I actually want this new Kindle function wasn’t damaged

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

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

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

You are going to should faucet the display screen when you by accident advance

Getting the dangle 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 accident advancing after I did not need to, particularly after I moved unexpectedly as a result of a cat in my lap (it occurs extra typically 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’ll be able to solely advance utilizing this technique, backing up means it’s a must to contact the display screen once more, which meant shifting how I used to be holding the machine basically. And sadly, these unintended 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 manner.

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It solely goes in a single path, and there is not any strategy to faucet to pick

Although I used to be primarily fascinated about utilizing this new function to learn, it will also be used to navigate menus, sub-menus, and the Kindle bookstore. Nonetheless, in follow, it’s extremely irritating to make use of double-tap on this space. It might probably 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 strategy to double faucet to choose, so at greatest, you may be utilizing a mixture of double-tapping and contact controls, which is totally counter-intuitive to say the least.

Sadly, regardless that I preferred that this new function was rolled out, I ended up rapidly turning it off, because the unintended web page turns and incapacity to rapidly return made this extra of a nuisance than it was price. With a purpose 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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