Quick Links
Summary
Only a few Kindle models support wireless charging.
With the release of theKindle Paperwhite Signature Editionin 2021, Amazon introduced the first Kindle with wireless charging.
If you have any other Kindle, here’s how to add wireless charging to it.
Why Would You Want Kindle Wireless Charging?
you’ve got the option to certainly get by without updating your Kindle to support wireless charging.
Speaking of the cable, Amazon has been very slow to update the Kindle lineup to use USB-C charging.
If you want all the updates and improvements of the new Paperwhite line, along with an auto-adjusting front light, 32 GB storage, and wireless charging right out of the box, this is the Kindle for you.
All other Kindle models use amicro USB connectioninstead of USB-C.
So if USB-C is a must-have feature for you, now you knowwhich Kindle to buy.
It seems like magic, but it’s a process called magnetic induction.
When it comes to pairing a wireless charger receiver with your Kindle, you want one with an ultra slim connector like this model.
Despite how slender phones have become in recent years, Kindles are still much skinnier than smartphones.
The photo below shows that the adapter doesn’t lie perfectly flat against the Kindle.
Just put the cover on slowly to keep the adapter aligned in the center.
Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek
Once we had the cover back on, the next step was to test it.
After all, a wireless charging hack that doesn’t wirelessly charge isn’t much of a time-saving hack.
Just pop your modified Kindle onto any handy wireless charging pad and check that it begins to charge.
Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek
The charging pad seen in this tutorial is anAnker Wireless Charging Station for Apple Products.
Still, it’s not much hassle to do so.
Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek
