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#Access cloud on older kindle fire update#
#Access cloud on older kindle fire software#
#Access cloud on older kindle fire license#

Since this is going to affect all devices back to the 2007 model, it clearly indicates a change in the Kindle network/server side, not on the devices. Now, this may be unavoidable in some way.

#Access cloud on older kindle fire license#

We don’t commit to updating our devices to continue to have the access we have when we purchase a license from the Kindle store. So, this is a takeaway, although not for very many people in many situations. Third, and significantly, this could lose people access to active content (games and apps) unless they update. The “however” on this one is that if they want to read those books on an e-ink device, they would have to buy another one (or have another one registered to the account). They can continue to read them and they could do it using Amazon’s free reading apps. Second, it’s important to note that Amazon is not taking away people’s purchases.

What I don’t like here is that was voluntary: this won’t be. That meant that they didn’t get the books wirelessly on those devices, they downloaded them with a computer and transferred them via USB…which is what could happen after this deadline passes, I assume.

#Access cloud on older kindle fire update#

For example, I know of people who chose not to update a device after Amazon allowed publishers to block text-to-speech access. I would guess that not one percent of devices out there are not updated. Devices generally automatically update “over the air”.

“Other services” would likely include subscriptions (including blogs like this one), Send to Kindle, Whispersync between your device and other devices on your account, and backing up your annotationsįirst, I do want to say that this is going to be a pretty small group of people (which does include Lady Galaxy).

You would not be able to buy new items from the Kindle store on that device.

You would not have access on that device to your Cloud: the books (and other items) that you have purchased from the Kindle store and are being stored for you by Amazon.

You would still be able to read e-books from the Kindle store you have already downloaded to your devices, but…

#Access cloud on older kindle fire software#

One of the other Kindle Forum Pros (we get that designation from Amazon for being helpful on the Amazon forums, but we aren’t employed by them) pointed me to this Amazon help page with the details:Ĭritical Software Update for Kindle E-Readers ( at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*)įor many older Kindle EBRs (E-Book Readers), if you don’t update them by March 22, 2016, they will no longer be able to access the Kindle services. Update your Kindle or lose access on it to your Cloud, the store, and other Kindle servicesīig thanks to regular reader and commenter Lady Galaxy for letting me know about an e-mail from Amazon about a looming deadline.