Thread: Flickering lights 2.8.1
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Old 06-27-2016, 11:19 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Griu View Post
Hi,

I have a Kindle Paperwhite 3 and it was working flawlessly. I opened it and try to do the jailbreak. I wasn't able to do it. I used a 3v serial cable with a shifter to 1.8v.

The problem is not that I wasn't able to jailbreak it, that's just a little background.

The kindle was working fine until the last update to 2.8.1. Now the screen flickers when I go above 10 in the light settings, and it doesn't really goes brighter either after that. The screen is fine, the lights are the problem.

I was wondering if this has happened to someone before. I tried letting the battery fully discharge and charging it again over night but it didn't do anything.

I talked to amazon but they couldn't do anything for me since I'm out of warranty.

Thanks in advance for your help.
It sounds like a loose connection or bad solder joint, that is current sensitive (based on described symptoms).
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