Amazon dropping support for more Kindles - Page 19

JSWolf · 05-21-2026, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

My PW 5th Gen (AKA PW1) is also still working this morning. I purchased a book and it synced and then downloaded. Perhaps the starting on May 20th hasn't started yet.

I actually thought it would be the 21st when my Kindle stopped downloading.

DNSB · 05-21-2026, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I actually thought it would be the 21st when my Kindle stopped downloading.

I figured since it was the 21st today, my old PW might stop working. OTOH, since this is Amazon.ca, they might be rolling out slower.

Quoth · 05-21-2026, 12:02 PM

Or maybe only new titles?

Perhaps it's all AI coded?

noordinaryspider · 05-21-2026, 12:09 PM

I'm in Arizona, USA with a Paperwhite 1st gen and slightly older basic Kindle with physical buttons.

Nothing has changed yet except my credit card bill for all the "emergency" purchases and my maxed out library cards.

BelleZora · 05-21-2026, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BelleZora

I just downloaded two books I bought today to my Kindle Touch using 'search' from within the device.

I just tried to download another book from my Touch and received a message that it was unavailable for download.

JSWolf · 05-21-2026, 02:42 PM

I just had a look at Amazon and my Kindle Touch is grayed out with a notice, This device is no longer supported.

noordinaryspider · 05-21-2026, 04:15 PM

Amazon is no longer supported by my devices.

Arizona, USA here.

lkmiller · 05-22-2026, 05:14 AM

Send to Kindle still working on my Kindle Touch. You'd never know it was disconnected unless you try to download an Amazon book.

JSWolf · 05-22-2026, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by lkmiller

Send to Kindle still working on my Kindle Touch. You'd never know it was disconnected unless you try to download an Amazon book.

Given that Amazon can allow send to Kindle to work, there's no reason these Kindles cannot download Kindle eBooks.

Quoth · 05-22-2026, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Given that Amazon can allow send to Kindle to work, there's no reason these Kindles cannot download Kindle eBooks.

It's about surveillance and control, which also happens to be the same firmwares as for KFX. They've "cut off" the ones that can run that style of firmware. It's not just about KFX or DRM.

Of course there is no reason to kill Browser downloads either. It's not about saving money either.

Sirtel · 05-22-2026, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

It's about surveillance and control, which also happens to be the same firmwares as for KFX. They've "cut off" the ones that can run that style of firmware. It's not just about KFX or DRM.

Of course there is no reason to kill Browser downloads either. It's not about saving money either.

The reason for killing browser downloads was stopping DRM removal.

jhowell · 05-22-2026, 04:55 PM

I noticed that on the Amazon help page Kindle E-Readers Released in 2012 or Earlier it states under "What stays the same?":

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You can transfer personal documents to impacted E-Readers using a USB cable (Send to Kindle option won’t be available).

That makes me wonder if the continuing ability of those devices to download personal documents is an added bonus or simply a mistake.

Rbneader · 05-22-2026, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

It's about surveillance and control, which also happens to be the same firmwares as for KFX. They've "cut off" the ones that can run that style of firmware. It's not just about KFX or DRM.

Of course there is no reason to kill Browser downloads either. It's not about saving money either.

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

The reason for killing browser downloads was stopping DRM removal.

Why not both?

Amazon's a big company, they can have multiple reasons for customer-hostile tactics.

Frogm4n · 05-22-2026, 08:50 PM

Amazon slow-rolls firmware updates and feature roll outs. It's pretty standard practice to slowly replace servers in large distributed deployments, too. There are a lot of automated deployment systems that do so including Amazon's own AWS State Manager. If they've got hundreds or thousands of instances across dozens of local regions then it makes sense that they change a few, monitor, change a few more, etc. until everything is done. Add in time to fix any issues they run into and a few days to migrate an entire fleet that's years old makes a lot of sense from a systems administrator perspective.

odamizu · Yesterday, 03:39 AM

My K5 can no longer connect to Amazon at all. I always only have a couple books downloaded to my device, and those are the only ones I can see now. Everything that's in the cloud is gone, showing 0 books, so there's nothing to click to even try downloading. Amazon's website shows my K5 no longer supported, so I can't send to it from a web browser.

I also can't deregister it, either from the K5 or Amazon's website.

I'm wondering if it will now always be listed as one of my devices, even if I do a factory reset and give it away because it no longer communicates with Amazon to report the factory reset.

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05-21-2026, 12:02 PM	#273
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,483 Karma: 114630155 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Or maybe only new titles? Perhaps it's all AI coded?

05-21-2026, 12:09 PM	#274
noordinaryspider Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2026 Location: In a van down by the river Device: kindle paperwhite 1st gen, same era basic Kindle, iPad Air 2	I'm in Arizona, USA with a Paperwhite 1st gen and slightly older basic Kindle with physical buttons. Nothing has changed yet except my credit card bill for all the "emergency" purchases and my maxed out library cards.

05-21-2026, 02:42 PM	#276
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 83,488 Karma: 153646249 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I just had a look at Amazon and my Kindle Touch is grayed out with a notice, This device is no longer supported.

05-21-2026, 04:15 PM	#277
noordinaryspider Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2026 Location: In a van down by the river Device: kindle paperwhite 1st gen, same era basic Kindle, iPad Air 2	Amazon is no longer supported by my devices. Arizona, USA here.

05-22-2026, 05:14 AM	#278
lkmiller Laura Posts: 1,741 Karma: 24003056 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus, Kindle Oasis 2	Send to Kindle still working on my Kindle Touch. You'd never know it was disconnected unless you try to download an Amazon book.

05-22-2026, 08:50 PM	#284
Frogm4n Guru Posts: 626 Karma: 4500001 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Scribe 2022, OA2, PRS-350	Amazon slow-rolls firmware updates and feature roll outs. It's pretty standard practice to slowly replace servers in large distributed deployments, too. There are a lot of automated deployment systems that do so including Amazon's own AWS State Manager. If they've got hundreds or thousands of instances across dozens of local regions then it makes sense that they change a few, monitor, change a few more, etc. until everything is done. Add in time to fix any issues they run into and a few days to migrate an entire fleet that's years old makes a lot of sense from a systems administrator perspective.

Yesterday, 03:39 AM	#285
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,905 Karma: 9245670 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	My K5 can no longer connect to Amazon at all. I always only have a couple books downloaded to my device, and those are the only ones I can see now. Everything that's in the cloud is gone, showing 0 books, so there's nothing to click to even try downloading. Amazon's website shows my K5 no longer supported, so I can't send to it from a web browser. I also can't deregister it, either from the K5 or Amazon's website. I'm wondering if it will now always be listed as one of my devices, even if I do a factory reset and give it away because it no longer communicates with Amazon to report the factory reset.