A pair weeks in the past Amazon launched a software program replace, model 5.17.1, for tenth and eleventh gen Kindles, however the brand new Kindles have been not noted, and so was the Kindle Scribe.
Amazon launched two extra software program updates this week, one for the Kindle Scribe and one for the brand new primary Kindle for 2024. However the brand new twelfth gen Paperwhite and the Kindle Colorsoft are nonetheless not noted; they don’t also have a itemizing for both on the software program web page but.
The brand new software program model for the Kindle Scribe is 5.17.1.0.1. Sadly it seems to be a minor replace, however perhaps web page turns are quicker now like they’re for different Kindles after the 5.17.1 replace. Amazon is anticipated so as to add some new options to the Kindle Scribe when the newer mannequin comes out in December, however up to now this replace doesn’t seem to have something to do with that.
The brand new software program for the 2024 Kindle is 5.16.21. The discharge notes don’t say something helpful, and the date is from August, which is 2 months earlier than the essential Kindle was launched.
The truth is the “new” eleventh gen Kindle is operating an older software program model than the 2022 eleventh gen Kindle after this replace—yeah, that makes loads of sense. Identical to having two totally different eleventh gen Kindles is smart.
So it appears like they’re the truth is going to have two seperate software program releases for every eleventh gen Kindle transferring ahead, one for the 2022 mannequin and one for the 2024 mannequin (why they didn’t simply name the brand new one a twelfth gen mannequin like the brand new Paperwhite is anybody’s guess).
My twelfth gen Kindle Paperwhite is operating software program model 5.17.0, and that’s what it arrived with; it’s stunning they haven’t launched the 5.17.1 replace for it but. The 2021 and 2018 Paperwhites are each on 5.17.1 now so none of this actually makes any sense.
My Kindle Colorsoft is operating software program model 5.18.0.1, so which means all of the newer Kindles are operating totally different software program variations, and none are the identical as earlier tenth and eleventh gen fashions.
Apparently Kindle Software program updates are going to get much more complicated transferring ahead. Gone are the times once they all ran the identical software program model.
Like regular, you may obtain the brand new software program from the Kindle Software program Updates web page at Amazon. Or you may simply sit again and do nothing whereas the replace downloads and installs routinely by itself sooner or later within the close to future.
