Firmware Update New Kindle software update: 5.18.4

[cellaris]

Originally Posted by tomsem

What version of Kindle for Android? Fire tablets have 14.126.100 and I don't see new options. I do not think I'll actually use them but one never knows.

I have version 8.126.0.100 on my Android tablet (personally, I don't find the spacing options useful).

[Tomifonication]

Any idea what firmware a new Coloursoft from BestBuy Canada would likely come with? Hoping to Winterbreak.

[BionicGecko]

Originally Posted by Tomifonication

Any idea what firmware a new Coloursoft from BestBuy Canada would likely come with? Hoping to Winterbreak.

Winterbreak was patched with 5.18.1 which came out in March. As the Colorsoft only recently became available in Canada, I expect the models sold there will be from a recent factory batch, so will likely come with a patched firmware (5.18.1 or later). However those that are in shops today are unlikely (in my humble opinion) to come with 5.18.4.

So, concretely: WinterBreak (FW < 5.18.1) is probably off the table, but the yet unreleased jailbreak (FW < 5.18.4) should work, unless you’re really unlucky. Now there’s no concrete release date for the new jailbreak so there’s no telling how long you’d have to wait for it to become available.

[tomsem]

My impression (based on experience registering Colorsoft recently) is that before they get boxed up, they load the update file for whatever version is available at that time, because as soon as I finished registering, it began updating (to 5.18.2 in my case); there was no indication it downloaded anything first. Also, inventory in Amazon warehouses must have been zeroed out because I had to wait a week or so, presumably for some shipping container to arrive.

I manually updated to 5.18.3 because I like the stupid double tap page turn feature, but am turning off WiFi so it's more likely I will be able to jailbreak if and when it becomes available.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by cellaris

I have version 8.126.0.100 on my Android tablet (personally, I don't find the spacing options useful).

Thanks, I probably will not find them useful either but so far I cannot even try them out.

[tomsem]

Some are reporting 'spacing options' on Reddit (they do not cite which version other than 'the latest'):

https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comm...ing_is_my_jam/

In the interest of scientific inquiry, I updated my Paperwhite to 5.18.4. It took 4 attempts to update my Kindle Paperwhite (11th generation) for some reason; it kept saying 'invalid update file', but I'm quite certain it was the correct one and that I had waited for the copy to complete before ejecting. And - drumroll - the spacing options are not there.

de-DRM of KFX works, at least for now.

[TheSmitty]

I have 5.8.4 on Colorsoft and options not there.