But since we can’t actually change the default launcher on Fire OS without root, these commands get around that issue.Īmazon Fire OS devices aren’t really well known for their customization, but that hasn’t stopped enterprising users on our forums from making the best of what’s available. Normally, this easily be done if the launcher is set as the default launcher. Then, the script we run allows us to access the appwidget binary where we can grant our third-party app the permission it needs to bind widgets. While this won’t make your chosen launcher the default one, this solution will work pretty flawlessly. Instead, if Amazon was determined to put out a color ereader in 2021, we'd like to see it be the premium Kindle Oasis, which has a high cost anyway, or perhaps a new device entirely designed for magazines and comic books.However, you can take advantage of the accessibility settings (which allow apps to intercept home button presses) and set an intermediary app (Hijack Launcher) which will intercept home button presses in Amazon Fire OS and open your own third-party launcher every time the home button is pressed. This is because a color display would bump up the price of the device, and this is supposed to be the entry-level ereader, with as low a cost as possible. We wouldn't like the 'standard' Kindle to have a color screen though, and we'd like to see it stick with monochrome. Getting to see color displays in a Kindle would be great for fans of comic books and magazines, as you'd be able to make out what you're looking at much more easily, although it wouldn't be much use for people who prefer standard books. A monochromatic screenĬolor ereaders are just around the corner, with TCL set to launch one in the first few months of the year, and rumors suggest Amazon could do the same with its Kindles. USB-C allows for quicker charging, but more importantly, most devices use it, so if Kindle devices did too, you would only have to bring one cable on holiday or when traveling. A USB-C portĪll Amazon Kindle devices charge using micro-USB, which once was the connection standard, though has long since been replaced by USB-C.
If Amazon improved the Kindle's internet connectivity, it wouldn't just improve download speeds, but would enable some people to connect in the first place.Ī poor-t show (Image credit: Future) 2. This could lead some people to be unable to connect their Kindles to the internet. Trouble arises because 2.4GHz is being phased out in some areas, and communal internet providers or even personal routers might not output the signal.
That might not seem a problem - why do you need a fast connection if you're only downloading books? While most devices connect to both the slower 2.4GHz and faster 5GHz internet bandwidths, Amazon Kindle devices only hook up to the latter. Here are some things we want to see in the new Amazon Kindle (2021). The price of entry-level Amazon Kindle ereaders changes a touch, but not a whole lot - the last one cost £69.99 / $89.99 / AU$139 for the base model, going up to £79.99 / $109.99 (about AU$150) if you don't want adverts appearing on the home screen, and we'd expect to see a similar price again. We last saw a member of the 'vanilla' Kindle line in March 2019, but more recently the Kindle Paperwhite (2021) was the last Amazon ereader of any sort to get launched.
We don't have any clue as to a release date for the next Amazon Kindle - the company generally waits around two years between releases of each of its types of ereader, but that's not always been the case as of late, and reports suggest Covid-19 affected Kindle production. Amazon Kindle 2019 (Image credit: Future)