PW4 What to do with a PW4 with a defective screen?

Spiwocoal · 01-05-2022, 03:18 PM

A couple weeks ago I received as a gift a Kindle Paperwhite 4 (10th Gen), but after using it for a few days, I noticed that I had two perpendicular lines stuck on the screen, each running parallel to the screen edges. I noticed Amazon of this, and they arranged a replacement device. Due to external reasons I won't get into, I also got to keep my old device.

So, I was wondering how could I give a new purpose to this PW4. Due to the screen issues it has, reading on it has become really annoying, so I don't think I could use it as a secondary e-reader. I thought on jailbreaking it and perhaps uploading some custom software that could allow me to use it as a sort of StreamDeck clone or maybe just a clock, but it seems jailbreaking it is not an option as it came with version 5.14.1 and AFAIK from 5.13.3 and up jailbreak is not possible. Also I could not find a way to downgrade it either.

So, have you guys any idea as to what I could use it for? As it is already broken and would have no purpose normally, I could open it and do some hardmods, but I don't know what my options there would be...

katadelos · 01-05-2022, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiwocoal

I thought on jailbreaking it and perhaps uploading some custom software that could allow me to use it as a sort of StreamDeck clone or maybe just a clock, but it seems jailbreaking it is not an option as it came with version 5.14.1 and AFAIK from 5.13.3 and up jailbreak is not possible. Also I could not find a way to downgrade it either.

Stick it on aeroplane mode and wait for someone to jailbreak 5.14.1 - might take a while though. A StreamDeck clone is a cool idea but you'd need to program one yourself as I don't think that anybody has created anything along those lines yet.

I wouldn't bother taking it apart as there's currently no serial jailbreak path and there's no other reason to open it up apart from for repair.

Spiwocoal · 01-06-2022, 05:47 PM

I figured this might be the case. The waiting game it is then.

As for the StreamDeck clone, I am quite experienced coding, so programming it myself shouldn't be that much of a difficulty (I hope).

I also had the idea of disassembling the device to rescue the e-ink module and maybe connect it to an Arduino, but I'm not sure if this would be possible.

01-05-2022, 03:18 PM	#1
Spiwocoal Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4 (10th Gen)	What to do with a PW4 with a defective screen? A couple weeks ago I received as a gift a Kindle Paperwhite 4 (10th Gen), but after using it for a few days, I noticed that I had two perpendicular lines stuck on the screen, each running parallel to the screen edges. I noticed Amazon of this, and they arranged a replacement device. Due to external reasons I won't get into, I also got to keep my old device. So, I was wondering how could I give a new purpose to this PW4. Due to the screen issues it has, reading on it has become really annoying, so I don't think I could use it as a secondary e-reader. I thought on jailbreaking it and perhaps uploading some custom software that could allow me to use it as a sort of StreamDeck clone or maybe just a clock, but it seems jailbreaking it is not an option as it came with version 5.14.1 and AFAIK from 5.13.3 and up jailbreak is not possible. Also I could not find a way to downgrade it either. So, have you guys any idea as to what I could use it for? As it is already broken and would have no purpose normally, I could open it and do some hardmods, but I don't know what my options there would be...

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01-06-2022, 05:47 PM	#3
Spiwocoal Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4 (10th Gen)	I figured this might be the case. The waiting game it is then. As for the StreamDeck clone, I am quite experienced coding, so programming it myself shouldn't be that much of a difficulty (I hope). I also had the idea of disassembling the device to rescue the e-ink module and maybe connect it to an Arduino, but I'm not sure if this would be possible.

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