Your tips worked. Mine did after 2 days. Charged for almost 8 hrs. Then I left it alone for a day. Then followed your tips. After the 4th try, it opened automatically and is now charging normally. For kindle owners, do not let your device's battery run empty. That's what happened to mine.
Thank you. You gave me the answer. To revive lithium batteries just apply some heat and low voltage source. ;) it'll be up an running in less than five minutes.
@@AlanLarawalktheearth I stuck my kindle in the oven with the light on. 101F for 20 minutes. It turned on almost immediately when I plugged it in warm. It fucking worked!!!
Another satisfied customer here. Done all 3 things - changed charging cable, switched from power adapter to laptop USB port, and in 15 min intervals kept pressing for 40 seconds. Took me about 5-6 attempts and it came back to life! If I had not seen your video I would've just laughed at anyone suggesting this method... Thank you!
It's great you didn't edit out all the failed attempts. If I didn't see the proper level of resilience required to restart a kindle, I'd definitely stop trying long before your fix finally worked. Thanks a lot!
I don't usually comment on videos, but as skeptical as I was, this fix really worked. I tried it around 6 months ago, and it frustrated me to no end and I gave up. Today, I decided to try this fix again one last time before I bought a new kindle, and after around 7 tries of 40 second holds, the screen lit up. after your 5th time, you might get really frustrated, but it eventually works. Took me around 2 hours and 30 minutes today in total. Thanks for the fix!
My husband had an old Kindle so I bought him a new one, as a Christmas gift. This was over 8 years ago! The second Kindle has been left, unused. I am trying to throw ‘stuff’ out. That old Kindle hasn’t worked for years. I tried your method and after 3 goes IT WORKS!!! He still doesn’t want it but now someone might want it. Thank you.
THANK YOU! I honestly thought that I'd never be able to turn this on again. After almost 2 years of non-use - I was just going to e-cycle it, but thought I'd give it one more go. Your video was the first to keep me motivated to keep trying the reset - and amazingly enough - after 6-7 tries, and waiting about 15 minutes into my first 20 minute cycle, it started! 🎉
The self, same! My Kindle's been sitting dormant in my basement since... God, summer of 2019? Three years of non-use, and I was positive it was done (hell I was ready to order a batter replacement kit from NewPower99, for crying out loud), but after the first reboot attempt it fired back up! Thank God for RUclips tutorials - now to find one on how to factory reset a Kindle.
I didn’t get an orange light when charging from wall socket but I changed the cable and plugged into laptop that was plugged into power socket and the orange light came on. I’ve had a few goes now at holding button down and now doing the first 20min charge and had some flickering so there are signs of life! If you haven’t already in the last months 😊 then maybe try switching cable and outlet!
OMG Unbelievable! Aged Kindle. Worked on the 2nd attempt! I had a new one in my Amazon basket and now you’ve saved me over £120 for a new basic one! Grateful thanks from a woman stuck overseas on her own who needs a book to read!
I want to thank you, you saved me with your clear and simple explanation. as soon as I transferred my kindle to charge on my lap top and when I changed the charger I used, it took only 30 min to start charging again. for two days I had been using different wall chargers and waiting for hours, but nothing helped. I was a little desperate. your video is the first thing that was clear and fully explanatory. once again, thank you!
This video was a big help. I’m probably one of the very fortunate ones here. I did the 40 second reboot twice, and then the load screen jumped on. Thanks!
Wife: *Wants divorce* Me: Well, let's give it 40 seconds and see if it works out, if it doesn't, just give it another 40 seconds and then we can give it 20 minutes and see if another 40 seconds will do the trick. Metaphysically, this video gives the true method to achieving anything in life... Hard time learning a language? Just give it intermittent time periods of 40 seconds, 20 minutes, and 8 hours, and eventually you WILL achieve your goal... Eventually. Anyway this seems to be working so thanks ♥
This worked for me. My Kindle DX had been sitting for 4-5 years unused and had the critical battery screen. I put in a new battery but still couldn't get it to come alive. I had left it on a charger for about two days, did all the tricks and no results. After watching this I plugged the USB cable into my computer and left it there for a couple hours. When I came back it was alive! Thank you so much!
Worked! Thank you so much... I have a year old kindle paperwhite 10th Gen which I haven't used in last 6 months. After watching the video, I charged my device from a wall outlet for around a day, and tried opening as shown for 6-8 times in total. Eventually the kindle started by itself after 5 minutes of my last attempt.
Thank you!! I've watched other videos on this that didn't work. You explained it very well. I appreciate you did step-by-step and showed waiting times. I had to turn mine on and off several times and wait 40 seconds, then let it charge for 2 hrs. Then I left it plugged into my laptop overnight, and still no charge. Retrying the steps and leaving it plugged into my laptop all day was the charmer 🤩🤗
Thank you so much! I was about to give up but this really really helped. I did the 40 seconds every 20 minutes for 2 days (!!!) and I left it charging at night, and it worked! The thing is that now it's back, if I let it charge a bit more it starts lowing the battery, but at least it's working again
Worked perfectly for me. Was ready to replace the battery and found your video. Plugged it in, reset it 4x, and within 10 minutes it was booting. Great video!
I struggled a lot to get the charging port replaced. The USB micro pins got broke while inserting the charger. Had to see youtube videos to understand how to dismantle the kindle. I had bought a hot air gun but was not hot enough to melt the port connections. Had to get someone else to remove it using a professional hot air gun. I then had to solder a fresh port. Initially I suspected the charging to have gone totally bad. Maybe I busted the device! I struggled for 4 hours. I had rebooted many times but to no avail. Until I came across your video and tried something different. When I connected the charge to may macbook pro then suddenly it booted. It saved my day!! Thank you for this video.
I had charged it overnight before finding your video, and had tried the restart button many times over the last 12 hours or so. finally switched cords and it rebooted within minutes. Which I probably would not have done without you saying to try it, so thanks!
It really works on mine. I followed exactly as you said: Hard Reset + hard Thumb Rub on screen, around bezel, Front and back. Waalaa...My Kindle is revived...Thank you so very much
Brought my Kindle Paperwhite back to life. I rebooted a couple of times and then Kindle splash screen came on about 20 minutes into the charge. I haven't used it in several years. Found it easier to use Kindle on my iPhone.
I came on looking for battery replacement videos. Yours came up second. Decided to give this a try first. Did it once (40 seconds) unplugged. Out of laziness I did it again plugged into the official kindle cord and plug. Nothing but flashing. 20 minutes later unplugged again I did it for 40 seconds and the loading screen popped up. THANK YOU. So tired of having to repair things and replace these dang lithium batteries lol. Do it enough with my game controllers already 🤦😂
Saved my Kindle. Really owe you one brother. I talked to customer care they said it's irreparable and I should discard it and buy a new one. Well I know who is getting a finger😂 Kudos brother thank you soo much.
My kids' kindle did this after not being used for months. Charged it all day and still dis this. Plugged it into a wall socket with 3 different plugs, 3 different cords, 3-4 forty second reboots. Nothing was working. It wasn't until I plugged it into my laptop that it forced it to respond since my laptop wanted to scan it. It was dead-dead, so it took a couple minutes to get it to respond to the laptop. Thanks for the video! 🙏 It saves me a warranty return!
OMG THIS WORKED. The orange light didn't even blink in the first 2 hours and I thought I could never read my fav kindle books, but THIS WORKS THANK YOU SO MUCH
By orange light didn’t blink do you mean it was not lighting up at all? Mine currently lights up for about 20 seconds before it turns off agajn and I’m not sure if it’s charging. Orange light does not stay on.
I have to jump into the praises! It totally works! I didn’t touch my Kindle for almost TWO YEARS people and i managed to turn it on following this video;i started charging on the laptop for three hours trying the restart button and finally i decided to switch to the socket and it started flashing and in 10minutes it turned on. So be patient! Many thanks for the video!! 🙋🏻♀️🥳
Guys this worked for me! Tried it about 7-8 tumse and let it charge over night. Did it once in the morning and a few minutes later it was automatically on! Thank you so much! You're a lifesaver. Also guys this process takes a lot of time but it works. Be patient.
Thank you! Not only was I able to revive my Oasis, which I thought was dead, but I was also able to bring back a Paperwhite that had been in a drawer for over two years, which I also thought was dead. I sent back the new Kindle I had ordered which I didn't like anyway, not thrilled with the updates on the Oasis 10. You saved me over $200!
@@petr-nagy No, it wasn't just that the battery needed to be charged. It had a strange icon showing and wouldn't charge through the outlet. I assumed the Kindle was dead until I tried charging through the computer.
I had already tried charging it for long periods of time and hitting the on button for 40 seconds. That didn't work...so I let sit a couple of days before I tried to find another way to get it work. I even considered going to a battery store to replace the internal battery. Then I found your video. Once I plugged mine into my computer it turned on immediately and began charging. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much! Held it twice for 40 secs, nothing. Left it alone plugged in and it worked in about 60 seconds 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼! I don’t have a computer, I plugged it into a regular electric outlet.
You are a super hero without a cape, I borrow a kindle from a friend that did not use for years and this happened, I was freaking out and saw this and worked. THANK YOU
Worked for me on first attempt 👌🏻 I'm mostly thankful to you; but part of me was looking forward to buying a newer version 😄 Seriously: Many thanks, though!!
Omg u are a lifesaver❤️. It worked for me . I just kept on charging using USB attached to laptap. I tried multiple attempts to reboot but didn't help. I just kept for charging and went to grocery store to bring some stuff and upon coming home I checked the kindle . The kindle name popped up.♥️😁 Thankyou❤️
That worked for me, thanks! Mine sat on the charger overnight. The battery light was green but it still had the error icon. I tried the 40-second reset about 6 times, including once plugged into a laptop. Then after about 5 minutes plugged into the laptop, it reset itself just like yours did.
Broooooo you've gotta be kidding me!!!! Thanks a million dude I tried the exact same steps that you told and I got it fixed in literally the first two steps thank you so much for saving my time and money on this!!!!!
@@mierlevine7366 it means that the charger has aborted the charge as the battery may no longer be capable of taking a charge and must be replaced. However try replacing the charger because it could be at fault, If the yellow light flashes after that ,you'll need to either replace the battery in your Kindle or the Kindle itself.
So many thanks. I was desperate as I thought it would. need a new battery, but I followed your tips and , like Lazarus, it came to life after the first 40 sec press. Wonderful!!
Thanks a lot for this video. I got really scared when my new kindle was all frozen and later with that weird battery icon, but your video was exactly on point! Thanks for emphasizing the need to wait and try again. Mine took like 20 minutos to come back to life and I would have stopped trying if not for the way you showed the process. Many many thanks! :)
I rarely like and comment on videos, but I needed to say thank you so much for this! Followed the steps and left it to charge via my laptop overnight and it works now! Left my kindle untouched for months so I was worried I had to say goodbye to it (I don’t stay in the US so returns/repairs by Amazon are not possible). Have a good day!
Worked for me. Initially I thought it was hopeless, this method. While pressing, the screen was going from Batterry to blank and off to blank and lit, then back to batterry, each cycle about ten seconds. And as soon I released the button, back to Batterry. No chance, I thought. I watched other interesting stuff on YT, then glanced at the Kindle: it was rebooting!!! Thanks!!!
omg i can’t believe your tricks actually work! this was my first time owning a kindle so i was really scared i messed it up. so i think i left it charging for about 6 hours and when i woke up i realised i couldn’t turn it on. i did the 40-second trick like 2-3 times before connecting it to a desktop. then i tried it again according to the video. after a few minutes it switched on by itself. thank you so much for the video btw!
I left my charging over night and I only got it a few weeks ago! I’m heart broken and trying the tricks. I am praying so hard that mine turns back in because the Amazon website keeps saying my battery failed
2 года назад+7
After 1 year trying every 20min (including nights) perhaps is time to say goodbye.
Been more than a year without using it,I was hopeless ! I followed your method and after plugging the kindle on my laptop for about 2hours, the device turned on by itself. 🙏 Thank you so much
I tried every tutorial online and nothing worked. So i opened the kindle, disconnected the battery from the board for 72 hours then assemble the kindle again and put in the charge. It worked.
Thank you for this video, it worked for me! I was using the kindle app on my iPad and foolishly forgot to charge my paperwhite periodically. Now that the beach season is upon us I need it so I can read outdoors.
Thanks, I'm going to give it a try. I left it charging for about 14 hours and it has the orange light and is locked with the battery on the screen. I plugged it into the pc and the pc does not recognize it but it charges with the orange light for hours and hours, but it does not turn on. I learned that I do not have to let it download completely but to connect it to the pc from time to time. With an older model of the Kindle I did not have this problem.
Did you decide to make a video before having any clue how to fix it? This is hilarious. Basically it's just coincidence that it turned on. You connected it and it charged. Great stuff! You are a pro at Kindle!
Thank you so much! I was unable to use my kindle for a few months now, trying everything. Your tip to hold 40sec and immediately plugging into the notebook worked at 1st try!
Might help to get a rapid charger instead of Amazon charger. Also/ otherwise try seeing if it'll charge through laptop or pc usb. Make sure the usb cable is the only kindle supplied ie: the thick one . Im having this problem now and it takes patience, oh my kindle just rebooted while writing! Don't misjudge the power of patience! And don't make mistake I made if letting it fully die the battery annnnd haha hold down the power button for 40 seconds. Where there's a will there's a way 😂 good luck!
I did this on the first try and then wait for a few minutes like you did in your last attempt and immediately see result😭👍🏽 thanks so much. Way better on giving solution than the amazon itself
Yes it works. I had to do the step of holding for 14 secs for almost 10 times continuously, while it was on charging. It started in the end. Thank you!
As explained in video using the cable which came with the Kindle plug it into a computer and leave it for an hour. I had the same issue. In AC outlet the orange light was not turning on.
Hi! Thanks for the video. Finally mine recovered from death after two days. I made a mistake trying to re-charge it using a converter from USB type C to USB micro... it didn´t work... I don´t know why... I does for other kind of devices but my Kindle. After my Kindle went live, I try again with the charger from USB Type C and didn´t charge. The video encouraged me to don´t give up. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! It took me so many attempts and thanks to your video I didn’t give up! I’m wondering if it’s happening because I let the battery completely run out? Thinking I shouldn’t ignore the low battery warnings in the future!
Funcionó perfecto al tercer o cuarto intento. Llevaba 1 mes si usarse el kindle y quedó agotado, aún cargandolo horas no arrancaba hasta que probé lo del video.
Imagine how many kindles end up in the bin because people could not take a few minutes out of their day and think to search this on youtube. Thankyou! Got my kindle working, oddly it was already charged at 99%. Thought I spilt beer on it or something and the battery port was cooked. Turns out it's just stuck and needed a reset. Amazon should link to your video in their support.
ManyNamesAnnie I got mine to work... I found a RUclips video that showed if you took the back covering off and disconnected the battery and the reconnected it the charging light would come on and it worked for me. It’s worth a try!
It worked!! I had it charging for one night in one socket and did not work. I connected to the pc I tried to reboot twice and it did not work. I let it alone for 5-10’ and when back it was open on its own! I probably had completely out of charge for a couple of months and I was thinking to replace the battery, or the whole device. Let us, now, see how long will it last. Thanks!
This saved my Kindle! Thank you so much for your video! After trying it without attaching it to my laptop, it still showed "low battery". But after attaching it to the laptop and holding down the power button for 40 seconds it worked. I had to repeat this step about 4 times before it rebooted, but it finally powered up! Thanks again and Happy New Year 🎊
Thanks it worked after 4th attempts. I was just sitting in front of the store to buy a new one. I went on RUclips and this video came up and I tried it while sitting in the car and it started working Thanks
Thank you SO much. Is only not used mine for a couple of weeks but I tried following Amazon’s advice and nothing worked. This (perseverance mode!) definitely works. Thank you so much.
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Your tips worked. Mine did after 2 days. Charged for almost 8 hrs. Then I left it alone for a day. Then followed your tips. After the 4th try, it opened automatically and is now charging normally. For kindle owners, do not let your device's battery run empty. That's what happened to mine.
Me too ;( I am just starting the procedure. I hope it works... my fault for letting my Kinkle dead while read a real paper book.
Thank you. You gave me the answer. To revive lithium batteries just apply some heat and low voltage source. ;) it'll be up an running in less than five minutes.
Please help me, I let my kindle's battery run empty and now it does not work
@@AlanLarawalktheearth I stuck my kindle in the oven with the light on. 101F for 20 minutes. It turned on almost immediately when I plugged it in warm.
It fucking worked!!!
@@harleybreeden4777 😂😂😂😂😂
Another satisfied customer here. Done all 3 things - changed charging cable, switched from power adapter to laptop USB port, and in 15 min intervals kept pressing for 40 seconds. Took me about 5-6 attempts and it came back to life! If I had not seen your video I would've just laughed at anyone suggesting this method... Thank you!
It's great you didn't edit out all the failed attempts. If I didn't see the proper level of resilience required to restart a kindle, I'd definitely stop trying long before your fix finally worked. Thanks a lot!
I am never letting it die again haha
Me too. Yes, thanks for your help. My elderly mom was devastated that he Kindle was 'broken'.
I don't usually comment on videos, but as skeptical as I was, this fix really worked. I tried it around 6 months ago, and it frustrated me to no end and I gave up. Today, I decided to try this fix again one last time before I bought a new kindle, and after around 7 tries of 40 second holds, the screen lit up. after your 5th time, you might get really frustrated, but it eventually works. Took me around 2 hours and 30 minutes today in total.
Thanks for the fix!
My husband had an old Kindle so I bought him a new one, as a Christmas gift. This was over 8 years ago! The second Kindle has been left, unused. I am trying to throw ‘stuff’ out. That old Kindle hasn’t worked for years. I tried your method and after 3 goes IT WORKS!!! He still doesn’t want it but now someone might want it. Thank you.
"- Hey I wanna read something...
-Okey Just push 40 secs and wait 7 hours
-Sure!"
Tried. At 3rd attempt the kindle has eventually flew in the parking slot 8 floors underneath my window.
Lol
🤣🤣
So your the one that threw that at me!!!
me rn
😂😂
THANK YOU! I honestly thought that I'd never be able to turn this on again. After almost 2 years of non-use - I was just going to e-cycle it, but thought I'd give it one more go. Your video was the first to keep me motivated to keep trying the reset - and amazingly enough - after 6-7 tries, and waiting about 15 minutes into my first 20 minute cycle, it started! 🎉
The self, same! My Kindle's been sitting dormant in my basement since... God, summer of 2019? Three years of non-use, and I was positive it was done (hell I was ready to order a batter replacement kit from NewPower99, for crying out loud), but after the first reboot attempt it fired back up! Thank God for RUclips tutorials - now to find one on how to factory reset a Kindle.
Do you see the orange light? When i charge it i cant see the orange light turn on
How long did u charge before trying
I didn’t get an orange light when charging from wall socket but I changed the cable and plugged into laptop that was plugged into power socket and the orange light came on. I’ve had a few goes now at holding button down and now doing the first 20min charge and had some flickering so there are signs of life! If you haven’t already in the last months 😊 then maybe try switching cable and outlet!
Just to add that it came on by itself about 10 min into the second cycle of charging for 20min.
This toturial teaches patience as well as perseverance, it worked for me.
Thank you.
OMG Unbelievable! Aged Kindle. Worked on the 2nd attempt! I had a new one in my Amazon basket and now you’ve saved me over £120 for a new basic one! Grateful thanks from a woman stuck overseas on her own who needs a book to read!
I want to thank you, you saved me with your clear and simple explanation. as soon as I transferred my kindle to charge on my lap top and when I changed the charger I used, it took only 30 min to start charging again. for two days I had been using different wall chargers and waiting for hours, but nothing helped. I was a little desperate. your video is the first thing that was clear and fully explanatory. once again, thank you!
Thank you very much, I had been charging for over 24 hrs and I really thought it was dead for good. The reboot worked on the 3rd try. Many thanks
This video was a big help. I’m probably one of the very fortunate ones here. I did the 40 second reboot twice, and then the load screen jumped on. Thanks!
Wife: *Wants divorce*
Me: Well, let's give it 40 seconds and see if it works out, if it doesn't, just give it another 40 seconds and then we can give it 20 minutes and see if another 40 seconds will do the trick.
Metaphysically, this video gives the true method to achieving anything in life... Hard time learning a language? Just give it intermittent time periods of 40 seconds, 20 minutes, and 8 hours, and eventually you WILL achieve your goal... Eventually.
Anyway this seems to be working so thanks ♥
Man how did you find deep lore in this kindle tutorial
you made my day XD
Amazing 😂😂
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your sharing this experience seems more valuable than all book read on my kindle
This worked for me. My Kindle DX had been sitting for 4-5 years unused and had the critical battery screen. I put in a new battery but still couldn't get it to come alive. I had left it on a charger for about two days, did all the tricks and no results. After watching this I plugged the USB cable into my computer and left it there for a couple hours. When I came back it was alive! Thank you so much!
Worked! Thank you so much...
I have a year old kindle paperwhite 10th Gen which I haven't used in last 6 months. After watching the video, I charged my device from a wall outlet for around a day, and tried opening as shown for 6-8 times in total. Eventually the kindle started by itself after 5 minutes of my last attempt.
Thank you!! I've watched other videos on this that didn't work. You explained it very well. I appreciate you did step-by-step and showed waiting times. I had to turn mine on and off several times and wait 40 seconds, then let it charge for 2 hrs. Then I left it plugged into my laptop overnight, and still no charge. Retrying the steps and leaving it plugged into my laptop all day was the charmer 🤩🤗
Thank you so much! I was about to give up but this really really helped. I did the 40 seconds every 20 minutes for 2 days (!!!) and I left it charging at night, and it worked! The thing is that now it's back, if I let it charge a bit more it starts lowing the battery, but at least it's working again
Worked perfectly for me. Was ready to replace the battery and found your video. Plugged it in, reset it 4x, and within 10 minutes it was booting. Great video!
Kept trying and trying took about 6 attempts and was charging for 2 hours before it eventually came on. Thank you so much
I struggled a lot to get the charging port replaced. The USB micro pins got broke while inserting the charger. Had to see youtube videos to understand how to dismantle the kindle. I had bought a hot air gun but was not hot enough to melt the port connections. Had to get someone else to remove it using a professional hot air gun. I then had to solder a fresh port.
Initially I suspected the charging to have gone totally bad. Maybe I busted the device! I struggled for 4 hours. I had rebooted many times but to no avail. Until I came across your video and tried something different. When I connected the charge to may macbook pro then suddenly it booted. It saved my day!!
Thank you for this video.
I had charged it overnight before finding your video, and had tried the restart button many times over the last 12 hours or so. finally switched cords and it rebooted within minutes. Which I probably would not have done without you saying to try it, so thanks!
It really works on mine. I followed exactly as you said: Hard Reset + hard Thumb Rub on screen, around bezel, Front and back. Waalaa...My Kindle is revived...Thank you so very much
This work so well! Only took about 3 tries after leaving it for 20 minutes. Thank you! You are a lifesaver.
I honestly have never left a comment on RUclips until today. Your tutorial saved me. May you have a wonderful day ahead, Sir!
This has just worked for me on my first try. I’d pressed the button to reset but not for the magic 40 seconds. Thank you very much!
I thought this was another fake video at first but then my kindle came back to life. Well done my friend well done.
Brought my Kindle Paperwhite back to life. I rebooted a couple of times and then Kindle splash screen came on about 20 minutes into the charge. I haven't used it in several years. Found it easier to use Kindle on my iPhone.
I came on looking for battery replacement videos. Yours came up second.
Decided to give this a try first.
Did it once (40 seconds) unplugged.
Out of laziness I did it again plugged into the official kindle cord and plug.
Nothing but flashing. 20 minutes later unplugged again I did it for 40 seconds and the loading screen popped up.
THANK YOU. So tired of having to repair things and replace these dang lithium batteries lol. Do it enough with my game controllers already 🤦😂
Saved my Kindle. Really owe you one brother.
I talked to customer care they said it's irreparable and I should discard it and buy a new one. Well I know who is getting a finger😂
Kudos brother thank you soo much.
Exactly. They only want you to buy another one. 🖕🏻
Hey I tried to get it serviced from Amazon too! They told the same thing, that i had to discard my kindle! Got it working luckily!
Or, you can replace the battery! There's videos showing how, but make sure you get the right battery.
My kids' kindle did this after not being used for months. Charged it all day and still dis this. Plugged it into a wall socket with 3 different plugs, 3 different cords, 3-4 forty second reboots. Nothing was working.
It wasn't until I plugged it into my laptop that it forced it to respond since my laptop wanted to scan it. It was dead-dead, so it took a couple minutes to get it to respond to the laptop.
Thanks for the video! 🙏 It saves me a warranty return!
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.
"Practice makes perfect."
Yes, that is why I did not think my kindle would restart but thanks to this video I kept trying and eventually it rebooted :-)
sometimes only insanity works!
Unless you're dealing with technology. Then that's par for the course.
I don’t ever think I have heard 40 SECONDS sound so soothing.😂
This guy has a very calming voice. Gonna see if any of this works.🗽🌀
OMG THIS WORKED. The orange light didn't even blink in the first 2 hours and I thought I could never read my fav kindle books, but THIS WORKS THANK YOU SO MUCH
By orange light didn’t blink do you mean it was not lighting up at all? Mine currently lights up for about 20 seconds before it turns off agajn and I’m not sure if it’s charging. Orange light does not stay on.
I have to jump into the praises! It totally works!
I didn’t touch my Kindle for almost TWO YEARS people and i managed to turn it on following this video;i started charging on the laptop for three hours trying the restart button and finally i decided to switch to the socket and it started flashing and in 10minutes it turned on. So be patient!
Many thanks for the video!! 🙋🏻♀️🥳
It works! First 2 times nothing happened. I walked away for a couple of hours, and it's now at 72%!! Thank you Thank you!
Guys this worked for me! Tried it about 7-8 tumse and let it charge over night. Did it once in the morning and a few minutes later it was automatically on! Thank you so much! You're a lifesaver. Also guys this process takes a lot of time but it works. Be patient.
Thank you! Not only was I able to revive my Oasis, which I thought was dead, but I was also able to bring back a Paperwhite that had been in a drawer for over two years, which I also thought was dead. I sent back the new Kindle I had ordered which I didn't like anyway, not thrilled with the updates on the Oasis 10. You saved me over $200!
You ordered new reader just because the old one had an empty battery?
@@petr-nagy No, it wasn't just that the battery needed to be charged. It had a strange icon showing and wouldn't charge through the outlet. I assumed the Kindle was dead until I tried charging through the computer.
Worked like a charm, I take this bong rip in honor of thee. 👀🚀⚡
The most helpful video after so many crappy ones. 👏👏 Thank you so much!! It took about 4/5 times using your every 20 minutes method. Thanks again! 😍
I had already tried charging it for long periods of time and hitting the on button for 40 seconds. That didn't work...so I let sit a couple of days before I tried to find another way to get it work. I even considered going to a battery store to replace the internal battery. Then I found your video. Once I plugged mine into my computer it turned on immediately and began charging. Thanks so much!
THANK YOU!!! This totally worked, patience is definitely key! Took me a couple of hours to get it going.
Dont know yet if it works, but thanks for a no nonsense informational video without all the usual screaming and begging. Subscribed!
Holy crap this worked!!! Thank you! Mine hadn’t been charged for probably 3 years. And I want to use it by the pool this summer. 🎉🙌🏻
Thank you so much! Held it twice for 40 secs, nothing. Left it alone plugged in and it worked in about 60
seconds 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼! I don’t have a computer, I plugged it into a regular electric outlet.
The key here is be patient. After a bunch of trying this it worked! Thank you!
thanks dude. Mine worked within 20 minutes. I did exactly as you said in the videoand itsworking back again.
Thank you! I left my kindle on a shelf for 2 months and was worried that it had broken completely.
You are a super hero without a cape, I borrow a kindle from a friend that did not use for years and this happened, I was freaking out and saw this and worked. THANK YOU
Worked for me on first attempt 👌🏻
I'm mostly thankful to you; but part of me was looking forward to buying a newer version 😄
Seriously: Many thanks, though!!
Omg u are a lifesaver❤️. It worked for me . I just kept on charging using USB attached to laptap. I tried multiple attempts to reboot but didn't help. I just kept for charging and went to grocery store to bring some stuff and upon coming home I checked the kindle . The kindle name popped up.♥️😁 Thankyou❤️
That worked for me, thanks! Mine sat on the charger overnight. The battery light was green but it still had the error icon. I tried the 40-second reset about 6 times, including once plugged into a laptop. Then after about 5 minutes plugged into the laptop, it reset itself just like yours did.
Broooooo you've gotta be kidding me!!!!
Thanks a million dude I tried the exact same steps that you told and I got it fixed in literally the first two steps thank you so much for saving my time and money on this!!!!!
Tried about 15 times! Resilience is the key! Thank you!
Does any one know what a flashing yellow light id
@@mierlevine7366 it means that the charger has aborted the charge as the battery may no longer be capable of taking a charge and must be replaced. However try replacing the charger because it could be at fault, If the yellow light flashes after that ,you'll need to either replace the battery in your Kindle or the Kindle itself.
So many thanks. I was desperate as I thought it would. need a new battery, but I followed your tips and , like Lazarus, it came to life after the first 40 sec press. Wonderful!!
Thanks a lot for this video. I got really scared when my new kindle was all frozen and later with that weird battery icon, but your video was exactly on point! Thanks for emphasizing the need to wait and try again. Mine took like 20 minutos to come back to life and I would have stopped trying if not for the way you showed the process. Many many thanks! :)
Unbelievable, you revived my kindle that have been broken with this problem since 2020. So two years dead and now it's back!
I rarely like and comment on videos, but I needed to say thank you so much for this! Followed the steps and left it to charge via my laptop overnight and it works now! Left my kindle untouched for months so I was worried I had to say goodbye to it (I don’t stay in the US so returns/repairs by Amazon are not possible). Have a good day!
Worked for me. Initially I thought it was hopeless, this method. While pressing, the screen was going from Batterry to blank and off to blank and lit, then back to batterry, each cycle about ten seconds. And as soon I released the button, back to Batterry. No chance, I thought. I watched other interesting stuff on YT, then glanced at the Kindle: it was rebooting!!! Thanks!!!
Worked like magic! after about 8 rounds of restart and 20 minutes connected to the computer.
you saved my Kindle. Thank you so much!
omg i can’t believe your tricks actually work! this was my first time owning a kindle so i was really scared i messed it up. so i think i left it charging for about 6 hours and when i woke up i realised i couldn’t turn it on.
i did the 40-second trick like 2-3 times before connecting it to a desktop. then i tried it again according to the video. after a few minutes it switched on by itself.
thank you so much for the video btw!
I left my charging over night and I only got it a few weeks ago! I’m heart broken and trying the tricks. I am praying so hard that mine turns back in because the Amazon website keeps saying my battery failed
After 1 year trying every 20min (including nights) perhaps is time to say goodbye.
Been more than a year without using it,I was hopeless ! I followed your method and after plugging the kindle on my laptop for about 2hours, the device turned on by itself. 🙏
Thank you so much
Thanks! I charged it up and then held the power button for 40 seconds to reset it.
Hey karl
Thank a lot. Tried the 40 seconds without the computer and nothing happened but it worked beautifully when connected. You’re a genius! 😊
I tried every tutorial online and nothing worked. So i opened the kindle, disconnected the battery from the board for 72 hours then assemble the kindle again and put in the charge. It worked.
We call that a hard reset
Thank you for this video, it worked for me!
I was using the kindle app on my iPad and foolishly forgot to charge my paperwhite periodically.
Now that the beach season is upon us I need it so I can read outdoors.
Thanks, I'm going to give it a try. I left it charging for about 14 hours and it has the orange light and is locked with the battery on the screen. I plugged it into the pc and the pc does not recognize it but it charges with the orange light for hours and hours, but it does not turn on. I learned that I do not have to let it download completely but to connect it to the pc from time to time. With an older model of the Kindle I did not have this problem.
Did you decide to make a video before having any clue how to fix it? This is hilarious. Basically it's just coincidence that it turned on. You connected it and it charged. Great stuff! You are a pro at Kindle!
Connecting to a laptop idea worked. It's starting to show Orange light now. Earlier, it was blinking while on charge. Fingers crossed.
Did it end up working?
U gonna leave us hanging like that
Thank you so much! I was unable to use my kindle for a few months now, trying everything. Your tip to hold 40sec and immediately plugging into the notebook worked at 1st try!
Thank you so much for this tutorial :) this is extremely helpful. I was going to let my Kindle rest in peace before I saw that.
You are a lifesaver, I was on the verge of going back to good old fashioned paper books for a second, thank you!
Thank you it worked !!!
I lost count on how many times I had to do it because I was panicking haha. BUT IT WOOORKED! MY KINDLE IS ALIVE! THANK YOU!!!!!
My kindle doesn't charge, left it for hours still no orange light
Might help to get a rapid charger instead of Amazon charger. Also/ otherwise try seeing if it'll charge through laptop or pc usb. Make sure the usb cable is the only kindle supplied ie: the thick one . Im having this problem now and it takes patience, oh my kindle just rebooted while writing! Don't misjudge the power of patience! And don't make mistake I made if letting it fully die the battery annnnd haha hold down the power button for 40 seconds. Where there's a will there's a way 😂 good luck!
@@RutherfordNJDrywallRepair hahaha iam glad it worked out for you, i will follow your suggestion asap. Thank you very much!
Mine has no orange light also... did you ever get yours to work? If so, how? Thx in advance
@@brandonhaynes8812 nope, still doesn't work
Mine doesn't have an orange light too 😣 gonna try this out as well
I did this on the first try and then wait for a few minutes like you did in your last attempt and immediately see result😭👍🏽 thanks so much. Way better on giving solution than the amazon itself
Thankyou this worked!I thought my Kindle is dead forever.. this is ❤️❤️
*Thank you.
It is not the same as in Urdu, in English it is two seperate words. You're welcome.
Yes it works. I had to do the step of holding for 14 secs for almost 10 times continuously, while it was on charging. It started in the end. Thank you!
Any suggestions if the orange light isn't coming on?
Me too😢
As explained in video using the cable which came with the Kindle plug it into a computer and leave it for an hour.
I had the same issue. In AC outlet the orange light was not turning on.
Hi! Thanks for the video. Finally mine recovered from death after two days. I made a mistake trying to re-charge it using a converter from USB type C to USB micro... it didn´t work... I don´t know why... I does for other kind of devices but my Kindle. After my Kindle went live, I try again with the charger from USB Type C and didn´t charge. The video encouraged me to don´t give up. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! It took me so many attempts and thanks to your video I didn’t give up! I’m wondering if it’s happening because I let the battery completely run out? Thinking I shouldn’t ignore the low battery warnings in the future!
IT WORKED !!! Thank you - I really thought my Kindle was at the end of its life.
Funcionó perfecto al tercer o cuarto intento. Llevaba 1 mes si usarse el kindle y quedó agotado, aún cargandolo horas no arrancaba hasta que probé lo del video.
Me.paso lo mismo me compré una de segunda mano, una pregunta es normal q tarde tanto en cargar ? Al 100% casi me llevo 7 horas llegar al 90%
Thank you!! Just revived what I thought was a dead old school original kindle. Great video
Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial - had my 'dead' kindle up and running after the third attempt - also learned a valuable life lesson!
Imagine how many kindles end up in the bin because people could not take a few minutes out of their day and think to search this on youtube. Thankyou! Got my kindle working, oddly it was already charged at 99%. Thought I spilt beer on it or something and the battery port was cooked. Turns out it's just stuck and needed a reset. Amazon should link to your video in their support.
Any ideas for if charging light isn’t coming on?
Did you find a solution? My kindle charging light isn't coming on either.
@@christinee3549 nothing.... i’ve given up and waiting for a sale to get a new one
ManyNamesAnnie I got mine to work... I found a RUclips video that showed if you took the back covering off and disconnected the battery and the reconnected it the charging light would come on and it worked for me. It’s worth a try!
@@Christine8531 could you please send me the link pls ?
Plugging it into the computer instead of a wall charger is what made the difference! Thanks!
You just have to press and hold the power button for 40 seconds.
I charged for 6 hrs then tried turning it on, it didn't work. Then, found this video, tried the 40s press, it worked! Thanks!
Swapping the cord did the trick for me, and multiple holding for 40 seconds attempts.
Awesome, another website said I had to replace the battery. So glad I found this
It worked!!
I had it charging for one night in one socket and did not work.
I connected to the pc I tried to reboot twice and it did not work.
I let it alone for 5-10’ and when back it was open on its own!
I probably had completely out of charge for a couple of months and I was thinking to replace the battery, or the whole device.
Let us, now, see how long will it last.
Thanks!
This saved my Kindle! Thank you so much for your video! After trying it without attaching it to my laptop, it still showed "low battery". But after attaching it to the laptop and holding down the power button for 40 seconds it worked. I had to repeat this step about 4 times before it rebooted, but it finally powered up! Thanks again and Happy New Year 🎊
Thank you! Our two Kindles went silent simultaneously. Your reboot advice saved the day!
Thanks it worked after 4th attempts. I was just sitting in front of the store to buy a new one. I went on RUclips and this video came up and I tried it while sitting in the car and it started working
Thanks
Thank you SO much. Is only not used mine for a couple of weeks but I tried following Amazon’s advice and nothing worked. This (perseverance mode!) definitely works. Thank you so much.
THANK YOU so much! It took me 4 tries doing exactly what you said to do! When it came back, it was at 9%. YOU are a treasure!!!
Thank you.. you saved my Kindle❤❤❤❤❤❤❤... You have no clue how grateful I am to your video RN... ❣️❣️❣️❣️
Thank you so much. My kindle's working again. I pressed for 40 secs and it rebooted straightaway. Yay! 👏🏽🙌🏾🎉🎊