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New Kindle Software Update 5.16.21 Released

August 23, 2024 by Nathan Groezinger 24 Comments

Kindle Blue

Exactly one month ago to the day, Amazon released a software update for Kindles that introduced a lot of bugs and random problems, but now there’s a new software update available that hopefully fixes most of those issues. The new software update version is 5.16.21, and it’s available for all 10th and 11th generation Kindles, […]

Kindle Software Update Released, with Changes to Your Lists

July 23, 2024 by Nathan Groezinger 4 Comments

Kindle Paperwhite Green

It’s that time again. Amazon’s Kindle ereaders are getting another round of software updates, and they’re getting a bit carried away with decimal points on this one. The new firmware version is 5.16.10.0.1, and it’s available for all 10th and 11th generation Kindles, as well as the Kindle Scribe. That covers all Kindles released over […]

Boox Software Update V3.5.3 Adds New UI, Dark Mode, and FreeMark

July 11, 2024 by Nathan Groezinger 1 Comment

Boox Update UI

Onyx has released a new firmware update for their Boox devices that adds some new features and a new minimalistic user interface. The new software version is V3.5.3, and Onyx says it’s going to be rolled out in batches so it won’t be available for everybody and once, and different models will get the update […]

New Software Updates Released for Kobo eReaders

June 26, 2024 by Nathan Groezinger 8 Comments

Kobo Clara Update

Kobo has starting rolling out firmware updates for their line of dedicated ereaders. The release notes don’t say much about the changes, but apparently they fixed a couple of bugs, including a database corruption issue that has been a problem for a long time now. The new software version is 4.39.23027 for the three new […]

New Kindle Software Update 5.16.9 Now Available to Download

June 5, 2024 by Nathan Groezinger 8 Comments

Kindle Paperwhite Update

Amazon has released another software update for Kindle ereaders that, for the most part, doesn’t seem to change anything. The Kindle Scribe did get one new feature, but the release notes don’t mention any changes for other Kindles. If you notice anything different after updating please leave a comment below; sometimes Amazon changes something that […]

Kindle eReaders Get Sleep Timer with Latest Software Update

April 3, 2024 by Nathan Groezinger 8 Comments

Kindle Sleep Timer

There’s a new software update available for all Kindles released since 2018, which includes the 10th and 11th generation models, and the Kindle Scribe. The new software version is 5.16.8, and it’s available to download from the Kindle Software Updates page at Amazon if you want to manually install the update yourself. Or you can […]

Kindle Software Update 5.16.7 Released, But What’s Changed?

February 23, 2024 by Nathan Groezinger 19 Comments

Agave Green Kindle Paperwhite Update

Amazon has started rolling out another software update for all 10th and 11th generation Kindles, as well as the Kindle Scribe. The new firmware version is 5.16.7 , and it’s available to download from the Kindle Software Updates page at Amazon if you want to manually install the update now, but there’s really no compelling […]

Software Update 5.16.6.1 Released for Kindle Scribe

January 24, 2024 by Nathan Groezinger 6 Comments

Kindle Scribe Update

Amazon has released another Kindle software update for the second time this month, but this time the update is only available for the Kindle Scribe. They tacked on a “.1” to the previous update so now the current software version for the Kindle Scribe is 5.16.6.1, while the 10th and 11th generation Kindles are still […]

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