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sirmaru · 05-07-2012, 09:25 AM

I went ahead and set a purchase password through parental controls as follows:

Parental Controls: On
Web Browser: Blocked
Password protect purchases: On
Password protect video playback: Off
Block and unblock content types: Unblocked
Password protect WiFi: Off

If password is forgotten, reset to factory defaults and it will be removed.
(Settings \ More \ Device \ Reset to Factory Defaults)

Thus, it really only protects against an accidental purchase which could be reversed by a call to Customer Support anyway. If the device is stolen, the thief could easily remove the password protection by a reset. One must still deregister the device then for protection.

I only buy my ebooks using my PC at the Amazon site and then download the ebook to my Kindle Fire and Kindle Keyboard. Thus, I really don't need purchases enabled on my Kindle Fire. My wife borrows books on my Kindle Keyboard and that will probably not be affected.

The only disadvantage of this is that internet access by the web browser is blocked. I never use the Fire to go on the internet anyway. My apps should still have internet access via WiFi which I left on.

05-07-2012, 09:25 AM	#13
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Purchase password on Kindle Fire I went ahead and set a purchase password through parental controls as follows: Parental Controls: On Web Browser: Blocked Password protect purchases: On Password protect video playback: Off Block and unblock content types: Unblocked Password protect WiFi: Off If password is forgotten, reset to factory defaults and it will be removed. (Settings \ More \ Device \ Reset to Factory Defaults) Thus, it really only protects against an accidental purchase which could be reversed by a call to Customer Support anyway. If the device is stolen, the thief could easily remove the password protection by a reset. One must still deregister the device then for protection. I only buy my ebooks using my PC at the Amazon site and then download the ebook to my Kindle Fire and Kindle Keyboard. Thus, I really don't need purchases enabled on my Kindle Fire. My wife borrows books on my Kindle Keyboard and that will probably not be affected. The only disadvantage of this is that internet access by the web browser is blocked. I never use the Fire to go on the internet anyway. My apps should still have internet access via WiFi which I left on.