Kindle 4+

Version History

• 6.6

  Apr 23, 2018
  * Return Kindle Unlimited books from within the Kindle app. Simply long press on a book cover and select “Return book”.
  * A new setting lets you enable the highlight menu so it shows up when you select text.

• 6.5

  Mar 19, 2018
  * Split view on iPad is here! Resize the app to multi-task while reading without ever switching context.
  * Try scrolling through your book – just like a web page. Turn continuous scrolling on via Settings, then easily turn it on and off from the Aa menu in your book. Tell us what you think.
  * Pull down in the library to refresh your list of books.
  * We’ve added Kindle dictionaries for Arabic.

• 6.4.1

  Mar 12, 2018
  We fixed an issue with Speak Screen compatibility - now narration no longer skips paragraphs.

• 6.4

  Feb 19, 2018
  • Use the new Audible filter to quickly find audiobooks in your library.
  • (US only) Visit your Goodreads profile in “More” to easily rate books and help friends find books they’ll love. This feature is coming in the next few weeks.
  • Look up words using the free Kindle dictionaries for five new languages – Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, and Malayalam.

• 6.3.1

  Feb 11, 2018
  Bug fixes and performance improvements

• 6.3

  Jan 24, 2018
  We’ve added support for the iPhone X, as well as several bug fixes and performance improvements.

• 6.2.1

  Jan 11, 2018
  Bug fixes and performance improvements

• 6.2

  Jan 2, 2018
  Bug fixes and performance improvements

• 6.1

  Nov 30, 2017
  Tap and hold on a word or phrase to search for it and see where else it occurs in the book.
  
  Notification Center now includes the ability to delete messages. To use this feature, tap on the "bell" icon at the top of your home screen and swipe left to delete a single message or tap the "trash can" icon to delete all messages.

• 6.0.3

  Nov 6, 2017
  Introducing the all-new Kindle app with a brand new look built around the books you love. Choose between the new light theme or existing dark theme. Quickly navigate with one-tap access to the things you use most, including your most recent book. With Goodreads built into Kindle you can now discover and discuss books with friends, authors and the community.

• 6.0.2

  Oct 30, 2017
  Introducing the all-new Kindle app with a brand new look built around the books you love. Choose between the new light theme or existing dark theme. Quickly navigate with one-tap access to the things you use most, including your most recent book. With Goodreads built into Kindle you can now discover and discuss books with friends, authors and the community.

• 6.0.1

  Oct 24, 2017
  Introducing the all-new Kindle app with a brand new look built around the books you love. Choose between the new light theme or existing dark theme. Quickly navigate with one-tap access to the things you use most, including your most recent book.

• 6.0

  Oct 24, 2017
  Introducing the all-new Kindle app with a brand new look built around the books you love. Choose between the new light theme or existing dark theme. Quickly navigate with one-tap access to the things you use most, including your most recent book. With Goodreads built into Kindle you can now discover and discuss books with friends, authors and the community.

• 5.15.2

  Oct 6, 2017
  Bug fixes and performance improvements

• 5.15.1

  Sep 28, 2017
  Bug fixes and performance improvements

• 5.15

  Sep 22, 2017
  Bug fixes and performance improvements

• 5.14

  Aug 28, 2017
  Goodreads Profile (US Only): Now it’s even easier to add friends on Goodreads. Visit your Goodreads profile to see your friend list, send and respond to friend requests, and add friends from Facebook. Activate your profile by linking your Goodreads account to Kindle in Settings. This feature will be available in the next few weeks

• 5.13.1

  Jul 28, 2017
  Now you can search for notes and highlights you’ve made in your book – just search for a word or phrase that's in the note or highlight to see a preview of it in the search results.

• 5.13

  Jul 26, 2017
  Bug fixes and performance improvements

• 5.12.1

  Jul 12, 2017
  Performance and stability improvements

• 5.12

  Jun 26, 2017
  For customers who have linked their Goodreads and Amazon accounts, you can now post your Kindle notes and highlights to your friends and followers on Goodreads (US only).
  
  You can now read using left-aligned (ragged right) text instead of justified (aligned on both left and right margin). This new alignment option can be selected from the Display Settings (Aa) menu within Kindle books that support Enhanced Typesetting. On the Kindle eBook Store page, look for "Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled" in the features list.

• 5.11

  May 30, 2017
  In-book search improvements, including the ability to see search results broken down by chapter
  
  Bug fixes and performance improvements

• 5.10

  May 2, 2017
  Amazon Ember Bold font: Based on feedback from customers, we have added Amazon Ember Bold – a bolder reading font – which can be selected from the font menu within Kindle books.
  
  Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• 5.9.1

  Mar 28, 2017
  ComiXology's Guided View is now available on Kindle! Experience comics in a whole new way with this breakthrough cinematic and immersive reading mode.
  
  Send to Kindle – Now you can save documents and web pages to your Kindle library. Tap the share button in Safari and add Kindle as a destination. Web pages are converted to Kindle format so you can adjust the text, font and page color, and read on any Kindle app or device.
  
  Fixed an issue in iOS 10.3 affecting some Japanese language books.
  
  Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• 5.9

  Mar 20, 2017
  ComiXology's Guided View is now available on Kindle! Experience comics in a whole new way with this breakthrough cinematic and immersive reading mode
  
  Send to Kindle – Now you can save documents and web pages to your Kindle library. Tap the share button in Safari and add Kindle as a destination. Web pages are converted to Kindle format so you can adjust the text, font and page color, and read on any Kindle app or device.
  
  Bug fixes and performance improvements