10-22-2010, 07:16 PM | #1 |
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Kindle software 3.0.3 vs 3.0.2
Has anybody updated to the 3.0.3 kindle software? Did you notice any difference? I'm just curious if it is worth it to update to a beta software. Any comments appreciated.
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10-22-2010, 07:32 PM | #2 |
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It is a little faster at page turns. And the wifi seems to work a little better.
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10-22-2010, 07:59 PM | #3 |
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Honestly, if it's not broken, don't bother. It's not like we are seeing new features yet.
3.01 fixed stability problems some people had. 3.02 fixed problems caused by 3.01 with people who go outside and read (it would slow down in sunlight) 3.03 seems to mostly just make it harder to jailbreak? (Or at least invalidates the original method). |
10-22-2010, 08:00 PM | #4 |
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Same here - a tad faster with pages and faster Wifi.
Nothing else I can see. |
10-22-2010, 08:01 PM | #5 | |
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10-22-2010, 08:46 PM | #6 |
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I don't know how everyone else is doing with it but I am very happy with the 3.0.3 update. The page turns are definitely snappier and the web browser loads pages faster and deals with various mobile sites much better. The whole interface seems faster. I wasn't too thrilled with the 3.0.2 update as I thought it actually slowed down the page turns a slight bit. I haven't done the jailbreak on my Kindle yet but there is a new version of it that works with the 3.0.3 firmware.
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10-22-2010, 09:29 PM | #7 | |
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I went directly from version 3.0.1 to 3.0.3. Here are the differences for me: Page turns are faster The WiFi works better for me now. It wouldn't find existing Network but now it does without fail. The Web browser feels less experimental now. |
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10-22-2010, 10:48 PM | #8 |
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I honestly can't tell any difference.
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10-22-2010, 11:25 PM | #9 |
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Eh. You can still get the 3.0.2 firmware from Amazon if you tweak the URL. If you don't trust me altering it then just go to the download page for 3.0.3 and change the URL from 3.0.3 to 3.0.2.
Kindle 3G+WiFi - B00A - 3.0.2 Kindle WiFi - B008 - 3.0.2 Kindle 3G+WiFi - B006 - 3.0.2 Kindle 3G+WiFi - B00A - 3.0.3 (Preview still) Kindle WiFi - B008 - 3.0.3 (Preview still) Kindle 3G+WiFi - B006 - 3.0.3 (Preview still) The preview release so far has always been promoted to release without any changes. This may change in the future if they discover any showstopper bugs. Last edited by Tiersten; 10-22-2010 at 11:31 PM. |
10-23-2010, 04:50 AM | #10 |
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I can see one difference: It shows a higher version number!
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10-23-2010, 05:40 AM | #11 |
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Browser is faster and better. Can bookmark a logged-in account and remain logged in, which I couldn't with the 3.0.2.
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01-31-2011, 08:47 PM | #12 |
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I haven't been able to update my Kindle 3 wifi. I uninstalled the JB before trying to update, and still can't update to 3.0.3
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01-31-2011, 09:01 PM | #13 |
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01-31-2011, 09:06 PM | #14 |
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Sorry, Im new. I found the answer in the other thread. I search, and this thread came up, then I saw the other one. Looks like new Kindles don't need the Beta 3.0.3, so it doesn't update to it.
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01-31-2011, 09:27 PM | #15 |
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will updating the firmware wipe my books?
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