HD Fire HD6 Kindle app always opens in Library

jswinden · 08-20-2016, 11:26 AM

The Kindle app in my Fire HD6 always opens in Library mode. That seems clunky to say the least. I get tired of having to select the book every time I open the app or power ON the Fire HD6. Any way to make it open in the book rather than in Library?

jhowell · 08-20-2016, 02:19 PM

In my testing the Kindle for iOS and Kindle for Android apps take you back to your current book, even when force-quit or after a device reboot. If you are not in a book they return to the library view upon re-launch.

Trying the same thing on my Fire tablet (running 5.3.1.0) the app returns to the library view, even if it was last exited while reading a book. Perhaps this is a bug?

Someone else may have an idea, but I doubt that there is any practical way to change the behavior of the reading app when it is launched. Setting the library sort order to "Most Recent" at least makes the book you were reading come up as the first choice.

jswinden · 08-20-2016, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jhowell

In my testing the Kindle for iOS and Kindle for Android apps take you back to your current book, even when force-quit or after a device reboot. If you are not in a book they return to the library view upon re-launch.

Trying the same thing on my Fire tablet (running 5.3.1.0) the app returns to the library view, even if it was last exited while reading a book. Perhaps this is a bug?

Someone else may have an idea, but I doubt that there is any practical way to change the behavior of the reading app when it is launched. Setting the library sort order to "Most Recent" at least makes the book you were reading come up as the first choice.

That is exactly what I'm finding. My iOS devices return to the open book if the app was closed or the device turned off when the book is open, but the Fire always opens the app in Library mode. This wouldn't be the first time the iOS app was more advanced and better implemented than the Android and Fire apps. Odd that Amazon does that especially since the Fire is THEIR device.

tomsem · 08-21-2016, 10:25 AM

The Home page item labeled 'Books' does not open the Kindle app, but is a shortcut to the Books page. There is no Home item that opens the app directly. If you have a book open when you lock the screen, then when you unlock that book should open. I use the Recents page to open books (and have configured Amazon Application Settings/Home Screen Settings to turn off Home Recommendations, Show New Items on Home Page, and Show Apps on the Recent Page.

For the most part I don't like the changes they've made in getting rid of Carousel: seems it is comparatively less efficient to open a book. Not much to be done about it, except to submit feedback and hope their UX people take it seriously.

Immersion reading has issues and I think they have managed to mess up Accessibility (Voice View) as well. And Collections. So in a way home screen navigation is the least of it IMO.

08-20-2016, 11:26 AM	#1
jswinden Nameless Being	Fire HD6 Kindle app always opens in Library The Kindle app in my Fire HD6 always opens in Library mode. That seems clunky to say the least. I get tired of having to select the book every time I open the app or power ON the Fire HD6. Any way to make it open in the book rather than in Library?

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08-20-2016, 02:19 PM	#2
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,038 Karma: 91577715 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	In my testing the Kindle for iOS and Kindle for Android apps take you back to your current book, even when force-quit or after a device reboot. If you are not in a book they return to the library view upon re-launch. Trying the same thing on my Fire tablet (running 5.3.1.0) the app returns to the library view, even if it was last exited while reading a book. Perhaps this is a bug? Someone else may have an idea, but I doubt that there is any practical way to change the behavior of the reading app when it is launched. Setting the library sort order to "Most Recent" at least makes the book you were reading come up as the first choice.

08-21-2016, 10:25 AM	#4
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,904 Karma: 27013865 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	The Home page item labeled 'Books' does not open the Kindle app, but is a shortcut to the Books page. There is no Home item that opens the app directly. If you have a book open when you lock the screen, then when you unlock that book should open. I use the Recents page to open books (and have configured Amazon Application Settings/Home Screen Settings to turn off Home Recommendations, Show New Items on Home Page, and Show Apps on the Recent Page. For the most part I don't like the changes they've made in getting rid of Carousel: seems it is comparatively less efficient to open a book. Not much to be done about it, except to submit feedback and hope their UX people take it seriously. Immersion reading has issues and I think they have managed to mess up Accessibility (Voice View) as well. And Collections. So in a way home screen navigation is the least of it IMO.