Why does Amazon keep modifying the Kindle with software updates?

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Amazon continues to release firmware updates and replace the way the Kindle presents critical data and general functions. The latest firmware update 5. 16. 10. 0. 1 adjusts the way the clock works and playback progress. Why does Amazon keep tweaking the Kindle experience just for the sake of replacement? Kindle users read a lot and other people ask questions when it comes to minor and vital problems.

A general review of reading progress has been carried out, which is rarely very positive. The reading progress is located at the bottom of the Kindle e-reader’s screen. Shows the number of minutes elapsed until the end and the estimated reading time of the entire book. . Amazon has replaced the fonts and the way the formula works. Every time you turn a page, the playback progress is the last to update and is very slow. If you increase the margins and choose a larger font, the Position playback of progress data adjustments, which is disjointed. The Reading Progress font is also much smaller, leading to eye strain for many users.

Many other people do not pay attention to the clock, which shows the time. Before the update, the clock used to display the time (2:45 AM), but now monitors it with an additional 0 in front of it (2:45 AM). This kind of thing is called army time and many other people like the old way of showing time.

There are also thousands of reports that since this update was released, the battery is draining faster. Many other people rate their Kindle every few days instead of every few weeks.

Michael Kozlowski is the editor of Good e-Reader and has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for fifteen years. Newspapers such as CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times picked up articles about him. He lives in Vancouver, Colombia, Canada.

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