Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoUsers turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends supporttechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1574arrow-down13cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up217·1 month ago It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks. Yeah. The risk of being able to use your device without corporate oversight.
minus-squarehenfredemars@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoWho cares about the risk? It’s not going to work otherwise.
minus-squareKokesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 month agoIt will. Install Calibre and connect the usb cable. Or download books from Calibre via WiFi . Now it is a great time to buy a used Kindle, people are throwing them in panic. Got Kindle Touch practically for free.
Yeah. The risk of being able to use your device without corporate oversight.
Who cares about the risk? It’s not going to work otherwise.
It will. Install Calibre and connect the usb cable. Or download books from Calibre via WiFi . Now it is a great time to buy a used Kindle, people are throwing them in panic. Got Kindle Touch practically for free.