What is your favourite Kindle software version this past decade?

yaygya · 05-10-2022, 03:45 PM

I recently downgraded to 5.6.5 on my PW3 and I am loving the nostalgia. The Futura font, simpler icons, and drastically reduced advertising in the UI is just wonderful. Only thing I want from newer versions is the "quick controls panel" that's existed since 5.7.2, as having to go to Settings to toggle Airplane Mode can get real annoying. Same goes for battery percentage, which is nice to see when I'm not in KOReader.
Also, 5.13.7 and later, for all their faults, do have lock screen cover support, which is nice (I do know you can use the screensaver hack, but having the functionality included is nice).

So, what are your thoughts? What Kindle software versions do you like? Has there even been a good Kindle software version since 5.6.5?

innocenat · 05-11-2022, 10:53 AM

I am probably the absolute minority, but I love 5.14.2/3. List view with cover is something I wanted for a long time. I also prefer the scrollbar. If only the home tab could be hidden it would be grand.

hleo12 · 05-12-2022, 10:06 AM

I'm with innocenat. I love how 5.14.2 looks, bugs aside. I went from the Kindle 4 non-touch to the 10th gen, and I very much prefer the modern UI. I like when things look pretty.

shamanNS · 05-12-2022, 10:56 AM

I like it when my Kindle has a collection sort that works correctly

And zero "recommendation".

(or I liked it when I still had a functional Kindle

I've sold my PW3 and then next day managed to brick / bootloop my jailbreak-ed PW5 )

yaygya · 05-12-2022, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innocenat

I am probably the absolute minority, but I love 5.14.2/3. List view with cover is something I wanted for a long time. I also prefer the scrollbar. If only the home tab could be hidden it would be grand.

I do admit that list view with a cover is a really nice thing to have. I'm using it in KOReader right now. I haven't used Amazon's version of it though (I jailbroke my Kindle which had been uncharged & on 5.13.7 for months).

yaygya · 05-12-2022, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hleo12

I'm with innocenat. I love how 5.14.2 looks, bugs aside. I went from the Kindle 4 non-touch to the 10th gen, and I very much prefer the modern UI. I like when things look pretty.

I like the 5.6.5 UI for that same reason. It has its own nice and minimal aesthetic.
I'm not sure whether I'm going to choose a Kindle as my next e-reader, while the PW5 is nice, the Kobo Libra 2 is enticing.

Freshmaker · 05-21-2022, 09:02 PM

I prefer bypassing the Kindle UI altogether and just using Koreader exclusively.

Josieb1 · 05-30-2022, 07:17 AM

Anything prior to the latest version, which is horrible, is fine for me. I hate it so much I’m about to put all my Amazon books on a Kobo.

cvkemp · 05-30-2022, 09:31 AM

I am no having any issues with the latest firmware, I have the PW5 and really enjoy it. I would say the best firmware for me is the one I am using at the time I am reading on my Kindle. You see I just want and use the very basic functions needed to read nothing less nothing more.

tomsem · 05-30-2022, 05:59 PM

I would never go back to a previous version. There are too many features I like that I’d have to abandon as compared to features I might miss in the latest version (such as TTS, which is way in the rear view mirror at this point).

I do not have any real issue with the Home/Library changes, I don’t spend much time there and overall I think it is improvement.

Deskisamess · 05-30-2022, 08:10 PM

Not crazy about the latest changes, but don't spend much time thinking about it. As long as I can read my books, I really don't care.

TheSmitty · 06-04-2022, 10:18 AM

Im not sure the version but I liked the old one that had various classic author images as wallpapers.

05-10-2022, 03:45 PM	#1
yaygya Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2022 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	What is your favourite Kindle software version this past decade? I recently downgraded to 5.6.5 on my PW3 and I am loving the nostalgia. The Futura font, simpler icons, and drastically reduced advertising in the UI is just wonderful. Only thing I want from newer versions is the "quick controls panel" that's existed since 5.7.2, as having to go to Settings to toggle Airplane Mode can get real annoying. Same goes for battery percentage, which is nice to see when I'm not in KOReader. Also, 5.13.7 and later, for all their faults, do have lock screen cover support, which is nice (I do know you can use the screensaver hack, but having the functionality included is nice). So, what are your thoughts? What Kindle software versions do you like? Has there even been a good Kindle software version since 5.6.5?

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05-11-2022, 10:53 AM	#2
innocenat Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 2691856 Join Date: Feb 2022 Device: PPW5, Quaderno A4, Supernote A6X, Leaf 2	I am probably the absolute minority, but I love 5.14.2/3. List view with cover is something I wanted for a long time. I also prefer the scrollbar. If only the home tab could be hidden it would be grand.

05-12-2022, 10:06 AM	#3
hleo12 Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 5078890 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Kobo Glo (deceased), Kindle 4th, Kindle Basic 10th Generation	I'm with innocenat. I love how 5.14.2 looks, bugs aside. I went from the Kindle 4 non-touch to the 10th gen, and I very much prefer the modern UI. I like when things look pretty.

05-12-2022, 10:56 AM	#4
shamanNS Guru Posts: 886 Karma: 10113994 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5 [bricked], Kindle PW1	I like it when my Kindle has a collection sort that works correctly And zero "recommendation". (or I liked it when I still had a functional Kindle I've sold my PW3 and then next day managed to brick / bootloop my jailbreak-ed PW5 )

05-21-2022, 09:02 PM	#7
Freshmaker Bookworm Posts: 34 Karma: 20002 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: Kindle PW5, PW4	I prefer bypassing the Kindle UI altogether and just using Koreader exclusively.

05-30-2022, 07:17 AM	#8
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,018 Karma: 18018738 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Libra2, Clara 2e, Kindle PW SE & Kindle 2022	Anything prior to the latest version, which is horrible, is fine for me. I hate it so much I’m about to put all my Amazon books on a Kobo.

05-30-2022, 09:31 AM	#9
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	I am no having any issues with the latest firmware, I have the PW5 and really enjoy it. I would say the best firmware for me is the one I am using at the time I am reading on my Kindle. You see I just want and use the very basic functions needed to read nothing less nothing more.

05-30-2022, 05:59 PM	#10
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,479 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I would never go back to a previous version. There are too many features I like that I’d have to abandon as compared to features I might miss in the latest version (such as TTS, which is way in the rear view mirror at this point). I do not have any real issue with the Home/Library changes, I don’t spend much time there and overall I think it is improvement.

05-30-2022, 08:10 PM	#11
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,609 Karma: 42697471 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	Not crazy about the latest changes, but don't spend much time thinking about it. As long as I can read my books, I really don't care.

06-04-2022, 10:18 AM	#12
TheSmitty Addict Posts: 224 Karma: 1181422 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: DFW, TX area Device: Paperwhite SE, Libra 2, Oasis 3, Boox Note Air 3C, iPad Pro 11	Im not sure the version but I liked the old one that had various classic author images as wallpapers.

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