02-10-2021, 07:18 PM | #16 |
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So we'll have to wait for this to be released. I think if no 7th gen Kindle gets it, 7th gen Kindles are frozen at 5/13/4. |
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02-10-2021, 07:45 PM | #18 |
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Maybe, maybe not.
But honestly I strongly suspect the 7th gen's days of getting firmware updates that don't directly affect Amazon connectivity are numbered. |
02-13-2021, 08:39 PM | #19 |
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02-13-2021, 10:06 PM | #20 |
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Release 5.13.5 has been removed from the Source Code Notice page. I guess the release is not imminent after all.
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02-15-2021, 11:00 AM | #21 |
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03-08-2021, 07:03 AM | #22 |
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Version 5.13.5 – March 2021
Here’s what's new: Performance improvements, bug fixes, and other general enhancements. |
03-08-2021, 09:41 AM | #23 |
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The Kindle Source Code Notice page is again showing firmware version 5.13.5. I noticed from there and also on the firmware download page that this release is available for the Kindle Voyage, but no other 7th generation devices.
So no update for the Paperwhite 3, at least so far. |
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03-08-2021, 10:38 AM | #25 |
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game?
a) Software development is hard to do properly b) Management of it is worse c) Testing is even harder, made worse by popular development methods. d) Probably test or port newest devices first e) Likely stuff gets released with insufficient testing. MS and Google seem worse. |
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Amazon already did the no PW3 firmware game. They need to stop this. |
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03-08-2021, 11:05 AM | #27 |
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I've just manually updated one of my Voyages from 5.13.4 to 5.13.5. Initial impression is that the unit seems to be a bit snappier/quicker in responding. YMMV.
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03-08-2021, 11:14 AM | #28 |
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Not all hardware is the same and cannot take the same updates. This has been a huge issues from the beginning of computers. We can fuse all we want but the facts is that at some point the updates become too much for limitations of hardware. And to be very honest, that is also by design so people will upgrade their hardware and keep buying new stuff. I am now retired but for way more years than I want to admit it I had to chase the ever ending need to update software and upgrade hardware. It is what it is, and companies do what they have to do to keep money coming in.
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