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Old 06-10-2016, 10:05 AM   #1
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Firmware update, improvements?
Hi all,
I´m kind of new at Kindle.
I have a Kindle with the 5.6.5 (JB). I have a question. Do I have a significant improve if I update the firmware to the lastest version?
can someone summary the "changes"?
Thanks!
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Old 06-10-2016, 02:08 PM   #2
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The main visible changes were in release 5.7.2. Details here.
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Old 06-14-2016, 11:24 AM   #3
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Hey folks!

New update for the readers, version 5.8.1.

This update includes performance improvements and the following new features:

Reading Progress Dots: We listened to feedback from our customers and brought reading progress dots back to your library. You can now see reading progress and relative book length for downloaded books in the library list view.
More Ways to Share: Recommend books to friends from About This Book.
Kindle Unlimited Recommendations: Try Kindle Unlimited for free and see recommended Kindle Unlimited titles after choosing your favorite genres.
Save Wi-Fi Passwords to Your Amazon Account: Save your Wi-Fi passwords to your Amazon account for future convenience. We can configure your compatible devices so that you won't need to reenter your Wi-Fi passwords on each device.
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Old 06-14-2016, 12:33 PM   #4
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"Save Wi-Fi Passwords to Your Amazon Account: Save your Wi-Fi passwords to your Amazon account for future convenience"

What madness is this? (NO.)

So, one useful feature, one probably useless feature, one feature that is trying to hook you into Unlimited (maybe in ten years when I've got through my backlog, thanks), one downright dangerous misfeature which I'm fairly sure they'll let you turn off because they've seen the PR disasters from MS et al when they added this and made it hard to turn off.
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Old 06-14-2016, 12:35 PM   #5
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Only part of the update I'm looking forward to is return of the dots.

from my Galaxy S6
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Old 06-14-2016, 12:41 PM   #6
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I don't understand the purpose of the checkmarks on the home page.

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I don't understand the purpose of the checkmarks on the home page.

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It looks really weird to see a check by every title! That has to be an ooops.... meant only for the 'cloud' view.
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