MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Firmware Update 2.3 firmware in new Kindles

nbarr · 06-04-2010, 05:09 AM

Just got my Kindle 2 two weeks ago, and noticed that the firmware installed was the 2.3. If it weren't for the forums, I wouldn't know the most recent firmware was the 2.3.4. And then I had no way of updating it through Amazon. There was no automatic update, nor there were firmware files to be downloaded from Amazon. I had to dig the forums to get my firmware updates.

Why doesn't Amazon put the latest firmware in the new Kindles? And why doesn't at least update them through automatic download, or even make them available for download in their website? Lame approach from Amazon, in my opinion...

06-04-2010, 05:09 AM	#1
nbarr Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle 2	2.3 firmware in new Kindles Just got my Kindle 2 two weeks ago, and noticed that the firmware installed was the 2.3. If it weren't for the forums, I wouldn't know the most recent firmware was the 2.3.4. And then I had no way of updating it through Amazon. There was no automatic update, nor there were firmware files to be downloaded from Amazon. I had to dig the forums to get my firmware updates. Why doesn't Amazon put the latest firmware in the new Kindles? And why doesn't at least update them through automatic download, or even make them available for download in their website? Lame approach from Amazon, in my opinion...