I actually want this new Kindle function wasn’t damaged

I used to be so excited when my Kindle Colorsoft acquired the newest Kindle Software program replace, as each it and the 12th Generation Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition acquired a helpful new function: double-tap to web page flip. Although my muscle reminiscence nonetheless had me tapping the display as a rule, simply the flexibility to show the web page by double-tapping on the gadget itself (a faucet on the facet or on the again works) was intriguing, and it made the gadget really feel only a bit extra customizable.

Nonetheless, after deliberately making an attempt to make use of the function for a short while, I really went again to tapping the display full-time. Here is why.

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Unintentional faucets are a ache, and you’ll’t return

You are going to must faucet the display in the event you by chance advance

Getting the hold of faucets takes a minute and even as soon as I acquired the rhythm of tapping the again of my Kindle to show the web page, I nonetheless discovered myself by chance advancing once I did not wish to, particularly once I moved unexpectedly as a result of a cat in my lap (it occurs extra typically than you suppose), or sneezed (it is allergy season, okay?) or simply tapped absentmindedly whereas studying.

That would not be such an annoyance, however as a result of you possibly can solely advance utilizing this methodology, backing up means you need to contact the display once more, which meant shifting how I used to be holding the gadget on the whole. And sadly, these unintentional web page turns occurred with sufficient frequency that I simply ultimately gave up on tapping the again of my unit and returned to the traditional manner.

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It solely goes in a single route, and there is not any solution to faucet to pick out

Although I used to be primarily interested by utilizing this new function to learn, it may also be used to navigate menus, sub-menus, and the Kindle bookstore. Nonetheless, in observe, it is very irritating to make use of double-tap on this space. It could actually solely be used to scroll down a web page, and if you wish to return up — maybe after studying a abstract within the bookstore — you may have to make use of the touchscreen once more. There’s additionally no solution to double faucet to select, so at finest, you may be utilizing a mixture of double-tapping and contact controls, which is totally counter-intuitive to say the least.

Sadly, despite the fact that I preferred that this new function was rolled out, I ended up rapidly turning it off, because the unintentional web page turns and incapacity to rapidly return made this extra of a nuisance than it was price. With the intention to flip this function off, merely go into your Settings, choose System Choices, after which toggle the function off. Maybe one other replace will make this extra of a usable function, however proper now, I can not say I’ve gotten nearly any sensible use out of it, which is a disgrace.

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