Thread: Firmware Update New Kindle software update: 5.18.4
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Old 08-22-2025, 01:27 AM   #48
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Originally Posted by jhowell View Post
The only changes from 5.18.4 to 5.18.4.0.1 are in FastMetrics (which handles sending statistics to Amazon), and xtables (which regulates Internet traffic). There are no other changes.

If someone reports that installing this update affected the user interface it is likely that it was coincidental with Amazon's servers enabling them remotely. Just the act of rebooting a Kindle will cause it to check for changes to features that should be enabled.



I am a US customer I have have the spacing adjustment feature on three different Kindles, one running 5.18.3 and two running 5.18.4.0.1. On all three it is found under Aa, Font, Spacing.
I've restarted all of my kindles running 5.18.3 and later, to no avail thus far.
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