My mom has a NC that she loves but is unhappy with the BN market. I was planning on rooting with CWM and the latest Manual Nooter, mainly to get her access to the market and the Google apps. Is this the easiest way to do this? I'm not interested in installing any ROMs or anything like that. I basically just want it to operate like it does now with access to the full Android market. Also, is it necessary back up the stock image before rooting? I dont want to brick this thing on her, I've played around with seem editing and such on my old phones in the past, but am new to Android rooting. Will CWM give me the option to backup. Thanks.
Yes, that would work fine. ManualRooter 4.5.6 is pretty straight-forward, just follow the instructions step-by-step and you'll be fine.
I would suggest doing a nandroid backup just in case, and CWM has that capability.
Go for it. Manual Nooter quick n easy. While you are at it I recommend you add the OC 1.1mhz kernel + SetCPU app from the market, it really transforms your Nook, transitions become smooth, gets rid of all the choppiness without major battery loss.
Still dont have full market visibility though, but I seem to get most apps I want. Angry birds are all visible and free
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I just got a nook simple touch which I am so far impressed with. However, there are a couple things I am disappointed about.
First, it seems difficult to add files to it. It would be much more convenient if I could add dropbox to it.
Second, I thought it would be possible put simple games like sudoku or word games on it.
Third, I was hoping I could have a rss/feed reader on it.
I know this device is very limited due to the grayscale and slow refresh, but I am not looking for a full fledged Android ROM on it. I would actually prefer to keep it as stock as possible, and simply add those three or four apps to it
What is the least invasive way to add these apps to the device?
Can I simply give it root access and install these apps without flashing a whole ROM?
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Once rooted, you can have dropbox, sudoku, rss feeds and most android applications with little to no animation. Keep in mind the nook ST OS is android 2.1
To root it, you can check either this forum o http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351719one. The process is simple, you 'burn' an image on a sd card, put it on your nook and restart it. Nevertheless, read the instructions carefully. I strongly advice you to backup your nook before attempting to do anything. Look here.
That looks pretty simple, but it sounds like it will have a new ui with the launcher and app drawer. Will I be able to have the stock
nook ui and still run the apps I want?
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Well, original nook ui - and launcher, in this case - won't allow you to add apps. ADW or Go launcher, when well setup, won't hinder your experience in using nook.
Ok, I searched YouTube for a video on rooting it. (I can believe I didn't think of this already) it does give a different ui, but there is an option to load the factory launcher. I may just try it and see how a like it and just keep a backup or know how to factory restore it in case I don't
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Rooting doesn't change the look and feel of the reader that much - the nook button still brings up the little launcher/appdrawer thingy at the bottom of the screen, regardless of if you have a replacement launcher as primary. You can even leave the stock reader app as default as well (I still like it better than the other ones I've tried).
After rooting it's very easy to install dropbox, dropsync(!) and other apps. Go for it.
just root and get apps that you want
Okay, i actually like the BNST, but I really miss basic stuff like gmail and an occasional browser... if I'd root... how about battery life if you mainly use the BN "launcher"? Anyone using it like that?
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Okay, i actually like the BNST, but I really miss basic stuff like gmail and an occasional browser... if I'd root... how about battery life if you mainly use the BN "launcher"? Anyone using it like that?
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FWIW...
I'm running rooted 1.1, using it "purely" for reading (btw, Calibre is great for getting the book covers to show up, and for me at least the books MUST be on the sdcard for them to show the cover. Internal didn't work when I tried).
However, I'm also running Metro UI Lite (https://market.android.com/details?...EsImNocmlzbWFuLmFuZHJvaWQuaG9tZS5tZXRyb3VpIl0.)
Eink-friendly button savior (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250278)
and:
dropbox (for downloading stuff/'cause I can).
gmail, basic google apps (including reader, although I would prefer a more friendly e-ink type)
opera mini
basic sudoku/reversi/etc
Runs great! Also have setcpu and have changed the governor, seems to run snappier. Battery life is great still.
hmm, okay, miss dropbox too, actually, but i'm sick of rooting each and every android device iown...I already have my Nook Color and my Galaxy S2 rooted, so I think I'll stick with those for my E-Mail and other needs.. Thanks for the clarification though!
Topic Title. I am looking to get an e-reader and not sure if spending the extra money on the Nook Color is worth it. I primarily want an e-reader, but don't care for the glitchy or twitchy display of the e-ink readers when moving through menus and pages. I prefer the smooth fast response of a tablet type device. However that alone is not enough to persuade me to pay $70-$90 more to get a Nook Color over the Simple Touch.
I have purchased quite a few apps on a couple of my old droid phones. I no longer have a cell phone. I would like to be able to use those apps on a Nook Color if I spend the extra money on it, to make it worth while.
Is this possible without rooting the Nook Color? I have rooted my old Moto Droid, so I'm not overly concerned with doing that, however I did have stability and/or lag or sluggish type issues with it from time to time and really don't want to get into that with a new device. I simply want to access all the paid apps I have on my Google account. Can I do that?
Thank you
I don't think it's possible without root. I haven't played around with it much myself, but I think that by default you can only access the B&N appstore. I do not know if you can side-load apk's on the default OS. Usually, people root to get access to the google market instead of just B&N's appstore, and after that they can get all their apps back (with the google account, of course).
As per rooting - you can:
1) root stock, at which point you're still running B&N's OS, but can install other apps, etc. I've never done this so don't know how smooth this is.
2) run CM7/9 from the SD card (with root permissions) while maintaining the B&N OS on the nook (with/without root permissions) again, which will let you run all your previously purchased apps. I ran this way for ~6 months last year, I found it fairly smooth, a little lag when swiping screens or pulling up the app drawer, but not unbearably slow and not for typing.
3) Run CM7/9 off of the internal memory, replacing B&N's OS. Now it's basically an android tablet with no memory of it's previous corporate masters, so you can get your apps back, etc. What lag I had when running off of the SD card disappeared when I switched to internal memory. Also, the ROM's have just gotten better with time, so they're more stable and faster.
One thing you may have issues with is that the google play store tries to determine 'app compatibility with your device' - so if it doesn't think an app is compatible it won't let you download and install it. You can get around this if you have an old Ti:Backup of your apps lying around, or if you have another device that is compatible then you can transfer the apk from there.
+1 to what NCKevo said.
A little more info about rooting. You need it for adding non-B&N apps. It runs just as smooth as stock. There is no change other than you have root access which allows you to do many things including access to the Google Play store (and your previously purchased apps), Amazon App Store, new home launchers etc.
Running from a bootable SD card the smoothness depends on the particular micro SD card you use. SanDisk class 4 generally work the best in the Nook Color and with a good card (based on small block read/write performance) you can't tell the difference between running on the card and internal memory.
Using a custom CM7 or CM9 ROM you will also have the ability to overclock (up to 1.2GHz from the stock 800Mhz) built right in. Far from being sluggish or laggy you will get about 4 times the stock performance. Keep in mind this is still a budget tablet though with "older" hardware and the Nook Color is never going to be a lightening fast $800 tablet equivalent. It will blow the doors off any other $100 tablet though.
JP
Thank you for your replies.
The sluggishness that I experienced on my Droid with the Cyanogen Roms was primarily the app drawer. If I ever had a force close or sometimes without a force close when opening up the app drawer it would be empty for 10-20 seconds and then slowly my apps would load in 1 by 1.
I want to avoid that and avoid voiding my warranty. I wouldn't mind doing one of the above that does not replace the stock OS. Preferably just keep the original OS and add the Google Market capability. Is that something that can be undone in the event of a warranty issue?
Everything on the Nook Color can be undone as long as it isn't physically broken. If it is then they won't know what software is on it anyway That is what is so great about it.
So really there are no warranty issues since you can always go back to 100% stock if needed. But if you want to be extra cautious then use the bootable SD card method. As long as you use a SanDisk micro SD card you shouldn't have any of the sluggishness issues you described.
JP
Hi. My mom got a hold of my Nook, and I haven't gotten it out of her hands since. She wants to keep it, and I was thinking I would give it to her and order myself a Glowlight model. Thing is, I have my original one hacked pretty good and set up how I like it. I know that Nooks have unique information that prevents us from directly loading a backup made on another Nook, so I can't just make a Nandroid and plop it on the Glowlight, but I'd like to find a way to somehow backup my mods and settings and put them on the Glowlight, so it can pick up where I left off. Can this be done, and will the mods be compatible? The ones I am thinking of specifically are Superuser (of course), the Nook Touch Tools button mods and B&N bottom button mods, Market access, and PIN lock on the (noot-installed) launcher.
Thanks, by the way, for all the hard word you guys have put in, making my ebook reader so much more useful than it already was.
There are at least three rooting tools available, glownooter from Gabrial of Touchnooter fame (full Google app support,) the traditional noogie for the fully manual root, and tinynoot for an automatic but minimal root.
Most NST tools work fine on the glowworm - launchers, su/busybox, the Amazon market, other readers.
Best way to port settings is probably to install Titanium onto the one you're parting with, do a backup, root the new one, install Titanium, then restore those apps (and their settings) that you actually want.
I have been using a Nook Classic for years, and finally, the light on my case gave up and it was time for something new.. So, I got me one of those fancy Simple Touches with GlowLights..
When I originally rooted my Nook Classic, I used the info from NookDev.com and everything went smoothly. I actually went back to stock because there wasn't much rooting of that device did for me. When looking at that site, it seems like they only talk about software 1.1 for the Simple Touch. Upon Googling, it seems like because of my new software, 1.2.1, everything gets pointed towards the NookManager (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086582).
Because of how old the Simple Touch model is, all the different software versions, and all that good stuff, a lot of the articles on the web have the Nook Manager and Nooter ways of rooting.. I guess for Nooter, I would need to downgrade software first. Which is the best/most current method that will give me the best options of apps. Technically, all I want for an extra app is something that will allow me to sync my reading progress (I use mostly library books or PDFs). I would prefer Google Books, but would settle for Kindle.. I assume that the Nook Manager is the way to go, but figured it couldn't hurt to ask..
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I recently got a nexus 10. I put some stuff on it and I am enjoying it. I have run across a few issues. I found that rooting will fix some of the issues.
1) If I root I will loose everything i just put on, not a huge deal, but is there an option to back-up prior to rooting?
2) I found a toolkit that says it has everything for backing-up, rooting, etc. Is this better then the "easy" way on the root options.
3) Other then being able to watch Hulu on a browser, what does rooting get me? Will I end up with a "modded" play store?
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I recently got a nexus 10. I put some stuff on it and I am enjoying it. I have run across a few issues. I found that rooting will fix some of the issues.
1) If I root I will loose everything i just put on, not a huge deal, but is there an option to back-up prior to rooting?
2) I found a toolkit that says it has everything for backing-up, rooting, etc. Is this better then the "easy" way on the root options.
3) Other then being able to watch Hulu on a browser, what does rooting get me? Will I end up with a "modded" play store?
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Hi,
Rooting is quite a personal thing, I like rooting due to more apps, better system management, etc. Now for the questions:
1) Rooting involves unlocking your bootloader, therefore it will completely wipe your device.
2) Usually I recommend learning and doing everything manually, but I think you can try using a toolkit! I can't tell you which is good and which isn't, so remember to read the whole OP. If you want to backup your apps and data make sure they offer "adb backup" support.
3) AFAIK you can root tranquilly, all the apps I used to use still work fine.
~Lord
"All I Ever Needed Was A Little Piece of Hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)
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bc320 said:
I recently got a nexus 10. I put some stuff on it and I am enjoying it. I have run across a few issues. I found that rooting will fix some of the issues.
1) If I root I will loose everything i just put on, not a huge deal, but is there an option to back-up prior to rooting?
2) I found a toolkit that says it has everything for backing-up, rooting, etc. Is this better then the "easy" way on the root options.
3) Other then being able to watch Hulu on a browser, what does rooting get me? Will I end up with a "modded" play store?
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I hop between USA and UK and I must in UK use proxy to watch Hulu and when in USA use proxy to watch BBC. To get the proxy to actually work I must root and use proxydroid, it puts the proxy beneath a list of apps like Hulu app and BBC app not just the browser proxy non-root Android offers.
Well XxLordxX already said it..
1. You can back up your apps with Carbon from Clockworkmod from the play store. Then transfer everything you want to keep to your PC.
2. Rooting manually is waaay better and not hard.
3. All apps will work the same but some will have more features/work better. I really like rooting but some people dont for some reason
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