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My kindle keeps freezing

My new kindle keeps freezing and has to be reset.  It always resets with no problem, but it makes me nervous that it does this so often.  Any suggestions to what is causing this?

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  • Anonymous May 04, 2009

    My Kindle keeps deciding to throw me out of whatever I'm reading. It returns to the home screen, & forgets where I was reading. It will do this about once per minute when it gets in the mood. Powering off the device (quick, 4 seconds, 20 seconds) makes no difference. After awhile, it starts to behave itself, for reasons no more apparent than why it got into this little snit in the first place.



    This behaviour takes much of the pleasure out of using the device.

  • Anonymous Nov 13, 2011

    my kindle doesn;t turn on

  • Anonymous Jan 05, 2018

    Might be this number (877-330-0887) can help you

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In most cases, to avoid freezing, keep battery charged and turn off wireless when it's not being used. To properly reset, hold power switch to the right for 15 seconds.

Resetting the device is not a bad thing, most electronic devices need it to be done. It can be annoying, but it's not fatal.

I would keep track of how many times you need to reset the device. Once the amount get over a few times per day, honestly, I would call Kindle Support. They've got the necessary software to look further into your Kindle.

  • Anonymous Jul 30, 2012

    Hello my kindle is frozen and on the screen it is written( opening) it has been like that since 3 days now, what can I do? please help n

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This is the common issue in the kindle IF you are still getting the issue after couple of try then give us a call (877-330-0887). Kindle Technical Support Registration 877 690 9305

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True, if it doesn't freeze more than once or twice a week put up with it, but if it get's worse and amazon doesn't help you, you may need a new logic board, there are kindle repair websites that guide you through the repair step by step, but you should have done something like this before, there are also third party amazon kindle repair places that can do it for you.

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The Amazon Kindle is known for having several firmware issues, and it is not unusual seeing the unit freezing and not starting.

To start you can attempt doing a soft reset. To do a soft reset press and hold the <ALT>, <Shift>, and <R> keys simultaneously. The Kindle display should go blank for few seconds, and then restart.

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Hold the power switch for 20 seconds. Slide the power switch and hold it in place for 20 to 30 seconds before releasing it.
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  • The reboot screen should appear as soon as you release the power switch.

Give the Kindle time to reboot. The Kindle will reboot within a minute or two. Be patient and give your device ample time to finish its reset.
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Charge the Kindle. If the device freezes during the reboot or does not respond to the reset at all, plug the charger in and allow your Kindle to charge for 30 minutes or more.
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Hold the power switch down again. After you finish charging the Kindle, slide the power switch and hold it down for another 20 seconds.
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most of the times it happens when the Kindle is trying to upload some big files like photos, movies, flash etc. in this case all you have to do it to wait and it will un-freeze in couple of seconds.

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