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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Saqib Shah

BIZARRE: Kindle ereaders get a rare new feature borrowed from the iphone - What They Never Told You

The new perk recalls the iPhone’s ‘back-tap’ feature that has been around since 2020 - (Instagram / Amazon Kindle)

Last year, Amazon killed off the Kindle Oasis, the last of its ubiquitous ereaders with physical buttons for turning the page.

In their place, users were forced to get a little more dexterous. Instead of simply resting a finger on a button and pressing to turn the page, touch-only ereaders demand a bit more effort—requiring you to repeatedly reposition your finger, tap the screen, and lift it away. Not exactly a pain, but undeniably less convenient.

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