# Amazon sent customers an email this week saying that devices released during or before 2012 will no longer be supported from May 20.

*genai · news · 2026-04-10 · Metro.co.uk*

## Key points

- Amazon will disable Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 or earlier starting May 20, 2026.
- About two million devices will lose the ability to purchase, borrow, or download new content.
- Deregistering or factory resetting affected Kindles after the cutoff will render them completely unusable.
- Amazon is offering a 20% discount and book credits to impacted users who upgrade before June 20.
- Experts warn this move will generate approximately 624 tons of electronic waste from still-functioning devices.

**Companies:** Amazon
**Countries:** United States, Canada

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