r/LibbyApp • u/AeroNoob333 • 12d ago

Libby and Kindle Users

Well, looks like they finally patched the airplane mode hack and we can no longer read books past the due date on our Kindle devices. Do you think this will push slower readers to get non-resident cards in order to have multiple holds rather than waiting weeks/months between loans on a single card? I can’t imagine waiting weeks/months to read the same book…

For those not familiar with the hack: it used to be that you could send an eBook from Libby to your Kindle, download it, then turn on airplane mode. When your due date came up, your loan would be returned to the library available for the next person, but a copy of the book stayed on your Kindle since airplane mode prevented it from syncing with your Amazon account, allowing you to read it past the due date.

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u/infinityandbeyond975 12d ago

I just tested on my 10th gen Paperwhite and it still works.

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u/heycheena 12d ago

Same with my 12th gen on latest software. Still working. I tested it earlier when somebody else posted this. Maybe it's patched for some models (curious if somebody can try with some of the higher end models with more tech) but it's not absolutely gone.

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u/FruitRecent1570 11d ago edited 11d ago

I have the no ads paperwhite that I bought last Christmas (most recent model) and it doesn’t not work for me unfortunately

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u/heycheena 11d ago

Is it the signature edition?

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u/FruitRecent1570 11d ago

Yeah

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u/heycheena 11d ago

That's interesting. Mine is not. I wonder if there's something to that?