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Old 07-26-2019, 01:23 PM   #4
WaseemAlkurdi
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Device: Kindle Touch (K5) Wi-Fi x 2, Kindle (7th Gen, KT2), Paperwhite 3rd Gen
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Originally Posted by Mehdi View Post
figured it out. I've been putting the Kindle next to an iPad Smart Cover which is magnetic and randomly turns on the Kindle as well.

anyone found a way to disable the magnetic switch on the Kindle Oasis?
If jailbroken, there might be a /dev/event* for this purpose. One could block reading from this file somehow (possibly using wrong permissions/symlinking it somewhere), or (the more proper solution) add a udev rule to prevent initialization of the magnetometer.
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