Most of this post is an explanation, but I will get to the main question first, then explain. I would like someone who has a newer Kindle PW3, or possibly a Voyager to confirm some information I have seen online about Cloud Sync and side-loaded books. Is it possible to turn off cloud sync on the newest PW3 so that the error about the content not syncing to cloud connections disappears?
I ran across this on the amazon page, discussing this annoyance:
I don't know if this applies to other models, but at least on the Voyage you can completely disable the cloud in Settings -> Device Options -> Parental Controls -> Restrictions
(From:
http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle?_encoding=UTF8&cdPage=1&cdSort=newest&cdThr ead=Tx2NTXBWYEM84OD)
So I would like to know if anyone has a newer PW3, or an updated PW2 (to some of the latest firmware) and can check this option.
I have had 3 kindle Paperwhites, because of how extensively I use and abuse them with my travel they tend to get cracked screens even with the cover purchase. My original PW1 had the usb connection fail, and while I may be able to open it and fix it (I still have it) the screen had some small cracks and it isn't something I'm dedicated to ever doing unless there's no other option. I have been watching for older PW's to be sold used but rarely ever see them locally or where I am traveling to.
Now, my current PW2 is in okay shape, with just one crack in the screen but it's almost 1.5 years old now, so I'm worried somethings going to happen to it even if I baby it. I've been looking into replacing it, and while I do have a KOBO glo, I just can't seem to keep using it and continue to go back to my Kindle. Currently I'm on 5.4.0 which was annoying to get on there since I started with a version much later. I do this because I side load so much, as a very large majority (80%+) of the books I read are internet based, primarily fanfiction, but not entirely. I update them often and continually reload the new books (with updates) on my kindle and it allows me to continue reading from where I last was. However, with 5.4.2+ the cloud sync error drove me insane and thus I rolled back. Even books I purchase I side load, and I haven't had my kindle 'online' for more than a few seconds since a few days after I purchased it.
I'd like to know, as I mentioned in the beginning, if the information I read about was correct on the voyager, and if it also was an option on the newest firmware on PW2, and if it was a mainstream option on PW3. I've gone to the stores I can find that have the newest kindles, to look through them, but unfortunately the store mode they are in does not allow access to the settings menu and thus I cannot find out myself.
I have searched extensively through google as of a couple days ago and can't find any other mention of this option, though it is possible I'm just using the wrong keywords in the search. I appreciate the time anyone spends doing this for me.
Edit note: I spent half an hour searching this forum as well prior to asking this, so if this question has been asked, I apologize but I could not find anything recent regarding this situation.