How to extract Kindle's original screensaver images

etatoby · 03-03-2024, 11:15 AM

I have a Kindle Paperwhite (it says 10th gen, whatever that means) with the original 5.16.7 OS.

I would like to extract the builtin screensaver pictures to use on my PC.

Is there a way to extract them without jailbreaking the Kindle? Can I extract them from one of the official ".bin" update files? (I will try getting one of those, but if they are encrypted or compressed, I won't be able to extract anything.)

Has anybody already extracted them and posted them somewhere?

Thanks

j.p.s · 03-03-2024, 12:07 PM

There is no way to extract them from a kindle unless it has been jailbroken.

Yes, they can be extracted from an official ".bin" update file using kindletool.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=187880

It would probably be a copyright violation to post them.

ajs256 · 03-21-2024, 12:40 PM

If your Kindle is jailbroken, the screensaver assets are in the directory

Code:

/usr/share/blanket/screensaver

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03-03-2024, 11:15 AM	#1
etatoby Member Posts: 18 Karma: 24214 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: BOOX Note 3, HiSense A5 Pro CC	How to extract Kindle's original screensaver images I have a Kindle Paperwhite (it says 10th gen, whatever that means) with the original 5.16.7 OS. I would like to extract the builtin screensaver pictures to use on my PC. Is there a way to extract them without jailbreaking the Kindle? Can I extract them from one of the official ".bin" update files? (I will try getting one of those, but if they are encrypted or compressed, I won't be able to extract anything.) Has anybody already extracted them and posted them somewhere? Thanks

03-21-2024, 12:40 PM	#3
ajs256 he/him Posts: 21 Karma: 68 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Jailbroken Kindle PW3 + PW5	If your Kindle is jailbroken, the screensaver assets are in the directory Code: /usr/share/blanket/screensaver .

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03-03-2024, 12:07 PM	#2
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,285 Karma: 98804578 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	There is no way to extract them from a kindle unless it has been jailbroken. Yes, they can be extracted from an official ".bin" update file using kindletool. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=187880 It would probably be a copyright violation to post them.