Kindle Oasis Extreme Battery Drain - Page 3

Paperbackstash · 03-30-2021, 11:26 AM

Yes, I've never had issues with my Oasis 3 battery. Don't believe it's all of them.

drofgnal · 03-31-2021, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

Not every Oasis has battery issues. The batteries of my Oasis 2 and Oasis 3 have always behaved perfectly.

Thanks, good to know, now they are out of them. But if they come back, I'll pick one up.

noodlesoup · 04-14-2021, 01:41 PM

Hi all, not sure if this help, but this is what I tried to solve my battery drain issue. My Kindle Oasis 10th gen battery would drain from 100% to 18% in under 24 hours. I asked for a warranty replacement from Amazon and I still had the battery drain problem with my new Kindle.

My Solution:
If you're on wifi, charge your Kindle and turn on Airplane mode. After doing this my battery life was great. 1-2% drain over a few hours. My Kindle was repeatedly trying to hit Amazon's AD servers every couple seconds killing the battery (This was the server name for the tech savvy unagi-na.amazon.com). In my case my firewall was blocking this URL. I'm still testing, but you may have to cough up the $20 for the AD free option to stop this then turn on WIFI again. Hope this helps!

janrey · 04-14-2021, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

It's not that is rapidly draining. It just goes up to 98% and not higher. That missing 2% is making my OCD kick in.

i wonder if he new update will fix it. we shall see

Unplug then plug in again. It should then fully charge. My phone does this foolishness sometimes.

janrey · 04-14-2021, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noodlesoup

Hi all, not sure if this help, but this is what I tried to solve my battery drain issue. My Kindle Oasis 10th gen battery would drain from 100% to 18% in under 24 hours. I asked for a warranty replacement from Amazon and I still had the battery drain problem with my new Kindle.

My Solution:
If you're on wifi, charge your Kindle and turn on Airplane mode. After doing this my battery life was great. 1-2% drain over a few hours. My Kindle was repeatedly trying to hit Amazon's AD servers every couple seconds killing the battery (This was the server name for the tech savvy unagi-na.amazon.com). In my case my firewall was blocking this URL. I'm still testing, but you may have to cough up the $20 for the AD free option to stop this then turn on WIFI again. Hope this helps!

You might get Amazon to do it for free. I had issues with the ads on one of mine and they did it for free.

drofgnal · 04-15-2021, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noodlesoup

Hi all, not sure if this help, but this is what I tried to solve my battery drain issue. My Kindle Oasis 10th gen battery would drain from 100% to 18% in under 24 hours. I asked for a warranty replacement from Amazon and I still had the battery drain problem with my new Kindle.

My Solution:
If you're on wifi, charge your Kindle and turn on Airplane mode. After doing this my battery life was great. 1-2% drain over a few hours. My Kindle was repeatedly trying to hit Amazon's AD servers every couple seconds killing the battery (This was the server name for the tech savvy unagi-na.amazon.com). In my case my firewall was blocking this URL. I'm still testing, but you may have to cough up the $20 for the AD free option to stop this then turn on WIFI again. Hope this helps!

Good to know. I just bought an Oasis. I've always been one to use Kindles in airplane mode. I only cut on wi-fi to download a book.

noodlesoup · 04-15-2021, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janrey

You might get Amazon to do it for free. I had issues with the ads on one of mine and they did it for free.

*sigh* I wish I saw your message before I paid it. Battery still took a significant hit without ADs and wifi on, but nowhere near as bad. I'm satisfied with Airplane mode + Dark mode.

Barty · 04-15-2021, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by noodlesoup

Amazon's AD servers every couple seconds killing the battery (This was the server name for the tech savvy unagi-na.amazon.com). !

AD as advertisement? If so, this should not affect non special offer devices, right?

DNSB · 04-16-2021, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

AD as advertisement? If so, this should not affect non special offer devices, right?

Yes, advertisement. When I first read it, my first though was Amazon ereaders are connecting to Active Directory?

binaryhermit · 04-16-2021, 09:52 PM

Honestly, it seems to me like sufficiently modern Kindles on sufficiently modern firmware sometimes get into a state where they drain the battery even if plugged in and the only way out is to restart them.

It seems to be related to loading books and my guess is the CPU ends up stuck at the full clock speed rather than throttling back to the idle speed.

re4om · 07-02-2026, 03:51 PM

5.16.2.1.1 firmware for oasis 3 8gb is way far better than 5.18.x. And charging from 0% to 100% also helps me

cheekyp123 · 08-12-2026, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re4om

5.16.2.1.1 firmware for oasis 3 8gb is way far better than 5.18.x. And charging from 0% to 100% also helps me

Hey I have just recently bought a second hand oasis 3 on 5.18.2 and man is the battery bad. Its not so much the sleep/idle battery that is bothering me but the drain whilst reading is terrible.
Did you downgrade yours? was it worth it? was it more sleep/idle drain that was the problem for you or was it during reading?

Dr. Drib · 08-12-2026, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drofgnal

Thanks, good to know, now they are out of them. But if they come back, I'll pick one up.

I think the issue with replacing a battery on the Oasis 3 is that after the OPERATION, the Oasis might resemble something like this attachment.

Hollow Man · 08-16-2026, 01:47 PM

I have the original Oasis, and at one point a few years ago the battery was acting weird. Besides not lasting more than a few hours, the battery percentage would stay pegged at 100% for a while, then plummet fast (-1% every minute or so), then stay at 0% for a while, then die unexpectedly.

I replaced the battery (you can pry off the back on that model), but it didn't help, so my assumption is it's the firmware or something else native to the device that just can't read the battery properly. The battery in the cover, trying to keep the device topped off all the time, probably doesn't help matters.

Yesterday, after not using it for a couple of years, I dragged it out and charged it up, so we'll see how it behaves after that long a discharge.

I will say it's still, by far, the best reading experience. I love how thin and light it is, the way it feels in the hand, the buttons, and the screen quality, My Colorsoft definitely has ever so slightly softer text and you can see the mesh texture, both due to the extra screen layer (although I can only tell these things if I hold it close to my eyes).

I really wish they'd bring this thing back.

04-14-2021, 01:41 PM	#33
noodlesoup Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: none	Battery Drain solution(for me) Hi all, not sure if this help, but this is what I tried to solve my battery drain issue. My Kindle Oasis 10th gen battery would drain from 100% to 18% in under 24 hours. I asked for a warranty replacement from Amazon and I still had the battery drain problem with my new Kindle. My Solution: If you're on wifi, charge your Kindle and turn on Airplane mode. After doing this my battery life was great. 1-2% drain over a few hours. My Kindle was repeatedly trying to hit Amazon's AD servers every couple seconds killing the battery (This was the server name for the tech savvy unagi-na.amazon.com). In my case my firewall was blocking this URL. I'm still testing, but you may have to cough up the $20 for the AD free option to stop this then turn on WIFI again. Hope this helps!

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03-30-2021, 11:26 AM	#31
Paperbackstash Wizard Posts: 1,670 Karma: 20102554 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Central Florida Device: Oasis 3, PW 3 & 5, Fire HD 8 & 10	Yes, I've never had issues with my Oasis 3 battery. Don't believe it's all of them.

04-16-2021, 09:52 PM	#40
binaryhermit Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,732 Karma: 20469902 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lockport, IL Device: Kindle PW4, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Honestly, it seems to me like sufficiently modern Kindles on sufficiently modern firmware sometimes get into a state where they drain the battery even if plugged in and the only way out is to restart them. It seems to be related to loading books and my guess is the CPU ends up stuck at the full clock speed rather than throttling back to the idle speed.

07-02-2026, 03:51 PM	#41
re4om Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 194 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Kindle DXG, Voyage	5.16.2.1.1 firmware for oasis 3 8gb is way far better than 5.18.x. And charging from 0% to 100% also helps me

08-16-2026, 01:47 PM	#44
Hollow Man Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 2035946 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Connecticut Device: Kindle Colorsoft, Oasis, Keyboard; iPhone 13 Pro, Air	I have the original Oasis, and at one point a few years ago the battery was acting weird. Besides not lasting more than a few hours, the battery percentage would stay pegged at 100% for a while, then plummet fast (-1% every minute or so), then stay at 0% for a while, then die unexpectedly. I replaced the battery (you can pry off the back on that model), but it didn't help, so my assumption is it's the firmware or something else native to the device that just can't read the battery properly. The battery in the cover, trying to keep the device topped off all the time, probably doesn't help matters. Yesterday, after not using it for a couple of years, I dragged it out and charged it up, so we'll see how it behaves after that long a discharge. I will say it's still, by far, the best reading experience. I love how thin and light it is, the way it feels in the hand, the buttons, and the screen quality, My Colorsoft definitely has ever so slightly softer text and you can see the mesh texture, both due to the extra screen layer (although I can only tell these things if I hold it close to my eyes). I really wish they'd bring this thing back.