How to Sync Kindle Fire

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Syncing will match the digital purchases on your Amazon account to your Kindle Fire. Syncing can be performed by swiping down from the top of the screen and tapping the “Sync” button. Kindle Fire can also sync reading (or viewing) progress between your other devices using the Kindle or Amazon Videos apps. This technology is known as Whispersync and is typically turned on by default, but the settings can also be adjusted from your Amazon account. [1]

Easy Way to Sync Your Kindle Fire Tablet

  • Pull up the “Quick Settings” toolbar by swiping down from the top of the screen.
  • Tap on the “Sync” button to begin the syncing process, wait until the sync icon stops spinning, then go back to the home screen to check for your synced files. .
  • To set up Whispersync, go to Amazon’s “Manage Your Content and Devices” page. Click the “Settings” tab, then hit “ON” in the dropdown menu under “Device Synchronization”
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Syncing Your Purchased Content

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  1. This will bring up the “Quick Settings” toolbar.
  2. Tapping this button will begin the syncing process.
    • You do not need to be online to schedule a sync, but the Kindle Fire will not download any information while it is offline. A sync made offline will automatically be performed once the device connects to the internet.
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  3. The sync icon will spin while it loads to indicate that it's currently fetching data. When the process is complete, the sync icon will stop spinning.
  4. Go back to your home screen and check for the eBooks, videos, or app downloads from Amazon. [2]
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Setting up Whispersync

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  1. Go to the Amazon “ Manage Your Content and Devices ” Page. You will be prompted for your Amazon login information. This will take you to a page of your digital purchases.
    • You can remove, loan, clear the page-read data, or manually download a title by pressing the “...” button next to a purchase.
    • Manually transfer your purchases by connecting your Kindle to your computer via USB. Press "..." and select "Download and Transfer via USB". Select your device from the dropdown list and press "Download". You can use this to get your purchases if you do not have WiFi (but you do still need a working internet connection on your computer to access the site). [3]
  2. This will take you to a list of your Kindle account-specific settings.
  3. This will set all of your devices linked to your Amazon account to sync to reading/viewing progress of the last one in use.
    • Annotations, bookmarks, and highlights will also be synced across devices.
    • You can also turn on “Automatic Book Update” from the menu below to get the latest changes to the digital edition of your books. Make sure Whispersync is enabled first to ensure your annotations are not lost with the update.
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    Just search for it again on the bookstore, then click on it, and there should be a button that says open. Click on that and you should have your book. After you read a few pages, the book should appear in the recent section.
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    If I perform a sync while connected to the internet, will those bookmarks still be visible when I disconnect from the internet?
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      • If you are having trouble syncing, Amazon recommends that you register the device. To check the status, open the Quick Settings, press “More”, and then press “My Account". Tap the “Register” button and then enter your Amazon account information if your registration information does not already appear. [4]
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      • Kindle Fire will only get data from the server that are not already in its storage. It will not duplicate any files that you already have.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/hz/contact-us/foresight/hubgateway
      2. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201730090
      3. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GDRLC59WEFZTBPU7
      4. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200127470

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