How To Install Third Party Apps On Nook Hd

Much to my surprise, it turns out that it'due south entirely possible to sideload third-party Android apps onto Barnes and Noble's new Nook HD and Nook Hard disk+ tablets.

Simply before you get too excited, B&N doesn't make the process like shooting fish in a barrel. In fact it'southward pretty much a full pain in the ass, only information technology is possible, and other people have gotten information technology to work, then maybe yous can too, if y'all actually want to.

The crazy part of it is Barnes and Noble is the one offer the detailed step-by-footstep instructions on how to sideload apps. The directions are designed for Nook app developers, and the process plain works on the older Nooks as well (who knew?).

Basically, to sideload apps you have to use your calculator to push the apk files to the Nook HD/Nook HD+ using ADB and your computer's command line. This requires downloading and installing the Android SDK and the Nook SDK add-on.

The process doesn't require any rooting or modding of the Nook any. The irony of information technology is rooting volition probable exist a much easier option than messing with this once the rooting packages are complete.

I came beyond this sideload rooting method over on a Nook HD questions and answers thread at B&N from the aforementioned person that put together the TinyNoot rooting package for the GlowLight Nook Touch.

I spent a few hours this morning going over the sideload directions and trying to get everything to work. The directions are somewhat intimidating, only none of it is really that hard to figure out, and doesn't take very long to setup.

I got everything downloaded without any issues, simply my calculator simply refuses to recognize the Nook properly, even subsequently following all the troubleshooting sections. I tin can't get it to bring upward the serial number no matter what I practice. And then I've decided to throw in the towel instead of wasting more than time with it.

Sideloading apps this style has limitations anyway. For instance, you can't load in an alternate appstore like Amazon because you tin simply use ADB to sideload apps, so if you lot try to install an app through another app from the device itself y'all'll still get the blocked install warning.

I decided I'd rather await for ROMs and rooting packages to come up forth for the Nook Hd+ to become access to Google Play to bypass B&N's limitations. In fact there'due south already an early on rooting method available for the Nook HD+ and Nook HD over at XDA, so future development is looking promising.

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Source: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2012/11/09/how-to-sideload-android-apps-on-nook-hd-and-nook-hd-without-rooting/

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