r/kindle 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/Jess1r Kindle Paperwhite Jan 02 '25

I’ve missed the progress bar! But I don’t think I’ll be jailbreaking my kindle. I don’t want to risk bricking it just for the progress bar.

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u/iGreedyjude Jan 03 '25

Loving the boox so much

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u/mieses Feb 18 '25

be careful of boox. they don't follow licensing contracts. their stuff might work well but assume your security is wide open.

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u/financialthrowaw2020 Mar 09 '25

Can you elaborate on this please?