Amazon is warning customers of older Kindle e-readers that they must update their Kindles by Tuesday, March 22nd, or else they will no longer be able to access the Kindle Store, update the tablet, or sync with the cloud. That means, most importantly, that you won't be able to download new books, and the tablet will have to be used in an offline-only mode, crippling newer functionality. The emergency update is for the original Kindle Paperwhite (2012) and every Kindle before it. If you do not update your Kindle before that date, Amazon says you'll receive this warning when you try to access internet services:
Convenient, however, is the fact all Kindles download and install the latest updates automatically if they're connected to Wi-Fi while asleep. If your Kindle is sitting somewhere in your house unplugged, however, it most likely isn't updated with the latest version, and you will need to make sure to turn it on and make it pull the new update by clicking "Sync and Check for Items" in the menu.
Fortunately, you won't be entirely out of luck if you forget to update your device in the next few days. You'll just have to do it manually by downloading the update file from Amazon's website and transferring it to your Kindle via a USB cable. It's not as simple of a procedure for grandma to do on her own if she misses the update-over-the-air time frame, but hey, at least its possible! And in all fairness, it should be possible. For more detailed instructions, select your device on this help page. Of course, if it's not March 22nd, 2016 yet, just connect to Wi-Fi and do it the easy way right now. Here is the full list of Kindle devices that will be affected by this update:
-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)
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.
Convenient, however, is the fact all Kindles download and install the latest updates automatically if they're connected to Wi-Fi while asleep. If your Kindle is sitting somewhere in your house unplugged, however, it most likely isn't updated with the latest version, and you will need to make sure to turn it on and make it pull the new update by clicking "Sync and Check for Items" in the menu.
Fortunately, you won't be entirely out of luck if you forget to update your device in the next few days. You'll just have to do it manually by downloading the update file from Amazon's website and transferring it to your Kindle via a USB cable. It's not as simple of a procedure for grandma to do on her own if she misses the update-over-the-air time frame, but hey, at least its possible! And in all fairness, it should be possible. For more detailed instructions, select your device on this help page. Of course, if it's not March 22nd, 2016 yet, just connect to Wi-Fi and do it the easy way right now. Here is the full list of Kindle devices that will be affected by this update:
-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)
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