When you cannot control the means that support how you live, you have become a serf. DogBreath , 24 Mar am.

Pragmatic , 25 Mar am. Oddly enough, not too long ago - maybe four weeks - the Android Kindle app started delivering ads to clients as notifications. There are separate options in the settings to enable "service-related" notifications available downloads, expired loans etc.

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There seems to be a consistent shift to less user-friendly actions by Amazon lately. I have altered the deal. Pray I do not alter it further.

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It takes more imagination than that to top or rather sink below corporate America. As soon as I saw one, I would long press the notification and disallow that app from creating notifications. Nothing Kindle wants to tell me about is important enough to put up with ads in my notifications. This is one of the reasons why I make sure that the Kindle app is blocked by my Android firewall.

If I need for it to talk to Amazon's servers, I temporarily unblock it. Guardian , 24 Mar am. One day yup but the goal here is to get you all to NOT use hardware form jerks. Zakida Paul profile , 24 Mar am. Intellectual property once again interfering with individual private property rights. I had bought a Kindle Fire some time ago when they first came out. The exclusion of Gapps made it feel like more of a high tech toy rather than a fully functional tablet.

The first thing I did was root it and put gapps on there to bring some functionality back to the device. Thankfully I sold it off shortly after the fact because I had no need for a 7" tablet. I would have been royally pissed if I were still using this device and it was bricked for me.

Despite it being basically capable hardware dual core, gig of memory, nice enough screen it never really got much in updates. Maybe one sort-of revision IIRC, but that's it. Don't feel sorry for me.

Every ebook I buy from them is immediate striped of its DRM protections and stored within my Calibre library which is linked to my Mega cloud for easy access to all my jail broken devices. Of course, none of them are from Amazon. Rooting a device allow users to take back some control from the vendor remove bloatware, modify software, etc. Clearly Amazon does not want to cede any control over their products.

Since these devices are sold at cost or a very small margin, replacing the software would deprive Amazon of advertising revenue and valuable user data. Rooting is not required to install Kodi. Even in the Kodi link you gave states, "rooting is not required". Your evidence contradicts your statement. You only need to check, "allow third party software" in settings. Same setting like any android device. When you want to install something that doesn't originate from the app store. It was once used solely to describe gaining admin access to someone else's computer i.

Thus, people have to "root" their smartphones and tablets to be able to do whatever they want with them. Root access gives you the 'security privileges' needed to do anything you want with your device. Without them, you're severely limited to what Amazon says you can do. Thanks for asking!

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Why not? Whose going to stop them? Did you know that the "supposed" Kindle Page at Amazon. Sadly, I have bought my last Kindle. I used to like Amazon. Don't give car makers any ideas! Either users control the software, or the software controls the users. What were once minor inconveniences are fast becoming major injustices. As these devices grow smaller and live on and in our bodies, how much do we really trust the manufacturers to control them in our best interests?

Just think what they could have bought with that hundred plus dollars.

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Maybe something that is worth more than a plug nickel. Kronomex , 24 Mar am. Andy , 24 Mar am. My recent beef with Amazon comes via the 'instant video' app.

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I tried to install the instant video app seeing as I had amazon prime. But no, apparently Amazon dont wnt to make it compatible with my tablet. Luckily I found the relevant. And don't forget, you have to download amazon's app market. Just say no. I don't really see a problem with not making it compatible. They see it as a hardware limitation and isn't worth the cost to make it compatible when the majority of their business won't come from that device.

If they did make it compatible and it wasn't working they would have to support it. If I was going to program an app for a phone. I would do it for Apple and Android and maybe Windows but will avoid Blackberry. I also won't try to make it compatible with older then 3 years of age.

You may be able to install it on your 5 year old device but since it doesn't meet the specs, I won't be supporting it. If a device can be rooted through software Malware can take advantage of that, so it is a security issue bug that one would expect Amazon to fix. Users can gain more control over the device they purchased. I'm all for allowing custom firmware on a device but not at the expense of security. How secure is a device when the seller and not the owner control what software it runs.

Hint, the NSA is not above going to companies to get them to do their bidding. One of the nice things about rooted devices is that, should they become infected, one can always re-root the things. Also, I for one don't run many mission-critical ops on an entertainment device, so security is not first priority.

Functionality is. People put them selves at risk when they download pirated software. It's not up to Amazon or anyone else to say which security privileges you may have. Imagine if Windows or Mac imposed these restrictions on their desktop OSes Regardless, some people root their devices to gain more control and to remove all the BS while others do it because they can afford the software they want to use.

If someone is bypassing the security mechanisms on their devices, that's something they should be able to choose to do. The manufacturer isn't a nanny. Also, just because a device has been jailbroken doesn't mean that device is insecure. It's entirely possible jailbreak a device without sacrificing security.

In fact, I would argue that it's better that way -- if you're relying on the manufacturer to keep you secure, you're in a weak position in terms of security. Although I have to agree that the less tech savvy are putting themselves at risk but that's their choice - live and learn. In terms of how the manufacturer should address the problem, though, I think that a stern warning of the risks would suffice. There doesn't need to be a warning. People need to learn the basics of computer security and general upkeep in high school like they used to with auto mechanics.

Anonymous Coward , 24 Mar pm. My phrasing is not that great. Not all rooting is done through vulnerabilities, some are tho and it is only the rooting through vulnerability that I am referring to.