It’s been over a week since Amazon released the 5.16.3 software update for Kindle ereaders, and it’s still only available for the 10th and 11th generation models so it looks like they’ve drawn a new line in the sand when it comes to what models are getting updates moving forward. There’s a slim chance that […]
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Kindle Software Update 5.16.3 Released; Older Kindles No Longer Getting Updates?
Amazon has released another software update for Kindle ereaders, but for some reason it’s not available for all the models that updates are usually available for, at least not yet. This is the second Kindle update that Amazon has released this month, which is highly unusual. There must be a serious bug or security issue […]
Another Kindle Software Update Has Been Released
Amazon’s Kindle team has released another software update for all Kindle ereaders dating back to the Kindle Paperwhite 3 from 2015. The new software version is 5.16.2.1.1 for the 7th generation Kindle Paperwhite through the 11th generation Kindle that was released in 2022. The software update for the Kindle Scribe is 5.16.2.0.1. The download links […]
New Kindle Software Update Available for All Kindles Released Since 2015
There’s a new software update available to download for all Kindle ereaders dating back to the Kindle Paperwhite 3 from 2015 (except the Kindle Scribe, which received an update last month). Software updates for regular Kindles have been released less frequently ever since the Kindle Scribe came along, but now the new software version being […]
New Kobo Software Update Released – Major Notetaking Update
Kobo has released a new firmware update for their line of ereaders, version 4.37.21533. For most Kobo models it’s a fairly minor update, but for the notetaking models, including the Kobo Sage and Kobo Elipsa, it’s a pretty big update that adds a lot of new features. This is the first update that Kobo has […]
How to Update Your Kobo eReader Past the Update Deadline
Last month Kobo caused a bit of a stir when they started notifying customers about a mandatory software update for Kobo ereaders, and Kobo was unclear about the details so it brought up a lot of questions. They later clarified things somewhat by saying that some Kobo models (listed below) needed to have software version […]
Latest Kindle Scribe Update Adds More New Features
Today Amazon released the third software update for the Kindle Scribe since it was released last November, and it’s a pretty big update for PDF users. The new software version is 5.16.2. In my PDF review for the Kindle Scribe, I talked about how sideloaded PDFs have different features than PDFs sent using Send to […]
Kobo Clarifies Mandatory Software Update Requirements
Last week Kobo started sending out emails to some Kobo ereader owners about a mandatory software update, but it raised more questions than answers so now there’s a notice on Kobo’s help website that clarifies some of the details. There was some confusion about the update because they didn’t give any details about what software […]