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Old 07-25-2019, 08:57 PM   #1
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hey, does anyone else find the power button on the Kindle Oasis too easy to activate? After walking around with the Kindle in my bag, I often find the power button got activated at some point and the screen also got tapped a bunch.

It's pretty annoying as it'll change my reading position in the book I'm currently reading, so I've started opening a book I've already read before turning off the Kindle.

Does anyone else have this problem? and if not, are you using the Kindle with a case/cover or by itself?
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Old 07-25-2019, 10:27 PM   #2
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figured it out. I've been putting the Kindle next to an iPad Smart Cover which is magnetic and randomly turns on the Kindle as well.

anyone found a way to disable the magnetic switch on the Kindle Oasis?
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Old 07-26-2019, 12:22 AM   #3
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Put something between them. I don't think the magnets are very strong.
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Old 07-26-2019, 01:23 PM   #4
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figured it out. I've been putting the Kindle next to an iPad Smart Cover which is magnetic and randomly turns on the Kindle as well.

anyone found a way to disable the magnetic switch on the Kindle Oasis?
If jailbroken, there might be a /dev/event* for this purpose. One could block reading from this file somehow (possibly using wrong permissions/symlinking it somewhere), or (the more proper solution) add a udev rule to prevent initialization of the magnetometer.
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