Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices: If you are still using a first-gen Kindle, then there is a bad news for you as Amazon is pulling support for several older Kindle devices soon.
On this, the company has already started notifying users via email and is offering promotional deals to encourage upgrades to newer Kindle devices.
Amazon to discontinue support for older Kindle devices
Amazon has reportedly announced that it will pull support for several older Kindle devices. Starting May 20, 2026, users of Kindle Keyboard and the first-generation Kindle Paperwhite, along with other models released in or before 2012, will lose access to the Kindle Store.
What does it mean to users?
Amazon's move to discontinue its support to older Kindle devices means users will no longer be able to buy, borrow or download new books directly on these e-readers.
As per reports, besides, once a device is deregistered or reset to factory settings after May 20, it cannot be registered again.
Which all devices will be affected?
The move will affect multiple early-generation Kindle models. These include the original Kindle (1st and 2nd generation), Kindle DX and DX Graphite, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4 and Kindle 5, Kindle Touch, and the first-generation Kindle Paperwhite.
Is Amazon cutting 14,000 jobs?
Recently, Amazon dismissed the report about a fresh layoff round to cut as many as 14,000 jobs across divisions, and possibly shutting down select teams.
Last month, reports suggested that the company was preparing a strategic re-entry into the global smartphone market. More than ten years after the discontinuation of the Fire Phone, the company is reportedly developing a new handheld device centered on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
By leveraging its proprietary Large Language Models (LLMs) and a deeply integrated Alexa interface, Amazon aims to challenge the established dominance of Apple and Google by offering a hardware-level "AI-first" user experience.
Project Phoenix
The upcoming device, internally codenamed "Project Phoenix," is expected to move away from the "forked Android" approach that hindered its predecessor. Sources indicate the hardware will feature a custom-built operating system optimized for low-latency AI processing. Key specifications rumored include a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) capable of running multimodal AI tasks locally, reducing reliance on cloud connectivity for voice and image recognition.
Fire phone legacy
Amazon's first foray into smartphones, the 2014 Fire Phone, is widely regarded as one of the industry's most notable failures. Despite innovative features like "Dynamic Perspective" 3D head-tracking and "Firefly" object recognition, the device suffered from a lack of popular apps and a high launch price. Amazon eventually took a USD 170 million inventory write-down and exited the market in 2015. Since then, the company has focused its hardware efforts on Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, and the Alexa-powered Echo lineup.
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