kindle end of life dates — full support timeline
15 of 27 tracked kindle releases have already reached end of life. The dates below are published support dates, not estimates.
Version support timeline
| Release | Released | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kindle-scribe-3 | 2025-09-30 | 2030-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| kindle-scribe-colorsoft-1 | 2025-09-30 | 2030-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| kindle-scribe-2024 | 2024-12-04 | 2029-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| kindle-colorsoft-1 | 2024-10-30 | 2030-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| paperwhite-12 | 2024-10-16 | 2030-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| kindle-11-2024 | 2024-10-16 | 2030-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| kindle-scribe-2022 | 2022-11-30 | 2029-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| kindle-11-2022 | 2022-09-13 | 2028-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| paperwhite-11 | 2021-10-27 | 2028-12-31 | 5.19.2 | supported |
| oasis-10 | 2019-07-24 | 2028-12-31 | 5.18.2 | supported |
| kindle-10 | 2019-04-10 | 2026-12-31 | 5.18.1 | ends soon |
| paperwhite-10 | 2018-11-07 | 2026-12-31 | 5.18.1 | ends soon |
| oasis-9 | 2017-10-31 | 2024-06-01 | 5.16.2.1.1 | ended |
| kindle-8 | 2016-06-22 | 2024-06-01 | 5.16.2.1.1 | ended |
| oasis-8 | 2016-04-27 | 2024-06-01 | 5.16.2.1.1 | ended |
| paperwhite-7 | 2015-06-30 | 2024-06-01 | 5.16.2.1.1 | ended |
| voyage-7 | 2014-11-04 | 2021-04-01 | 5.13.6 | ended |
| kindle-7 | 2014-10-02 | 2019-10-01 | 5.12.2.2 | ended |
| paperwhite-6 | 2013-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 5.12.2.2 | ended |
| paperwhite-5 | 2012-10-01 | 2015-06-26 | 5.6.1.1 | ended |
| kindle-5 | 2012-09-06 | ended | 4.1.4 | ended |
| kindle-4 | 2011-09-28 | ended | 4.1.4 | ended |
| touch-4 | 2011-09-28 | ended | 5.3.7.3 | ended |
| keyboard-3 | 2010-08-27 | ended | 3.4.3 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported kindle release. After end of life a version stops receiving security patches, which typically becomes an audit or compliance finding before it becomes an outage. Upgrading to a supported release is the migration path; the table above shows which releases still qualify.
Source
These dates are maintained by endoflife.date/kindle, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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