I rooted my nook today and no matter what I try, using Opera Mini, I cannot get any google apps to install. I also cant figure out how to add a device to google apps. Since the Market app never works for anyone this seems to be the only way to install anything but there are no forums mentioning how to install it. I would appreciate some assistance. Thanks.
no one here knows the answer to this? i'm shocked no replies yet.
download gapps.zip and flash it.
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Guyman2,
Depending on the rooting method you used, there is way to install gapps, which includes market (google play - they are compatible in use, nothing being left). Check it on the proper post here in the development forum!
Earayil said:
download gapps.zip and flash it.
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I used Touchnooter. What do you mean by "flash it"?
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I used Touchnooter. What do you mean by "flash it"?
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Similar to how you flash the rom. Check the forums you will get the answer. Sorry I coudnt give the link. My data plan is slow.
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To more succinctly state the problem:
How can you get APKs out of Google Play without loading your personal device with a load of junk from Google?
I've got Google Maps on my Nook right now and every time I turn my back it's trying to do something (when not running).
Renate,
Gotta live with that. That's the price of having market (gmail always on the background, etc), but it helps the system runs a little bit better (apps upgrade!).
Guyman,
Look on the thread related to touchnooter, and probably there will be an option to add gapps to your system. Usually the 1st post show you all the options.
Have the same problem - is there a way to install market only?
What I'm going to do is install on my phone, extract it from the phone, then load onto the Nook and delete what's left over! Madness, I know.
A nicer way for me would be to install into a virtual machine and do that. Anyone know if that's possible? Possibly even with Android-x86??
I don't like market in this sense. It's a problem with all Android devices as far as I can see. Market is a bit of a problem in this regard.
I'm not sure about the problem here, but, I can confirm that, I rooted my NST with Touchnooter and market is working fine, I downloaded several apps from market and, I also installed some apps trough Google Play Store from my PC directly to the NST.
For me Market search didn't work after following MinimalTouch so I had to use the SearchMarket app from Appbrain. After this now I can search and install anything but still can't click the notifcations, OperaMini crashes back to the ADW desktop, same for Browser too after clicking a link in Google.
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for Renate re: Maps out of control. Yes, I noticed too that it comes out of the background and wastes battery. 2 ideas: 1) Freeze it when not in use. You can use a Widget from Titanium or AppQuarantine for quicker launch 2) use something 3rd party
I also suggest using a different account for the Nook to any other Android devices you have to keep things separate and clear since the NST is not recognised by Play.
For a bare-bones root with an appstore, tinynoot ought to work.
I cobbled it together for the glowlight but all the parts are from the established NST environment - clockwork, su, busybox, adw, button savior, nook touch and nook color tools.
I include the Amazon appstore, which of course is also an app that likes to be always on, but none of the gapps because the framework for the glowlight stuff hasn't been looked at yet.
The install scripts are based on minimal nooter, which is CWR based file and directory creation.
I didn't include a modded uRamdisk because I find that adb wireless is enough on its own to let me use wifi adb (dont' recall if I've used usb ADB but I suspect it would work, in assocation with nook color tools) - I can shell in via ADB and just need to type su to get superuser.
Downloads and longwinded instructions are up at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650593
Renate NST said:
To more succinctly state the problem:
How can you get APKs out of Google Play without loading your personal device with a load of junk from Google?
I've got Google Maps on my Nook right now and every time I turn my back it's trying to do something (when not running).
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You could format and use one of my minimal zips instead of the full ones, they had only the neccesary apps and libs for Gmail (manual sync) and "Market" to work correctly, nothing more, nothing less, no maps, etc.
Now everything is a bit outdated, as I said, I'll work on this again and update the zips etc.
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got my nook yesterday, registered,and ready to go...
the e-ink is really good on my eyes and i'm lovin it...
now to what i'm here for..
as everyone i want to hack my nst for a better e reading experience, a li'l browsing, a few gud themes and a few games.
i want some help in doing it. i could have gone through the forums but there being many, it really is a bit hard to choose the right one and in right order. i would like anyone of you to share the links in order of it supposed to be done, i.e. backing up my default files and then to hacking etc. a video tutorial link would be more appreciated. As i have some of my books scanned, suggest a reader to read scanned pdfs after hacking...
and of course i'm not a regular hacker,except that i have hacked my psp once so no problem getting along with the instructions...
Expecting a few gud responses, thanQ
harunaku
TouchNooterwill take care of the rooting. Do a backup before you do anything else.
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TouchNooterwill take care of the rooting. Do a backup before you do anything else.
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k,thanks a lot. I rooted my nook successfully
Now to make backup of my factory files, I tried the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142983 which guides me to backup my files. but the noogie.img link does not have any download in that thread. what really is noogie and please give me an alternate link to noogie.img.
thanks
harunaku
You need to follow the redirect link on NookDevs. The page has been moved. noogie.img is available from that page.
thanks again, i'm done with backing up too.
now, i couldn't find a way to install the first app in the nook memory. of course u can use file manager, but there's no file manager preinstalled, is there? how to get to that apk file?
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thanks again, i'm done with backing up too.
now, i couldn't find a way to install the first app in the nook memory. of course u can use file manager, but there's no file manager preinstalled, is there? how to get to that apk file?
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Wait... are you trying to do the manual rooting process? There are automated rooters. Noogie is used to backup and root manually (if you want to).
harunaku said:
[...] now, i couldn't find a way to install the first app in the nook memory. of course u can use file manager, but there's no file manager preinstalled, is there? how to get to that apk file?
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Assuming you used the latest TouchNooter, Super Manager should work. I think SM is new from the version of TN that I last used.
Or, once Market is working, download your favorite.
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Assuming you used the latest TouchNooter, Super Manager should work. I think SM is new from the version of TN that I last used.
Or, once Market is working, download your favorite.
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my doubts dont seem to be ending any soon....
-i'm done with everything, even market's working. but i couldn't search in market. when i type in search box and enter - no response...
-i managed to find 'file manager'' in top free app list and installed it. now when i try to install the apks in micro sd card, it says 'for security,ur phone is set to block non android sourced apps',though i checked 'allow non market apps' in nook color tools. suggest me a way to install the apps in card.
-the market shows the apps with $ pricing, how to make it regional?
-sometimes while swiping to scroll, the page goes to the end all the way...
-after rooting the wifi is disconnecting frequently
thanks in advance...
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[...] -i'm done with everything, even market's working. but i couldn't search in market. when i type in search box and enter - no response...
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That seems to be a problem some people have and others don't. What version of the B&N firmware are you running?
-i managed to find 'file manager'' in top free app list and installed it. now when i try to install the apks in micro sd card, it says 'for security,ur phone is set to block non android sourced apps',though i checked 'allow non market apps' in nook color tools. suggest me a way to install the apps in card.
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Sounds like you need to allow 3rd party apps. Launch NookColor Tools, then toggle the Allow Non-Market Apps settings off and back on. Then try again.
[...] -the market shows the apps with $ pricing, how to make it regional?
-sometimes while swiping to scroll, the page goes to the end all the way...
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Those aren't really rooting issues.
-after rooting the wifi is disconnecting frequently
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This may be related to the B&N firmware version you're running. Apparently, the NST v1.1.0 has known problems with some 802.11n networks, WPA2 settings and various other random wifi issues. I don't believe TN touches wifi, so it shouldn't have changed.
would you say go ahead, if i say i'm gonna restore the factory settings with the backup and root again?
and yes, i rooted with the latest touchnooter (the link u posted)
Hi,
just got my NST today and successfully rooted it.
I am still waiting for the market ("server error"), so I cant install anything from there.
Is there any way to manually install APKs? There seems to be no file explorer coming with TouchNooter. Also, is there a way to manually download APKs from the market?
(Since I am not located in the US, the Amazon Market is not an option.)
Thanks!
rh
Do you have Super Manager installed? If so, it does provide a file manager, as well as APK management features. Unfortunately, in my experience using TouchNooter, Super Manager has not worked on the initial install.
I've found it just as easy to use another Android device to back up apps using Android Assistant, then copy them to SD or Dropbox to transfer them to my NST for installation. The advantage of Android Assistant is that it creates APKs that can be installed on another device without any other software.
I didn't think to try it last time I rooted, but what happens if you go to the Android Market/Play web page and tell it to install an app to the NST during that first 24 hours?
The problem is solved now for me, since the market started working. Still, it would make sense to include a file manager for other TouchNooter users.
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Super Manager has not worked on the initial install.
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Yes, same experience here.
bobstro said:
The advantage of Android Assistant is that it creates APKs that can be installed on another device without any other software.
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Yes, but how do I even select an APK without a file manager?
bobstro said:
what happens if you go to the Android Market/Play web page and tell it to install an app to the NST during that first 24 hours?
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During the market wait period your device won't even show up as a device on the Play website, so it does not help.
Once the wait time was over it did show up and then I could use this way to install SearchMarket, which then allowed me to install other apps directly from the NST.
I agree, it would be nice to have a file manager included in Touchnooter. Or even a simple little apk installer. I happily made several apks from my phone and transferred them to the Nook before I realised I had no way to actually install them.
In fact, if you're really concentrating when you read the Touchnooter instructions:
"You can always drop Apps you want into \nooter\data\app and they will install automatically when you root the device."
Oh well, the 24 hours pass
If you're stuck unable to search in Market/Play Store, keep in mind that once the 24 hour period has passed, you can pull up any apps you've paid for via My Apps. You can download those without searching. That's how I worked around the lack of a file manager for the 1st few hours.
Hi,
I am kind of new to Android (not linux) and I am asking myself, if it is even possible to enable the search function somehow in Google Market.
There are several attempts to do so and some report it working. Unfortunately, the working reports are so old that I am confused weather it is still possible or not.
I have tried several Vending.apk's, even the ones reported working as http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15084704&postcount=51
I am on 1.1.2. Maybe someone could confirm/disprove Market search working or not. Then we would know if struggling is worth the task getting it to work.
Thanks for the reply
martin_155 said:
Hi,
I am kind of new to Android (not linux) and I am asking myself, if it is even possible to enable the search function somehow in Google Market.
There are several attempts to do so and some report it working. Unfortunately, the working reports are so old that I am confused weather it is still possible or not.
I have tried several Vending.apk's, even the ones reported working as http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15084704&postcount=51
I am on 1.1.2. Maybe someone could confirm/disprove Market search working or not. Then we would know if struggling is worth the task getting it to work.
Thanks for the reply
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Use SearchMarket.apk to search for apk's in the market.
It work's if you have registered your gmail account correctly (that is your market.apk works/connects to google play).
http://www.appbrain.com/app/searchmarket/youten.redo.searchmarket?install=appwidget
yeah no, that was not what i meant.
Of course Market is working with a proper gmail adress. I was talking about it being possible to search the market w/o searchmarket app. Like people telling it would work, but most posts are still of 2011. So my question is: Is it even possible to search the Market in nowadays Google Play time w/o 3rd party apps?
Why is searching not possible? IMO, it is because of server restictions, not because of the Vending.apk. Right?
So I assume these "claimed to be working" Vending.apk's are not working anyway anymore, are they?
Thx
How can I get the SearchMarket.apk file for manual adb installation? My Nook Market app won't let me install any app.
Edit: Managed to get it installed by searching for it from within the Browser and installing from the web interface. Weird but after that the SearchMarket app was shown topmost on MyApps in Market and could be clicked, which begun installation.
The problem is Market for Nook only displays a limited # (~15) of MyApps (given I have a Galaxy S3 with 350+ apps installed and that the Nook Market doesn't restrict to Nook installed ones).
just download market search from gstore ....... log on gmail acc that u root ur nst with and go to google store and search ur appz ur desire and download to ur acc ....... once u connect ur nook to wifi ur appz will download successfully , between that i am use market seacher on my rooted nst 1.1.2 and works great till now , try methid above with reinstall market searcher
good luck
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Helix751 said:
How can I get the SearchMarket.apk file for manual adb installation? My Nook Market app won't let me install any app.
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Just in case.
youten.redo.searchmarket.apk
The apk itself is free so i guess uploading it here is not illegal.
I recently uninstalled (deleted) the apks of certain android apps like gtalk, calendar from my system/app folder on my rooted NST using root explorer.
Not sure if it is related, but, unable to install any app now from the app market. I use app-brain app market for downloading apps.
I'm able to find the apps, but on clicking on download, it doesn't get downloaded and instead says it is 'downloading' without any apparent change.
Is the problem related to the deletion of certain apks?
Note: haven't deleted any apk even associated with the word download/market.
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I recently uninstalled (deleted) the apks of certain android apps like gtalk, calendar from my system/app folder on my rooted NST using root explorer.
Not sure if it is related, but, unable to install any app now from the app market. I use app-brain app market for downloading apps.
I'm able to find the apps, but on clicking on download, it doesn't get downloaded and instead says it is 'downloading' without any apparent change.
Is the problem related to the deletion of certain apks?
Note: haven't deleted any apk even associated with the word download/market.
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I'm having the same problem. I was a able to download apps from market a couple days ago but not yesterday or today. I don't think I uninstalled anything in the meantime. Anyone have any ideas?
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I'm having the same problem. I was a able to download apps from market a couple days ago but not yesterday or today. I don't think I uninstalled anything in the meantime. Anyone have any ideas?
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Solved it. I Had uninstalled gtalk thinking it was unnecessary on the NST but it broke the market.
Installed gtalk and the market started working fine again.
You are sure you didn't uninstall anything?
What is the error btw? It takes you to the download page but the download doesn't begin?
Sorry for the total noob question, but here goes. I have rooted my NST, using the following instructions: http://tinymicros.com/wiki/NOOK_Simple_Touch_%28NST%29_Rooting_For_Practiscore Forgive the external link, I just wanted to be clear on where I am at.
If this isn't acceptable, apparently the source of the info is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346748 and I used the "the 'Normal + Xorzone's mods + adb Wifi' build "
Practiscore works flawlessly and my nook does what I need it to do. Now I have been thinking that it would be cool to be able to surf the web or at least be able to use the internet over wifi to load apps without having to load it on the SD card manually.
Right now, when I open the browser, it will actually open www.google.com when I set it to the home page but then crash whenever I try to do anything - even just clicking on the search box. The fact that it will actually open google, tells me my connection is working, but either the root process broke the browser, or something else is wrong. I can also open the market and get it to show me some apps, but it won't let me search or surf to any app. Searching just hangs and displays nothing.
I've tried searching but I haven't had any luck in picking the proper search terms to get an answer, and for some reason there is a script running wild on this page that refreshes it every 2 seconds interrupting what I am doing. That problem is probably on my PC, but firefox is what I have.
Ok, I got some things to install by d/l'ing the APK's directly to the SD card on a PC. I still haven't gotten the app store to work, or google.
The app store search will not work on your nook touch, the only way to install apps are either sideloading them or installing them wirelessly using google play on your computer.
You may want to use Opera Mobile instead of the basic browser, it would be easier than getting the stock one working.
dombeef said:
The app store search will not work on your nook touch, the only way to install apps are either sideloading them or installing them wirelessly using google play on your computer.
You may want to use Opera Mobile instead of the basic browser, it would be easier than getting the stock one working.
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Ok, this thing is just not working, everything I try in the market or using the browser just crashes. I downloaded the opera mini, but I didn't get an apk, so I have no idea how to install the extracted files. Most of the apk's I have found to put on here don't work either and just crash. I cant even get hangman or a crossword to load for pete's sake...
Did you root it to run Practiscore on?
If not, I'd suggest restoring your backup, upgrading to 1.2.1 firmware, then using NookManager with NTGAppsAttack (see the Nook Touch Android Development Forum here on xda). That worked just fine for me. But I don't need to run Practiscore.
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Did you root it to run Practiscore on?
If not, I'd suggest restoring your backup, upgrading to 1.2.1 firmware, then using NookManager with NTGAppsAttack (see the Nook Touch Android Development Forum here on xda). That worked just fine for me. But I don't need to run Practiscore.
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Yes, the link in the OP was what I used.
1. NTGAppsAttack - working google play
2. use SeachMarket.apk to look for APK's in Google play.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38323047&postcount=6
3. Use Opera Mobile instead of Mini.
4. To manually install .apk (without using ADB)
- put it on your uSD.
- open it using Relaunch or any other file browser that you use.
osowiecki said:
1. NTGAppsAttack - working google play
2. use SeachMarket.apk to look for APK's in Google play.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38323047&postcount=6
3. Use Opera Mobile instead of Mini.
4. To manually install .apk (without using ADB)
- put it on your uSD.
- open it using Relaunch or any other file browser that you use.
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You sir are a genius. The searchmarket and Opera mobile WORK!!
Now all I have to figure out is how to get rid of those extra apps [that suck and don't work]
Oh and maybe a pdf reader that works...
..and is the screen supposed to go all wonky for a second whenever I do anything? Or is there a new video driver?
Hi, first post here from an old fart and a total non-geek. I browsed some threads here but couldn't figure it out -- probably too stupid to use them for my case.
I rooted my Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight (NSTG, os version 1.2.1) with Nook Manager following instructions (from outside link I can't post) based on this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351
Now when I click Relaunch and go to the apps, there are 16 apps.
How can I install more apps? (Kindle, etc.)
The Browser is very bad and rarely acts as a browser. (Just freezes.)
Only apps I see that could be helpful are:
ADB Konnect (Is this for connecting the Nook with another computer on my network? What do I do with it?)
Amazon Appstore (doesn't work)
Nook Touch Mod Manager(?)
I want to be able to read Kindle books, epubs, pdfs, etc. in addition to the standard BN Nook books (which I have no problem accessing after the root).
Any help would be much appreciated. I have little time before I can return the Nook, which I will do if I can't use it as intended.
Thanks much!
hf1 said:
Hi, first post here from an old fart and a total non-geek. I browsed some threads here but couldn't figure it out -- probably too stupid to use them for my case.
I rooted my Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight (NSTG, os version 1.2.1) with Nook Manager following instructions (from outside link I can't post) based on this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351
Now when I click Relaunch and go to the apps, there are 16 apps.
How can I install more apps? (Kindle, etc.)
The Browser is very bad and rarely acts as a browser. (Just freezes.)
Only apps I see that could be helpful are:
ADB Konnect (Is this for connecting the Nook with another computer on my network? What do I do with it?)
Amazon Appstore (doesn't work)
Nook Touch Mod Manager(?)
I want to be able to read Kindle books, epubs, pdfs, etc. in addition to the standard BN Nook books (which I have no problem accessing after the root).
Any help would be much appreciated. I have little time before I can return the Nook, which I will do if I can't use it as intended.
Thanks much!
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Yes, the Amazon App Store is dead. I don't know much about ReLaunch, but if there is an app manager you can uninstall Amazon App Store and the native Browser. Both are useless.
Nook Touch Mod Manager is for reassigning behaviors to the "n" button, the four hardware buttons, and a few more. You can look at it without any harm, but you'll probably want to get to know your device better (and how you will use it) before reassigning anything.
Again, I'm not sure about ReLaunch, but I know it has a kind of file manager (where you can browse/create folders, maybe delete files). If you don't want to install GoogleApps to get the Market working and obtain apps that way, then you will have to side-load them. That's not such a bad thing. I think the majority of my apps are side-loaded because current Market versions won't run on the Nook, so you often have to find older versions of apps elsewhere.
There are two methods for side-loading:
One uses ADB (hence the ADB Konnect app). For that you would need to get something like the Minimal ADB and FastBoot package for your PC. Maybe more than you want to know.
The other method is really easy IF the file manager in ReLaunch behaves like others. To find out, you can create a folder (maybe "Downloads"?) either on the internal memory or on the SD card in which to move apk files from your PC to your Nook via the USB connection. Once the apk file is on the Nook (and you're disconnected from the USB cable) you can go to the folder where you moved the apk file. Touching the file should initiate the package installer and you just follow the prompts from there.
Is that clear enough (from one old fart to another ? Since you mentioned the browser and Kindle app, I'll give you some files to try. They are attached below. If you run into trouble, just holler and I'll try to walk you through the ADB method.
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Is that clear enough (from one old fart to another ? Since you mentioned the browser and Kindle app, I'll give you some files to try. They are attached below. If you run into trouble, just holler and I'll try to walk you through the ADB method.
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nmyshkin, clear as day and thank you tons! I will try your suggestions and report back soon.