{"id":1872211,"date":"2026-04-08T12:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872211"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:23:29","slug":"amazon-is-cutting-off-support-for-older-kindles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872211","title":{"rendered":"Amazon is cutting off support for older Kindles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/N.99t_iNRTSmPgurRrkHNw&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03ODM-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/2026-04\/30ed0ba1-0db4-4376-be88-68f6a4a6032f&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-b3f2f42e-989f-4865-83d3-fa850a87344a\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Mobile<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Amazon is cutting off support for older Kindles<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">Users can still read books on the devices, but they can&#8217;t purchase or download new ones.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YwfCRgIe90exOChYec9Cjw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-01\/d5b30fb0-aa58-11ee-bbbf-af6360643ddf\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Mariella Moon<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing Reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T12:23:29.000Z\">Wed, April 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T12:23:29.000Z\">Wed, April 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oifhm7mcn89rA5vcMFyh0A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MTA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/jsOt.I2PizXFMFWxo_8fpA--~B\/aD0yNTg0O3c9Mzk2MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/2026-04\/30ed0ba1-0db4-4376-be88-68f6a4a6032f\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\">AP Photo\/Mark Lennihan, file<\/span><span> (ASSOCIATED PRESS)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">If you\u2019re using an older Kindle, you may want to check what year it was released. Amazon has sent out emails to some of its users, with a warning that it\u2019s discontinuing support for Kindle ereaders and Fire tables released in 2012 or earlier. You can still read books you\u2019ve already downloaded on those devices, but you\u2019ll no longer be able to purchase, borrow or download new ones, starting on May 20, 2026. In addition, if the device has an issue that can only be solved by a factory reset, doing so will brick it. Deregestering it will also render it unusable. On Kindle Fire devices, users won\u2019t be able to purchase or download content anymore, but other services would remain functional.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The affected models include the very first Kindle, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch, Kindle 5 and the first version of Kindle Paperwhite. We\u2019ve asked Amazon why it decided to cut off support for those models, and the company told us: \u201cThese models have been supported for at least 14 years \u2014 some as long as 18 years \u2014 but technology has come a long way in that time\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Amazon also told Engadget that this only affects approximately 3 percent of its current users, whom it\u2019s now urging to upgrade. In its email, it gives them a promo code for 20 percent off select Kindle devices, as well as ebook credits if they purchase a new model by June 20. \u201cOur newer Kindle devices bring meaningful improvements in screen quality, performance and accessibility \u2014 and you&#8217;ll have access to your complete Kindle library and the Kindle Store,\u201d the company wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><strong>Update 04\/08\/26 8:23AM ET: <\/strong>Added information we received from Amazon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">If you\u2019re using an older Kindle, you may want to check what year it was released. Amazon has sent out emails to some of its users, with a warning that it\u2019s discontinuing support for Kindle ereaders and Fire tables released in 2012 or earlier. You can still read books you\u2019ve already downloaded on those devices, but you\u2019ll no longer be able to purchase, borrow or download new ones, starting on May 20, 2026. In addition, if the device has an issue that can only be solved by a factory reset, doing so will brick it. Deregestering it will also render it unusable. On Kindle Fire devices, users won\u2019t be able to purchase or download content anymore, but other services would remain functional.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The affected models include the very first Kindle, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch, Kindle 5 and the first version of Kindle Paperwhite. We\u2019ve asked Amazon why it decided to cut off support for those models, and the company told us: \u201cThese models have been supported for at least 14 years \u2014 some as long as 18 years \u2014 but technology has come a long way in that time\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Amazon also told Engadget that this only affects approximately 3 percent of its current users, whom it\u2019s now urging to upgrade. In its email, it gives them a promo code for 20 percent off select Kindle devices, as well as ebook credits if they purchase a new model by June 20. \u201cOur newer Kindle devices bring meaningful improvements in screen quality, performance and accessibility \u2014 and you&#8217;ll have access to your complete Kindle library and the Kindle Store,\u201d the company wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><strong>Update 04\/08\/26 8:23AM ET: <\/strong>Added information we received from Amazon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/mobile\/amazon-is-cutting-off-support-for-older-kindles-115653205.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/N.99t_iNRTSmPgurRrkHNw&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03ODM-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/2026-04\/30ed0ba1-0db4-4376-be88-68f6a4a6032f&#8221;] Mobile Amazon is cutting off support for older Kindles Users can still read books on the devices, but they can&#8217;t purchase or download new ones. 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