So far, this is all about pairing your phone and Kindle. After a moment or two, the app should announce that it’s found the new device!įinally, we’re ready to actually start setup. The Kindle app will now search for your new Kindle device, so make sure they’re within a few feet of each other. Tap on “ Allow Bluetooth“, then the phone system itself will prompt you for permission. This occurs in two steps, first within the app: You’ll see quite a few different settings and options, with the feature you want rather buried in the middle of the screen:Īgain, as highlighted, tap to enable “ Amazon Device Simple Setup” and it’ll request permission to access your Bluetooth connection. You’ll end up here:Īs highlighted, tap on “ Settings” to proceed. Go into the Kindle app, then tap on the “ More” button on the lower right. You can put the Kindle down for a bit, most everything for the next few minutes will involve your smartphone. No worries, though, I’ll walk you through all the steps. You should end up here:Īs shown, you can “Set up on this Kindle” but the far easier way is to “Set up with your phone”. Pull your Kindle out of its box - I filmed an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition Unboxing when I unpacked my new device – and push on the power button. Ready? Let’s do this! ON YOUR KINDLE: TIME TO SIGN IN More likely than not, you’ve already done so, but double-check it’s ready to go before you proceed.
REGISTERING MY KINDLE ONLINE ANDROID
This means you need to download the Kindle app (not the Amazon shopping app, though you can grab that too if you want) then sign in to your Kindle account in the app on your Android or iPhone device. The trick is to get everything set up properly in advance on your smartphone. Ever since Kindle devices gained Bluetooth capabilities, however, the pairing and sign in process is quite a bit easier if you also have a smartphone with Bluetooth too.
REGISTERING MY KINDLE ONLINE HOW TO
If you had two-factor authentication (which I definitely recommend! See: How to Set Up 2-Factor Authentication on ) then you’d have to enter that code too. The first few generations of Amazon Kindle devices had a fairly tedious sign-in process that involved you choosing your Wi-Fi network, entering that password, then entering your Amazon account and password pair.
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