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Popcorn

Popcorn is a hardware jailbreak which works on any firmware on supported hardware.

Popcorn only works on the following models:

  • PW3
  • KV
  • KT2
  • PW2
  • KT3

The Kindle Voyage (KV) is compatible with WatchThis on every firmware released for it. It is not recommended to use Popcorn when possible.

Popcorn is quite a sophisticated jailbreak method and requires prior electronics experience. It is not recommended to use Popcorn unless you have prior electronics experience especially if a software jailbreak such as WatchThis is available for it.

Prerequisites

  • A PC running Linux or Windows (MacOS is not currently supported)
  • A jumper cable
  • A soldering iron (recommended)
  • Steady hands

Getting Started (Windows)

  1. Install 7-Zip

  2. For the PW2, PW3, KT2 or KV download these files: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4217167&postcount=17

    For the KT3, download these files: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4288479&postcount=60

  3. Extract the files to a safe location

Getting Started (Linux)

  1. Install imx_usb_loader (via your distro’s package manager)
  2. Download the Popcorn Files and extract them to a safe location

Next Steps

Simply select your model and follow the instructions on the page

PW2 PW3 KT2 KT3 KV

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