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Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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327 points Quizzical4230 | 1 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.196s | source
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Havoc ◴[08 Dec 25 16:56 UTC] No.46194646[source]▶
> is available for all but the most up-to-date Kindles

Bought one from eBay to try it out. Silly me connected it to wifi and suddenly it’s up to date and no longer breakable

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1. devilbunny ◴[08 Dec 25 23:52 UTC] No.46199395[source]▶
Resell it, or wait six months. FWIW the 10th generation Kindle Paperwhite (the "PW4" in kindlemodding/mobileread lingo) doesn't have as large a screen as the newest models, but its maximum supported OS is currently 5.18.1 (and you can download that update directly from Amazon and transfer over USB), which is vulnerable to AdBreak. I just jailbroke and Tailscaled my PW4 this weekend after numerous failed attempts over a period of about a year to use the previous WinterBreak exploit.

I read mostly on my iPad; the Kindle is really just for reading outside, like at the beach/pool. But it was such a neat idea that I couldn't just pass it up.