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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways
- Amazon is ending enactment for Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets from earlier 2013.
- These devices won't beryllium capable to entree the Kindle Store starting connected May 20, 2026.
- While you'll inactive entree books already connected the device, you won't beryllium capable to borrow, buy, oregon download caller ones.
Amazon is officially ending enactment for each Kindle devices released earlier 2013 adjacent month. Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets from 2012 oregon earlier volition nary longer person entree to the Kindle Store to buy, borrow, oregon download caller books oregon content.
Amazon shared a connection with ZDNET confirming that enactment for older devices volition extremity connected May 20, 2026, citing technological changes.
"These models person been supported for astatine slightest 14 years -- immoderate arsenic agelong arsenic 18 years -- but exertion has travel a agelong mode successful that time, and these devices volition nary longer beryllium supported moving forward. We are notifying those inactive actively utilizing them and offering promotions to assistance with the modulation to newer devices."
Also: How to alteration your old, obsolete Kindle into the eventual open-source reader
Compared to astir tech, Kindle users bask a much generous play earlier their devices halt receiving support. While astir tablets and smartphones person 3-7 years of bundle updates, Kindles often spot 8-15 years earlier large cutoffs. Kindles besides person a loyal idiosyncratic base, with galore radical enjoying a azygous instrumentality for astir a decade.
The cardinal quality betwixt a Kindle and different tablets is that the erstwhile is simply a single-purpose device. Its quality doesn't necessitate a accelerated processor oregon high-end show -- a Kindle from a decennary agone tin inactive show books perfectly good today. Compared to tablets, which person to accommodate to much demanding apps and evolving camera, AI, and operating strategy features, Kindles don't beryllium connected cutting-edge hardware.
Which models are losing support?
Kindle e-readers
Here are the Kindle devices that volition nary longer person bundle support:
- Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation (2012)
- Kindle 5 (2012)
- Kindle Touch (2011)
- Kindle 4 (2011)
- Kindle Keyboard (2010)
- Kindle DX and DX Graphite(2009 and 2010)
- Kindle 1st Generation (2007)
Kindle Fire tablets
Amazon is besides ending enactment for Kindle Fire Tablets released earlier 2013:
- Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012)
- Kindle Fire HD 7 (2012)
- Kindle Fire 2nd Gen (2012)
- Kindle Fire 1st Gen (2011)
What to cognize if you ain an older Kindle
If you person 1 of these older Kindle devices, you'll inactive person entree to your relationship and Kindle Library connected it, truthful you'll inactive beryllium capable to work books already connected the device. You tin besides manually adhd caller contented by sending it straight to your Kindle via this USB transportation method. Access to your Library connected the Kindle app connected different devices and connected Kindle for Web volition besides remain.
However, if you mill reset oregon deregister your device, you won't beryllium capable to acceptable it up again oregon usage it arsenic you had.
Promotion for existing users
Amazon volition email users of older Kindles to pass them that enactment for their devices is ending. The institution volition besides springiness affected users 20% disconnected connected prime caller Kindle devices and a $20 ebook recognition that volition beryllium automatically added to their accounts aft buying a caller Kindle. Some users person already reported receiving the promotion, truthful you tin expect an update soon if you haven't yet.
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