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Old 06-05-2020, 07:07 AM   #1
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Hey there, just got my PW4 today and noticed it shipped with the 5.11.2 firmware. My question is, should I update to the newer versions or just stay at 5.11.2? I've been reading stuff about the newer firmware versions and seen that some people aren't very pleased with them. Would I be losing anything if I just avoid those updates?
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Old 06-05-2020, 07:24 AM   #2
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Hmm...
How do you plan to avoid the updates?
Aren't you already running a version new enough to defeat our update blocker(s)?
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Old 06-05-2020, 08:14 AM   #3
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Hmm...
How do you plan to avoid the updates?
Aren't you already running a version new enough to defeat our update blocker(s)?
Am I? Sorry, I'm a complete newbie. Is there no way of preventing updates from 5.11.2, except never connecting to the wifi?
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Hmm...
How do you plan to avoid the updates?
Aren't you already running a version new enough to defeat our update blocker(s)?
My PW4 is on 5.11.2 with "Block updates" switched on in KUAL, and it blocks updates

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My question is, should I update to the newer versions or just stay at 5.11.2?
I've never had any problems with 5.11.2 which is why I have stayed on it.
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Old 06-09-2020, 11:34 AM   #5
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I just read books on my Kindle PW4. I don't want to "break" it and I don't want to surf the net and I don't want to download books from strange sources. I have more books than I'll read in my lifetime now. I don't keep up with changes from one firmware to another but I have no problem reading my books and the new features are, for me, generally either welcome or something I ignore.
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My PW4 is on 5.11.2 with "Block updates" switched on in KUAL, and it blocks updates


I've never had any problems with 5.11.2 which is why I have stayed on it.
I'm assuming KUAL is something you can install only on a jailbroken Kindle. Since my Kindle shipped with 5.11.2 and the jailbreak guide says I can jailbreak Kindles only on 5.10.1.3, I haven't even attempted to jailbreak it. Am I wrong in assuming that my current version is not jailbreakable?

@patrickt: ty for your input, I might just go for the newest firmware version, if there are no negatives for it
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