Comment on Amazon to end support for older KindlesComments−Someone5moFTA: “Amazon also warned performing a factory reset on affected Kindles will make them unusable.”How does that work? Does a factory reset require access to an Amazon server? Did an update break the factory reset mechanism?−m-p-35moIt's likely that the onboarding system for activating and linking the Kindle to an account will no longer work after a factory reset, and you will not be able to progress further.
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FTA: “Amazon also warned performing a factory reset on affected Kindles will make them unusable.”
How does that work? Does a factory reset require access to an Amazon server? Did an update break the factory reset mechanism?
It's likely that the onboarding system for activating and linking the Kindle to an account will no longer work after a factory reset, and you will not be able to progress further.