“If you deregister or factory reset these devices, you will not be able to re-register or use these devices in any way.”
I’d be interested to know what actually happens in that case - I suppose they could have sent an update that fully locks out an old device but factory-reset Kindles are usable offline (necessary to set up WiFi).
You have to register Kindle devices on first boot after a factory reset with Amazon’s servers. They cut that off, so it’s effectively a brick that cannot be activated, so it’s stuck on a loop forever.
If you factory reset it, it becomes a brick. They specifically warn of that.
You mean this bit:
I’d be interested to know what actually happens in that case - I suppose they could have sent an update that fully locks out an old device but factory-reset Kindles are usable offline (necessary to set up WiFi).
You have to register Kindle devices on first boot after a factory reset with Amazon’s servers. They cut that off, so it’s effectively a brick that cannot be activated, so it’s stuck on a loop forever.
Thats… weird. I have Kindle Paperwhite 1st gen. It never kissed a Wifi. It was factory reset at least twice.
I live in EU though. Maybe that’s a difference?
Could very well be, I also don’t know what the person you reply to mention, we never had to do that with our first gen Kindles either.
The oldest Kindle I had was a WiFi one, so maybe the process is different for the older ones.