Original Paperwhite Firmware Update 5.3.9

twowheels · 11-20-2013, 02:21 PM

I read these forums quite often and haven't seen anything about this here, so I thought I'd post it. I hope it's not a repost.

The original Paperwhite got a firmware update to version 5.3.9 recently.

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

It doesn't seem to have much for me, but maybe some others will like the updates:

Hide Reading Progress Option
While reading, tap the bottom left of the screen to switch between four reading progress options, including Location in book, Time left in chapter, Time left in book, and None, which hides your reading progress from the bottom of the screen. To learn more, go to View Your Reading Progress.

Improved PDF Performance
General performance and stability improvements for PDF files.

Improved Homonym Lookup in Chinese and Japanese
When you look up a word that has multiple meanings for the same spelling (homonym), you can view a full list of the available definitions from within the dictionary definition window.

twowheels · 11-20-2013, 02:23 PM

I installed in manually last night and it seems to work just fine. For me it's a bit of a step back as I now have to go through one more click to get back to the reading progress indicator that I want (cycling through none) when it accidentally gets changed. Personally I'd love to have it only have two options -- time left in book, time left in chapter, possibly even on the same line, something like:

6 min/3.5 hours

GoSharks · 11-20-2013, 03:54 PM

Yep...was discussed very briefly here. Average response was that people were unimpressed.

elemenoP · 11-20-2013, 04:59 PM

Mine never did update (I left the wifi on for a week or so) and I can't be bothered connecting it to the computer and doing it manually. Unless...

For those that have been running this update for a while now, does it seem to have fixed the bug where the light sometimes doesn't shut off properly?

Thanks,
eP

twowheels · 11-20-2013, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

Mine never did update (I left the wifi on for a week or so) and I can't be bothered connecting it to the computer and doing it manually. Unless...

For those that have been running this update for a while now, does it seem to have fixed the bug where the light sometimes doesn't shut off properly?

Hard to say... for me, it takes about week after a reboot for it to happen... since the update does a reboot it'll be a while before we know.

elemenoP · 11-20-2013, 06:18 PM

Fair enough, thanks for the response!

eP

11-20-2013, 02:21 PM	#1
twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,785 Karma: 13412766 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro	Original Paperwhite Firmware Update 5.3.9 I read these forums quite often and haven't seen anything about this here, so I thought I'd post it. I hope it's not a repost. The original Paperwhite got a firmware update to version 5.3.9 recently. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=201064850 It doesn't seem to have much for me, but maybe some others will like the updates: Hide Reading Progress Option While reading, tap the bottom left of the screen to switch between four reading progress options, including Location in book, Time left in chapter, Time left in book, and None, which hides your reading progress from the bottom of the screen. To learn more, go to View Your Reading Progress. Improved PDF Performance General performance and stability improvements for PDF files. Improved Homonym Lookup in Chinese and Japanese When you look up a word that has multiple meanings for the same spelling (homonym), you can view a full list of the available definitions from within the dictionary definition window.

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11-20-2013, 02:23 PM	#2
twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,785 Karma: 13412766 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro	I installed in manually last night and it seems to work just fine. For me it's a bit of a step back as I now have to go through one more click to get back to the reading progress indicator that I want (cycling through none) when it accidentally gets changed. Personally I'd love to have it only have two options -- time left in book, time left in chapter, possibly even on the same line, something like: 6 min/3.5 hours

11-20-2013, 03:54 PM	#3
GoSharks SQUIRREL!! Posts: 1,636 Karma: 8400000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Device: K-Fire, PW2, PW3	Yep...was discussed very briefly here. Average response was that people were unimpressed.

11-20-2013, 04:59 PM	#4
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Mine never did update (I left the wifi on for a week or so) and I can't be bothered connecting it to the computer and doing it manually. Unless... For those that have been running this update for a while now, does it seem to have fixed the bug where the light sometimes doesn't shut off properly? Thanks, eP

11-20-2013, 06:18 PM	#6
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Fair enough, thanks for the response! eP

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