The release notes for the newest Kindle software program replace that launched a couple of weeks in the past have been obscure, however some customers have found a helpful characteristic for anybody with cheaper ad-supported e-readers. Along with more robust line and text spacing options, you now have the choice to filter adverts that “will not be acceptable for everybody” so that they don’t present up on the Kindle’s lockscreen and homescreen, as spotted by The eBook Reader.
It’s a part of the 5.18.3 software program replace for the Kindle Scribes, Kindle Colorsoft, and eleventh and twelfth era variations of the essential Kindle and Paperwhite, which provides two new lockscreen advert choices accessible within the “Your Account” part of the Kindle’s settings.
Choosing an ad-supported model of a Kindle can prevent $20, however beforehand, you didn’t have any choices to customise what forms of adverts you see. Though they will characteristic the whole lot from automobiles to magnificence merchandise, the adverts steadily characteristic books and are sometimes based mostly by yourself private shopping and studying habits. If you happen to occur to learn numerous steamy romance novels with cowl artwork that’s inappropriate for youthful readers, you may be served adverts for related titles.
Now you can flip off “Personalised Adverts” in order that the adverts you see will now not be based mostly in your shopping or buy historical past, and activate “Filter adverts,” which can conceal inappropriate content material. It should nonetheless be as much as Amazon to determine what the corporate considers acceptable versus inappropriate advert content material. If you happen to’ve turned on advert filtering and are nonetheless seeing adverts you’d slightly not have exhibiting up in your Kindle’s lockscreen, you’ll must visit Amazon’s website and pay $20 to have the adverts eliminated out of your e-reader solely.