Software modifications delight in the mobile consumer electronics market popularity. Technology Affine people often change with enthusiasm (other times out of necessity) the existing firmware of a device to take it as their own requirements in more detail. Smartphones are have software modifications (Nook, Sony) has a quite long tradition probably the most popular modding object, followed by tablets and also with the eBook readers.
During many smartphone manufacturers have already realized that their success largely depends on the adaptation possibilities (as in some cases completely open units are available, or they can be unlock by code or program – with a limited warranty!), things look at eReaders quite different. Vulnerabilities, which can be used to manipulate the software are often closed without comment by the manufacturer. This happened at Sony Tolino and now on Amazon. Although the machines can usually still chop cable with a serial connection, a simple root option without hardware access visit but usually not.
New firmware prevents Jailbreak
The Kindle Paperwhite a secret facelift has been subjected in the course of the year 2014 (we reported), in which the memory space has been doubled. Even here, the device was only a trick to “jailbreak” what was discussed here in a separate manual. Meanwhile, there’s another software update that unfortunately completely prevents root access as a pure software solution.
Only by jailbreak or root can be a separate screen saver on Paperwhite install
All firmware versions with the number 5.6.x or higher are not adaptable for the known user modifications. If the device is delivered with such a version, you have to be content with the regular options. For the average Joe consumer is not important for power users but quite annoying. Especially because of the Kindle Paperwhite for the price of 99 euros offers excellent value for money and excellent hardware.
The same holds true for the two other Kindle readers. For Kindle Touch and Voyage, there’s also no Jailbreaklösung
Android eReader as niche products – with future
Fortunately, other manufacturers are trying to fill the gap that continues to close the large suppliers. Above all, Onyx offers all new eBook Reader models with Android 4.x on, even including a direct Google Play Store access, so you can use the eReader basically like a simple tablet and simple re-install apps. Also the root access works here usually no problems whatsoever.
Icarus and ImCoSys are two others that are also jumped on the Android train and 6 inch offer with Google’s mobile operating system – but without the Play Store access
Until now, but you had to basically for all these devices a number of disadvantages to accept so. the advantage of the openness of the system for many users something moves into the background again. On the one hand, the hardware is often slightly worse (screen contrast, battery life, …), on the other hand, there’s often shortcomings in the (pre-installed) Software (Stabiltiätsprobleme, low functionality, unfinished functions, …). In short, these solutions are for modding friends by no means perfect
The ImCoSys V6L was one of the first open Android eReader on the German market in great demand, but struggled at the beginning with some stability problems of software
While the modification possibilities Amazon & amp; Co. but continue to shrink continuously, an end to Android devices (despite the bottom line low market share) Out of sight, as the boom continues, particularly in Asia on.
Power users in the Kindle Paperwhite because of the good price and great hardware have also taken a few hurdles in purchase to make the desired software modifications, must therefore reorient in the future if possible. At the moment, is not foreseeable when (and if) the current Kindle model generation can be hacked. When you purchase this, you should be aware of and best checking the firmware Upon receiving the unit equal in any case. The jailbreak instructions so only with reservations available.
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