Please if you have a Kindle, today is the last day to update – The Review

If you do not update your device today March 22, Provision must do so, a process that seems complicated

manually Amazon warns that Kindle users with devices 2012 or earlier should install an update Tuesday 22 March or cease to have Internet . That means they can not buy new books in the Kindle store, and synchronize with the cloud or use other services.

Update Kindle requires only connect wirelessly and download the new software through a wiFi network or 3G connection, and follow a few simple steps detailed on page Amazon.

Specifically, from the home screen of the Kindle, should select “Menu” or click on the icon “Menu” and then select “Sync and detect content” . They must then be left on your Kindle, connected to a wireless network all night.

While you sleep the software update will be downloaded and installed automatically. the device may need to reboot several times during the update process, says the company

Once the upgrade is complete, you receive a notification message on the device. “successfully update 03-2016 “. The devices affected include the following

• Kindle first and second generation (2007 and 2009)
• Kindle DX second generation (2009)
• Kindle Keyboard third generation (2010)
• Kindle fourth and fifth generation (2011 and 2012)
• Kindle Touch fourth generation (2011)
• Kindle Paperwhite fifth generation (2012)

If you do not update your old Tuesday Kindle, a message that leaves nothing clearly appear what you have to do.

Unclear

if to ignore the recommendations of Amazon, the user must perform the update manually, a process that promises to be cumbersome for most of them . And one will have to download a software, connect the e-reader to the PC with a USB connector and from there upgrade.

The problem is that the message appears not clear anything like that.

Specifically, if you do not update your old Kindle and want to connect to the Internet after Tuesday, you will receive the following message: “ your Kindle can not connect right now . Make sure you are connected to a wireless network and try again. If the problem persists, restart your Kindle from Settings and try again “menu.

In other words, it asks you to reboot your device without prompting you need to update it. The details of how to manually update will be available on the Amazon site.

Second update

According to the blog Kindleworld, the update should not affect the reader’s experience. However, this blog adivierte that Amazon launched a second update that does modify the interface of the latest Kindle.

“Some users are not happy with the new interface that includes books Recommended “says Kindleworld. “Some of us have turned off the option to see recommendations from Amazon , as we only want to see books that we bought and we prefer to visit sites of Amazon if we find recommendations,” he adds.