Comments on: Kindle Battery Problems?

By: Kari

Kari — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:33:44 +0000

I LOVE my kindle! Suddenly, however it won’t let me connect to wireless and the battery has been draining really quickly. I always keep wireless off unless I’m buying a book and never use the internet on it, why would the only electronic device I actually like suddenly spot being so great? Any ideas on how to fix this issue?

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:49:48 +0000

hi is my battery dead, my usb port doesnt recognize it and my screen is just white?

By: car

car — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:00:16 +0000

I have a green light on my Kindle and it’s plugged into the wall and I’ve reset twice and keep getting low battery warning. I’ve only had about six months. Could I need a new battery already?

By: Bashar

Bashar — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:03:48 +0000

I would say YES do so

By: Ernest Moyer

Ernest Moyer — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:02:55 +0000

A friend bought me Kindle 3.

WiFi on or off, the battery drains to 0 in three days, with no activity. I recharged directly from power line and from USB port. Doesn’t matter.

Do I send it back to Amazon?

By: MBH

MBH — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:26:08 +0000

Buy a paper book :D

By: Bashar

Bashar — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:04:55 +0000

mij: Thanks for the tip. I got the new Kindle now, battery definitely better, but I still see the same problem when battery approaches low levels.

By: mij

mij — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:30:06 +0000

Sometimes the kindle covers with the magnetic closure can drain your battery. It happened to a friend of mine.

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By: Bashar

Bashar — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:47:09 +0000

Tony Grauer: Simply go to the Windows Explorer (file manager), right click the Kindle icon while it's connected, and click Eject. see snapshot

By: Tony Grauer

Tony Grauer — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:15:09 +0000

I’m charging my Kindle using the USB port on my computer. I’ve got a message on the Kindle screen which says I can continue reading while doing this by ejecting the Kindle from my computer. How do I do that?

By: Bashar

Bashar — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:34:13 +0000

Anonymous: It’s that bad? Mine does it, but not as frequently at all. Can’t you send it back ?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:29:48 +0000

I don’t understand the battery drain at all on my Kindle. It’s become very frustrating to me. I power it up, all is well, I turn it off and the next time I turn it on, there is no power. My battery drains even when it is turned off. I think for a $500 dollar item it’s pretty much a bummer. I do not know how to fix this.

By: Bashar

Bashar — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:38:20 +0000

Pete: Thanks. That tells me I'm not the only one. I've had a similar incident once more, and this time I got it on camera.

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By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:27:37 +0000

I have a Kindle 2, which is a replacement for the original, which I dropped and broke several months ago. Usually I keep the wireless off unless I am using it, and the charge lasts for many days of reading and standby. However, a couple of times recently I have turned it on and received the “battery critical” message when I know the battery had not been low when I last used it. I always try to keep it no less than half-charged. I am not sure about the first occasion, but I know that on the second occasion, I had charged it through the USB cable, and it was since the upgrade to version 2.3. Unlike some other people, I have had no trouble restarting the Kindle after recharging it, however.

By: Bashar

Bashar — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:35:02 +0000

I can say I had it standby once, well ok twice. But third time I was reading and it had more than 25%. I didn’t specify but yes I am using USB 2 to recharge. I fully recharged it now so let’s see

btw, if kindle is stNsby it should show some random picture which I don’t recall was the case. I’ll wait n see now

By: MBH

MBH — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:43:41 +0000

Why are you assuming that the device was off? Just because you pressed the power button, it doesn’t mean it went off — it could be hibernating/on stand by.

My laptop has 4 USB ports: 2x USB 2.0 & 2x USB 1.1 — I found out by accident when I was probing my hardware for extra details. Why am I mentioning this? Try charging your Kindle through USB 2.0 ports as it pushes more current through the ports. Or use a designated device charger and see if it makes a difference.