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alaskazimm · 06-07-2025, 12:24 PM

I have a Paperwhite Gen 11 (jailbroken and not updated since 5.17.xxx) and a Kobo Clara Colour. I see that new firmware has been released for both devices in the last month or two, but what benefit is there do updating the firmware on them if I use Koreader exclusively? It seems like it is almost always a crapshoot as to whether or not the jailbreak will still be intact or the launchers for Koreader will still function.

So why update is the question?

06-07-2025, 12:24 PM	#1
alaskazimm Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 338 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Western Alaska Device: Kindle Paperwhite PW5, Kobo Clara Colour	Is it worth updating host firmware when using Koreader? I have a Paperwhite Gen 11 (jailbroken and not updated since 5.17.xxx) and a Kobo Clara Colour. I see that new firmware has been released for both devices in the last month or two, but what benefit is there do updating the firmware on them if I use Koreader exclusively? It seems like it is almost always a crapshoot as to whether or not the jailbreak will still be intact or the launchers for Koreader will still function. So why update is the question?