How to Keep Your Kindle and Amazon Fire HD Devices Up to Date?

Kindle fire is one of the most affordable tablets or e-book readers in the market, at present. It fulfils all the basic expectations that you have from any smart device such as checking your emails, reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching movies, or playing games. To add on, it is a compact solution for all your reading needs at a very reasonable price.

 Kindle fire is different from other kindle devices in terms of resolution, performance, design, display, cameras, and battery life. With Kindle and Amazon Fire HD devices you will gain access to enhanced user experience and more features to use your device for multiple purposes.

Kindle fire is a clean functioning and low maintenance device. And like all other smart devices, Kindle and Amazon Fire HD devices receive occasional updates. It is always recommended to install an update as it brings new features to enhance user experience, and removes any bugs that might have crept into the software at any time.

How to update Kindle and Amazon Fire HD devices?

  1. Check your software version

Firstly, check the version of your current software. You can do so by:

  • Go to the Settings
  • Move to the Device options
  • Search for System updates

In case, if you already are on the latest update, your device will inform you of the same.

  • Updating your device

You can get a Kindle software update for your device at your convenience, like when you are not using it, at night time, or when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network with good speed and strength. To cut the work you can also assign your Kindle to update automatically, anytime, or when on a Wi-Fi network.

  1. Starting a manual update

If your device doesn’t update automatically, you can trigger it by:

  • Go to Settings
  • Look for Device Options
  • Check for System Updates
  • Select the update option

In case if you are seeing the “Check Now” option instead of the “Update” option, this means that your device is probably up to date.

  • Automatically updating the device

Whenever your device is connected to the Wi-Fi, it will start the update without seeking any user input. Once updated the device will inform you about the latest update and its features.

Once the device has updated, it will be restarted. The screen will display the message “Installing system update”. Give the device a few seconds to get ready with your apps and the new update.

  • Updating using PC

To our amazement, Amazon also allows users to update their devices using OS or Mac. This can be done with simple steps for Android users. If you are on Mac download an Android File Transfer application first. Thereafter the steps for the update are the same.

  • Go to the Fire and Kindle Software Update page
  • Scroll till you find the device you wish to update
  • Select the device and download the software update found on the page
  • Unlock your device and connect it to your PC with a USB cable
  • On your computer, open the device drive named “Fire”. For Mac users, the program will open automatically on connecting the device.
  • Once the file transfer is complete, disconnect your device from the computer.
  • On the Kindle or Amazon Fire HD go to settings
  • Tap on the Device Options
  • Look for System Updates
  • Select Update

This will start the installation process and the device will restart automatically after the update has been successfully installed. are you using voot OTT platform just activate by vising www.voot.com activate.

Update issues in Kindle and Amazon Fire HD devices

Even though Kindle and Amazon Fire HD devices are pretty simple to use they are technical devices after all and technical devices tend to run into some sort of problems. It could be the system’s fault or the mishandling of the device. The simplest thing for you to do is Kindle fire troubleshooting. Many times, this step itself will detect and resolve the issue you are facing. The other most common problem that the kindle fire users face is related to updating the device. In this section, we will cover some of the most updated issues and their solutions.

Problem: Kindle Fire won’t charge

Solution:

  • Make sure that the power outlet is connected and working
  • Check that the charging cable is working properly. Make sure that the cable is not broken, torn, or simply doesn’t work. If the cable is not working replace it with a new one as it can mess with the ability to charge your device.
  • When all that is taken care of and the device is still not charging, restart the device and try to charge it again.

Problem: SD card not detecting

Solution:

Sometimes after an update, your SD card might act up. This could be an issue due to the changes made in the software during the update. To fix this issue you need to do this:

  • Turn off your tablet
  • Remove the SD card from the device and re-insert it
  • Switch “on” the device. It will now hopefully start working!

If your problem is not resolved even after performing all the steps correctly or the problem is not mentioned here, you can always approach the Kindle support team. If the problem is manual, that is, it is related to the functioning of the software do not proceed to fix it by yourself instead contact the Amazon kindle support and ask the experts else you might end up doing more harm than good.

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