Thread: Kindle Firmware Updates don't seem to d/l
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Old 02-02-2013, 05:39 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by HYPE View Post
I too wonder why it takes so long for the Kindle to automatically update itself. I kept the Wi-Fi turned on for a few days hoping that it would install the update, but in the end I had to manually install the update. Also, my PW arrived with 5.3.1 installed while 5.3.3 was already released.
The OTA updates aren't pushed to everyone at the same time. The policy seems to be to make it available for manual download first, and then, after a week or so, to start pushing the updates, but in "chunks" or "batches" (of Kindles). So for one user, the update would already be pushed, while for others, it would only be automatically pushed a few weeks later.

And of course, Kindles arrive with the firmware they have been produced with. Do you expect Amazon to open all packages in stock and reflash all devices, every time they release a new firmware?
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