Is there a way to turn them into smart screens for home automation? I don’t want a glowing lcd on the wall…
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Does it let me put Linux on it?
They come with a Linux based OS pre installed. Jailbreaking allows you to effectively become root and gives you a lot more freedom to change stuff.
TLDR: yes
So theoretically I could replace the entire filesystem with a distro of choice?
Theoretically, yes. But I'm not sure if it's gonna be smooth sailing. You would probably need a custom kernel which supports the kindle hardware. I don't know if there is any project which already packages/distributes the kindle kernel
Wow, they decide to kill off downloading books over USB and karma immediately strikes back lol
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Thanks, Amazon, for motivating a bunch of people to fucking hate you.
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I have a Kobo which is already pretty open from the start and I can install Koreader, Plato and other softwares on this thing without having to jailbreak it. But this is a really cool thing, and now I may hunt the marketplace for a cheap used Kindle and install Koreader on it without having to worry about which version it has.
I have kept à disconnected kindle for a few years after I completely stopped using amazon for anything - today I wouldn't even be seen with one as carrying one is a bit like advertising for the company
These are the best ereaders period, my kobo Clara 2e is sluggish, night mode is shit, USB connection to Calibre is "when I want, if I want"... But I'm not a billboard for that business. Too bad, really good devices, and hurray for all the people who will enjoy them away from amazon
Just put a sticker on top of it that reads "Fuck Amazon" and you can do it guilt free.
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Oh finally! I wanted a new launcher installed and have all ads removed. Now I can finally do it! Thanks for the news!!
What are some cool things to do with a jailbroken Kindle?
The main Reason I've done it is to install KOreader since it handles other formats, especially PDFs better than the stock Reader. Though you can also run your own homebrew apps as well like other people have pointed out. I personally don't bother though since Ereaders are usually best for a single purpose, reading ebooks on an eink display, and mediocre at best for other applications. The eink display tends to be its Achilles heel when it comes to anything that isn't reading ebooks, at least in my opinion.
Read your own EPUB on KOReader, for free.
I have been doing this already for years though? The Epub part. I just download all my books and put them on there.
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According to that site you can downgrade the firmware (some people really disliked the various UI changes and the firmware is getting quite prescriptive)
You can also run your own homebrew apps so I found someone who installed KOReader which they claim is better experience than default reader especially for pdfs and also link better to personal cloud storage.
There's also ability to use locally stored Web Application Frameworks but I'm not 100% sure what the use case would be.
Installing Koreader which can do a million things, but also playing around with terminal access, python, bash scripting, neofetch, usb-network, SSH. For older kindles: the screensaver hack was my first reason to ever jailbreak one.