Kindle Oasis charging via a standard Qi Wireless Charger

Amazon released an updated model of its premiere Kindle Oasis e-reader this summer (2019). This third-generation Oasis is nearly identical to the second-generation model from 2017, except for a new feature that allows the reader to change the color temperature of the display, which is especially useful for night reading.

Unfortunately, this means that the new Kindle Oasis does not come with an upgraded charging port, and instead still uses the outdated micro USB port (which many are already complaining about). A much better option would be the modern USB-C port, or even better: wireless charging!

Micro USB port still exists on the new (2019) Kindle Oasis.

To fix this, you can easily retrofit your own Kindle Oasis (or any other Kindle model) with wireless charging capability.

All you will need to add wireless charging are 1) a case for your Kindle Oasis, and 2) a wireless charging receiver. Cases (like mine) can be found for $15 and up, and the wireless charger receiver costs less than $8! (If you aren’t yet ready to commit to a case, you can buy only the receiver and keep it secured to the kindle with tape, if you’d like.)

Buy a very narrow receiver: one that is narrower than the width of the Kindle Oasis’s bump, which my measurements show to be around 1.75". I recommend the narrowest receiver that I could find, which is listed at a width of 1.38", and costs less than $8 at the time of writing: IGOUKJ Ultra Slim Portable Wireless Charging Receiver (Positive Direction Type A Receiver). Amazon sells many types of these receivers from a large variety of sellers. Feel free to choose whichever you’d like, but aim for as narrow a width as possible.

The height of the receiver will not matter much, as the Oasis is a tall enough device. The existing micro USB port on the Oasis has the narrow side up (sometimes called positive direction, or type A), so be sure to buy a receiver that supports that style of micro USB.