Firmware Update KPW1 FW Update 5.4.4.2 & KPW2 5.4.3.2 - Page 2

Jessica Lares · 05-10-2014, 05:41 AM

Well, I hope this solves my huge battery drain I just started seeing. Charged my PW2 this last week, and it's down to like 20% already, and all I'm doing is reading.

nynaevelan · 05-10-2014, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Well, I hope this solves my huge battery drain I just started seeing. Charged my PW2 this last week, and it's down to like 20% already, and all I'm doing is reading.

I noticed the same on mine. I sent an email to Amazon asking them to change how they are handling collections because it is killing my battery with this constant server updating. They truly DID NOT think that through at all. At this point I have to keep my wifi off at all times because my battery doesn't make it through two days otherwise.

Jessica Lares · 05-10-2014, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nynaevelan

I noticed the same on mine. I sent an email to Amazon asking them to change how they are handling collections because it is killing my battery with this constant server updating. They truly DID NOT think that through at all. At this point I have to keep my wifi off at all times because my battery doesn't make it through two days otherwise.

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one then!

Didn't realize it had to do with collections either, and I have LOADS.

nynaevelan · 05-10-2014, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one then!

Didn't realize it had to do with collections either, and I have LOADS.

Me too, I have close to 150 collections and with my library borrows over 4000 books in my library. So I am sure you can imagine how long it would take to update their servers since every book is in at least 2 collections. I've even been debating back and forth with myself to get a second eink device just so it can manage my collections and I can keep my wifi off on my pw2 permanently. I had bought the basic kindle but I returned it because it didn't have Cloud Collections capability. I think I am going to be stuck until/unless I upgrade to the 2014 Fire.

Haesslich · 05-11-2014, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrsevic

In addition to that, the 1st-generation Paperwhite device now supports Inline Footnotes, which allows users to read each footnote completely without losing their place in the book.

That is an new feature. I would love to install it, but I wonder since I am on 5.4.4.1 will I lose possibility to jailbreak my kindle PW1?

Do I have that possibility now?

That ability (inline footnotes) appeared for me on 5.4.4.

Mrsevic · 05-12-2014, 11:44 AM

After I installed update my Kindle lags very badly... After that I install JB... What happens if I reset device? Is there any way for me to rollback to previous fw?

HarryT · 05-13-2014, 05:19 AM

Resetting the device has no effect on a Jailbreak. You're a lot more likely to get help on JB questions if you ask in the "Developer's Corner" subforum.

NiLuJe · 05-13-2014, 10:10 AM

Actually, a factory reset does kill a rather important part of the K5 JB, a part which will come back to bite you in the ass if you ever update your device later

. (And it of course generally throws a wrench in a bunch of other stuff, since it clears user content & settings).

That said, you will definitely get much more detailed answers in the Dev corner, and an answer to your second question (spoiler: yes)

.

ucfgrad93 · 05-14-2014, 04:21 PM

My Kindle just updated to 5.4.3.2. It also had a book on it to explain the changes.

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Dear Kindle User,

Your Kindle Paperwhite has been updated.

In addition to performance improvements for your Kindle Paperwhite, new features include:

PDF Improvements: Pan and zoom with PDF documents more quickly and easily, and customize the margins for an optimized reading experience.

Cloud Collections Enhancements: See all of your collections in a Collections view, and customize where your collections show on your device.

To learn more about these features, download the updated version of the Kindle Paperwhite User's Guide 2nd edition from the Cloud. Please keep your Kindle connected to a wi-fi network to make sure you receive all future software updates. We hope you enjoy the improvements we've made.

Thank you and happy reading!

Sincerely,

The Amazon Kindle Team

P.S. Please do share your thoughts and comments with us. You can send them to the Kindle team at kindle-feedback@amazon.com. We'd love to hear what you think.

nynaevelan · 05-14-2014, 06:37 PM

That is the standard, generic letter that doesn't really say anything.

ucfgrad93 · 05-14-2014, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nynaevelan

That is the standard, generic letter that doesn't really say anything.

I dint remember ever getting something like that with any other updates.

tomsem · 05-16-2014, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

My Kindle just updated to 5.4.3.2. It also had a book on it to explain the changes.

I'm guessing you skipped a couple of updates. That letter was sent out when Cloud Collections were 'improved', I think that was 5.4.3.0. The last two updates (for both PW1 and PW2) have not been feature-bearing.

terragady · 05-16-2014, 07:47 PM

Hi guys, I just updated to 5.4.4.2 from 5.3 something.
The problem is that I do not have goodreads button, why?
I did restarting, deregistering etc but nothing helps...
Do you maybe know what is the issue?

Belenos · 05-16-2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by terragady

Hi guys, I just updated to 5.4.4.2 from 5.3 something.
The problem is that I do not have goodreads button, why?
I did restarting, deregistering etc but nothing helps...
Do you maybe know what is the issue?

Do you live in the US?

terragady · 05-16-2014, 08:03 PM

nope, Germany.. although Kindle is from US
so this feature is for US only?

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05-10-2014, 05:41 AM	#16
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Well, I hope this solves my huge battery drain I just started seeing. Charged my PW2 this last week, and it's down to like 20% already, and all I'm doing is reading.

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Mrsevic Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1 st gen	After I installed update my Kindle lags very badly... After that I install JB... What happens if I reset device? Is there any way for me to rollback to previous fw?

05-13-2014, 05:19 AM	#22
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Resetting the device has no effect on a Jailbreak. You're a lot more likely to get help on JB questions if you ask in the "Developer's Corner" subforum.

05-13-2014, 10:10 AM	#23
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Actually, a factory reset does kill a rather important part of the K5 JB, a part which will come back to bite you in the ass if you ever update your device later . (And it of course generally throws a wrench in a bunch of other stuff, since it clears user content & settings). That said, you will definitely get much more detailed answers in the Dev corner, and an answer to your second question (spoiler: yes) .

05-14-2014, 06:37 PM	#25
nynaevelan eBook Junkie Posts: 1,526 Karma: 1464018 Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Fire 2020, Kindle PW2	That is the standard, generic letter that doesn't really say anything.

05-16-2014, 07:47 PM	#28
terragady Member Posts: 13 Karma: 4212 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: PW1	Hi guys, I just updated to 5.4.4.2 from 5.3 something. The problem is that I do not have goodreads button, why? I did restarting, deregistering etc but nothing helps... Do you maybe know what is the issue?

05-16-2014, 08:03 PM	#30
terragady Member Posts: 13 Karma: 4212 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: PW1	nope, Germany.. although Kindle is from US so this feature is for US only?