'Enhanced' Page Flip on Fire HD6?

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by tomsem

Still no page flip on my HD6...

Any luck yet?


I just realized that I was looking in the wrong place and that it IS actually possible to determine the version of the Kindle app in Fire OS 5. In the Settings app go to: Apps & Games -> Manage All Applications -> swipe left multiple times to the "All" tab -> scroll down to "Amazon Kindle". Select this app to show the version number.

For me it is currently 10.15.98_1198617810. (I know from other research that this version came from a component update released in September.)

[booklover6]

My version is 10.7_1196970210. no page flip or update for me.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by booklover6

My version is 10.7_1196970210. no page flip or update for me.

That is odd. What OS version is installed on your tablet?

Fire OS 5.3.1 is the current version for the HD 6 and it contains Kindle app version 10.11_1197791110 initially, prior to any component updates.

Perhaps your tablet lacks sufficient free storage to download and install the latest major OS update.

[booklover6]

My Fire HD 6 is running Fire OS 5.1.2.

This is a 16GB tablet with 4.95GB free. How much free space does an update need?

This time, I was able to manually upgrade to 5.3.1.

The Kindle app still needs to do the component update.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by booklover6

This is a 16GB tablet with 4.95GB free. How much free space does an update need?

I don't know. It seems to me that should have been enough.

Originally Posted by booklover6

This time, I was able to manually upgrade to 5.3.1.

The Kindle app still needs to do the component update.

You should be able to force a check for component updates by going to Settings -> Device Options -> System Updates -> Check Now

My Fire HD 6 is running Kindle version 10.16.62_1198819010 on Fire OS version 5.3.1.0. Really strange how Amazon sends out updates more or less randomly. BTW, I do have the page flip option.

[tomsem]

Kindle version is 10.11_1197791110. Fire OS 5.3.1.0, build date June 24, 2016 12:21 PM.

No Page Flip.

I tried Clear All Data, no luck. And Collections are not syncing.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by jswinden

My Fire HD 6 is running Kindle version 10.16.62_1198819010 on Fire OS version 5.3.1.0. Really strange how Amazon sends out updates more or less randomly. BTW, I do have the page flip option.

I was up-to-date on system updates last night, but I just checked again and it installed a new one. I now have the same Kindle app version as you.

[jhowell]

I did some more digging and there appears to be a correspondence between Amazon Kindle app versions in Fire OS 5 and Kindle for Android app versions:

Kindle App Versions

Fire OS     Android
-------     -------
10.11       4.24
10.12       7.0    (Adds page flip)
10.13       7.1
10.14       7.2
10.15       7.3
10.16       7.4

Originally Posted by jhowell

I did some more digging and there appears to be a correspondence between Amazon Kindle app versions in Fire OS 5 and Kindle for Android app versions:

Kindle App Versions

Fire OS     Android
-------     -------
10.11       4.24
10.12       7.0    (Adds page flip)
10.13       7.1
10.14       7.2
10.15       7.3
10.16       7.4

That would explain why those here with 10.11 or earlier versions don't have page flip.

Did Amazon really skip from Kindle version 4.24 to 7.00 for Android? That was odd. Were they pulling a Microsoft and skipping some version numbers?

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Did Amazon really skip from Kindle version 4.24 to 7.00 for Android?

Yes.

Kindle for iOS also changed to have version numbers starting with 5 around the same time.

My best guess is that they want each app type have a different range of version numbers to avoid confusion.

[tomsem]

The annoying thing here is that there is no 'manual update' option, as there is for Fire OS itself. It is not clear to me that checking for System Updates has any effect. And there is no notification that 'the kindle app has been updated'.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I did some more digging and there appears to be a correspondence between Amazon Kindle app versions in Fire OS 5 and Kindle for Android app versions:

Kindle App Versions

Fire OS     Android
-------     -------
10.11       4.24
10.12       7.0    (Adds page flip)
10.13       7.1
10.14       7.2
10.15       7.3
10.16       7.4

That is actually sort of fascinating. It gives me hope that even if the Fire OS version does not change, that they can continue to update the Kindle (and Audible) app. Which is how it should be.

The Audible app version on my HD6 is 'Audible_2051400510' FWIW.

[booklover6]

I still don't have the "page flip" on my HD6.

I was reading a KU book on the HD6, and annoyed by the lack of a TOC. Then I opened the same book on my HD8, tapped the center thinking I would have to page through to find my spot --- but it DOES have a TOC on that device. How weird is that???

Originally Posted by booklover6

I still don't have the "page flip" on my HD6.

I was reading a KU book on the HD6, and annoyed by the lack of a TOC. Then I opened the same book on my HD8, tapped the center thinking I would have to page through to find my spot --- but it DOES have a TOC on that device. How weird is that???

I'm not surprised. Amazon is extremely sloppy with the FW and software they write for their own devices. I'm still confused as to why they haven't given you the page flip option yet. That is really bizarre. I wonder if you can delete the Kindle app from the HD 6 and re-install it? Perhaps one of the updates messed up the app some how.