10-03-2019, 03:53 PM | #1 |
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Kindle Firmware 5.12.2 Available
There is a new Kindle firmware version out there and a new download page to get updates.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...MQC26VQQMM8XSW Last edited by NiLuJe; 10-03-2019 at 05:11 PM. Reason: Sightly less scary link. -- NiLuJe |
10-03-2019, 04:02 PM | #2 |
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This looks suspect and was blocked by my antivirus.
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10-03-2019, 04:24 PM | #3 | |
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Does anyone know how to find the release notes? (I'll just go ahead and install it.) |
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10-03-2019, 04:43 PM | #4 |
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I saw this first on the ebook reader blog and the release notes Nathan put on his blog post are not any different than the previous 5.12.1 release.
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10-03-2019, 04:53 PM | #5 | |
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Nope. Still getting an Application Error on the Paperwhite. |
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10-03-2019, 05:11 PM | #6 |
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Updated with the correct version number, and a slightly less scary link .
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10-03-2019, 05:35 PM | #7 |
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This is what it says:
—————————- Version 5.12.2 — October 2019 Here’s what’s new: * Read Now from the Store: In the coming weeks you will be able to read items you own with a single click from the detail or thank you page on the Store. * Read Now for Kindle Unlimited/Prime Reading: In the coming weeks you will be able to read Kindle Unlimited/Prime Reading items with a single click from the recommendations listed at the end of your book. * Performance improvements, bug fixes, and other general enhancements. ——————— |
10-03-2019, 10:52 PM | #8 |
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Can anybody definitely confirm that blocking autoupdate with the update.bin.tmp.partial folder does not work on 5.12.1?
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10-04-2019, 08:48 AM | #9 |
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Thanks for the heads up! I sideloaded the new FW to my 9th Gen Oasis and it installed flawlessly...
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10-04-2019, 12:29 PM | #10 | |
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knc1 has written that same version on different devices is different. The only test I know of was done on an Oasis 3, whose 5.12 probably predates the 5.12 delivered to older devices. In that case the update blocker seems to work in the sense that no update happens but that power use skyrockets. I have not read of any controlled update block tests for 5.12.x on anything else. |
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10-04-2019, 01:07 PM | #11 |
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Manualy updated (side loaded the bin): Flawlessly
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10-05-2019, 01:20 AM | #12 |
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Hotfix installation does not work on PPW3 after update to 5.12.2. Also the command ;log mrpi does not work.
Not sure if jailbreak survived this update... |
10-05-2019, 09:54 AM | #13 | |
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Doesn't sound much different to last very recent update. Are Amazon & Kobo now both using the totally "evil" so called Agile methodology where someone in marketing raises a change and then the real users get to test it? Like how Win 10 updates and Firefox updates work. |
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10-07-2019, 09:59 AM | #14 |
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An odd update to me. When I click on the next book in a series when the book is done and it's KU, it will lead my to the loan/borrow page to download immediately. Same with store, so technically I could already read from these sources. I didn't mind one extra page to confirm I want to buy something. I don't need a new thank you page from the store when I buy or borrow another book, but it's not a big deal.
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