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jma1 · 05-18-2023, 06:05 AM

Can anyone provide current guidance on disabling firmware updates for a Kindle Paperwhite 6th generation? The device currently has firmware version 5.12.4. I use wifi and an amazon account for sendto kindle.

My Paperwhite 10th generation device recently auto-updated to version 5.15.1 and the results are not good for me. Would like to avoid this occurring on the Paperwhite 6th generation.

There is an old post here indicating that simply adding a new empty folder named 'update.bin.tmp.partial' prevents any updates. Sounds rather simple to be true.

Thanks in advance.

05-18-2023, 06:05 AM	#1
jma1 Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle	Disable auto-updates Kindle Paperwhite 6th generaton Can anyone provide current guidance on disabling firmware updates for a Kindle Paperwhite 6th generation? The device currently has firmware version 5.12.4. I use wifi and an amazon account for sendto kindle. My Paperwhite 10th generation device recently auto-updated to version 5.15.1 and the results are not good for me. Would like to avoid this occurring on the Paperwhite 6th generation. There is an old post here indicating that simply adding a new empty folder named 'update.bin.tmp.partial' prevents any updates. Sounds rather simple to be true. Thanks in advance.