rooted nook experience? Please share your experience with your rooted nook:how long did it take you to root?what are the disadvantages, aside from voided warranty?how fast is a rooted nook compared to actual {intended} tablets?where do you go to find out the latest news on updates?what happens when (as they did a few months ago) B&N tries to autoupdate your firmware?Thanks! rooted nook experience? Please share your experience with your rooted nook:how long did it take you to root?what are the disadvantages, aside from voided warranty?how fast is a... » Read More rooted nook experience? Please share your experience with your rooted nook:how long did it take you to root?what are the disadvantages, aside from voided warranty?how fast is a rooted nook compared to actual {intended} tablets?where do you go to find out the latest news on updates?what happens when (as they did a few months ago) B&N tries to autoupdate your firmware?Thanks! « Show Less
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I rooted mine EASILY using huskermania's video on youtube http://youtu.be/88qRbLLEAPQ. One think you'll need to add since there are no back/menu buttons is an app called Button Savior. I have a lightweight Android tablet that I wirelessly tether to my rooted Android phone. I love it!
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I want to bump this thread. I got a Nook Color for Christmas. But I learned very quickly that B&N; is no Amazon.(I had no previous experience with B&N;) I do not like B&N.; Their site is disorganized and less friendly, imo, and everything is much pricier, with a more limited selection. So I ordered a CyanongenMod 7.0.3 - OPTIMIZED - 8GB SD card. I amhoping this will save me. I would like to hear from any others who have used this method to keep fromfalling out of love with the Nook.I just want to browse Amazon and order Amazon Books easily with my Nook.
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I've rooted 2 Nook Colors and use them with a custom Rom (Cyanogen Mod 7 aka CM7). There are plenty of instructions for doing this and it's not difficult at all.I've rooted and intstalled CM7 on a Micro SD card ala Nook2Android method (for my daughter's nook since she also uses the stock B&N; software at times), and internally wiping out stock software for my personal one. The internal memory method is a little zippier. It's even easy to go back to stock NC software if you need to revert back. Happy to give advice to anyone who cares.
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You could google these things, and you should really know exactly what you're doing before you spend money on it.1. $02. XDA-Developers is a website, and you should lookup tutorials on youtube or elsewhere.3. Android is free.4. The only cost is for the Nook and the SD card.
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I ordered my cm7 sd card from Nook Unlocked here on Amazon. It's a bit cheaper than N2A. I had an issue getting on my home wifi but resolved it be changing the encryption on the router. Other than that it has been smooth sailing with the nook and cm7. So many apps you can try for free to see if they fit your needs. So far I've got my family organizer, email, budget, games, news, my favorite websites bookmarked in addition to my books. It's really like a mini laptop you can carry in your purse. I bought a refurbished one from ebay and put in the SD card and haven't looked back.
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thank you for taking the time to describe your experience!! I'm feeling optimistic!
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@Jeff Barr 100% Agree with all that. For under $300, this thing is a beast of a tablet and for people that don't know the rooted custom roms (which is the custom android software you will run) are always much faster than the stock ones, so you'll likely be running as fast as many newer tablets out there. Rooted my phone and tether the two to get online as well, it's great!
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It's not rooted out of box. It's a stock 4.1 which can be rooted if necessary but so far I haven't had the need to root. It's a great tablet for its price BTW!
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I would still buy the Nook HD+, the screen is better, the operating system isn't as locked down (IE I can install regular android on it and use it as a normal tablet, it had a microsd slot and even the native ebook software is superior. I use mine with the free Calibre on the computer (which can convert any ebook file to any other ebook file and am able to read books from anywhere. If you aren't just using it as an ebook and are unwilling to learn to put a normal operating system on it I would probably look at another tablet as an option. I will say this has far better specs ( screen /processor/memory) at a lower price than any almost comparable tablets!
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I successfully used it on the Nook HD+ to root it. I now use it to boot from. They don't recommend the faster ones for that task.
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use on rooted phone, i have a note 2(n7100) rooted with dn4 v2.1 android 4.4 rom and its working, just unplug the phone, restart the shell in the restart menu, and then wait to the phone starts then just connect to the dock. it worked for me
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@John...sorry, but I don't know which one you have...the Nook or the Kindle? Since the forum is for the Nook, I guess that's what you have. I'm very interested in buying one and would like to know which one you're having trouble with. Also, did you get the problem fixed or did you purchase a new one? Thank you in advance for your input...I appreciate it!
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Thank you Alan. I will have to try that out. I ended up getting a Nook from B&N.; I was able to go into the store and play around with one which made me feel better about buying it. I know that there are some books on Kindle that I'm going to try and convert.
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HP has ended upgrade support with 4.4.2. They did make a vague comment about they may push out a patch sometime though so if a major security exploit is discovered or whatever they may do something about it. I would not hold my breath waiting for any kitkat bugfixes or new features however, it looks like the S7 is one step from being abandoned altogether.
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VERY easy to root. You just need a decent SD card (with usb reader...I got a class 10 32 gb card) and instructions which can be found on the Facebook page "Customizing Your Nook Color". It was MUCH easier than rooting my Galaxy S phone. I am having a blast with my new tablet computer. I watched a Netflix movie start to finish yesterday with nary a stutter. Plus I have both my Kindle and Nook libraries on the device. Oddly (and perhaps ironically), the Nook app force-closes more often than any other app on the device (but it's not bad at all).
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I also use a D5100 with firmware A 1.01 B 1.01 L 1.006 and have had a problem only once. Contact Blue Nook as they were very prompt and concerned when I had a problem. Sent me a new battery and away I went. Steve
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YesAlso, download Amazon reader from google play.It will run on native nook.Google owns Android.
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What i did with mine is install cyanogenmod. It allows you to install 3rd party add-ons and gives a lot more freedom than out of the box. Nook operating system is pretty restricted. Follow this guide, it installs from an sd card, and should get you past the frozen boot screen...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2062613
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It's been out for almost a year now as mentioned by some of the other responses. I will say though that I have not had any of the issues expressed. I bought the unit new as soon as it came out and haven't had any major issues that required a send back. I will say that it doesn't have the quickest boot time (~30-45 sec) and the GPS loses its recent history every once in a while but other than that it's a great unit. The GPS navigation is stellar and the wifi works good if you have tethering on your phone or a mobile hotspot. In short, of the 4 units I tried (Pioneer, Clarion, OEM and this one) this Kenwood has been the best. Just thought I would put that out there. Good luck on your search. It's been out for almost a year now as mentioned by some of the other responses. I will say though that I have not had any of the issues expressed. I bought the unit new as soon as it came out and haven't had any major issues that required a send back. I will say that it doesn't have the quickest boot time (~30-45 sec) and the GPS loses its recent history every once in a while but other than that it's a great unit. The GPS navigation is stellar and the wifi works good if you have tethering on your phone or a mobile hotspot. In short, of the 4 units I tried (Pioneer, Clarion, OEM and this... » Read More It's been out for almost a year now as mentioned by some of the other responses. I will say though that I have not had any of the issues expressed. I bought the unit new as soon as it came out and haven't had any major issues that required a send back. I will say that it doesn't have the quickest boot time (~30-45 sec) and the GPS loses its recent history every once in a while but other than that it's a great unit. The GPS navigation is stellar and the wifi works good if you have tethering on your phone or a mobile hotspot. In short, of the 4 units I tried (Pioneer, Clarion, OEM and this one) this Kenwood has been the best. Just thought I would put that out there. Good luck on your search. « Show Less
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I'm not sure. I honestly have not experimented enough with the N2A Card. In fact; I think that a good way of using this card would be to insert it solely for the purposes of downloading new Apps from the web and then using them without the card inside of the Nook. I think that the Nook is much, much quicker in its navigation on the web when the N2A card is not inside of the device. I'm not really sure if they are still functional if you do that, but the card acts as a window, so to speak, that opens up the availability to a lot of new, different applications. To your question of "why won't the page rotate", I must say it is just because there are no more screens to scroll to after the screen that is currently available and shown on the screen of the Nook. I think that the fact that the page not rotating is simply a visual to let the user know that there is no more space left on that current page you are looking at and there are no new applications to scroll to after that page. Did I answer your question?
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I am sorry, but as I said in my review, I bought the Nook Tablet as a gift for someone. I have not actually used it. I do, however, own a Nook HD+ and it runs the Kindle App so that I can read Kindle books on my Nook HD+.
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There will never be a verified root most likely due to many reasons, T.O.S. Licenses and so forth. I can tell you though from my own experiences this phone was one of the easiest to root. No locks on it from carriers. Motochopper and correct usb developer drivers are a must though. It took me 2 minutes to root then place CWM which lets you back up the blu operating system and placing another on to the device from a custom rom. Check out youtube for root how too videos.
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I bought mine with the 4.1.1 Jellybean already installed. The bigger issue is with the firmware updates from Asus. With the trouble I had with mine I had to download the new firmware to my desktop computer and unzip the file to a micro SD card and then insert it into the tablet. It automatically identified the update and installed it with no problem. I am happy with the tablet over all except for the Bluetooth connectivity and rebooting issue. I would think that a company like Asus would offer to replace a product after it had gone to their repair facility and returned to a customer and it still has the same problem. JMHO.... I bought mine with the 4.1.1 Jellybean already installed. The bigger issue is with the firmware updates from Asus. With the trouble I had with mine I had to download the new firmware to my desktop computer and unzip the file to a micro SD card and then insert it into the tablet. It automatically identified the update and installed it with no problem. I am happy with the tablet over all except for the Bluetooth connectivity and rebooting issue. I would think that a company like Asus would offer to replace a product after it had gone to their repair facility and returned to a customer and it... » Read More I bought mine with the 4.1.1 Jellybean already installed. The bigger issue is with the firmware updates from Asus. With the trouble I had with mine I had to download the new firmware to my desktop computer and unzip the file to a micro SD card and then insert it into the tablet. It automatically identified the update and installed it with no problem. I am happy with the tablet over all except for the Bluetooth connectivity and rebooting issue. I would think that a company like Asus would offer to replace a product after it had gone to their repair facility and returned to a customer and it still has the same problem. JMHO.... « Show Less