Thread: Troubleshooting when the Kindle is turned off, there's a faint after image of the last screensaver
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Old 08-04-2011, 07:43 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by pidgeon92 View Post
The linked post is poorly worded. If you hold the slider switch for several seconds, and the screen blanks out, the Kindle is off.
It could have been better written, but it makes a compelling case that holding the slider switch for several seconds only puts the Kindle to sleep and does not shut it off.

I had always believed that doing the above would turn the Kindle off, but I had no interest in it. But now I almost never read on my K2, but read on my KDXG or PB360 instead. But I want to keep the K2 as a backup and for places where I have wireless coverage from Sprint but not from the Evil Empire. So I have been keeping the K2 "off", but the battery has been draining just as fast as when it is "sleeping".

The above post led me to check. Both my K2 and KDXG wake up just as fast from "off" as "sleep". That is extremely unlikely, otherwise resets would be about the same speed.

I have not looked into ";dumpMessages", whatever that is, but that part is consistent with the Kindle going into a sleep mode as are the fast turn on and continued battery drain at the sleep rate.

Amazon might claim that holding the slide switch a few seconds turns the Kindle off, but that is not consistent with the facts. If they expect credibility on that claim, they have some explaining to do. Maybe that used to happen and a firmware update changed things.

I also do not have direct experience with K1, early KDX, or K3. Maybe those can be turned off as described. I am very confident that the K2 and KDXG can not.
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