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Pred17 06-05-2020 08:07 AM

Best firmware for PW4
 
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?
Thanks!

knc1 06-05-2020 08:24 AM

Hmm...
How do you plan to avoid the updates?
Aren't you already running a version new enough to defeat our update blocker(s)?

Pred17 06-05-2020 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1 (Post 3996599)
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?

RandomGiraffe 06-09-2020 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1 (Post 3996599)
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 :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pred17 (Post 3996596)
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.

patrickt 06-09-2020 12:34 PM

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.

Pred17 06-10-2020 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomGiraffe (Post 3998048)
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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