The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet has a locked bootloader, which has prevented hackers from figuring out how to replace the version of Android that comes on the tablet with custom software such as CyanogenMod. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to run an alternate operating system on the NOOK Tablet. In fact, you can […]
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B&N NOOK Tablet 1.4.1 update kills sideloading, lets you keep apps installed so far
Amazon isn’t the only company pushing out a software update that kills root access this week. Barnes & Noble has started rolling out version 1.4.1 of its software for the NOOK Tablet, and users that have rooted their $249 tablets are reporting that the update removes root access. It also removes the ability to sideload […]
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NARS script makes it easy to root a NOOK Tablet on Linux or OS X
It’s easy to root a Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet if you have a Windows PC. Xda-developers forum member Indirect released an easy-to-use script a few weeks ago that lets you gain access to hidden files and settings on the tablet. Once you’ve done that you can install the Android Market or make all sorts […]
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Remove root from a NOOK Tablet with this one-click app
In order to root the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet you need to connect the tablet to your computer with a USB cable and run a series of commands in a terminal or DOS box. But if you want to unroot the tablet there’s now a way to do it with an Android app. The app […]
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B&N NOOK Tablet is the fastest-selling NOOK to date
Barnes & Noble has been offering digital media devices under the NOOK brand for a few years. That includes NOOK eBook reader with E Ink displays and the NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet color Android tablets. But the company says the NOOK Tablet which launched in November is the fastest-selling device in the NOOK family so far. […]
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How to add sideloaded apps to your NOOK Tablet home screen, app library
There are about a thousand apps available for the NOOK Tablet in the official Barnes & Noble Shop. But it’s easy to add thousands of additional apps by downloading them off the internet or installing a third party app store on the tablet. Update: Sideloading Android apps on a NOOK Tablet requires a device running […]
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ClockworkMod Recovery for the NOOK Tablet in the works
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet is a 7 inch tablet designed for reading books, streaming media, surfing the web and running apps purchased from the B&N Shop. The tablet runs a custom version of Google Android, and it’s proven relatively easy to hack. Users have already figured out how to install apps that aren’t […]
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How to unroot a Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet
So you’ve gone ahead and rooted your NOOK Tablet, installed the Android Market, and made some other changes. But after a little thought, you’ve decided you’d like to unroot the tablet so you can start from scratch, return it, or give it as a gift this holiday season. Fortunately there’s an app for that. Or rather, […]
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Android Market website now recognizes HP TouchPad, NOOK Tablet, Kindle Fire
Google has rolled out a minor update to the Android Market website so that it now recognizes devices that didn’t originally ship with the Android Market. In other words, if you install the Android Market on an officially unsupported device such as the HP TouchPad, Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet, or Amazon Kindle Fire, you […]
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NOOK Tablet dissected, reveals big battery, lots of adhesive
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet may be a shiny new 7 inch tablet with a dual core processor, but the tablet sure looks a lot like the 2010 NOOK Color. The new model uses the same case design as the original, but comes with more RAM, more storage, and a faster processor. But the folks […]