Firmware Update Firmware update 5.9.4

rioachim · 02-05-2018, 11:15 AM

New update for all.

Expanded Search: In-book search now includes results from your notes and highlights.
In-book Clock: Now you can check the current time without leaving the page you're reading. Use the option in Display Settings (Aa) menu to display the clock.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=200529680

oblox · 02-05-2018, 11:31 AM

I go to the page for this on Amazon for Kindle Paperwhite 7th Generation

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/cus...deId=201756220

And the download shows as

https://s3.amazonaws.com/firmwaredow...asis_5.9.4.bin

Which doesnt seem right

HarryT · 02-05-2018, 11:37 AM

Try it - there's no danger. The Kindle won't let you install firmware for the wrong model.

oblox · 02-05-2018, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Try it - there's no danger. The Kindle won't let you install firmware for the wrong model.

Updating via wifi already, thought it was safer.

HarryT · 02-05-2018, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oblox

Updating via wifi already, thought it was safer.

I'd be surprised if that works

. OTA updates are normally rolled out over a period of several weeks.

oblox · 02-05-2018, 11:41 AM

Well it found an update (i thought I was up to date) will let you know in a minute or two.

HarryT · 02-05-2018, 11:42 AM

Well, perhaps I'll be surprised, then

.

oblox · 02-05-2018, 11:44 AM

Nope you wont. Obviously Id missed a minor update number.

HarryT · 02-05-2018, 11:49 AM

Oh well

.

oblox · 02-05-2018, 11:50 AM

I think this would be PW3 7th gen

https://s3.amazonaws.com/firmwaredow...hite_5.9.4.bin

oblox · 02-05-2018, 12:03 PM

Woohoo always on clock. Great feature I honestly didn't think I needed but is going to be a (minor) time saver.

Atunah · 02-05-2018, 01:22 PM

I'll get mine once I find my darn cable.

I am confused about the clock thing though. Wouldn't that make it 2 steps instead of the one step it is now? If I want to know the time now in a book, all I have to do is tap the top. I don't have to go out of the book or do anything else. The time is always on the top right when I tap there. But having to go to the Aa menu is another step after that. So that is why I am confused.

eta: never mind, lightbulb went off in my brain. I guess you can now set it to always show on the top, not that you have to go into the menu to check.

Monday, haven't had enough coffee or tea yet.

Shad Plante · 02-05-2018, 01:38 PM

I'm glad they put the option in Display Settings. I'm not sure I would want it on all the time, part of what is so good about the eInk Kindles is not having so many distractions. But it will be nice to turn it on in the mornings when I get on our exercise bike and prop the Kindle up on the little shelf that puts it in front of the bike display. Having the toggle in Display Settings will make it easy enough to turn on and off.

93terp · 02-05-2018, 02:21 PM

Perhaps this is the first step toward having the option to turn on/off header that contains the book title? (I'm thinking of the UI in the Kobo Aura H2O as a comparison).

HarryT · 02-05-2018, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 93terp

Perhaps this is the first step toward having the option to turn on/off header that contains the book title? (I'm thinking of the UI in the Kobo Aura H2O as a comparison).

What header? The Kindle doesn't display any header while one is reading a book.

02-05-2018, 11:15 AM	#1
rioachim Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 150000 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: PW2	Firmware update 5.9.4 New update for all. Expanded Search: In-book search now includes results from your notes and highlights. In-book Clock: Now you can check the current time without leaving the page you're reading. Use the option in Display Settings (Aa) menu to display the clock. https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=200529680 Last edited by rioachim; 02-06-2018 at 01:07 AM.

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02-05-2018, 11:31 AM	#2
oblox Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 1007000 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (7th Gen)	I go to the page for this on Amazon for Kindle Paperwhite 7th Generation https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/cus...deId=201756220 And the download shows as https://s3.amazonaws.com/firmwaredow...asis_5.9.4.bin Which doesnt seem right

02-05-2018, 11:37 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Try it - there's no danger. The Kindle won't let you install firmware for the wrong model.

02-05-2018, 11:41 AM	#6
oblox Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 1007000 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (7th Gen)	Well it found an update (i thought I was up to date) will let you know in a minute or two.

02-05-2018, 11:42 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Well, perhaps I'll be surprised, then .

02-05-2018, 11:44 AM	#8
oblox Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 1007000 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (7th Gen)	Nope you wont. Obviously Id missed a minor update number.

02-05-2018, 11:49 AM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Oh well .

02-05-2018, 11:50 AM	#10
oblox Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 1007000 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (7th Gen)	I think this would be PW3 7th gen https://s3.amazonaws.com/firmwaredow...hite_5.9.4.bin

02-05-2018, 12:03 PM	#11
oblox Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 1007000 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (7th Gen)	Woohoo always on clock. Great feature I honestly didn't think I needed but is going to be a (minor) time saver.

02-05-2018, 01:22 PM	#12
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I'll get mine once I find my darn cable. I am confused about the clock thing though. Wouldn't that make it 2 steps instead of the one step it is now? If I want to know the time now in a book, all I have to do is tap the top. I don't have to go out of the book or do anything else. The time is always on the top right when I tap there. But having to go to the Aa menu is another step after that. So that is why I am confused. eta: never mind, lightbulb went off in my brain. I guess you can now set it to always show on the top, not that you have to go into the menu to check. Monday, haven't had enough coffee or tea yet.

02-05-2018, 01:38 PM	#13
Shad Plante Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 1822810 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: 6th Gen Kindle Paperwhite	I'm glad they put the option in Display Settings. I'm not sure I would want it on all the time, part of what is so good about the eInk Kindles is not having so many distractions. But it will be nice to turn it on in the mornings when I get on our exercise bike and prop the Kindle up on the little shelf that puts it in front of the bike display. Having the toggle in Display Settings will make it easy enough to turn on and off.

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02-05-2018, 02:21 PM	#14
93terp Fear The Turtle! Posts: 866 Karma: 4035032 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Margaritaville Device: KV, Kobo Forma, Kobo A1LE, KO3, K3	Perhaps this is the first step toward having the option to turn on/off header that contains the book title? (I'm thinking of the UI in the Kobo Aura H2O as a comparison).