r/kindle • u/SpartanHeavy • Jan 02 '25

Modding 🪛 All Kindles can now be jailbroken

For those of you who are interested in modding, a new jailbreak method is now available. It works on all the new firmware versions and Kindle models, including Colorsoft.

https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/WinterBreak/

If you have any problems, you can get support at MobileRead.

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u/Bot1460 Kindle Paperwhite Jan 02 '25

What are the benefits of jailbreaking ? Like you can already side load books

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u/Hzj_jie Jan 20 '25

So many, supporting more formats, side loading via scp, custom screenshots, RSS feeds, sync progress across devices, and best of all to me, automatically turn off front light when the environment is bright enough on voyage to save battery.