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I am using Nook Color to load apk files. I wanted to get the WSJ Android tablet app, http://online.wsj.com/public/page/tablet.html?mod=WSJ_footer.
It is a free app but I do not have Market access. could someone upload the apk file for the WSJ Android tablet app?
I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
i am not seeing that app available on market.
Someone with a Samsung galaxy tablet would see it only. i tried one at a verizon store. Same goes for nytimes tablet app
I see 2 WSJ apps on my galaxy S phone... but people are saying its just a "Short cut" i doubt thats what you're looking for
I'm not sure if this one is the one you are looking for:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9641665/stacktrace.android.news.wsj.lite_1.apk
Only someone with Galaxy Tab can see the Android Tablet app. It would be the official WSJ app (not the app lite) version. Thanks all for your effort so far. The app can only be seen with Galaxy Tab or other official Android tablet.
We should get more Galaxy Tab apps for the NC.
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Is there an app like the eris market fix that could mask your phone temporarily of course as a gtab? I would love hte NYT tablet version (though I am sure both will probably come out next year in the BN app store.
~Leko
NYTimes Tablet app is on the market, I just downloaded it
Nice!
That's great. Do you mind posting the nytimes app? I cannot access it on my Eris.
I'd really like this as well, and the NY Times tablet app!
also want WSJ android tablet app
does anybody have the WSJ (official) apk or know how to make our Nook's Market app think that we are using a tablet rather than a phone? The WSJ app only shows up for tablets.
Thanks all.
WSJ app only works on Samsung Tab
Wall Street Reader (lite) is only limited access; WSR (full) is available for purchase but then you also need the WSJ online paid subscription as well.
On Nook Color of you go here http://mobile2.wsj.com/device/index.php you get the mobile lay out. It doesn't look like the iPad app interface due to the B&N wsj offering but its pretty good.
Note: you must set the browser to "mobile" mode vs. "desktop" in setting for it to work appropriately. Otherwise, in desktop mode, it sends you to the main WSJ page.
Enjoy.
Cheers m8s!
edit: NYTimes app works great outta the box.
Official WSJ app
I am speaking about the Official WSJ app (not from Stacktrace as you mentioned in your post).
The official WSJ app is at https://market.android.com/details?id=wsj.reader_1
The app is free and does require a subscription to get the full content.
compaq74 said:
I am speaking about the Official WSJ app (not from Stacktrace as you mentioned in your post).
The official WSJ app is at https://market.android.com/details?id=wsj.reader_1
The app is free and does require a subscription to get the full content.
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Looks like it requires Froyo...could that be the reason you don't see it? Also comments on this link claim logins are still required. Haven't tried it myself.
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WSJ apk works on CM7!!!
I've spend that last 2 morning reading the WSJ on CM7 using the official WSJ apk. It looks amazing!
WSJ
How did you get the WSJ to register your email on the nook color? I have downloaded the ap (the tablet app - same UI as on the IPAD). Its a great UI but unfortunately on the NC I cant get past the registration page.
compaq74 said:
does anybody have the WSJ (official) apk or know how to make our Nook's Market app think that we are using a tablet rather than a phone? The WSJ app only shows up for tablets.
Thanks all.
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It shows up on mine. I've changed a number of things in my /system/build.prop. Since this app shows up for the Galaxy Tab, I don't think it's related to any of the Honeycomb preview changes. I suspect the following change will do it.
Change the line:
ro.build.characteristics=default
to:
ro.build.characteristics=tablet
If you don't have that line, add it after the ro.build.fingerprint=BLAHBLAHBLAH line on your device.
Good luck. You may have to clear your Market cache and the data for Google Services Framework and reboot afterwards.
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Nevermind, tried on my Nexus One just adding that one line, and it wasn't enough. Looks like you'll have to spoof being a Galaxy Tab or a Xoom in addition.
I simply downloaded it from the website listed 4 posts up, from my nookcolor in DolphinHD, by clicking on the "Download app" button, which forced me to sign into my google account from there. I also needed to create a (free) user account, verify it via the sent email, and voila.. working WSJ app.
Thanks!
Has anyone found or manage to install the "USA TODAY for Tablet" on their NC? I'm trying to track down the APK but can't find it.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.usatoday.android.tablet.news
Does anyone think updating the build.prop to match the Xoom would allow it to be downloaded from the Market on to a NC?
I use the phone version frequently and would love the tablet version on my NC. I was surprised to not see much mentioned about it on XDA. If anyone has managed to install it can you verify that it works on Honeycomb v4? I'm afraid it's going to use a different sdk version (11, not 10 that the Preview image is).
It wouldn't install because we are using the wrong sdk version but if we could get it to install, I imagine it would work. I don't think it's using anything the preview sdk didn't have. Try asking someone in the xoom forums to post the apk. They'll be the only ones who have it.
Don't forget that Honeycomb has a new UI method which this might use. Pulse now will use this, but you won't see it on anything less than Honeycomb.
Activity Fragments
Honeycomb allows developers to break the Activities of their applications into subcomponents called Fragments, and then combine them in a variety of ways to create a richer, more interactive experience. For the landscape view, Pulse allows you to open the story right there in a new fragment. This allows readers to simultaneously browse and read news stories.
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I've cross posted in Xoom forum. Maybe someone will post it for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978369
khaytsus said:
Don't forget that Honeycomb has a new UI method which this might use. Pulse now will use this, but you won't see it on anything less than Honeycomb.
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Yeah Fragments look interesting. I don't expect the apps to work on anything below Honeycomb.
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Does anybody have the .apk for this? It doesnt show up in the market.
Link for USA Today APK
Here you go... (Attached)
Free version. No piracy involved.
Its one of my favorite news Apps, too. Wonder why they yanked it? When I discovered it was gone, I started keeping back-ups of my Free stuff online for this very reason.
-Kodak
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The apk worked for me until a little while ago. Now, I get an error that I must download an updated version from the market. Searched in the market and couldnt find it
How to Root Nook Tablet Step by Step
Demo of games that work and dont, home catcher (N button hack)
First Root Demonstration
Updated 12/3/11:
How to use Dropbox and refer others to build your drop box free storage.
Updated 12/7/11:
How to Unroot, Reformat, Return to Stock for Nook Tablet One Click by Albert Wertz
Thank you! I was waiting for somebody to make one. Im going to watch this first thing in the morning and finally root my NT
Thanks, I'll give that a shot shortly.
I've tried logging into the android market using the non-rooted technique and complains I have no android phone after logging in under my google account, enter a phone # etc. After the root, will this be resolved, or did you have an android phone / tablet already on the account?
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Thanks, I'll give that a shot shortly.
I've tried logging into the android market using the non-rooted technique and complains I have no android phone after logging in under my google account, enter a phone # etc. After the root, will this be resolved, or did you have an android phone / tablet already on the account?
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works perfectly with this method even google voice
I'm new to Android, so by "rooting" we are only talking about access to android marketplace and more apps correct?
lanceot said:
I'm new to Android, so by "rooting" we are only talking about access to android marketplace and more apps correct?
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Android is basically Linux
Rooting your device means giving yourself root, or superuser (admin) access, giving you access to system files and the ability to change things that normally are marked read only.
This allows for removing "pre-installed" applications (called by some people "bloat-ware", because they bloat the system.), installing other applications (for example, although members of this forum figured out how to "side-load", or install without a market, some of the Google apps, the "Google Market" requires an entire framework which needs root access), and making changes to the system in ways that generally void your warranty (but can sometimes speed things up and make the device do things that no one expected it to do).
"Rooting" is also the first step (but only *one* of many) toward installing custom versions of the Android operating system (or "ROMs").
It's kind of a big deal, and the ability to root makes the device just *that much* more appealing to people who like to tinker.
how to check if NT is rooted
Hi, I followed the video all up till the part before it prompts the installation of Gapps. I don't know why mine did not provide that prompt. It just stopped working.
Now I have no clue if my root was successful. Please help?
juinny said:
Hi, I followed the video all up till the part before it prompts the installation of Gapps. I don't know why mine did not provide that prompt. It just stopped working.
Now I have no clue if my root was successful. Please help?
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you might have accidentally hit enter or something. To check for root, go to search and instead of putting go launcher in, put superuser and it should tell you if the superuser app is installed or not. If installed you are rooted and you can use the gapps instructions to install that alone. but I would just try running nook zergy again. Make sure your cable is not loose.
Just added another video to the collection, I demonstrate home catcher apk and games that work/dont work on the nook tablet
ASIQ said:
Hi,
My name is Mohamed Asiq, I from India. I have a nook tablet, but have not registered it yet. B&N account needs a U.S. shipping address only. So I cannot create a new account. Without registering I cannot even open the tablet. So please I kindly request you to allow me to use your nook account. I ensure that I will not misuse it or purchase using it or use it, besides in India the account will not work. Please consider my request. Please.....CONTACT ME [email protected]
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How did you get one if you are in india? I am sorry, but your request is one that very few would even consider. My recommendation is to setup a fake mailing address or possibly a P.O box.
thanks suicideclown for your reply, but is it possible to setup a fake address? I mean will not the B&N SERVER CHECK THe credit card address.
ASIQ said:
thanks suicideclown for your reply, but is it possible to setup a fake address? I mean will not the B&N SERVER CHECK THe credit card address.
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you dont have to setup the credit card to turn on, just the mailing address when you create a barnes and noble account. no credit card required.
Just released a demo of using dropbox and a drop box referral builder thread to help people build their storage capacity.
suicideclown said:
How did you get one if you are in india? I am sorry, but your request is one that very few would even consider. My recommendation is to setup a fake mailing address or possibly a P.O box.
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also can skip the register the account
suicideclown said:
How to Root Nook Tablet Step by Step
Demo of games that work and dont, home catcher (N button hack)
First Root Demonstration
Updated 12/3/11:
How to use Dropbox and refer others to build your drop box free storage.
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Is there any way to know if a game will work before you buy/try it?
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Is there any way to know if a game will work before you buy/try it?
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The point of the android market is to only show you games that are capable of functioning on your device. If you can see it in the android market, you should be able to play it... however, we have a hacked market so this may not be 100% true...
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The point of the android market is to only show you games that are capable of functioning on your device. If you can see it in the android market, you should be able to play it... however, we have a hacked market so this may not be 100% true...
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Thanks, I'm still learning lots
How to Unroot, Reformat, Return to Stock for Nook Tablet One Click by Albert Wertz
just added
So I know they have preloaded Root SD Cards for the Nook Color so that you don't "break" your Nook and void your warranty and so you can easily revert back by just removing the card. Do you know if they exist for the Tablet yet? I've seen reports where using the ones for the Color on the Tablet don't work.
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So I know they have preloaded Root SD Cards for the Nook Color so that you don't "break" your Nook and void your warranty and so you can easily revert back by just removing the card. Do you know if they exist for the Tablet yet? I've seen reports where using the ones for the Color on the Tablet don't work.
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Adam has found a way to boot stock B&N on SD card, but some people still report issues from it. No one has found a way to boot non-signed roms from SD.
I checked out the previous threads on Overdrive here, and the latest one seemed to still be about the clunky interface Overdrive used to make you go through to get your library epubs.
No more! Found the Overdrive app in Google Market works fantastically on CM7 Nook Color --- basically it's a one-stop shop to borrow library books and even more convenient now than it is to borrow for the Kindle app.
Aside from being a general epub reader, it allows you to read DRMed (your Adobe ID is required) epubs from your local elibrary. It asked for my library location, then my library ID (library card #), and from there I was able (still within Overdrive app) to peruse the selection of available ebooks as well as put ones on hold that weren't available.
After selecting a number of titles, I put them in the Bookbag, then checked out. I was then able to download each title by clicking on a download button within Overdrive, and they appeared within my app library list.
Better yet, MP3 audiobooks from the library system also work flawlessly within this app!
Really, really happy with this app --- CM7 Nook Color really gives the best of all worlds for ereading: Ability to purchase from B&N and Amazon (and third-party non-DRMd publishers), ability to borrow ebooks and audiobooks from local library with ease for multiple formats (availabilities differ, so this is a huge perk).
Yeah, I was looking at this over the last couple of days too. Do you know if I can open the epubs in the nook app rather than Overdrive (it's still my preferred reader for e-books)? I tried just copying the epub over to the Adobe Digital Editions folder, which got the nook app to recognize it, but it hits an error opening it.
This is the first I have heard of such an app. Sounds interesting, so checking it out as soon as I finish typing this post
Market link for those curious:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.mediaconsole&hl=en
http://www.overdrive.com/default.aspx
Edit: Welp. As I feared, my smaller city's library isn't on the list, so I don't get anything out of this yet.
NCKevo said:
Yeah, I was looking at this over the last couple of days too. Do you know if I can open the epubs in the nook app rather than Overdrive (it's still my preferred reader for e-books)? I tried just copying the epub over to the Adobe Digital Editions folder, which got the nook app to recognize it, but it hits an error opening it.
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I'm not sure you can, I don't use the Nook app for reading anymore since they had that *long* period with the bug where the menus were massively slow to respond, if at all.
According to Overdrive's site, the native nook color app is compatible with almost all the formats Overdrive provides, but no mention is made of the generic nook app for android:
http://overdrive.com/resources/drc/Default.aspx?type=ebook
Thanks for the heads up on Overdrive. Just downloaded and it's working great (MIUI 1.9.23)
Another +1 for Overdrive. My library has a great selection of books, both epub and mp3. And I really don't mind reading books in the Overdrive app.
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How do you guys download the books.when I login to my library and try to download. It says cannot download from mobile device since the library page opens in a browser
I am not able to looks from within overdrive
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Which browser are you using? Try poking around in the menu settings for "user agent" - I usually have mine set to desktop. This tells websites that you're a desktop user and not a mobile user.
i tried the default stock browser , with Linux Desktop , Mac desktop and IE6 user agent
it still said that it was a mobile site and i cant download. I am able to see the desktop version on other sites.
Overdrive available for Nook Tablet?
Hello,
I am new here. I'm considering purchasing the Nook Tablet for my 13 year old. Our school tech director said the biggest drawback is that it does not have the Overdrive App, which would allow us to download library books directly to the Nook Tablet. She said we would have to download to a computer and then download to the Nook Tablet.
I see on this thread that it appears that someone has been able to use the Overdrive App on their Nook Color. Am I understanding that correctly? Do you know if it is possible to get Overdrive on the Nook Tablet? I talked to the Nook guy at B&N yesterday and he said the Overdrive App is still not available for the Nook.
Any insight is appreciated! I like the Nook Tablet better than the Kindle Fire, but I'm concerned about the ease of downloading.
Thank you in advance,
Susan
Hi Susan,
The Overdrive app -- which yes, lets you download library DRM'ed epubs directly to your Nook Color -- is available in Google Market, not B&N store. The people in this thread are using it either on a rooted (like a jailbroken iphone, allows you to install 3rd-party apps) Nook Color or are using an entirely different OS (CM7) on the Nook Color than what it originally came with.
The unrooted, what we call "stock" (OS) Nook Color won't be able to use the Overdrive app even if you sideload it because the OS won't allow you to install 3rd-party applications.
This area of XDA (Nook Color forums) has a lot of information on how to root your Nook Color, or otherwise --- so you don't invalidate your warranty --- run CM7 on an SD card in your Nook Color. The second option is the best for beginners who want to see what can be done with their Nook Colors, as you retain an untouched stock OS in the Nook Color, but can run a different OS that allows you to use Google Market and other 3rd-party app sources from SD card.
I hope this helps.
Edit: I forgot to mention about the Nook Tablet, I believe the ability to root it has been found but because B&N has made it more difficult to modify (it has a locked bootloader, which prevents you from installing custom ROMs) many people who are using rooted Nook Colors haven't switched over. You'd be in the same boat regarding Overdrive app as with an unrooted Nook Color (i.e. unable to install and use it).
Thank you
Hi,
Thank you for your detailed reply. This helps me understand. Looks like I'll have to wait for the Overdrive App if I go with the Nook Tablet. I don't understand why B&N would delay acquisition of this app, as it seems to be the only thing missing that would tilt me towards buying the Kindle Fire over the Nook Tablet.
I appreciate your help,
Susan
anilkuj said:
i tried the default stock browser , with Linux Desktop , Mac desktop and IE6 user agent
it still said that it was a mobile site and i cant download. I am able to see the desktop version on other sites.
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Okay; I'm able to view and download using the stock browser set to Android and Opera Mobile set to either tablet or desktop. Setting the stock browser to iPad gives me an error once I get to the download screen. So try Android as the user agent, and if that doesn't work, I do highly recommend Opera Mobile as a great tablet browser (converted me from Dolphin HD).
IRT; Susan, I completely agree that OverDrive should appear in the Nook Market. Looks like angomy did a good job of explaining the situation, if you have any other questions feel free to come back!
If you run cm7 you can download overdrive app from market. I download books from my local library all thr time. Works great!
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
FYI, for those that want the overdrive app and find their home library isn't on the list....you CAN contact a library on the list and do a long distance membership. I know for a fact that the Philadelphia Library will allow you a membership from out of state. http://libwww.freelibrary.org/register/getcard1.cfm
Do a search, I thought the New York Library did that as well....
Yoke
So I've gathered that for some reason the B&N Bookstore APK won't run on custom ROMS like CM 9/10. I haven't been able to find through searching in this forum why this is the case. Is anyone aware of why the app won't run? Is it an internal check for a model string or something like that?
I'm running the latest CM10 Alpha and it's really killing me not having wired on the nook...that was one of the big selling points of it for me - digital access to my WIRED subscription. If I can somehow help get development started on patching that app, I'd like to.
I am running the Alien Fire ROM and the B&N Nook app works. I have two magazine subscriptions and they work just fine.
RhinoNelson said:
I am running the Alien Fire ROM and the B&N Nook app works. I have two magazine subscriptions and they work just fine.
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Are you referring to the Nook app that's available through Google Play? There are several magazine apps that will only work through the B&N Nook app that's part of the stock ROM. WIRED is one of these subscriptions and will only work from that particular APK.
Time and People won't work in the Play Store version either. You can see what will and what won't on the decription of the specific magazine on the B&N website.
Bump. Still looking for a way to access my WIRED subscription from my non stock rom.