06-14-2018, 11:36 AM | #1 |
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Firmware update 5.9.6.1
Firmware update 5.9.6.1 is now available!
Here’s what’s new: Read with your own fonts: You can now install your favorite fonts on your Kindle and choose one of them from the Display Settings (Aa) menu to read your eBooks. Connect your Kindle to a computer and refer to the “Read Me” file in the “fonts” folder for more information. Last edited by newday07; 06-14-2018 at 11:38 AM. |
06-14-2018, 11:43 AM | #2 |
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06-14-2018, 01:16 PM | #3 | |
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A bug fix release since the "What's New" description is unchanged and only the last digit was bumped. |
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06-14-2018, 04:16 PM | #4 |
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Wondering if:
- fixes extra page refresh with clock display turned on. - any progress with Arabic support that was briefly referenced in What’s New (I don’t know how to check that). |
06-14-2018, 04:27 PM | #5 |
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I ended up having to reset my Kindle after 5.9.6 and have not had the clock display extra refresh reoccur since doing the reset.
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06-14-2018, 06:52 PM | #6 |
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Jeez, I *just* upgraded to 5.9.6 yesterday. Had I waited only 1 more day....
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06-14-2018, 07:17 PM | #7 |
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06-14-2018, 09:07 PM | #8 | |
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I still have 5.9.6 and am definitely still getting extra refreshes with clock display turned on. I have no particular urgency to update to see if this behavior goes away but other people may want to check it out. Last edited by tomsem; 06-14-2018 at 09:11 PM. |
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06-15-2018, 06:10 AM | #9 | |
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The 5.9.6.1 update fixed that problem, too. At least I was able to send several Arabic KFX samples to my PW2. |
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06-15-2018, 06:17 AM | #10 | |
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06-15-2018, 10:50 AM | #11 |
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Inching closer to a 6.0 software release.
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06-15-2018, 11:51 AM | #12 | |
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I just tried it again and they are downloading now. Amazon must have made a change at the server end to allow delivery of Arabic language books to this firmware. It is odd that they didn't put that back as a feature in "What's New". They can always go to 5.10.x, 5.11.x, etc. |
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06-15-2018, 01:04 PM | #13 | |
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06-15-2018, 01:53 PM | #14 | |
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It does seem to take their servers a while to recognize that the device has different firmware. |
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06-15-2018, 07:02 PM | #15 | |
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Too soon to declare clock refresh problem dead but nothing seen so far. [update:] My Kindle (8th gen), still on 5.9.6, is able to download same title, everything seems okay. Was there an actual issue with Arabic on 5.9.6? Last edited by tomsem; 06-15-2018 at 07:34 PM. |
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