While in an ideal world, Amazon would replace every device left without internet connectivity, this issue is largely out of Amazon’s hands.
According to Amazon, if your eligible, meaning you’ve read on one of these older Kindles between January 1st and June 30th, 2021, you should be contacted about the following credits and offers (check your email for a promo code):įor customers with Kindle (1 st Generation), Amazon is offering a free Kindle Oasis (10 th Generation) device and cover.Ĭustomers with Kindle (1st and 2nd Generation), Kindle DX (2nd Generation), and Kindle Keyboard (3rd Generation) can receive $70 off a new Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Oasis, plus $25 in ebook credits.Ĭustomers with Kindle Touch (4th Generation), Kindle Paperwhite (5th Generation, 6th Generation, and 7th Generation), Kindle Voyage (7th Generation), and Kindle Oasis (8th Generation) can receive $50 off a new Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Oasis, plus $15 in ebook credits. In an email to The Verge, Amazon says it has a few different options for active customers with impacted devices, outside of the company’s usual trade-in options. Since those devices relied solely on 2G or 3G internet connectivity, once the networks are shut down, the only way to get new content onto your device will be through an old-fashioned micro-USB cable. Things get more complicated for Amazon’s older Kindles, like the Kindle (1st and 2nd generation), and the Kindle DX (2nd generation). You can see Amazon’s email to customers below: Amazon’s email announcing the end of internet connectivity on older Kindles.
In its email announcement, Amazon stresses that you can still enjoy the content you already own and have downloaded on these devices, you just won’t be able to download new books from the Kindle Store unless you’re doing it over Wi-Fi.
For older Kindles without Wi-Fi, this change could mean not connecting to the internet at all.Īs Good e-Reader first noted in June, newer Kindle devices with 4G support should be fine, but for older devices that shipped with support for 3G and Wi-Fi like the Kindle Keyboard (3rd generation), Kindle Touch (4th generation), Kindle Paperwhite (4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th generation), Kindle Voyage (7th generation), and Kindle Oasis (8th generation), users will be stuck with Wi-Fi only.
The change is due to mobile carriers transitioning from older 2G and 3G networking technology to newer 4G and 5G networks.
Copy this password (without the spaces) and enter this password when Outlook prompts you for a password.Amazon’s Kindle e-readers with built-in 3G will begin to lose the ability to connect to the internet on their own in the US in December, according to an email sent to customers on Wednesday. Google will display an app password for you. At the bottom of the next screen, select Mail and Windows Computer from the drop-down lists, then select Generate. Select the > on the far right of the App Passwords line.Įnter your Google password and then select Sign in. Return to the previous screen by clicking the left arrow at the top of the screen next to 2-Step Verification.
Then click NEXT.Įnter the code you received and click NEXT.Ĭlick TURN ON to finish setting up 2-step verification.
If prompted, enter your Gmail password and then click NEXT.Įnter your phone number and select whether you want to receive your verification codes by text message or a phone call. Under Signing into Google, if 2-Step Verification is OFF, click the>next to OFF to turn it ON. Go to Gmail from your browser, then select the Google apps icon in the upper right corner of the screen. To turn on two-factor authentication and get an app password, use the following steps. We recommend turning on two-factor authentication and using an app password.
Gmail does allow you to add your account to Outlook without setting up two-factor authentication and using an app password, but you must turn on a setting that allows "less secure apps" to connect to your account.
In that case, you'll need to use two-factor authentication and an app password to help verify that you're the person trying to access your Gmail account. If Outlook won’t accept your password and you know you’re using the right password for your Gmail account, you might have an older version of Outlook that doesn't currently support this faster Gmail setup option. If you need instructions for adding an email account using advanced settings, see Use advanced setup to add a POP or IMAP email account in Outlook for PC. Installing Outlook Mobile is a great way to stay up-to-date on the go. If you check the box for Setup Outlook Mobile on my phone, too, you'll be taken to a website where you can enter your mobile phone number and you'll receive a link to download Outlook for iOS or Outlook for Android.