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Old 10-22-2013, 07:27 AM   #1
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Kindle Paperwhite Software Update Missing from Amazon Site
I noticed from yesterday that at the software update page the kindle paperwhite is missing..a new software update on the way maybe?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200529680
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Old 10-22-2013, 08:49 AM   #2
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Or perhaps there isn't one available for the paperwhite? I noticed since the release of version 2 the PW was not available, so I assume they are not going to feature both versions??
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Old 10-22-2013, 11:19 AM   #3
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There is an update brewing (Amazon has stated as much) but this is not necessarily anything more than a mistake. There is still a PW1 update page, but the link to it is gone:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=201064850
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Old 10-22-2013, 11:32 AM   #4
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There is an update brewing (Amazon has stated as much) but this is not necessarily anything more than a mistake. There is still a PW1 update page, but the link to it is gone:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=201064850
At some point they will add the Goodreads interconnection feature and that will probably be a big update with other stuff. I wouldn't be surprised to see some minor updates prior to that one.
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There is an update brewing (Amazon has stated as much) but this is not necessarily anything more than a mistake. There is still a PW1 update page, but the link to it is gone:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=201064850
Now this page is gone too.

On the German Amazon update page the Kindle PW is not shown as a picture but still shon in the list menu on the left side of the page. There is definetely something going on that will lead to a common update for PW1 and PW2?
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Old 10-24-2013, 05:21 AM   #6
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Great News guys! I just talked with CS and asked them why is the update page missing for the PW 1 ... and here what they said to me :

Tammy:let me take a look , please hold
It looks like our developers have pulled the software update from the website, because they are busy updating it, it will become available soon, please bear with us
Me:i understand . And do you know approximately when?
Tammy:There is no time line yet, but since there are alot of people waiting for it, our developers are urgently working on it. Please keep checking back

So a new software update its on the way for PW1 in a few hours /days.
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Old 10-25-2013, 11:27 AM   #7
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The Paperwhite 2012 has a new software update (5.3.8.1) available here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=201064850

Your PW 2012 should have version 5.3.8 on it before the upgrade.

It does NOT apply to the PW 2013 which has version 5.4.0 on it.

I can see lots of folks getting confused with the TWO PW's in use now.
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Old 10-25-2013, 12:49 PM   #9
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Old 10-25-2013, 01:21 PM   #10
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Anyone tried it ? Anything changed ?
Here are the changes for the PW 2012:

The software update includes general improvements and the following feature enhancements:

•Search terms highlighted in search results
When you search for a word or phrase within a book, the search terms will appear highlighted within the search results. When you tap a result to go to that location in the book, the search terms will appear highlighted on the page.

•Select other dictionaries when looking up a word
When you look up a word in the dictionary, you can choose to look up the word in other dictionaries on your device from within the dictionary definition window.

•View other definitions of a word
When you look up a word that has multiple meanings for the same spelling (homonym), you can navigate through each of the available definitions from within the dictionary definition window.
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It does NOT apply to the PW 2013 which has version 5.4.0 on it.
How can you be so sure? It does not state that on the help page. I can see the logic behind your statement. Nevertheless, Amazon should be more clear about which version of the PWs should get the update.

Edit: Tried to install the 5.3.8.1 update on my to be returned PW2. Did not work. So that is safe.
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Old 10-25-2013, 03:53 PM   #12
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Hope this does not break the custom font hack with USE_ALT_FONTS. I have 5.3.8 on my PW1 now, wonder what the 0.0.0.1 changes...

I am sooooo bad, tell me not to think of a pink elephant...
Well, I updated but cannot see any change whatsoever, device is now 5.3.8.1 and font hack still works.
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Me too! How hard is it to let people know what's been updated? Fixed?

I've had to problems with 5.3.8; at this point I don't think I'll update.
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PLEASE I hope they fix the bug where the light doesn't turn off. Now that my PW is in a case, the problem is worse because I don't notice it. This bug nearly caused the battery in my PW to run out while I was on vacation!

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PLEASE I hope they fix the bug where the light doesn't turn off. Now that my PW is in a case, the problem is worse because I don't notice it. This bug nearly caused the battery in my PW to run out while I was on vacation!

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Turn off WiFi when not using it for syncing or downloading new eBooks. That is the big battery hog.
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