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Originally Posted by xyzzy_foo
Amazon will support the Kindle Paperwhite (10th Generation) until at least December 31, 2026.
Kindle E-Reader Device Software Security Updates - Amazon Customer Service
Therefore, while it is unclear why Amazon is neglecting its older generation devices, and they are not currently caught up to the latest firmware version, I do not believe that updates have been completely abandoned for the future.
The new jailbreak method is more than enough motivation for Amazon to release a new firmware update. |
As to that update support, it is clear from the links that you have posted that these are security not feature updates. And even there, it is entirely left up to Amazon to decide what deserves a security update. Given that Amazon in 5.18.4 patched the exploit used in the as yet unnamed upcoming jailbreak, that it was not backported to more devices suggests that Amazon will not patch it.
Much like long after Windows XP went EOL in 2014, Microsoft released an emergency update for WannaCry in 2017, a remote desktop execution vulnerability in 2019 and—the last I am aware of—in 2024 when a vulnerability in the SMB v1 protocol was patched. A bit humorous in the second release since a big chunk of the code used in WannaCry was created by the NSA.