Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen Battery Life Is Short

If the battery in your Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen drains quickly after minimal use even after it is fully charged, follow this troubleshooting guide for potential solutions.

Make sure your Kindle is up to date with software updates. If the device is trying to run on an older version of the software, it may take more power and battery life to function, causing the battery life to not last as long and to drain quicker.

Enabling airplane mode will prevent unnecessary network searching that is potentially draining the device’s battery when it is not being used. You may also try adjusting the screen brightness to a lower setting.

Disable the automatic page refresh feature on your device when not needed. This feature could be causing battery drain when not necessary.

If you have any active apps running in the background that you're not using, try closing them to minimize battery drainage. Having apps run in the background of your device can make it work harder than it needs to run, causing the battery to drain faster.

Review your device’s settings and disable any features you are not using, for example, text-to-speech or experimental features.

If none of the suggested methods have worked, try force restarting your device. To do so, hold down the power button for 40 seconds until the screen turns black. To turn it back on, simply press the power button again. Restarting your device may help because it could help refresh the device's software and could potentially fix any glitches that were taking place that were causing the battery to drain abnormally.

If you've adjusted the various settings and the battery is still draining fast, follow this guide to replace the battery.