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Amazon Kindle to include more options in the font menu

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Amazon has announced that the Kindle will receive a new firmware update, that will give users new features in the font menu system. Version 5.12.4 is available now, but the new features will not be fully implemented for a couple of weeks. The big selling point behind this update is that it now makes it easier to access all font, layout and reading options without leaving your book.

Here are some other new features

  • Options to control features like “Popular Highlights”, “Word Wise”, and “PinYin” moved to the Aa menu.
  • Contrast setting with 5 choices: -2, -1, 0, 1, 2.
  • Set the cover of the title you are reading to appear on your lock screen.

The feature I am most excited about is being able to change your lockscreen with the cover art of the ebook you are currently reading. It is about time that users have some flexibility and control in this department.

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  • Beverly

    I’m oddly excited about being able to change the lock screen too. Does that only pertain to ads-free Kindles, I wonder? I would imagine so.

  • Jake

    Changing the lockscreen art is going to be great for amazon. Think of the free advertising they get.
    Thank goodness I lock with a pin all my amazon devices. There’s nothing worse than a “gerfingerpoken lookie-loo” changing your last read page.

  • Erick Illescas

    HYPE, Excited for the lockscreen change

  • Heidi

    What is a pinyin? I don’t see it on my kindle? But I’m happy on the lock screen change

  • Atilla Kármán

    Is this supposed to be in the 5.12.4 update, or a future update?
    I just pulled 5.12.4 from the amazon support page and updated my oasis 2 with it and cannot see anything in the settings regarding that.

  • 1776 Patriot

    Does this apply only to newly built Kindles or will it be retroactive/upgraded to already-in-use Kindles?

  • “pinyin” is a way to write Chinese, so that option will only be useful for those reading books that are in Chinese.

  • Yep! Kobo has had that feature for ages! However, I feel Kindle’s implementation will only be available on models without “Special Offers”.

  • Yes! Kobo has had that feature for ages, but I bet Amazon’s implementation will only be available on models without “Special Offers”.

  • My theory is that Amazon will update the new ones first and retroactively apply it to older models, as their device support doesn’t stretch back as far as Kobo’s device support does.

  • Set the cover of the title you are reading to appear on your lock screen.

    Kobo (and Sony Reader) has had that feature for ages, and I like it! However, I feel Amazon’s implementation will only be available on models without “Special Offers”. I’m sure that for those devices, they may or may not eventually get an option to allow users to sideload in decks of screensavers like what B&N seemingly allows according to some YouTube videos I saw, but probably not too soon as I know Kindle isn’t as sideload-friendly as Kobo is.

    Contrast setting with 5 choices: -2, -1, 0, 1, 2.

    Boox and Likebook have had that feature for quite a while, and I don’t even think Kobo/Tolino has that feature yet.

  • Version 5.12.4 is available now, but the new features will not be fully implemented for a couple of weeks.

  • Sportbike Mike

    It’s Probably going back to the Paperwhite 3 and the Voyage.

  • Sportbike Mike

    of course

  • Jan Tzinski

    I really like the idea of having the cover of my current book as my lockscreen image. I wonder if we’ll have to pay to get that, since it will replace the full-screen Kindle store ads.

  • Yeah, I’m wondering if this is only a feature for those have the ads removed.

  • Heidi

    Ok thanks

  • Heidi

    I’m excited for this, I already paid to remove special offers but the current screen savers are getting old and boring. I’m thrilled to get book cover on the lock screen

  • Heidi

    The update is on Amazon now but I can not find any of these features or the book cover screen saver feature.

  • Finally they will implementing something that users has claimed since ever, and the other companies uses as default loooong years ago, I’m really happy about this and cannot wait to get this features.

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