How to fix a KindleIf your Amazon Kindle book reader is locked and the screen has frozen, these are all the steps you should take.
The operation of Amazon e-books is quite simple, in the most modern models we have just a few buttons and, as they say, “they just work”.
Its ease of use and management of the library of books that we store in the Amazon Kindle are key, however from time to time we can find ourselves with the Kindle blocked or frozen , without responding to any option. What can we do in these cases? Above all and first, stay calm. It is more normal than you think and, except for a major cause, your Kindle has not been broken.
Check the battery and charge it
Kindle eBooks have a large battery, their electronic ink displays consume very little and with one charge we can go several weeks without going through the charger again and forgetting about it. Therefore, if we are going to use it after a long time at rest, it may have been downloaded.
It seems obvious, but plug in the charger and wait . At first, nothing may happen or a battery symbol or icon with an exclamation point may appear on the screen. It is normal, check that the small LED next to the microUSB port is on and leave it charging for half an hour.
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The 30 minutes is not an exact rule, since it also depends on the charger and the cable you are using, you can leave it for several hours until it responds.
Under normal conditions and if the battery is not damaged (something strange if it is a recently purchased device), the Kindle should automatically restart and when you look at it again it will already be on the home screen with your e-book library.
Kindle locked, screen frozen, or very slow
I use my Kindle Paperwhite frequently and almost always carry it on battery power, but a few days ago I went to read a book and found that the Kindle was completely locked up , displaying a mix between the screen saver and the home interface on the screen. Nothing was responding, not the lighting, or pressing the power button … nothing.
The solution in these cases is to restart the Kindle:
How to reset a Kindle
If the minutes pass and the screen is still unresponsive and locked, press and hold the physical power button for at least 40 seconds . After that time, release the button and the home screen should appear.
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If in your case the screen of the Kindle does work, but it is very slow or stumbling, you can do this restart from the settings menu, where you will see the option to restart the device.
It must be made clear that this restart does NOT erase any of your content, the books will not disappear and everything will remain as it was.
Kindle won’t restart
It may be the case that the Kindle has the screen turned on and locked, but it does not respond when pressing the power button for 40 seconds or more. Simply put it to charge and be patient, after 10-20-30 minutes the screen will update and the battery icon will appear charging until it has enough charge to turn on (in this case the battery icon with an exclamation point may also appear ).
Reset Kindle completely and erase everything
There are cases in which, with the passage of time, the Kindle can slow down more and more, perhaps due to a software update that has failed, very heavy books … there are several factors.
If the previous reset doesn’t fix it, you can completely reset your Kindle to factory settings – that is, just like you got it out of the box. You will find the option in the e-book Settings menu and this DOES delete all the content.
