Thread: Upgrade PW3 to 5.12.3?
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Old 07-19-2020, 07:08 PM   #1
haertig
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Upgrade PW3 to 5.12.3?
I'm of the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" mindset. Thus I have a PW3 that is running 5.9.4. The WiFi is turned off always, and the device is unregistered. I sideload all books from Calibre. This PW3 used to be registered, but I sent it back a few years ago for lock-up problems. They sent it back with the same firmware re-installed, but unregistered. I never bothered to re-register it.

So, today I was looking to see what percentage charge I was at on the PW3. Then I realized, "Oh yeah, you can't display that". But I see that newer version of firmware indeed support this on the PW3 (at least I think they do).

So, you experts out there, would it be a good move for me to upgrade from 5.9.4 to 5.12.3? The last thing I want to do is introduce some bug or poorly designed new feature, or a yeucky user interface. Or something that kills battery life. Is the move from 5.9.4 to 5.12.3 considered "safe", and "recommended"?

Thanks!
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