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Smoit · 09-17-2025, 06:08 PM

There's a new firmware update. These are the release notes:

Version 5.18.5 – August 2025

Here's what's new:

Lock screen rotation: Keep your screen in portrait or landscape mode when moving your Kindle.

Larger Interface Text: You can now change the size of the font for your Kindle’s user interface to make it easier to read. Go to the “Screen and brightness” menu in settings to try it out.

New text spacing options: You can now adjust the spacing between paragraphs, words, and characters (in addition to lines) from the Font tab in the Reading Settings ("Aa") menu.

Assistive Reader: With the Assistive Reader, you can listen to your books with Text-to-Speech and read along with synchronized real-time underlining. The Assistive Reader supports books in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian languages.

Performance improvements, bug fixes, and other general enhancements.

We finally have lock screen rotation! I love it!

09-17-2025, 06:08 PM	#1
Smoit Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Location: Buenos Aires Device: Kindle Scribe	New Kindle software update: 5.18.5 There's a new firmware update. These are the release notes: Version 5.18.5 – August 2025 Here's what's new: Lock screen rotation: Keep your screen in portrait or landscape mode when moving your Kindle. Larger Interface Text: You can now change the size of the font for your Kindle’s user interface to make it easier to read. Go to the “Screen and brightness” menu in settings to try it out. New text spacing options: You can now adjust the spacing between paragraphs, words, and characters (in addition to lines) from the Font tab in the Reading Settings ("Aa") menu. Assistive Reader: With the Assistive Reader, you can listen to your books with Text-to-Speech and read along with synchronized real-time underlining. The Assistive Reader supports books in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian languages. Performance improvements, bug fixes, and other general enhancements. We finally have lock screen rotation! I love it!