Kindle App Redesign - Page 2

tomsem · 10-24-2017, 06:47 PM

There seems to be some issue - update is not getting flagged even though version in App Store is newer (both iPad and iPhone).

JSWolf · 10-24-2017, 08:07 PM

The iOS Kindle app was last updated 3 days ago. This new version is not yet released.

JSWolf · 10-24-2017, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

I'm a tad confused...I updated the Kindle app on my ipad mini, and according to the app store info, it is 6.0 but in the actual app, it is 5.15.2

I see no changes either.

5.15.2 was released 3 days ago. There is no update yet.

jhowell · 10-24-2017, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

5.15.2 was released 3 days ago. There is no update yet.

This is not true. 5.15.2 was released two weeks ago. 6.0 was released today. I have it on both my iPhone and iPad.

Kindle for PC 1.21 and kindle for android 8.0 were also released today and I have them both also.

JSWolf · 10-24-2017, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhowell

This is not true. 5.15.2 was released two weeks ago. 6.0 was released today. I have it on both my iPhone and iPad.

My Kindle app was updated 3 days ago and the version I have is 5.12.2 so no, it was not released 3 weeks ago.

The app store is not telling me that there is an update which would confirm that the current version is still 5.12.2 as has been reported in this thread.

patrickt · 10-24-2017, 08:21 PM

I'm in the Amazon Kindle forum and I usually read on one of my Kindle's. iOS doesn't interest me since i own nothing belonging to Apple.

I read on my phone perhaps once or twice a month when I get stranded without a Kindle. That's not much but it's worth having the Kindle app.

I downloaded the Kindle App to my Android phone, Google Pixel, and it's quite different and so far I like it better. It's much faster loading and navigating is snappier. Certainly worth the change. It is still the largest app I have at 760mb.

jhowell · 10-24-2017, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The app store is not telling me that there is an update which would confirm that the current version is still 5.12.2 as has been reported in this thread.

From https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kind...302584613?mt=8:

Quote:

Amazon Kindle
By AMZN Mobile LLC
This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
Free
Category: Books
Updated: Oct 24, 2017
Version: 6.0

What's New in Version 6.0
Introducing the all-new Kindle app with a brand new look built around the books you love. Choose between the new light theme or existing dark theme. Quickly navigate with one-tap access to the things you use most, including your most recent book. With Goodreads built into Kindle you can now discover and discuss books with friends, authors and the community.

JSWolf · 10-24-2017, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhowell

From https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kind...302584613?mt=8:

If it really is 6.0, then why am I not seeing that there is an update for the Kindle app on my iPhone?

jhowell · 10-24-2017, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If it really is 6.0, then why am I not seeing that there is an update for the Kindle app on my iPhone?

Are you on the latest iOS? Perhaps it is only currently available for iOS 11.

Mims · 10-24-2017, 09:07 PM

JSWolf,
I got the updated app earlier today when I saw the note about it on my amazon home page. Clicked and went to Apple App Store. Installed and saw no change in the app. Then I saw post #13 in this thread. Delete app and reinstall worked for me too. Liked the old version better — oh,well

The App Store is showing that it was released 12 hrs ago.

DiapDealer · 10-24-2017, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickt

I downloaded the Kindle App to my Android phone, Google Pixel, and it's quite different and so far I like it better. It's much faster loading and navigating is snappier. Certainly worth the change. It is still the largest app I have at 760mb.

Performance seems a lot better on my Nexus 7 (2013), too. The previous versions were always sluggish.

I'm seeing Goodreads recommendations from my linked Goodreads account. Is that the extent of the Goodreads integration for the latest Android Kindle app?

tomsem · 10-24-2017, 09:50 PM

I finally gave up waiting for Apple or Amazon to fix the ‘not updating’ issue, and reinstalled the app on my iPad (created a collection ‘onmyipad’ so I could download everything again with one action). I’d say the Library screen is better organized but reading mode is identical as far as I can tell. Goodreads is more integrated but not annoyingly so.

They did fix one issue which I’ve complained to them about before: it used to be it took 3 taps to get back to Library, now it is 2, same as Fire/Android/Kindle. Whoopie.

Think I’m going to wait some more to see if update issue gets fixed rather than deleting and reinstalling - have a ton of audiobooks that would need to be laboriously downloaded.

Still looking for Split View support on iPad. We ever gonna get Word Runner?

Blossom · 10-24-2017, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Performance seems a lot better on my Nexus 7 (2013), too. The previous versions were always sluggish.

I'm seeing Goodreads recommendations from my linked Goodreads account. Is that the extent of the Goodreads integration for the latest Android Kindle app?

I still don't have it yet. Trying to figure out why. It's still 7.18.0.1

Not even sending it from the website works. Ugh!

Sent from my Nexus 7

tomsem · 10-24-2017, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blossom

I still don't have it yet. Trying to figure out why. It's still 7.18.0.1

Not even sending it from the website works. Ugh!

Sent from my Nexus 7

Maybe latest app no longer supports Nexus 7’s version of Android (which is what?). But seems like it should tell you this.

DiapDealer · 10-24-2017, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

Maybe latest app no longer supports Nexus 7’s version of Android (which is what?). But seems like it should tell you this.

The 2013 version of the N7 does (Marshmallow 6.0.1). That's what I have. It's probably just a slow rollout.

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10-24-2017, 06:47 PM	#16
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,942 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	There seems to be some issue - update is not getting flagged even though version in App Store is newer (both iPad and iPhone).

10-24-2017, 08:07 PM	#17
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The iOS Kindle app was last updated 3 days ago. This new version is not yet released.

10-24-2017, 08:21 PM	#21
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	I'm in the Amazon Kindle forum and I usually read on one of my Kindle's. iOS doesn't interest me since i own nothing belonging to Apple. I read on my phone perhaps once or twice a month when I get stranded without a Kindle. That's not much but it's worth having the Kindle app. I downloaded the Kindle App to my Android phone, Google Pixel, and it's quite different and so far I like it better. It's much faster loading and navigating is snappier. Certainly worth the change. It is still the largest app I have at 760mb.

10-24-2017, 09:07 PM	#25
Mims Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 3774169 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Space Coast Device: K4NT, iPads,IPhone,Aura H2O,PW3	JSWolf, I got the updated app earlier today when I saw the note about it on my amazon home page. Clicked and went to Apple App Store. Installed and saw no change in the app. Then I saw post #13 in this thread. Delete app and reinstall worked for me too. Liked the old version better — oh,well The App Store is showing that it was released 12 hrs ago.

10-24-2017, 09:50 PM	#27
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,942 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I finally gave up waiting for Apple or Amazon to fix the ‘not updating’ issue, and reinstalled the app on my iPad (created a collection ‘onmyipad’ so I could download everything again with one action). I’d say the Library screen is better organized but reading mode is identical as far as I can tell. Goodreads is more integrated but not annoyingly so. They did fix one issue which I’ve complained to them about before: it used to be it took 3 taps to get back to Library, now it is 2, same as Fire/Android/Kindle. Whoopie. Think I’m going to wait some more to see if update issue gets fixed rather than deleting and reinstalling - have a ton of audiobooks that would need to be laboriously downloaded. Still looking for Split View support on iPad. We ever gonna get Word Runner?