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twowheels · 10-02-2014, 04:40 PM

When I upgraded to iOS8 I had to uninstall a bunch of stuff to make space. The Kindle app was one of them. I wanted to look at a book on the iPhone, so I just reinstalled it and was shocked to find that it took me straight to the cloud view w/o having to log in.

I have no idea how they did it... maybe something in iCloud? A device ID? I hope not the latter as it makes me wonder what would happen if I were to sell the device (maybe a wipe would reset it?).

Anyhow... I found it shocking and thought I'd share.

10-02-2014, 04:40 PM	#1
twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,854 Karma: 13432974 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro, Boox Note Max	Reinstalled Kindle for iPhone, didn't have to log in!?!? When I upgraded to iOS8 I had to uninstall a bunch of stuff to make space. The Kindle app was one of them. I wanted to look at a book on the iPhone, so I just reinstalled it and was shocked to find that it took me straight to the cloud view w/o having to log in. I have no idea how they did it... maybe something in iCloud? A device ID? I hope not the latter as it makes me wonder what would happen if I were to sell the device (maybe a wipe would reset it?). Anyhow... I found it shocking and thought I'd share.