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haertig · 07-20-2020, 09:51 PM

Thanks for the info. I did look into a few YouTube videos that show the new Aa menu screens. They are different, and I actually prefer the way things work on my old firmware. However, that doesn't mean much because the only time I go to that Aa menu is when I first start a book. I'll make any adjustments needed for the book, then not go back there again until the next book. Most books I do not make any changes on. If I need to change font sizes while reading, like make them bigger at night when my eyes are tired, I use use the two-finger pinch/zoom on the reading screen.

The only features that I use routinely are turning the page, adjusting the brightness of the light, changing font size, search-in-book (to find the first instance when a forgotten character name was introduced), bookmark setting, and whatever you call that where you swipe up from the bottom and can navigate a mini page-within-a-page. I only keep maybe a dozen books on the Kindle at any given time, swapping them in and out with Calibre.

I guess I really don't need that battery percentage either. I was looking for that because I didn't know if my device was fully charged yet (it was plugged in). Then upon further research I found out (remembered, actually) that the little light goes from amber to green when it's fully charged. Normally I just charge the thing overnight and then I know it's fully charged. But today I wanted to unplug it earlier, so was looking for the percent battery feature. I didn't remember that I never had that feature in the first place, but while Googling to find that out I stumbled upon the news that newer firmwares indeed do have that feature.

Sounds like I'll just leave my firmware where it is. No real compelling reason to upgrade. But I'll do a little more research to see what else has changed. Maybe there's some new feature that I want, and I just don't know I want it yet. But "It is less stable" or "It uses more battery" are two deal-breakers that would immediately stop me from upgrading.

Thanks again!

07-20-2020, 09:51 PM	#6
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,899 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Thanks for the info. I did look into a few YouTube videos that show the new Aa menu screens. They are different, and I actually prefer the way things work on my old firmware. However, that doesn't mean much because the only time I go to that Aa menu is when I first start a book. I'll make any adjustments needed for the book, then not go back there again until the next book. Most books I do not make any changes on. If I need to change font sizes while reading, like make them bigger at night when my eyes are tired, I use use the two-finger pinch/zoom on the reading screen. The only features that I use routinely are turning the page, adjusting the brightness of the light, changing font size, search-in-book (to find the first instance when a forgotten character name was introduced), bookmark setting, and whatever you call that where you swipe up from the bottom and can navigate a mini page-within-a-page. I only keep maybe a dozen books on the Kindle at any given time, swapping them in and out with Calibre. I guess I really don't need that battery percentage either. I was looking for that because I didn't know if my device was fully charged yet (it was plugged in). Then upon further research I found out (remembered, actually) that the little light goes from amber to green when it's fully charged. Normally I just charge the thing overnight and then I know it's fully charged. But today I wanted to unplug it earlier, so was looking for the percent battery feature. I didn't remember that I never had that feature in the first place, but while Googling to find that out I stumbled upon the news that newer firmwares indeed do have that feature. Sounds like I'll just leave my firmware where it is. No real compelling reason to upgrade. But I'll do a little more research to see what else has changed. Maybe there's some new feature that I want, and I just don't know I want it yet. But "It is less stable" or "It uses more battery" are two deal-breakers that would immediately stop me from upgrading. Thanks again!