Thread: Firmware Update Is there any method to downgrade kindle paperwhite from 5.4.4 to 5.3.5?
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Old 10-28-2014, 04:27 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by dsmid View Post
The downgrader from Ameho won't work on 5.4.5.x as the new firmwares can't be jailbroken.
Fortunately the noeject-and-reboot trick is universal and works without any helper hacks or other preconditions.
@dsmid, if I understand correctly, this works because the boot-time updater does not check for downgrade attempts, and only the framework deletes downgrades?
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