Mastodawn

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From an email today:
"Starting May 20, 2026 — 14 to 18 years after their initial launches — we are discontinuing support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier. Here's what this means for you:

* You can continue to read books already downloaded on these devices, but you will not be able to purchase, borrow, or download additional books on them after that date.
* If you deregister or factory reset these devices, you will not be able to re-register or use these devices in any way.
Affected devices include Kindle 1st and 2nd Generation, Kindle DX and DX Graphite, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch, Kindle 5, and Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation."

This is really unfortunate. I have a perfectly good #Kindle 3 (!) that is small, lightweight, has the keyboard at the bottom and was given to me by my sis many moons ago. So instead of #Amazon just stopping support and still allowing me to use my device, they are going to BRICK them all and force upgrades.

AI6YR Ben 1d ago

@Nead Grrrr

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@ai6yr Does that affect you?

AI6YR Ben 1d ago

@Nead No, but I am morally opposed to forced bricking of devices.

@Nead @ai6yr what you quoted says they’re just stopping support and still allowing you to continue using your device… don’t take this to mean that I’m in any way trying to defend Amazon here 😆

AI6YR Ben 1d ago

@heppycat @Nead No new downloads, though... crippled.

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@heppycat
Read that again...

"but you will not be able to purchase, borrow, or download additional books on them after that date.
* If you deregister or factory reset these devices, you will not be able to re-register or use these devices in any way."
In actuality, just read the same books over and over. Basically, NO SOUP FOR YOU!

@Nead that would be the “just stopping support” part that was asked for

j-r conlin 1d ago

Would this help? I have heard pretty good things about KOReader.

https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/index.html

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@jrconlin ah yes, the journey begins. Thanks for the link!

dbrand666 1d ago

@Nead
Doesn't force me to buy a new Kindle. Just keeps me from using my Kindle to read library books. I assume Libby and ultimately my library will be saving some kind of fee.

Taran Rampersad 1d ago

@Nead Hah. I have 3 kindles before that period laying around somewhere.

Sounds like it might be fun to hack them when I have time.

Make them useful somehow.

Because... screw Amazon.

Taran Rampersad 1d ago

@Nead you know, just read a post on the jailbreaking...

Repurposong those screens might be much more fun. And there are plenty of how-tos on that... 😉

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@knowprose Sounds like a good weekend project.

Taran Rampersad 1d ago

@Nead yeah. I'm all out of weekends presently.

It's not like they are going anywhere. 🤣

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@knowprose Hey, I came across this article which is very thorough on jailbreaking a Kindle. Not sure if you had seen it.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-kindles-not-obsolete-it-needs-a-jailbreak-ill-show-you-how-its-done/

Your Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak - and I'll show you how it's done

You can transform your old Kindle - even a bricked device - into the ultimate open-source reader. Here's how.

ZDNET

Taran Rampersad 1d ago

@Nead lol I posted it earlier today.

Thanks 🙃

GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺1d ago

@Nead Unfortunate is not the word I'd choose.

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@Eetschrijver Yeah...I kept my expletives at home.