. The purchase of 100 reais or more books of this kind, the consumer wins 15 reais credit for your next purchase of securities in the same format on the company website – this promotion is in the air until Friday, 03.18.

How to update the Kindle and customize the e-reader screen | Tips and … – Globo.com

The Kindle Paperwhite is one of the e-readers favorite of users, since the model comes with built-in light for reading in any place. To add new features to the device, the Amazon has released a software update to the 5.7.2 version that must be installed manually by downloading the official website. Among the features are available screen customization options and easier access to settings.

Kindle was stolen? Tutorial teaches you to block e-book reader from Amazon

In addition, the search in e-book recommendations is reformulated and the user can even share your favorite titles. See this tutorial how to update the Kindle.

Step 1. Visit Amazon’s update site for the Kindle Paperwhite 6th Generation and the 7th generation model. Then click on the link “Download Software Update 5.7.2″ to download the system package;

Step 2. Plug the Kindle Paperwhite on your computer using the traditional USB cable. In the “This Computer” window, note that the Kindle will be added between devices;

Step 3. Now, just drag or copy the update file downloaded into the Kindle. Attention to transfer the file to the default directory and not into a folder. Wait for the transfer of the item;

Step 4. When finished, click the right button on the Kindle item and select “Eject”. Then, unplug the computer’s USB cable. Ensure that the Kindle battery is full before starting the procedure;

Step 5. Now on Kindle, tap the menu icon indicated by “three lines” at the top right and select “Settings “. Then select the top of the right menu, with” three lines “again, and choose” Update the Kindle. ” Confirm “OK”;

Now just wait. The Kindle will restart and the update is installed. Do not press the buttons during the process

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new custom home screen

Step 1. the initial screen has been redesigned with new buttons at the top of the screen, reading suggestions, lists, library and bar to search. So the custom view with special content to the user ease of use;

Step 2. You can adjust the basic settings quickly, such as brightness, sync and more settings . with a shortcut button at the top

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Amazon Kindle tablet charger can give shock – SAPO Tek

The US retailer is collecting chargers sold with the Kindle Fire after this date, after identifying risk of electric shock in some units.

However, the company has already begun to warn customers and this note explains that the tablet issues with defective accessories are a Fire Kids edition and Fire with seven-inch screen, which cost 65 and 130 euros.

On that note Amazon ensures that “the problem is rare,” but the company still decided to move customers and act preventively and warn about the risks associated with accessory FABK7B model, inscription It can be found on the front loader.

Who is affected can request free shipping a new charger or apply for a credit of 15 €, which will be available in your account and will allow you to buy a charger of your choice.