Published May 5, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police, Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the guitar. Amazon recently announced that it'll be ending support for older Kindle models on May 20, and if your device launched sometime in 2012 or before, your beloved Kindle is basically on life support. Not that it'll spontaneously stop working, but after that date, those vintage Kindles will no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download books from the Kindle Store .…