Update 5.9.5.1 Paperwhite 3

patrickt · 05-01-2018, 11:43 AM

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=201756220

Shad Plante · 05-01-2018, 12:26 PM

Same description as 5.9.5. Will have to download and install this and see if it does anything with the clock issue.

Shad Plante · 05-02-2018, 02:31 PM

I have only done a little reading with the clock on since installing 5.9.5.1, but I have not run into any issues with the screen flashing when the clock updated so far.

ma678 · 05-03-2018, 12:40 AM

I'm updating my PW 6th and 7th gens. Thanks.

lyldz · 05-03-2018, 04:33 AM

any changelog for update?

Shad Plante · 05-03-2018, 08:59 AM

After using my Paperwhite for a while longer, I can now definitively say that this update did not fix the clock issue.

Pyjam · 05-03-2018, 02:30 PM

This update does not solve my problems either.

newday07 · 05-04-2018, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shad Plante

After using my Paperwhite for a while longer, I can now definitively say that this update did not fix the clock issue.

clock issue?

Pyjam · 05-04-2018, 02:08 AM

I honestly can't recommend the Kindle anymore : useless updates after useless updates. Known issues are not fixed. Improvements, we don't care; but almost never what we ask.

And since the last "updates", it took me almost 5 minutes just to download a simple preview; and collections show a wrong number of items. What a piece of cr@p!

patrickt · 05-04-2018, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyjam

I honestly can't recommend the Kindle anymore : useless updates after useless updates. Known issues are not fixed. Improvements, we don't care; but almost never what we ask.

And since the last "updates", it took me almost 5 minutes just to download a simple preview; and collections show a wrong number of items. What a piece of cr@p!

Poor baby. Fortunately, I don't have your problems.

Shad Plante · 05-05-2018, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newday07

clock issue?

There is an issue relating to the option to display the time while you read. When you have the clock on and the time changes, it can cause the screen to flash like it is doing a page refresh. Most people turn the feature off so it doesn’t happen. I like the clock there enough to deal with it, but hope Amazon fixes it soon.

newday07 · 05-05-2018, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shad Plante

There is an issue relating to the option to display the time while you read. When you have the clock on and the time changes, it can cause the screen to flash like it is doing a page refresh. Most people turn the feature off so it doesn’t happen. I like the clock there enough to deal with it, but hope Amazon fixes it soon.

Thanks

tomsem · 05-07-2018, 09:02 PM

‘Soon’ has come and gone: given the near-certainty that many folks reported the issue to Amazon in the first days of the x.x.x.0 release, they could have delayed this x.x.x.1 release for a few days in order to include a fix for this.

That said, the extra refreshes don’t bother me so I am not one of these ‘many folks’. And the workaround is obvious: just wait for the time to change before you turn the page (I am kidding of course).

I have not had any performance issues on my Voyage or Kindle (8th gen).

As far as features-I-wish-Amazon-would-do, I would say mine are pretty esoteric:

- why not have Voyage/Oasis buttons function as scroll up/down in contexts like Notes, X-ray, Book descriptions on Kindle store, web browser, etc.?
- support external keyboard for navigation, hotkeys, text entry etc. (including Bluetooth keyboards for Kindles that support BT). This could also be justified as Accessibility feature (especially if they also supported connected Braille accessories for screen reader etc.)

05-01-2018, 11:43 AM	#1
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Update 5.9.5.1 Paperwhite 3 https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=201756220

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05-01-2018, 12:26 PM	#2
Shad Plante Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 1822810 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: 6th Gen Kindle Paperwhite	Same description as 5.9.5. Will have to download and install this and see if it does anything with the clock issue.

05-02-2018, 02:31 PM	#3
Shad Plante Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 1822810 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: 6th Gen Kindle Paperwhite	I have only done a little reading with the clock on since installing 5.9.5.1, but I have not run into any issues with the screen flashing when the clock updated so far.

05-03-2018, 12:40 AM	#4
ma678 Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura	I'm updating my PW 6th and 7th gens. Thanks.

05-03-2018, 04:33 AM	#5
lyldz Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: kindle paperwhite 3	any changelog for update?

05-03-2018, 08:59 AM	#6
Shad Plante Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 1822810 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: 6th Gen Kindle Paperwhite	After using my Paperwhite for a while longer, I can now definitively say that this update did not fix the clock issue.

05-03-2018, 02:30 PM	#7
Pyjam Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 15920 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kindle Voyage	This update does not solve my problems either.

05-04-2018, 02:08 AM	#9
Pyjam Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 15920 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kindle Voyage	I honestly can't recommend the Kindle anymore : useless updates after useless updates. Known issues are not fixed. Improvements, we don't care; but almost never what we ask. And since the last "updates", it took me almost 5 minutes just to download a simple preview; and collections show a wrong number of items. What a piece of cr@p!

05-07-2018, 09:02 PM	#13
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,900 Karma: 27013865 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	‘Soon’ has come and gone: given the near-certainty that many folks reported the issue to Amazon in the first days of the x.x.x.0 release, they could have delayed this x.x.x.1 release for a few days in order to include a fix for this. That said, the extra refreshes don’t bother me so I am not one of these ‘many folks’. And the workaround is obvious: just wait for the time to change before you turn the page (I am kidding of course). I have not had any performance issues on my Voyage or Kindle (8th gen). As far as features-I-wish-Amazon-would-do, I would say mine are pretty esoteric: - why not have Voyage/Oasis buttons function as scroll up/down in contexts like Notes, X-ray, Book descriptions on Kindle store, web browser, etc.? - support external keyboard for navigation, hotkeys, text entry etc. (including Bluetooth keyboards for Kindles that support BT). This could also be justified as Accessibility feature (especially if they also supported connected Braille accessories for screen reader etc.)

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