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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.

Show threadTaran Rampersad2d 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.

Show threadTaran Rampersad

@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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Show threada.k.a. low-profile1d ago
@knowprose Sounds like a good weekend project.
Show threadTaran Rampersad1d 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
Show threadTaran Rampersad1d ago

@Nead lol I posted it earlier today.

Thanks 🙃