Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Kindle versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kindle-1 | 1.2.1 | Nov 19, 2007 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| kindle-2 | 2.5.8 | Feb 23, 2009 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| dx-2 | 2.5.8 | Jun 10, 2009 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| keyboard-3 | 3.4.3 | Aug 27, 2010 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| touch-4 | 5.3.7.3 | Sep 28, 2011 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| kindle-4 | 4.1.4 | Sep 28, 2011 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| kindle-5 | 4.1.4 | Sep 6, 2012 | Supported indefinitely | Supported | Active |
| paperwhite-5 | 5.6.1.1 | Oct 1, 2012 | Jun 26, 2015 | 3970 days past EOL | EOL |
| paperwhite-6 | 5.12.2.2 | Sep 30, 2013 | Oct 1, 2019 | 2412 days past EOL | EOL |
| kindle-7 | 5.12.2.2 | Oct 2, 2014 | Oct 1, 2019 | 2412 days past EOL | EOL |
| voyage-7 | 5.13.6 | Nov 4, 2014 | Apr 1, 2021 | 1864 days past EOL | EOL |
| paperwhite-7 | 5.16.2.1.1 | Jun 30, 2015 | Jun 1, 2024 | 707 days past EOL | EOL |
| oasis-8 | 5.16.2.1.1 | Apr 27, 2016 | Jun 1, 2024 | 707 days past EOL | EOL |
| kindle-8 | 5.16.2.1.1 | Jun 22, 2016 | Jun 1, 2024 | 707 days past EOL | EOL |
| oasis-9 | 5.16.2.1.1 | Oct 31, 2017 | Jun 1, 2024 | 707 days past EOL | EOL |
| paperwhite-10 | 5.18.1 | Nov 7, 2018 | Dec 31, 2026 | 236 days remaining | Active |
| kindle-10 | 5.18.1 | Apr 10, 2019 | Dec 31, 2026 | 236 days remaining | Active |
| oasis-10 | 5.18.2 | Jul 24, 2019 | Dec 31, 2028 | 967 days remaining | Active |
| paperwhite-11 | 5.19.2 | Oct 27, 2021 | Dec 31, 2028 | 967 days remaining | Active |
| kindle-11-2022 | 5.19.2 | Sep 13, 2022 | Dec 31, 2028 | 967 days remaining | Active |
| kindle-scribe-2022 | 5.19.2 | Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 31, 2029 | 1332 days remaining | Active |
| kindle-11-2024 | 5.19.2 | Oct 16, 2024 | Dec 31, 2030 | 1697 days remaining | Active |
| paperwhite-12 | 5.19.2 | Oct 16, 2024 | Dec 31, 2030 | 1697 days remaining | Active |
| kindle-colorsoft-1 | 5.19.2 | Oct 30, 2024 | Dec 31, 2030 | 1697 days remaining | Active |
| kindle-scribe-2024 | 5.19.2 | Dec 4, 2024 | Dec 31, 2029 | 1332 days remaining | Active |
| kindle-scribe-colorsoft-1 | 5.19.2 | Sep 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2030 | 1697 days remaining | Active |
| kindle-scribe-3 | 5.19.2 | Sep 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2030 | 1697 days remaining | Active |
When a Kindle version reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Kindle should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
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