{"id":47219,"date":"2025-03-27T16:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=47219"},"modified":"2025-03-28T08:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:18:16","slug":"double-tap-kindle-to-turn-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/27\/double-tap-kindle-to-turn-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Double-Tap Kindle to Turn Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Liszewski<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Amazon has released a software update for the current-generation Colorsoft<\/a> and Paperwhite<\/a> that lets you double-tap on the sides or back of your Kindle to turn the page. The new feature, as spotted by The eBook Reader<\/em><\/a>, is listed in the release notes for the 5.18.1 update<\/a> and can be found in Settings > Device Options.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

The feature works well using relatively light taps anywhere on the Colorsoft, and since it requires two taps in rapid succession, it’s not easy to trigger by mistake. Unfortunately, it’s limited to just one direction. You can either use it to jump to the next page, or scroll down a long list of books. Perhaps a future update will enable triple-taps as a way to scroll up or go back to a previous page.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Sounds like a great idea, but hopefully it works more reliably than iOS’s Back Tap<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n