Firmware Update what version kindle do I have?

coltrane · 05-04-2010, 01:58 PM

I received a kindle as a gift and I have no idea whether it is a kindle 1 or 2.
How can I find this out? I would like to know this to see if I should update my firmware.

thanks for the help

john

poohbear_nc · 05-04-2010, 02:00 PM

If your kindle has a tiny wheel, it is a 1. If it has a tiny joystick, it is a 2.

coltrane · 05-07-2010, 07:16 AM

thanks

Jonas777 · 05-08-2010, 06:40 AM

To add more confusion: If the Kindle2 is somewhat old it also comes in a US and an international version. I am not sure on how to see which it is. But for a while now there has not been any US-specific version, so if it is new it is the international one.

coltrane · 05-09-2010, 11:51 AM

thanks, I do know it is the international version.

HarryT · 05-09-2010, 11:52 AM

If it's an international version, it's definitely a Kindle 2. There was no international K1.

rcuadro · 05-09-2010, 12:20 PM

And here we have pictures

If it is a Kindle 2 and the serial starts with B002 it is the US version... If it starts with B003 it is the Kindle 2 International

05-04-2010, 01:58 PM	#1
coltrane Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle	what version kindle do I have? I received a kindle as a gift and I have no idea whether it is a kindle 1 or 2. How can I find this out? I would like to know this to see if I should update my firmware. thanks for the help john

05-09-2010, 12:20 PM	#7
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	And here we have pictures If it is a Kindle 2 and the serial starts with B002 it is the US version... If it starts with B003 it is the Kindle 2 International Attached Thumbnails

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,849 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	If your kindle has a tiny wheel, it is a 1. If it has a tiny joystick, it is a 2.

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coltrane Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle	thanks

05-08-2010, 06:40 AM	#4
Jonas777 Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 364 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Amazon Kindle 2 Intl	To add more confusion: If the Kindle2 is somewhat old it also comes in a US and an international version. I am not sure on how to see which it is. But for a while now there has not been any US-specific version, so if it is new it is the international one.

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coltrane Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle	thanks, I do know it is the international version.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If it's an international version, it's definitely a Kindle 2. There was no international K1.

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