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Amazon Illegally ‘Bricked’ Older Kindle Models, Class Action Suit Claims
(www.classaction.org)
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this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2026
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From what I know (never bought a kindle) it seems like the modding scene for older kindles is alive and well. I think a channel called damnitJeff does a breakdown of the firmwares and mods available. Worth a look if you've got a kindle that hasn't been turned on in awhile and you want to mod it so they can't brick it.
Can confirm, I did this with mine and got new life out of it. Also, it can finally open PDFs.