Amazon has launched one other software program replace for all eleventh and twelfth gen Kindles, together with the Kindle Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe. It’s a reasonably important replace that provides some new accessibility options, together with text-to-speech.
Amazon hasn’t up to date the discharge notes but, however I put in the brand new 5.18.4 replace on my twelfth gen Paperwhite and seen a couple of variations instantly. Some folks bought these new options with the final 5.18.3 replace, however they didn’t present up on my Kindle till putting in the 5.18.4 replace.
The most important change, Amazon added a brand new Assistive Reader characteristic to learn ebooks aloud with out having to make use of gestures to navigate the Kindle like when utilizing VoiceView. It additionally underlines the textual content whereas studying.
You will discover the brand new Assistive Reader operate by opening the Aa menu whereas studying, then choose the “Extra” tab, and it’s proper there on the prime. After you flip it on, you must hit the play button on the backside proper nook of the on-screen menu. In accordance with Amazon, the Assistive Reader helps books in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
Amazon additionally added the flexibility to extend the textual content dimension throughout the person interface outdoors of ebooks. Sadly they solely added one dimension setting, and it’s comically giant, however you probably have actually unhealthy eyesight it’ll be useful.
You will discover the brand new giant textual content dimension setting by opening the principle settings menu in your Kindle, then go to Accessibility > Show & textual content dimension. The choice can be situated below the Display screen and brightness settings.
One other change that I seen instantly, and this doesn’t have something to do with accessibility, however Amazon modified the web page view when opening the menu whereas studying. It now shrinks the web page to slot in the window as a substitute of overlapping the menus over the web page. Mainly it’s how Kindle apps work.
Some folks bought the brand new web page view with the final replace, and most appear to hate it. It actually doesn’t change a lot, however it’s slower. It takes the menu a few half-second longer to seem now (I in contrast it to my twelfth gen SE with 5.18.3).
Thus far the 5.18.4 replace isn’t out there for tenth gen Kindles, regardless that they’re nonetheless within the window of receiving software program updates from Amazon. They didn’t get the final replace both. The Oasis remains to be caught on 5.18.2 and different tenth gen Kindles are nonetheless on 5.18.1.
You may obtain the brand new 5.18.4 software program replace from the Kindle Software program Updates web page at Amazon, or you possibly can simply look ahead to the replace to robotically obtain and set up by itself (normally whereas your Kindle is charging). You may’t set off the replace from the settings menu on Kindles like most individuals appear to assume; that software program replace hyperlink solely works when the replace is already downloaded however hasn’t put in but.
Replace: Amazon added the next to the discharge notes for the Kindle Scribe:
Notes in a number of languages: Your machine now helps multilingual handwriting recognition. Every pocket book can use a distinct language for textual content conversion. To set your most well-liked language: Open your pocket book, entry pocket book settings and set your handwriting recognition language.
Replace #2: The brand new options I discussed above (apart from the be aware above concerning the Scribe) have all mysteriously disappeared on my up to date Kindles.
