How to turn off those hellish Popular Highlights on your Kindle
Consider this an early birthday gift
Here’s how to turn off Popular Highlights on your Kindle
One of the reasons I’m writing this now is because the people at Amazon, like the sneaky hounds they are, actually changed the location for this setting in the last year.
Back in the day, you used to go intoSettings, where you could toggle Popular Highlights off in theReading Optionssection.
Alas, no more. We’ll come back to why I said “alas,” but first let’s look how you do it on today’s Kindles and the like:
Easy, right? Even better, this works on any Amazon Kindle device, whether that’s your iPhone, iPad, Android or Fire device, or the physical ereader itself.
There is one issue though: you now have to turn this off foreachbook.
Remember when I said “alas” earlier? Well, that’s because previously — when turning off Popular Highlights was in regular settings — the feature would remain gone. Now, it needs to be condemned to hell each time you start a new novel.
I sacrifice a married man to Jane Austen’s ghost each day in the hope this reverses.
And until that pays dividends? I hope this piece helps. So go, friend, thrive — live your best jabroni-free, Popular Highlights-less life.
Story byCallum Booth
Callum Booth is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of TNW, where his reporting(show all)Callum Booth is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of TNW, where his reporting was cited widely, including in VICE, the FT, and the BBC.
Callum’s writing has appeared in The Verge, The Daily Telegraph, Time Out, and many more. He covers the full spectrum of technology, with a particular focus on how it shapes our daily lives. And a lot of regulation stuff too.
Outside of work, Callum’s an avid bookworm, a Fisherman’s Friends addict, and resolutely unshaven. Follow him on Twitter @CallumBooth or visit www.callumbooth.net.
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