Thread: Firmware Update Kindle Firmware 5.15.1.1
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Old 02-22-2023, 10:02 AM   #3
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I took a look at the new Kindle firmware to see what has changed.

The files pubprodkey01.pem and pubprodkey02.pem have been moved from /etc/uks to a new archive named etc/uks.sqsh. I believe that these files have something to do with Kindle jailbreaking. Anyone who has a jailbroken Kindle might want to avoid this update until someone with more knowledge of the jailbreak process has had a chance to review this.

There is a new icon for Microsoft Word documents. This may relate to the announced upcoming ability to send documents directly from Microsoft Word to a Kindle Scribe. It is unknown whether this icon will represent an actual Word document on the device. I believe that it is more likely that it will be used for Kindle format docs converted from Word.
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