Amazon announced in April 2026 that a system-wide dark mode is coming to the Kindle Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, bringing a feature already available on black-and-white E Ink Kindles to the company’s color E Ink devices for the first time.
Previously, Colorsoft devices could only invert the display within ebook pages. The new software update extends dark mode — white text on a black background — across the entire user interface. Amazon says the update “will be rolling out to readers worldwide” in the coming weeks and will also be available for download through Amazon’s website.
Users will have granular control over where dark mode applies. On the Scribe Colorsoft, for example, dark mode can be enabled for the home screen, ebook library, and reading sections independently, while keeping the device’s written notebooks in standard light mode.
Alongside the dark mode update, the Scribe Colorsoft is also receiving new drawing tools for its notebook feature. Smart Shapes lets users insert predefined shapes — including lines, arrows, circles, triangles, and rectangles — directly from the toolbar. A companion hold-to-snap feature can optionally convert freehand drawings into precise versions of those same shapes.
The update addresses a gap between Amazon’s standard Kindle lineup and its newer color E Ink models. For Colorsoft and Scribe Colorsoft owners who read in low-light environments, the change could make extended use more comfortable across the full device interface, not just within ebooks.
Source: The Verge