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Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support (opens in new tab)

Covered by 9 sources See all sources covering this story including XDA, Android AuthorityDiscussed on Hacker News and r/technology

Covered in 9 articles

XDA·

OG Kindle owners are staging a jailbreak revolt after Amazon cut support for their devices

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Android Authority·

Amazon’s Kindle shutdown is sending users down the jailbreak rabbit hole

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lemmy.world·

Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support

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Digital Trends·

Old kindle owners are revolting against Amazon’s support shutdown with jailbreaking

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Morning Brew·

Kindle users get crafty as old models stop working

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news.slashdot.org·

Amazon Stops Supporting Pre-2013 Kindles Today. Some Owners Turn to Jailbreaking

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ResearchBuzz·

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In other languages

Apfeltalk Magazin·

Ältere Kindle ohne Support: Warum viele Nutzer:innen jetzt jailbreaken

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Génération NT·

Amazon abandonne ses vieux Kindle, les utilisateurs ripostent par le jailbreak

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