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Originally Posted by jhowell
A/B testing and gradual rollout of features are a part of the Amazon software development culture. They use a system called Web Lab to run "experiments" and many new Kindle features are enabled through this process.
Each device checks Amazon's servers periodically to determine which group it is in with respect to experimental features. A device has to be in the correct group in order for a feature to appear.
Amazon seems to be slowly adding devices to the group that enables the lock screen cover feature. I suspect that restarting the device triggers it to check its Web Lab status sooner than it would normally do so, leading to a greater chance of seeing this feature enabled following a restart. |
so updating to the current firmware does not automatically enable the advertised feature set of that update? updating just provides for the possibility to have that feature set and amazon can decide to push the feature to a device or not?
i guess i'll wait.
by the way, i have always updated by using a computer to download the update, then transferring the package to my kindle via connecting the kindle to the computer. i've never waited for it to auto-update over the air. most of the time, my kindle is in airplane mode. the few times i've checked for an update (after reconnecting to wifi), i've never had success in finding an update (or i was not patient after two or three checks in a row).