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Some Kindles will lose web access without update

Posted at 3:51 PM, Mar 21, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-21 17:58:21-04

If you love reading on your Kindle, you should double check whether you need to download a crucial update by Tuesday, March 22.

Amazon said the update is necessary to continue to download Kindle books from the Cloud, access the Kindle Store, and use other Kindle services on certain devices.

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If you don't do the update by Tuesday, you will receive the following message on your device: 

Your Kindle is unable to connect at this time. Please make sure you are within wireless range and try again. If the problem persists, please restart your Kindle from the Menu in Settings and try again.

If you see this message on your device on or after March 22, you will need to manually install the latest software update for your device.

Here's a list of Kindles that need to be updated

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