As I posted about earlier, I actually just like the display screen on the brand new twelfth gen Kindle Paperwhite, however I stupidly purchased the ad-supported model, so now I’ve to both put up with the adverts or fork over one other $20 to Amazon to eliminate them.
Having already paid the price a number of occasions on earlier Kindles, I’ve no real interest in doing that once more as a result of it’s non-transferable and it’ll simply be wasted cash if I made a decision to improve to the Signature Version sooner or later, and since Amazon’s customer support will not take away the adverts without cost, I used to be on the lookout for different methods to keep away from the lockscreen adverts.
Because it seems, there are a few methods to keep away from ever seeing lockscreen adverts on ad-supported Kindles, however there are some drawbacks with every methodology.
Possibility #1
The primary method is to make use of the Display screen Off possibility that I posted about a number of years again.
Once you need to flip off your Kindle you merely maintain down the facility button for about 6 seconds, then choose the Display screen Off possibility. Then your Kindle will present a clean display screen as an alternative of an commercial.
The profit with this methodology is it eliminates the requirement to swipe the display screen while you flip your Kindle again on: It should simply return to the place you left off like an ad-free Kindle.
Possibility #2
One other option to keep away from commercials on ad-supported Kindles is to make use of Children Mode.
When utilizing Children Mode, Kindles present random screensavers on the off display screen as an alternative of commercials.
You’ll be able to arrange a children profile from the primary the settings menu on Kindles, after which add books out of your library to a child’s profile.
The primary draw back with utilizing Children Mode is it solely helps books from Amazon. You’ll be able to’t add sideloaded books to a child’s profile, and might’t add books borrowed from the library both.
One other draw back is you continue to must swipe the display screen to show Kindles on when utilizing Children Mode on an ad-supported Kindle, despite the fact that that requirement doesn’t exist on ad-free Kindles when utilizing Children Mode.
Wrap Up
Amazon removed screensaver adverts solely on the Kindle Scribe and Signature Version fashions, however they’re nonetheless an annoying a part of shopping for cheaper Kindles. Some folks don’t thoughts the adverts, and different folks can’t stand them.
Amazon is the one firm that does this sort of factor. Different firms don’t deal with their studying units like billboard commercials once they’re turned off. There was a time when Kindles had been priced decrease than competing merchandise due to the adverts, however that’s not the case. Amazon retains elevating the costs of Kindles, and but they nonetheless need an additional $20 to eliminate the adverts. Rely me out on that.
