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Kindle 10: Won't charge, on the front screen it just says low battery?

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:42:34 -0700

My kindle wont charge it just says low battery charge before use and ive had it in the charger for almost 2 days and the light is still orange. When I try to turn it in the screen flashes and nothing happens.

Kindle Colorsoft: How to fix Amazon kids tablet that’s not charging

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:09:57 -0700

It’s not turning on when I charge it

⟐ Commented March 17, 2026 at 16:09 MST

Kindle 7th Generation: Why does my Kindle have lines on the screen?

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:51 -0700

I can't read any of my books. Instead, there are just vertical lines across my entire screen.

⟐ Commented March 11, 2026 at 15:00 MST

Kindle Fire: not charging

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:47:17 -0700

my kinder won,t charge keep saying battery is low be plug in all day

⟐ Commented February 23, 2026 at 17:47 MST

Kindle 3: Kindle won't power up

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:41:59 -0700

I opened up my Kindle and recharged the battery. It still won't power-up. What to do next? Please advise. Thank you very much in advance.

⟐ Commented February 21, 2026 at 8:41 MST

Kindle Paperwhite 4: Blank screen only when it starts

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:59:54 -0700

Despite the Kindle being fully charged, on starting it only shows a white blank screen. There are no images, no menu, nothing. How do I fix it?

Amazon Fire HD 8 plush 12th Gen: Motherboard for fire hd 8 tablet

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:44:26 -0700

Where can I get a motherboard replacement?

Amazon Fire HD 7 (7th Gen): No connection with my WiFi

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:21:55 -0700

My fire not connecting with my wifi

Kindle 10: Corrupted,apps keep flashing on. On on cannot remove

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:23:38 -0700

Try to go into an app, and a game app keeps coming up, over and over. Can not remove it.

⟐ Answered January 30, 2026 at 21:23 MST

Kindle Scribe: Why is my pen not writing?

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:42:44 -0700

My pen quit writing, I spent $80 on a new one and it still won't write. I've done all of the troubleshooting that is suggested including hard reset and factory reset. When contacting Amazon customer service all they had to say was that it wasn't under warranty anymore

Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation: Battery at 4.3V still shows Low Battery and 5 orange flashes when hold

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:38:59 -0700

This kindle is super easy to remove the bezel with just fingernails, but I have been charging it for over a day and trying many presses of the button and no progress.

Is it worth buying another battery? It seems like the battery is fine... it seems like something else died. This is horrible because this thing has only ever been used for an hour or two ever.

I held it up to a warm lightbulb to see it it would juice up the battery a bit more, but so far no luck

I made a video showing what I found so far.

https://youtu.be/9lI552vMJ7k?si=0sphMdsY...

⟐ Commented January 01, 2026 at 17:38 MST

Kindle Fire HD 10 (11th Generation): Part of the screen blank and torch is not responding

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:40:07 -0700

The Tap fell in water and it was dried up but the screen didn’t clear off

Now the screen display divided into 2 parts

One part is partially showing while the other part is blank

And the torch is not responding

Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation: Why is my kindle only showing the lock screen

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:03:54 -0700

Why is my kindle only showing the lock screen

⟐ Answered December 30, 2025 at 8:03 MST

Kindle Touch: My power/lock-unlock button doesn't work

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:22:08 -0700

The button that power on and lock/unlock the device doesn't work. This can be fixed?

⟐ Commented December 29, 2025 at 15:22 MST

Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen: Magnetic Casing Causing the Unit to Not Stay On

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:49:27 -0700

I've followed every step in the Amazon playlist (Outside of opening it up) and nothing is working to get this kindle to turn on and stay on. It will power up for half a second then fall asleep. The battery seems fine from the outside. We did have a magnetic case on it and I'm worried that somehow has messed it up. When I do the hard reset it will even go through the whole boot system (30 seconds plus) but then once it's loaded it turns off. That's why my guess is that it's something to do with the magnetic case. Obviously I removed that but I'm about to open it up and see if there is any visible issues. What exactly should I be looking for?

⟐ Commented December 29, 2025 at 5:49 MST

Kindle Paperwhite 3rd Generation: Why is my kindle constantly restarting?

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:25:01 -0700

My kindle had been having memory problems so I cleared a lot of docs. Then it seems to have gotten caught in a cycle of constantly restarting (and not cleanly, too boot).

If it can't be fixed, how would I get my docs ouot of its memory?

⟐ Commented December 27, 2025 at 10:25 MST

Kindle Fire HD 2013: Power Button Broken on Kindle

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:02:56 -0700

I dropped my Kindle, and it won't turn off or turn on unless the auto-wake case is on it. Other then that it works perfectly fine. How do I fix this?

⟐ Commented December 20, 2025 at 19:02 MST

Kindle 11: Touch Screen doesn't work

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:04:48 -0700

My kindle touch doesn't work, I already tried to update my kindle connected to a computer, forced an update and no results - I also tried to force reboot, but the problem still remains.

⟐ Edited by author December 18, 2025 at 5:04 MST

Kindle 10: broken screen, is there any solution?

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:22:49 -0700

My Kindle stopped working and stayed that way, I have tried to fix it by disconnecting everything and it doesn't work.

⟐ Commented December 16, 2025 at 4:22 MST

Kindle Fire HD 8: Broken Battery Connector on Mobo

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:50:35 -0700

I recently purchased a replacement battery for my Kindle but during the installation process, I inadvertently broke the plastic foundation piece (female) on the motherboard. Is there any way to either replace this part, repair it (even a temporary workaround so I just turn on device and access the data) or access the data if I can't get it to turn on. Is there a way to turn on the device or access the folders without the battery? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!! I'm desperate at this point.

⟐ Commented December 06, 2025 at 16:50 MST