If you have an older Amazon Kindle device, it may be time to start looking for an upgrade. In an email sent out to customers, Amazon has announced that it is ending support for all Kindle devices released in 2012 and earlier.
The support for these devices is scheduled to end on May 20, 2026. When that happens, it’ll result in a soft bricking of your Kindle.
Users will no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new books. You’ll only be able to read the books that have already been downloaded to the device by the end-of-support date.
As far as the devices impacted, it covers all Kindles released in 2012 or sooner. These devices include:
- Kindle 1st and 2nd Generation
- Kindle DX and DX Graphite
- Kindle Keyboard
- Kindle 4
- Kindle Touch
- Kindle 5
- Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation
In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Amazon says that the decision comes as technology “has come a long way” since their release.
“These models have been supported for at least 14 years — some as long as 18 years — but technology has come a long way in that time, and these devices will no longer be supported moving forward,” Amazon spokesperson Jesse Carr told the outlet. “We are notifying those still actively using them and offering promotions to help with the transition to newer devices.”
In a Reddit thread regarding the decision, many users are starting to discuss ways around the end of support, and what they can do to keep using devices that, according to many, still work perfectly fine for reading.
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