I actually want this new Kindle function wasn’t damaged

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

Nevertheless, after deliberately attempting to make use of the function for a short time, I truly went again to tapping the display screen full-time. Here is why.

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

You are going to need to faucet the display screen if you happen to by chance advance

Getting the hold of faucets takes a minute and even as soon as I obtained the rhythm of tapping the again of my Kindle to show the web page, I nonetheless discovered myself by chance advancing after I did not need to, particularly after I moved unexpectedly on account of a cat in my lap (it occurs extra usually than you assume), 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 may solely advance utilizing this technique, backing up means you must contact the display screen once more, which meant shifting how I used to be holding the gadget basically. And sadly, these unintentional web page turns occurred with sufficient frequency that I simply finally gave up on tapping the again of my unit and returned to the conventional method.

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It solely goes in a single path, and there isn’t any method to faucet to pick

Although I used to be primarily occupied with utilizing this new function to learn, it will also be used to navigate menus, sub-menus, and the Kindle bookstore. Nevertheless, in apply, it’s extremely irritating to make use of double-tap on this space. It could 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 will have to make use of the touchscreen once more. There’s additionally no method to double faucet to make a choice, so at finest, you will be utilizing a mixture of double-tapping and contact controls, which is totally counter-intuitive to say the least.

Sadly, though I favored that this new function was rolled out, I ended up rapidly turning it off, because the unintentional web page turns and incapability to rapidly return made this extra of a nuisance than it was price. In an effort to flip this function off, merely go into your Settings, choose Machine 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 virtually any sensible use out of it, which is a disgrace.

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