How to Change Kindle Screensaver 1. The great thing about this setup is that Kindle will change the screensaver cover when you start reading another book. For those of you that already own a Kindle ereader, this is difficult as the ads are pre-programmed onto the device, so you will need to replace your Kindle with one with ads hey, I never said any of this would be easy! However, there are disadvantages as well in jailbreaking your Kindle.
Article Contents. Connect with. I allow to create an account. Right-click on any blank space in the "System" folder and select "New" and then "Folder. Copy the image you want to use as your screensaver to the new Kindle directory. This can be a customized picture or a picture from a digital camera or cell phone. Remove the Kindle from your computer.
Bleeep asked a question. So, i purchased a kindle paper white 4. Is that right? I mean it bothers me enough that I have put in about four hours of research trying to find a way to make the device have this simple functionality.
Amazon, please advise a way that I can change my screensaver or add the functionality in a future update. No, you can't change the screensaver on an e-ink Kindle. There is a link to provide feedback directly to Amazon, we're just other customers. Send your feedback to kindle-feedback amazon. You're talking to other customers here, there is nothing we can do to help with your issue. The ones on my various Kindles have all seemed pretty innocuous. Technically it is not a screensaver as e-inks don't have burn in.
Just hold the power button until the option to turn the screen off appears - then there is nothing displayed Some people really obsess over these things. Changing the screensaver on the latest model of Kindle is a different kettle of fish altogether. While you don't have to rely on the guidance of hackers, you do have to delve much further into the Kindle's gooey innards, which carries certain risks. But if you're feeling particularly audacious, I'll guide you through it. Please be aware that on this model Kindle, the process will delete the default screensavers immediately with no way of restoring them unless you download and add them again.
Plug your Kindle into your computer and mount it as a removable storage device. You should see something not unlike this:. Create a blank file by right-clicking and going to 'New' and 'File'.
Restart your device and you'll be chucked into the Kindle's 'Diagnostics Mode'. Scroll down to 'N Misc individual diagnostics' using the d-pad and press the centre button to select it.
On the next menu select 'U Utilities'. This will allow your Kindle to function as a makeshift network device on your computer. Plug your Kindle back into your computer and navigate to your list of network connections. For example, in Windows 7, this is in 'Network and Sharing Centre'.
There should be a connection named 'Unidentified Network', which is the Kindle masquerading as a network. This is where it gets a little abstruse. Download and install PuTTY client software and run it. Under 'Host Name or IP address ', enter It should look like this:. When asked, enter the following username and password, pressing enter to submit. For those unfamiliar with consoles, the password won't appear as you type it.
Now that you've tapped into your Kindle, you need to tell it what to do. With these commands, we'll create a new folder to house images and order your Kindle to defer to it for displaying the screensaver.
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