Thread: Amazon discontinuing support for older Kindles in May
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Old 04-10-2026, 05:46 AM   #150
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TLS version is irrelevant for the K3 and later. They already don't work for the store or most of the internet (and the browsers were always poor anyway). The earlier models hardly connect at all, maybe the DXG in some places with GSM-EDGE. It costs Amazon nothing and is no risk to allow the models to connect. Or bring back in Browser downloads for all ebooks and then the Kindles don't need to connect and even the ones with a Cell service can work via USB. As of yesterday Amazon was still paying for the SIM access in my DXG on GSM (EDGE)!

Also do not quote Google Gemini. Totally unreliable garbage wasting the environment. Use regular search and quote real sources.


It's not about security, it's about the later firmwares that can't run on old Kindles to let Amazon spy effectively and control. The way KU works is to suit Amazon at the expense of user Privacy and author payment.
Reference : https://www.inverse.com/input/tech/o...blocked-amazon

"It’s likely the older Kindle hardware won’t physically be capable of connecting to the Kindle Store as the summer draws to a close. The original Kindles were all set up to use TLS 1.0 and 1.1 for their internet connections, and compatibility with newer TLS protocols just isn’t possible from these devices."
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