If you read ebooks, you know that Kindle is a device specially designed for reading without straining your eyes. It can be easily carried in your bag and can hold hundreds of books. Basically, it is like a portable mini-library. But, have you thought that this device can also be used to browse the internet?
Well, yes, Kindle has the option to use the Google search engine, including Chrome, where you can read articles online in the year 2026. Indeed, the option has limitations, but to learn more details on how to access the web browser, continue reading this article.
About the experimental Web browser on Kindle
According to the Kindle 5 User Guide, which can be accessed at the link The Kindle Guide, it states that every Kindle comes with an experimental app, called the Standard Web Browser. This app has limitations, which means you can’t browse the internet in the same way you can on an Android tablet or iPad.
Amazon also doesn’t specify which Kindle models have this option. However, I can tell you that I tried browsing on my Kindle Basic, 11th Generation, 2024, and I can confirm that it works.
In fact, even the Oasis, Scribe, and PaperWhite models have a web browser. This means the web browser works on the newer 2019 models as well. But if you have an older model, it’s worth trying to see if you can search the internet.
How can you get to the Web browser?
There are several options outlined on page 73, Chapter 6 of the The Kindle Guide. However, I’m choosing to show the simplest steps and the method I use most often.
To enter the web browser, first enter the Kindle bookstore (Home), and in the upper right corner, three vertical dots will appear. Exactly as shown below.
The first step
Click on the 3 dots and you will see more options, click on option 4, Web Browser, and you will be directed to Google or Chrome. See Step two and three.
Step two
Step three
Now that you’re on Google, you can read online articles from blogs or publications, including Wikipedia. I searched for “about the importance of reading.” As you can see in the image below.
Step four
I chose an article from 95percentgroup.com, as can be seen in images 4 above and 5 below. In your case, you will choose what topic is interesting to you.
Step five
To make reading easier, for those who want to, Kindle also offers the Article Mode option, which helps to better focus on the text. To access it, you need to press the 3 dots positioned vertically, on the right side, and after History, you will find Article Mode.
Step six
By clicking on Article Mode, the article will look like the image below (step seven). More concisely, unlike the representative image for step 5, the text in the article becomes more centered and easier to read.
Step seven
Save a web page or article to your Kindle
To save a page or article from a publication, you can use the Bookmarks option. This helps you save any information that is of interest to your Kindle device without having to type it into Google a second time.
To save the necessary materials, it’s very simple. You need to press the 3 vertically positioned dots again, and this option will appear.
Step eight, optional
Notes about the Kindle Web Browser
- You can enlarge the screen (Zoom) by pressing in the same way as on a tablet
- Scrolling an article is slow
- Some documents/articles in AZW, AZW1, AZW2, AZW3, MOBI, and TXT formats can be downloaded, and Kindle will notify you when the download is complete.
In conclusion, the new Kindle models have the web browser option because Amazon wants users to have a pleasant experience with Kindle devices, allowing them to read both downloaded books and web articles that are available online.
To learn how to download a PDF book and then send it to your Kindle device, also read how to convert a PDF to Kindle formats.
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