Step right up. It’s time for another mystery update for Kindles. Nobody knows what the update does or if it really improves anything, but if you like being surprised by random changes being made to your Kindle device without warning, then this update is for you!
The 5.19.6 software update is available for all current Kindles, including the Kindle Colorsoft and all versions of the Kindle Scribe. You can download the update and install it manually from the Kindle Software Updates page at Amazon, or you can wait for it to automatically download and install at some point in the future while your Kindle is connected to Wi-Fi.
Amazon used to update previous gen Kindles for a long time after they stopped selling them, but it looks like they aren’t doing that as much anymore. The previous gen Kindle Paperwhite and basic Kindle are still on 5.19.2 from six months ago.
It’s weird how they stopped updating the 11th gen Kindle from 2022 when it’s nearly identical to the 11th gen 2024 version that’s getting updated regularly.
Anyway, there aren’t any release notes for the 5.19.6 update yet, but sometimes Amazon updates them later. For now, we have no idea what the update does, but if you notice any changes leave a comment below.
Sometimes there are major changes when these updates are released without any release notes. Since Amazon rolls out updates slowly, I guess they don’t want to advertise new features that are included in the update if it’s going to be a few weeks before Kindles start automatically downloading the update. Most companies just say what’s going on, but Amazon always has to be so secretive about everything.
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