Updated immediately your old Kindle if tomorrow does not want to stay offline – SmartWorld

Cosimo Alfredo Pina March 21, 2016

If you have a Kindle dating back to before 2013 be prepared for a major update in a hurry. In fact, you have a few hours before your Kindle remain offline , the deadline is tomorrow March 22, 2016 .

A leak reported by Amazon a few days ago would make Kindle older (see list at end of article) unable to access the network via Wi-Fi , cutting out all the services such as Kindle store, related services and all the books on your cloud. Virtually everything for which you purchased your ebook player.

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the board is to update as soon as possible via Wi-Fi, at least before the end of midnight, through the automatic procedure that you can start with the procedure that we present to follow. If you are unable do not worry you can always manually update via USB .

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

the update you need for all of your Kindle reading devices go on sale before 2014. to see the full list of affected devices by the update mandatory, please visit our help pages: https://www.amazon.it/ku2016?ref_=deveng_eicert

Follow these steps to complete the upgrade:

1. Leave Kindle in office during the upgrade.
2. Connect to Wi-Fi.
3. From the initial screen of the Kindle, select Menu or tap the Menu icon, and then select Sync and search elements.
4. Leave Kindle in office and connected to the Wi-Fi network during the night or until the upgrade is complete.

The software update will be downloaded and installed automatically, even if the device is in sleep mode. While the process is completed, the device may restart several times. After the update, a confirmation letter will be sent to the device and you can find it in your Kindle library.

If the update is not made within 22 March 2016, the device will no longer be able to Kindle access services, nor to receive the update wirelessly. In order to regain access to normal services Kindle, you will need to perform the update manually. For information on automatic update, please visit our help pages: https://www.amazon.it/ku2016?ref_=deveng_eicert

Via: Engadget source: Amazon