Thread: new kindle that works with nodrm/dedrm?
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Old 03-20-2026, 04:22 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by jhowell View Post
It appears that Kindle software has long had a backdoor that allows Amazon to apply patches without going through the full firmware update process. I don't know why they waited until now to make use of it to lock down their DRM.

I suspect that 5.16.2.1.1 was chosen because it is the final firmware version for several Kindle models. Expansion of the new DRM to additional Kindles is likely.
Do you think Amazon will do something to screw with Kindle firmware that cannot handle KFX?
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