The Wi-Fi broke on my Kindle Paperwhite years ago, and I have only one micro-B cable left that will connect to it.
Amazon is to stop supporting older Kindle models leaving longtime ebook fans unable to access new content from the Kindle store.
Devices released during or before 2012 will no longer receive updates from 20 May, affecting owners of older Kindles, including the earliest models such as the Touch and some Fire tablets. It is thought that 2m e-readers could be affected.
Users will still be able to read ebooks they have downloaded, and their accounts and their Kindle library will remain accessible on mobile and desktop apps. Active users have been offered discounts to help “transition to newer devices”. Amazon said performing a factory reset on affected Kindles would make them unusable.
Disappointed users have vented their frustration online, including in comments on The Verge, accusing Amazon of “causing waste at a large scale” and saying their devices would be reduced to a paperweight despite still working.
One wonders whether these old devices just don’t have enough telemetry built in for Amazon’s liking.
With the right cable! The world has long since moved onto USB-C.
I’ve got about 5 USB-C cables but I must have accumulated about 50 micro-USBs over the years!
Oh, I’ve got more than I know what to do with. Thing is, as with all USB cables, just because it plugs in doesn’t mean it will accomplish the desired goal.
It’s still easy/cheap to buy new or used legacy USB data cables.
True, I really should label which ones are actually good. Well, really I could just chuck the bad ones!
But what if they actually work and you missed it or if they could work if you learned how to fix them
You’re right, I’ll sleep on a big pile of possibly-broken cables like a dragon