Barnes & Noble Nook Color

Any plans on submitting the Android version of the application to the B&N Nook app store? Since the Nook is based on Froyo 2.2, I would think it would work but I am not familiar enough to know if there are any changes that need to be done for it to run on this platform. I would love to be able to use my Logos mobile app on my Nook Color

Steve

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Ward Walker

Logos hasn't answered this query ["Will you release your app via the B&N Store"], but if you want to run their app on the Color Nook you can. You can also run it on the new Nook Touch, but it will flash a lot and the library is hard to navigate.

Hunter Clagett

There are not currently any plans to submit the Logos app to the B&N app store. That does not preclude our doing so in the future, but there are no plans in that direction.

Thanks,

Ken Shawver

So Ward the only way to get it to work on the Nook Color is to root the unit? I guess I'll pass on that if that is the only way as it's my wife's unit and I use it only on occasion. I don't want to goof her device up.

si_cochran

So Ward the only way to get it to work on the Nook Color is to root the unit? I guess I'll pass on that if that is the only way as it's my wife's unit and I use it only on occasion. I don't want to goof her device up.

You can actually dual boot Android on a micro sd card. This would allow you to keep the Nook Color ROM untouched, as the Android ROM would be completely installed on the micro sd card. It is not too difficult if you follow a tutorial. I used this video tutorial, and found it to be user-friendly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4nenR-mNo0. Android works well on the Color Nook, and the Logos app runs without any problems or speed issues.

Steve Augustine

Is it an involved process to submit it to the B&N store or can you just submit the current Android version once it is gold release mode?

We sure would like to see it for the Nook.

Yes, I have created a SD boot card to boot to Android on the Nook, but having it in the native device OS would be great.

Thanks, Steve

Ward Walker

... but having it in the native device OS would be great.

Thanks, Steve

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Ward Walker

There are not currently any plans to submit the Logos app to the B&N app store. That does not preclude our doing so in the future, but there are no plans in that direction.

Thanks,

With the Amazon store now supported, why not B&N app store?

Tom Weil

I wnt to buy an ereader for my Logos books and it would be great to use for sermon prep also. My wife has a Nook and that is my preferred device because of support. Any advice is appreciated.

Bob

Logos hasn't answered this query ["Will you release your app via the B&N Store"], but if you want to run their app on the Color Nook you can. You can also run it on the new Nook Touch, but it will flash a lot and the library is hard to navigate.

Ward

How did you load it onto the touch? I cannot get a version of the app to load. I have the .apk file from the LOGOS website, side loaded it but the browser will not load the file, neither can I use the load page on LOGOS nor the Amazon app store - the Nook rejects the app.

Bob

Ward Walker

Robert,

Mark Kunkee got L4Android running on the Nook Touch; in this thread he includes a link to a video showing how it looks running L4Android.

Just above that part of the thread, I give a link to how to run a rooted Gingerbread OS from a MicroSDHC...I'll bet that same site has the right instructions for doing a similar thing with the touch. Warning: If you boot from a memory card, be aware that the B&N devices are *extremely* picky about small block read/write times...to prevent issues make sure you purchase the recommended card.

Enjoy! - Ward

TomB

There are not currently any plans to submit the Logos app to the B&N app store. That does not preclude our doing so in the future, but there are no plans in that direction.

Why? There is no reason for you to offer the app in the Amazon, Apple, and Google stores and not in the nook store.

Pardon my being so pushy but here is the link to get the process rollinghttps://nookdeveloper.barnesandnoble.com/

At this point I have stopped using my Logos software and started using olive tree. Their software is not as nice nor do I own as many books in their format (yet). They do , however offer their app in the nook market. I would like to come back to logos, I love, love, love my logos software. I regret that I will be forced to spend my money with a software developer that actually wants to make it easy for me to use the software I buy.

Come on Logos don't ignore the millions of nook owners out here.

Bob

There are not currently any plans to submit the Logos app to the B&N app store. That does not preclude our doing so in the future, but there are no plans in that direction.

Why? There is no reason for you to offer the app in the Amazon, Apple, and Google stores and not in the nook store.

Come on Logos don't ignore the millions of nook owners out here.

"This looks like a job for ... Wish list" I would recommend that you put in an item and get votes. I would like to see the app on the nook as well. I suspect that LOGOs will delay going there until the app is more stable. If I were Bob Pritchart I would hold off for a while because people will be less disappointed if it isn't there than if it gets there and leaves. My (quick and dirty) look at the directions and information on the website leads me to think that there are probably a lot of "gotchas" in the conversion. On the other hand, I would be pretty disappointed in LOGOS if I found out that there was no-one looking into it in his/her spare time, just for info.

You can get it onto your Nook touch (the new touch not to be confused with the Nook color {the unit that USED to be called the touch} or the Nook Simple Touch). You just need to get a loader (like the GO.loader) and Amazon store side loaded. When I tried I found the loader and app to be rather clunky and temperamental on the Nook. When it just stopped working and the only way I could straight it out was to go back to square 1, I just stopped trying to get it to work. This link may help you:

http://liliputing.com/2011/11/how-to-sideload-apps-on-the-nook-tablet-amazon-appstore-go-launcher-ex.html

When i tried it, Google locked me out of the Android store but the Amazon store worked. YMMV, of course

Bob P