Amazon.com, Inc. Kindle Users MUST DO THIS Before March 22 or …

Older Kindles that aren't updated won't be able to connect to the internet

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer Mar 21, 2016, 2:23 pm EDT

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is alerting owners of older model Kindles that they need to be updated immediately.

Amazon, Kindle, AMZN StockAmazon has announced that certain older Kindles that aren’t updates to the appropriate software versions . The update needs to be on devices by March 22, which is tomorrow.

Here is a list of the Kindles that need to be updated and what software version they should be at.

  • Kindle 1st Generation (2007) — Needs software version 1.2.1.
  • Kindle 2nd Generation (2009) — Needs software version 2.5.8.
  • Kindle DX 2nd Generation (2009) —  Needs software version 2.5.8.
  • Kindle Keyboard 3rd Generation (2010) — Needs software version 3.4.2 or higher.
  • Kindle 4th Generation (2011) — Needs software version 4.1.3 or higher.
  • Kindle 5th Generation (2012) — Needs software version 4.1.3 or higher.
  • Kindle Touch 4th Generation (2011) — Needs software version 5.3.7.3 or higher.
  • Kindle Paperwhite 5th Generation (2012) — Needs software version 5.6.1.1 or higher

to learn more about Kindles that need to be updated.

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