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internet browser broken!

Having run the touchnooter 1.1 beta5 on my NST, I have most things working, but a couple of things are broken:
If I open the stock browser, and go to google search, it closes as soon as I touch the search box (when I would normally expect the keyboard to open).
When using kindle app, if I try to buy a book by selecting 'one click', it just goes back to the store, the book isnt bought.
If I do a sync with gmail app open, it closes (thought it does sync, so I can reopen fine).
kobo app (UK bookstore app), gets stuck trying to download books. When a book finally comes down, and I try and open it, I can see the book open, but an error pops up - we couldn't open this item... and it closes again.
Has anyone else come across anything like this after rooting their nook?
Thanks,
Matt

Everyone's browser is broken. I recommend going to the Opera site, downloading opera mobile, find some way to get that on to your nook ( I found just dropping it onto the root of the nook as you plug it in to your computer ), browsing to that folder with ES file explorer, and opening the .apk.
*phew, that was long.

heh! I already installed opera. I was wondering about the other problems though. I'm sure others are using kobo, and should I be able to buy books on kindle (I can buy them fine through a browser so still get books)...
thanks
Matt

mdurkin said:
[*]kobo app (UK bookstore app), gets stuck trying to download books. When a book finally comes down, and I try and open it, I can see the book open, but an error pops up - we couldn't open this item... and it closes again.
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Having something similar, running TouchNooter 2.1.31. The Kobo app adds books to my library, but when opening any book, the screen goes black, no message, then drops back to the library.
Have tried uninstalling and re-installing the Kobo app. Same results.
On a possible related note, searching the Market now just sits on the search screen.
Thinking re-rooting may fix these? If so, should the device be wiped and re-registered?

[Q] Metro apps crashing due to "sharing" of app data folder

Some of my Metro apps either no longer launch or launch but do not load or work once loaded.. Here's what I did:
I recently discovered how much I liked the Music app so I decided to import some music by adding libraries through "computer" and "libraries" and "properties". For some reason some playlists were being picked up so I did something very dumb and allow sharing of my whole C: in hopes for it to pick up some music that the Music app had a hard time finding.
Well that royally screwed some things up and stopped my Metro apps from opening. I guess messing with sharing permissions wasn't a smart idea. I couldn't find any way to un-do so what I did so I tried to do a system restore to a restore point from earlier that day. After restoring I noticed some Metro apps on the had a little "x" in the bottom right corner of the tile. I clicked on it and it took me to a message saying that the app could no longer run because my developer license had expired. Funny, but I never had a dev license to begin with nor do I know what that has to do with anything. So naturally I uninstalled the apps that wouldn't work (approx. 6) and re-installed them. Most worked, some still did not.
Once re-installed I noticed that "Tweetro" (twitter app) opens but no longer shows anything but the logo on the top left corner. Just a black screen. I can access the charms bar but nothing else. So I tried another twitter client which just opened but wouldn't allow me to sign in, just kept showing the "click here to sign in" no matter how much I clicked sign in.
The Sports app just auto closes if I try to launch it. Same with the News app. When I go into Ebay now it just shows "loading" on all the tiles. I've no confirmed that it was in fact a problem I created due to allowing sharing of the C drive. Apparently the hidden folder "app data" is the culprit and causes this problem when shared. I'd like to know how to un-do this problem without a refresh or reset of Windows. Apparently undoing sharing privileges from the "app data" folder does not resolve things.

[Q] Can't enter googleplay and more

Hey
I rooted my new NSTGL (bought yesterday) and everything seems to work properly.
I did according the suggestions but if I enter the web via built-in browser (Opera Mini doesn't work and has to be updatet first - same as the market) it let me in just to the link of e.g. google play.
If i choose such a link with the built-in browser so it takes me back to the Android Home of my nook.
So I don't have any possibility to get the recommended apps for Opera Mini or the market.
Does anybode have an idea, how I can update anykind of a browser for entering the links e.g. Google Play?
The connection to the web is established wee, the gmali-app shows me incoming mails.
I was also not able to create a B&N Account on the nook (I did in the web) because it doesn't work from Switzerland.
But the problem is to find a way to get into the appstore...
Thanks for helping an sorry for my English - is not my mothertongue
hampi52

I don't know if it's the same with Glowlight, but with Nook Simple Touch Nook browser or Opera don't work. In first boot after root you log in to Google services by Youtube, then refresh Gmail and then wait half a day until market works.
After market works, you still won't be able to use search function, so you have to scroll and scroll until you find Es File Explorer (or under My Apps with luck you could have a file manager). With ES File Explorer or other file manager, you can install your apk's, including alternative app markets like 1mobilemarket.
Also don't forget to go to Nook Color Tools and tap twice the field "allow install 3rd party apps (uncheck and then check again).
The only other option than I'm aware of is creating an amazon account through a vpn and american adress, so you can install apps through amazon app store that comes pre-instaled with nook root package.

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I don't know if it's the same with Glowlight, but with Nook Simple Touch Nook browser or Opera don't work. In first boot after root you log in to Google services by Youtube, then refresh Gmail and then wait half a day until market works.
After market works, you still won't be able to use search function, so you have to scroll and scroll until you find Es File Explorer (or under My Apps with luck you could have a file manager). With ES File Explorer or other file manager, you can install your apk's, including alternative app markets like 1mobilemarket.
Also don't forget to go to Nook Color Tools and tap twice the field "allow install 3rd party apps (uncheck and then check again).
The only other option than I'm aware of is creating an amazon account through a vpn and american adress, so you can install apps through amazon app store that comes pre-instaled with nook root package.
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Jepp - it seems that the problem was that I did not wait half a day... Meanwhile I am able to download any apps from the market but the selection is very restrictet. It mus be a thing of the android version. I don't know which android runs unter NSTGL.
There is no Webbrowser ready for install - no Firefox or Chrome or Opera Mobile which was the suggested browser in the root-guidance.
With installing apk-files I don't have any experience - thi is the first time i rooted a device. Do you know a good source for that in the www?
Thanks a lot and have a nice week.
hampi52

Nook Touch has Android 2.1, which lots of apps don't support anymore.
For instance, in order to get Aldiko or Kindle working, you have to install previous versions, which generally you can get on the app section of Nook Touch forum on XDA or googling it. To be honest, I don't usually memorize the sites I use to that, since I have all the apk I need (if you have a request, pm me).
Installing an apk is very easy: just copy the file to SD Card, than open it with a file manager on your Nook and voilá (don't forget to go to Nook Color Tools and tap twice the field "allow install 3rd party apps (uncheck and then check again).
As I suggested to you earlier, you have to go to Top Free Apps on Market app, scroll down until you find ES File Explorer and install it. Then, you can install all apk's, like 1mobilemarket that is kind of a non official market http://www.1mobile.com/app/market/
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Default app and notification settings being ignored

Color OS v.6
Been wrestling with some really infuriating problems with this phone since i bought it 4 months ago.
Default apps are ignored when clicking links via Chrome or Google search - if I select Waze as open by default for maps, and select DO NOT OPEN for Google maps, it will always open Google maps when I click a map or directions. If I select do not open for YouTube and either always open or always ask for newpipe or YouTube vanced, it will always open YouTube links in YouTube. It just completely ignores the settings
Opening via Firefox will work sort of, but for some reason FF have added a little 'open in app' button step so you have to load the web page for YouTube then select the android button for it to bring up the select app dialog, so it's rubbish and frankly a deal breaker. Also this doesn't work for directions, neither Maps or Waze are options for directions, bizarrely.
Another thing thats frustrating is that it forgets notification settings. If I set a notification as unimportant, like a battery usage alert or WhatsApp web is open, it will appear again an hour later.
Does anyone else get these issues? You could argue the first one is a chrome/google issue, but i have never had this problem on other androids. My OnePlus works fine for example
If anyone has a solution to these, I would be grateful for hear it. At the moment I am done with Color OS weirdness and considering a custom rom (if one exists)
Edit: Actually I can't get it to open any app via chrome. Everything opens in chrome. Tried resetting everything but it won't work.

updated to fire os version 7.3.2.1...what did they do?

thread title says it all...updated to fire os 7.3.2.1, absolutely ZERO idea what they added/removed/changed.
anyone got patch notes?

the download manager now creates garbage downloads
and it also fails them randomly, it also hides them but still shows them as downloads, if you try to cancel them it crashes.
also the appstore is now 4.10kb which coincidentily is the default size of apps that aren't enabled on the system. the file manager also gets a downgrade, now it crashes, freezes, and sometimes refuses to show you the downloads folder. there also a new version of alexa and theres an imdb tv app that you can't delete. also sometimes apps in the window manager folder won't show up for whatever reason. theres also a "kindle" app that shows up now even when its blocked by pcs. sometimes when you try to update you find out that the build date is actually june 2021
the update button sometimes disappears too... oh and theres an icon on the top right corner of a notification when the app that its for draws over other apps and is currently active. other than that its a complete downgrade from the last version.

Wow - that's quite a list. My experience has been uneventful. Transparent update, download manager continues to work, no new apps, breathing uninpeeded, dog didn't die. YMMV