Before you root - update the OS to Nook 1.0.1! (Instructions inside)

[Aatrek]

I just picked up a NookColor and it's running the stock v1.0.0 Nook software. BN released 1.0.1 in early December, but it doesn't roll out to everybody's NC right away (and unlike other Android devices, there's not a "check for updates" button in the Settings menu).

If you root while running 1.0.0, you'll need to un-root back to stock before you can update to 1.0.1.

** I repeat: you cannot install the 1.0.1 update on a rooted 1.0.0 NC. **

Before you root, be sure to apply the latest update, available here at BN's site:

Software Updates - Barnes*&*Noble

Over on NookDev, there is two automated root methods, one for NCs running 1.0.0, and the other for 1.0.1. Save yourself the trouble of starting over and update your software first!

 

[Aatrek]

Already rooted, or unsure how to apply the update? NookDev's has a specific guide here: Installing the 1.0.1 update on a rooted NC - nookDevs

 

[hommiehcat]

What can a nook rooted really do?

 

[pjjanak]

What can a nook rooted really do?

Just look around . It can do pretty much anything your phone could do, with just a few exceptions.

Peter

 

[deparson]

...replace a $500 iPad or a $600 Tab

 

[Will Shanklin]

This info is already included in our stickied rooting the nook how-to thread. But in case someone missed that part, they say we learn from repetition, so I guess it can't hurt!

 

[Aatrek]

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