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== Adding section on jailbreaking ==

==Adding section on jailbreaking==

Hi, I jailbroke my kindle a while ago, and there is a quite lovely community online that is all about modding kindles.

Is that appropriate to add a section that links to the website that helps you make your kindle operate in a more consumer-friendly way (modify/jailbreak it), and maybe a link to their discord, or is that not allowed? [[User:Pumpkin The Patch|Pumpkin The Patch]] ([[User talk:Pumpkin The Patch|talk]]) 21:10, 14 August 2025 (UTC)

:Not a mod but it might not be a good look if a major entity (government) looks on the wiki, so I wouldn't say so. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|<i><b>AnotherConsumerRightsPerson</b></i>]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 09:55, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

== Add section: Pre-2012 Kindles dropped ==

On May 20, 2026, Amazon will be cutting off Kindles made before 2012 from their online servers, making it impossible to download, purchase, or borrow books. Additionally, if the device needs to be reset, due to it being impossible to register with Amazon servers, it will be bricked and may never function again. (Note: this might be fixable via jailbreak?) This is likely due to them wanting to completely lock down the Kindle bookstore, making it completely impossible to own what you bought and paid for on the Kindle store. [[Special:Contributions/2600:6C56:9C00:17A6:276C:C5CD:89A2:33C7|2600:6C56:9C00:17A6:276C:C5CD:89A2:33C7]] 18:01, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

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+==Adding section on jailbreaking==
 Hi, I jailbroke my kindle a while ago, and there is a quite lovely community online that is all about modding kindles.
 Is that appropriate to add a section that links to the website that helps you make your kindle operate in a more consumer-friendly way (modify/jailbreak it), and maybe a link to their discord, or is that not allowed? [[User:Pumpkin The Patch|Pumpkin The Patch]] ([[User talk:Pumpkin The Patch|talk]]) 21:10, 14 August 2025 (UTC)
+:Not a mod but it might not be a good look if a major entity (government) looks on the wiki, so I wouldn't say so. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|<i><b>AnotherConsumerRightsPerson</b></i>]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 09:55, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
+== Add section: Pre-2012 Kindles dropped ==
+On May 20, 2026, Amazon will be cutting off Kindles made before 2012 from their online servers, making it impossible to download, purchase, or borrow books. Additionally, if the device needs to be reset, due to it being impossible to register with Amazon servers, it will be bricked and may never function again. (Note: this might be fixable via jailbreak?) This is likely due to them wanting to completely lock down the Kindle bookstore, making it completely impossible to own what you bought and paid for on the Kindle store. [[Special:Contributions/2600:6C56:9C00:17A6:276C:C5CD:89A2:33C7|2600:6C56:9C00:17A6:276C:C5CD:89A2:33C7]] 18:01, 8 April 2026 (UTC)