After I reviewed the Kindle Colorsoft, certainly one of my largest factors of criticism was how easy the pill itself is. There is no stylus help or web page flip buttons, regardless that Amazon beforehand had buttons on the now discontinued Kindle Oasis, and opponents just like the Kobo Libra Color and Boox Go Shade 7 are nonetheless utilizing them. Till now, that meant that turning the web page required you to bodily contact the display screen, probably abandoning a distracting fingerprint.
Personally, that is not a serious difficulty to me—I simply faucet the margins. Nevertheless it’s a serious distraction to my husband, who’s taken to studying all of his books on his Kobo as a substitute. With its most up-to-date Kindle replace, although, Amazon has now launched an alternate technique to flip your web page, albeit with some limitations.
As a part of the 5.18.1 Kindle Software program replace, the Kindle Colorsoft and the twelfth Technology Kindle Paperwhite Signature Version now allow you to flip the web page by double-tapping just about wherever on the gadget itself, whether or not that is the perimeters or the again. After updating, you may get a quick intro display screen, and then you definately’re free to open a e-book and take a look at it out. And don’t fret—tapping as soon as on the display screen as a substitute nonetheless works.
It may be a bit tough to get the timing down at first, however maintaining the window for a double faucet brief additionally helps forestall unintentional skips ahead. It solely took me a few minutes to land on a cadence that works each time, and I would not say double tapping requires an excessive amount of power or is just too uncomfortable. That stated, I principally examined it out on a novel. For those who advance your pages extra regularly than as soon as each minute or so, I might see the gesture getting tiresome.
As for the downsides, double tapping solely permits you to transfer your web page ahead. There is no double tapping to return, which is a little bit of a bummer. My guess is that the Kindle simply would not have the tech to distinguish between faucets on the left aspect of the gadget vs. faucets on the correct aspect, so Amazon opted to map all double faucets to transferring ahead a web page as a substitute. Nonetheless, you might need to retrain your muscle reminiscence somewhat bit—utilizing your left hand for this would possibly not all of the sudden make you begin rewinding.
What do you suppose to this point?
For those who’re in your Kindle’s house display screen, the double faucet gesture will even scroll down barely, which is a pleasant contact.
The 5.18.1 software program replace is accessible now, and you’ll theoretically entry it beneath Settings > Gadget Choices > Software program updates. That stated, my Kindle did not present it as an over-the-air replace possibility, as a substitute saying I used to be “on the newest software program” after I was clearly nonetheless on model 5.18.0.01. If this occurs to you, you may as a substitute manually obtain the replace to a pc via Amazon’s web site, then switch it to your Kindle utilizing the directions beneath.
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Obtain the 5.18.1 software program replace in your gadget utilizing the above hyperlink.
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Flip in your Kindle.
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Join your Kindle to your pc (Amazon suggests utilizing the included charging cable, however this wasn’t essential for me).
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Utilizing your pc’s file supervisor app, drag and drop the software program replace to your Kindle. Be aware that, should you’re on Mac, you would possibly want a separate app to truly see your gadget.
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Faucet “Disconnect” in your Kindle (or eject it out of your pc) and unplug it out of your cable.
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Navigate to Settings > Gadget Choices and faucet Software program Updates. Your Kindle will restart and apply the replace.
With that, you need to be all set. Your Kindle will present the double faucet tutorial and routinely allow the characteristic. That stated, should you do end up by chance double tapping somewhat an excessive amount of, you may toggle it off beneath Settings > Gadget Choices > Double faucet.
