Kindle for Android new release--dictionaries

DapperDave · 07-04-2025, 01:52 PM

I use Kindle for Android on my Samsung tablet, which is using Samsung's version of Android 14, and on my Pixel 6A phone, which is running Android 16. I read primarily books from public libraries.

Amazon pushed release 8.125.0.100 to my tablet and 8.124.0.100 to my phone recently. Since then, I cannot change the dictionary I use when reading books. When I try to select a different dictionary when looking up a word it presents a list of dictionaries, but selecting a different one has no effect. (I like to select either the American English or UK English dictionary, depending on the book.)

The new interface has no option for downloading a different dictionary as it has for years now.

Even more strange, reading the same book on the two devices, on one device the only dictionary it will use is "English (UK)" while on the other it is "English (US)".

Anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks.

tomsem · 07-05-2025, 01:50 PM

Report the issue to Amazon? I think you can use Help & Feedback or get them to call you.

It's working okay on my Fire HD 10 (14.124.0.100 - should be more or less same as version on your phone, minus store access). It downloaded dictionary automatically when I selected one that was not downloaded.

DNSB · 07-05-2025, 03:20 PM

Not quite certain but it sounds as if the OP does not have an issue with downloading the dictionaries but rather with switching dictionaries. Say, they run into a French word while reading and want to switch to a French-English dictionary and the dictionary will not switch from English (US) on one device and English (UK) on the other device.

Perhaps a restart would help? I really hate giving that advice but more often than not, it does work.

DapperDave · 07-05-2025, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

Report the issue to Amazon? I think you can use Help & Feedback or get them to call you.

It's working okay on my Fire HD 10 (14.124.0.100 - should be more or less same as version on your phone, minus store access). It downloaded dictionary automatically when I selected one that was not downloaded.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I just initiated a chat session with Amazon, and he suggested signing out (thereby losing all my downloaded books) and signing back in. After re-downloading one of my books I found that that fixed it.

DapperDave · 07-05-2025, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

Not quite certain but it sounds as if the OP does not have an issue with downloading the dictionaries but rather with switching dictionaries. Say, they run into a French word while reading and want to switch to a French-English dictionary and the dictionary will not switch from English (US) on one device and English (UK) on the other device.

Perhaps a restart would help? I really hate giving that advice but more often than not, it does work.

You described the problem correctly, and what it took to fix it was signing out of Amazon and signing back in. Rebooting the devices was not sufficient.

DNSB · 07-05-2025, 04:51 PM

Good to hear that your problem is solved.

07-04-2025, 01:52 PM	#1
DapperDave Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Fire Max 11	Kindle for Android new release--dictionaries I use Kindle for Android on my Samsung tablet, which is using Samsung's version of Android 14, and on my Pixel 6A phone, which is running Android 16. I read primarily books from public libraries. Amazon pushed release 8.125.0.100 to my tablet and 8.124.0.100 to my phone recently. Since then, I cannot change the dictionary I use when reading books. When I try to select a different dictionary when looking up a word it presents a list of dictionaries, but selecting a different one has no effect. (I like to select either the American English or UK English dictionary, depending on the book.) The new interface has no option for downloading a different dictionary as it has for years now. Even more strange, reading the same book on the two devices, on one device the only dictionary it will use is "English (UK)" while on the other it is "English (US)". Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks.

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07-05-2025, 01:50 PM	#2
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,939 Karma: 27060151 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Report the issue to Amazon? I think you can use Help & Feedback or get them to call you. It's working okay on my Fire HD 10 (14.124.0.100 - should be more or less same as version on your phone, minus store access). It downloaded dictionary automatically when I selected one that was not downloaded.

07-05-2025, 03:20 PM	#3
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,149 Karma: 168983734 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Not quite certain but it sounds as if the OP does not have an issue with downloading the dictionaries but rather with switching dictionaries. Say, they run into a French word while reading and want to switch to a French-English dictionary and the dictionary will not switch from English (US) on one device and English (UK) on the other device. Perhaps a restart would help? I really hate giving that advice but more often than not, it does work.

07-05-2025, 04:51 PM	#6
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,149 Karma: 168983734 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Good to hear that your problem is solved.