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Old 11-17-2018, 11:51 AM   #172
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Originally Posted by haertig View Post
But the one benefit I do want to keep is the "no automatic updating". Is there a way to disable that, even when WiFi is turned on?

p.s. - There are also a few other benefits of leaving WiFi off: ...
Read the sections of https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/5_x_Jailbreak that refer to
update.bin.tmp.partial (the first part of preparing to jailbreak is preventing automatic updates).

I see all your reasons to keep WiFi off and raise you avoiding downloading thumbnail cover images for every book you've ever bought from amazon.

I have a sacrificial kindle that I only use to fetch xray files and never read on. It's not a solution for everyone, but it works for me. Xray capable used kindles are probably pretty cheap and plentiful.
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