E-book readers Amazon’s Kindle is one of the best on the market. The disadvantage is the interconnectedness in the Amazon ecosystem, when the operating system used does not allow you to do much. The recently released Winter Break frees your Kindle from its limitations.
Kindle only supports a few e-book formats such as MOBI, AZW or PDF. Although it is possible to upload other formats to it, it requires theirs conversion. But if you replace your Kindle with a different one, you can upload files to it in a much larger number of formats. In addition, other functions will be made available to you.
WinterBreak
WinterBreak promises functionality on virtually all Kindle models and his application is simple. In order to jailbreak remained functional even after reboot, still need to install hotfix. After you install a hotfix, you can install another one softwarewhich will add more capabilities to the Kindle.
Now you can install alternative firmware. Please note that after the OTA update you have to go through the whole process again. In addition, it is possible that Amazon will patch the security hole that allows the jailbreak. That’s why recommends disabling automatic updates.
The editors cannot be held responsible for any damage to your device. Installing a jailbreak is against the instructions and you do it at your own risk. This is an operation in which the risk of damage to the device is small, but not zero.
Glossary
Jailbreak (jailbreaking) is generally a procedure to remove software or hardware restrictions. It is used, for example, with the iPhone, where a jailbreak will allow the installation of applications outside the official store, etc. Android has a familiar concept for a similar process rooting.
WinterBreak is a specific case of jailbreak designed for Kindle readers.
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