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lkmiller · Yesterday, 10:21 AM

Do you have updates blocked? My Oasis 2 (2017) is on 5.16.2.1.1 and it has received the DRM update.

dublincheri · Yesterday, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lkmiller

Do you have updates blocked? My Oasis 2 (2017) is on 5.16.2.1.1 and it has received the DRM update.

No, not really sure how to do that as I seem to have lost any tech skills I used to possess. I managed to get the book downloaded to the Oasis and quickly went back into airplane mode. Had to delete a partial update file and I was rather anxious to just get the book before the new update killed the Oasis but I’m happy to say it worked. In a rather interesting turn of events I had to sideload it to his kindle anyway as he’s still reading some borrowed books!

lkmiller · Yesterday, 01:39 PM

Being on that earlier firmware, you can probably get a book before a firmware update can get in there. Unless at some point they require a firmware update before letting you download the book. My Oasis 2 immediately got the new DRM when I downloaded a book. My Paperwhite 2 (in spite of being on 5.12.2.2 which others have reported getting new DRM) remains uneffected even though I've downloaded books and haven't always kept it offline. After the Oasis getting it, I thought the Paperwhite was doomed. I wasn't worried about it since my purchases were already backed up, and I don't plan on getting any more books from Amazon.

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Yesterday, 10:21 AM	#3466
lkmiller Laura Posts: 1,767 Karma: 24003056 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus, Kindle Oasis 2	Do you have updates blocked? My Oasis 2 (2017) is on 5.16.2.1.1 and it has received the DRM update.

Yesterday, 01:39 PM	#3468
lkmiller Laura Posts: 1,767 Karma: 24003056 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus, Kindle Oasis 2	Being on that earlier firmware, you can probably get a book before a firmware update can get in there. Unless at some point they require a firmware update before letting you download the book. My Oasis 2 immediately got the new DRM when I downloaded a book. My Paperwhite 2 (in spite of being on 5.12.2.2 which others have reported getting new DRM) remains uneffected even though I've downloaded books and haven't always kept it offline. After the Oasis getting it, I thought the Paperwhite was doomed. I wasn't worried about it since my purchases were already backed up, and I don't plan on getting any more books from Amazon.

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