Fire is Updating

[Kai Winters]

I too went the route obsessed2 went. Odd that...but it worked just fine.

[carld]

Originally Posted by weatherman

Funny, I just downloaded it and moved it to the kindleupdates folder, but my update button is still grayed-out.

Mine was too at first. I rebooted, and it took the Fire 30 seconds or so to find the update and enable the button.

[Blossom]

I manually updated as well.

Things I noticed.

• Remove Items from Carousel.
• App & Internal Storage size under Device
• List view in Books and Docs? (Maybe not new but first time I noticed it.)
• Restrictions settings (What is this?)

Very disappointed with the update. It doesn't change any of the main concerns the articles mentioned.

Originally Posted by Blossom

I manually updated as well.

Things I noticed.

• Remove Items from Carousel.
• App & Internal Storage size under Device
• List view in Books and Docs? (Maybe not new but first time I noticed it.)
• Restrictions settings (What is this?)

Very disappointed with the update. It doesn't change any of the main concerns the articles mentioned.

Typical Amazon.

[sparklemotion]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Very disappointed with the update. It doesn't change any of the main concerns the articles mentioned.

I'm disappointed too.

[WillysJeepMan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I manually updated as well.

Things I noticed.

• Remove Items from Carousel.
• App & Internal Storage size under Device
• List view in Books and Docs? (Maybe not new but first time I noticed it.)
• Restrictions settings (What is this?)

Very disappointed with the update. It doesn't change any of the main concerns the articles mentioned.

I believe that Amazon is trying to establish a track record of actively supporting the KF with frequent incremental updates. Frequent updates (that improve things and don't break things) give a sense that things are continuously moving forward.

"Don't like a particular thing about the Fire? wait a few weeks and there may be an update that addresses it." (obviously no promises, but the psychology behind this method, works)

Compare and contrast that with what Apple does with the iPad (iOS updates are tied to and dragged by the other iOS devices), and what Barnes and Noble has been doing with the nook (waiting 6 months for a minor point release).

If Amazon can support the KF like a nimble start-up company and have the muscle and resources of an established corporation for longterm stability and growth of the ecosystem, they'll be quite successful with it.

[ssahnan]

my screen is more responsive post update. I still don't feel like I am using a ipad or something like that but I was one of those that was having to double press quite a bit to get touches registered. Not encountering that yet.

[wizwor]

Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan

I believe that Amazon is trying to establish a track record of actively supporting the KF with frequent incremental updates. Frequent updates (that improve things and don't break things) give a sense that things are continuously moving forward.

"Don't like a particular thing about the Fire? wait a few weeks and there may be an update that addresses it." (obviously no promises, but the psychology behind this method, works)

Compare and contrast that with what Apple does with the iPad (iOS updates are tied to and dragged by the other iOS devices), and what Barnes and Noble has been doing with the nook (waiting 6 months for a minor point release).

If Amazon can support the KF like a nimble start-up company and have the muscle and resources of an established corporation for longterm stability and growth of the ecosystem, they'll be quite successful with it.

I think you are correct...

Originally Posted by Jeff Bezos

We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.

[carld]

Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan

I believe that Amazon is trying to establish a track record of actively supporting the KF with frequent incremental updates. Frequent updates (that improve things and don't break things) give a sense that things are continuously moving forward.

I hope you're right. I remember expecting lots of software updates for my K1 and getting two very minor updates before it was replaced by the K2, and then getting nothing at all.

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I manually updated as well.

Things I noticed.

• Remove Items from Carousel.
• App & Internal Storage size under Device
• List view in Books and Docs? (Maybe not new but first time I noticed it.)
• Restrictions settings (What is this?)

Very disappointed with the update. It doesn't change any of the main concerns the articles mentioned.

This is not new. It's on mine and I'm still at 6.2

Carol

[obsessed2]

Originally Posted by sadievan

This is not new. It's on mine and I'm still at 6.2

Carol

I think your Fire may have downloaded and installed the update without you realizing it. Check Quick Settings, More (+), and Device and see if it says 6.2.1.

[weatherman]

Originally Posted by carld

Mine was too at first. I rebooted, and it took the Fire 30 seconds or so to find the update and enable the button.

Thanks. Rebooting did the trick. Now I'm running the 6.2.1

...and I am dissapointed too. I don't think that I would have been disappointed if there hadn't been all that press around a massive new update that would include all sorts of fixes and multitouch enhancements. I guess I should just be satisfied that things are getting better (getting better every day).

What would be nice is if Amazon included a changelog. How can they expect customers to appreciate what they're doing or why they should update if they don't tell us what has changed?

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by obsessed2

I think your Fire may have downloaded and installed the update without you realizing it. Check Quick Settings, More (+), and Device and see if it says 6.2.1.

Nope. Still at 6.2. I've been checking all along to see if it updates on it's own.

I've noticed the list view for quite a while. So definitely not new.

Carol

[robertc88]

Same boat. I downloaded the update using the link obsessed provided but the update is grey even after I shut the Fire off and restarted after five minutes.

[janicew]

Originally Posted by robertc88

Same boat. I downloaded the update using the link obsessed provided but the update is grey even after I shut the Fire off and restarted after five minutes.

What folder is did you put the update in? I had to move mine over to the kindleupdates folder. ES File Explorer or something similar will get the job done. Then you should have the update button available. (I did reboot mine after putting the file in the folder though, just to be sure it would be seen, but that might be an extra step that's not really needed.)