Thread: Paperwhite: how to turn off backlight completely?
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Old 02-09-2013, 03:41 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Jackie7 View Post
The question is: is that normal, or a bug? What can I do about it?
As other posters said, it is normal.
No it will not eat your battery.

If you are still concenred, you can install KUAL and a program for switching the light completely off.

My preffered solution is the installation of the Coolreader3 from Crazy Coder. In the Coolreader you can switch the light completely off. It also supports many formats, it supports hierarchical directories and many more options.

To install KUAL and program to switch off the light or Coolreader you need to jailbreak your KPW. To jailbreak it, you might need to downgrade the formware.

You can also install Duokan. Duokan is the alternative Chinese firmware that completely takes over the Kindle. After installation you can restart the Kindle in the original firmware if you wish. Installation of Duokan is not for the faint of heart, because after installation it is set to Chinese, and you have to set it to English interface using picture How-To.
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