The Kindle Fire is a mobile device, and more specifically a tablet, owned by Amazon.com, which is characterized by its small size compared to other tablets, but even so, they are more powerful than many others.
You can buy a Kindle Fire from Amazon because it’s obviously the manufacturer, so, Primary distributor of this equipment. In this case, you want to sell your tablet, you most likely want to keep all factory settings and no data and/or apps other than the default settings, we’ll show you how.
What should I do to unsubscribe from all messages on my Kindle Fire?
Kindle Fire works like Android or iOS device, we have to connect with our Google or Apple account respectively; for the Kindle Fire, we will connect to our Amazon account, which records all our information. To sell it we have to delete all this information, for this we have to disassociate our account from the device, for this we will do the following:
- We open the drop-down menu by touching three buttons on the screen.
- We go to settings and click on «My Account Later».
- We then click on the appropriate option to unlink the device from our Amazon account.
- A window will appear where we have to confirm this action, we accept and that’s it.
How to backup your files to transfer them to another device?
Another important point Before we sold the Kindle Fire, is to transfer our data (photos, music, ebooks, videos, etc.) to another device or save it somewhere before formatting. For this, we must make a backup or a safety copy, which will be safe while we perform the entire formatting process.
Backup using USB
One of the ways to perform the format is Move all our files to a flash drive Or connect to our computer via a USB cable, but a USB adapter can also be used to connect the flash drive directly to the Kindle Fire. This also charges the Kindle Fire tablet’s battery faster if the cable draws more current.
- Connect the tablet to the PC with a USB cable.
- Then on your PC, go to File Explorer and find your Kindle Fire, enter its storage space.
- Here you will see several folders, in this case the backup will be manual which is more convenient as you will choose what to save and what not to save.
- We recommend that you create a folder on your PC for this, and when you’re done, when you buy another new device, you can connect it and transfer this data from your computer to your new tablet.
Backup from the «cloud»
Another way is to save all files in Amazon’s own cloud, Called the Kindle, when you buy a new tablet, you can configure whether you want files to be automatically saved. Regardless of your decision, you should save your files in the Kindle cloud and do the following:
- Find the desktop Kindle app, download and install it.
- Open the program and log in with your Amazon account, remembering it must be the same account you have on the Kindle Fire.
- When you start a session, all your files in the cloud will be displayed, go ahead and select the files you want to download to your PC and that’s it.
How do I permanently reset my Kindle Fire to factory settings?
Once you’ve done all the preparations, it’s time to factory reset your Kindle Fire to be able to sell it as new, at least software-wise. This format will clear applications, files, data And everything you can install or download on your tablet.
- Return to the Settings section of the Kindle Fire.
- Here we’ll wrap up everything and look for the «Restore» option, although it can also read «Reset».
- A dialog will appear where we have to confirm our action, we may have to enter a password or a pattern.
- We accept, that’s all, the process may take a few minutes, depending on how much we have on the tablet.
What’s the best platform to sell Kindle Fire?
Once you’ve done everything you need, click Search The best places to sell tabletsYou can also do this through your own social network or Mercado Libre, although there are other equally good options. With a new or old device, you can delete the sound on your Kindle Fire tablet.
amazon or ebay
Amazon’s own store, for sell ignition It’s one of the best options for selling your device, not just to those near your home or country, but to the rest of the world. The same goes for eBay, where you can also negotiate with buyers from other parties.