Kindle 4 (Non-Touch) Can you DELETE the browser?

nsomniac · 03-30-2012, 06:04 PM

I have a strange request - I want to permanently disable or (preferably) delete the web browser on my Kindle 4 (non-touch).

I assume this may be possible, but it is probably beyond my skills. If someone would be so kind as to walk me through the steps to possibly do this I would be incredibly grateful.

I might even be willing to send someone a little something via PayPal to help me come up with a way to do this for my Kindle...

Essentially my desire is to maintain all the perks of a wonderful e-reader without having open Internet access on the device. Another potential work around is to somehow password lock the browser - but I assume that is more difficult and requires actual programming as opposed to some hacking and slashing.

-Nsomniac

susan_cassidy · 03-30-2012, 06:54 PM

You could password lock the Kindle. I've never heard of a hack to disable the browser. People mostly want to add capabilities, not take them away.

thomass · 03-30-2012, 07:21 PM

It is quite easy to disable a function with a trick similar to this one

For the simplest one: You can rename a folder or a file which is required by the browser only .

The only thing you need to do is to learn full path of such a file/folder ( use developer forum

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nsomniac · 03-30-2012, 07:22 PM

I would only want to password lock the browser itself. Either that or delete it completely from the device. I know it's an unusual request.

03-30-2012, 06:04 PM	#1
nsomniac Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle 4	Kindle 4 (Non-Touch) Can you DELETE the browser? I have a strange request - I want to permanently disable or (preferably) delete the web browser on my Kindle 4 (non-touch). I assume this may be possible, but it is probably beyond my skills. If someone would be so kind as to walk me through the steps to possibly do this I would be incredibly grateful. I might even be willing to send someone a little something via PayPal to help me come up with a way to do this for my Kindle... Essentially my desire is to maintain all the perks of a wonderful e-reader without having open Internet access on the device. Another potential work around is to somehow password lock the browser - but I assume that is more difficult and requires actual programming as opposed to some hacking and slashing. -Nsomniac

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03-30-2012, 06:54 PM	#2
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	You could password lock the Kindle. I've never heard of a hack to disable the browser. People mostly want to add capabilities, not take them away.

03-30-2012, 07:21 PM	#3
thomass Wizard Posts: 1,669 Karma: 2300001 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle 5.3.7	It is quite easy to disable a function with a trick similar to this one For the simplest one: You can rename a folder or a file which is required by the browser only . The only thing you need to do is to learn full path of such a file/folder ( use developer forum )

03-30-2012, 07:22 PM	#4
nsomniac Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle 4	I would only want to password lock the browser itself. Either that or delete it completely from the device. I know it's an unusual request.

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