Just rooted - first impressions

[d3xn2o]

I could be wrong, but when I played with his I seem to remember only seeing one home button like an ipad. No back/menu etc. If you add a launcher and make it an adroid tabelet, what are you guys doing to get "normal functionality" in apps without a back or menu key?

Does anyone know what version of android is on it? Is there any way to multitask (like holiding the home button of the phones)? What about multitouch?!

Now you all got me excited about this thing...

I Can answer one thing... It does have Multitouch...

 

[AintSkerd]

I could be wrong, but when I played with his I seem to remember only seeing one home button like an ipad. No back/menu etc. If you add a launcher and make it an adroid tabelet, what are you guys doing to get "normal functionality" in apps without a back or menu key?
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Autonooter gives you softkeys. Menu, home and back buttons on screen. Also menu and back buttons in the notification bar that is at the bottom of the screen.
It also installs gingerbread kb. I believe it is 2.1 android, Nookdevs has it posted with hardware specs.

 

[red.drako]

I could be wrong, but when I played with his I seem to remember only seeing one home button like an ipad. No back/menu etc. If you add a launcher and make it an adroid tabelet, what are you guys doing to get "normal functionality" in apps without a back or menu key?

Part of the process of using Auto-Nooter gives you soft keys (attached pic below) which gives you home, menu, back, search. If you press the Softkeys arrow (circled in red) and it brings up the menu bar (in a red square).

Does anyone know what version of android is on it?

Android 2.1 (2.2 supposed to come late Janurary)

Is there any way to multitask (like holiding the home button of the phones)?

So far I haven't seen this. Seems to multitask, just haven't gotten the hot swap to work yet (which I never use anyway).

 

[Centro85#AC]

Lol, that's awesome. Thanks guys. I can't believe it has multitouch. I tried pinch zoom in the browser and it couldn't work. Only did tap to zoom and obviously the buttons. Good to know it does have the capability, even though the browser likes to forget it

 

[AintSkerd]

I have to correct myself. The softkeys in the notification bar are a part of Zeam launcher. I have since removed Softkeys and replaced them with Button Savior. Search for it in the market. Credit to someone on XDA in App/Themes section for the find.

 

[AintSkerd]

Lol, that's awesome. Thanks guys. I can't believe it has multitouch. I tried pinch zoom in the browser and it couldn't work. Only did tap to zoom and obviously the buttons. Good to know it does have the capability, even though the browser likes to forget it

Default browser does not do pinch to zoom. Find another browser in the market. I am using Dolphin HD

 

[anon(66956)]

Lol, that's awesome. Thanks guys. I can't believe it has multitouch. I tried pinch zoom in the browser and it couldn't work. Only did tap to zoom and obviously the buttons. Good to know it does have the capability, even though the browser likes to forget it

I am using xScope and it allows pinch to zoom. It's not free, but it is good.

 

[Aatrek]

I'm picking up my NookColor this afternoon. Just a couple questions:

What video player are you all using?

Is TitaniumBackup compatible with the NookColor?

Does the NookColor require the SD card to stay rooted - that is, if I upgrade to a larger-sized card later, will I need to start over?

 

[eShawpm]

Hey guys, I'm new to Android however, I rooted my NC using the Autonooter process with no problems -very similar to jail breaking an iPhone. @Aatrek - I'm using the stock video player with movies formatted for my iPhone with no issues. IDK what TitaniumBackup is so no data there. Last, no, the NC does not require the SD card to stay rooted. Super simple process.

eDuBB

Edit:

Got too excited . . . anyway, in addition to rooting my NC is updated it to see ad-hoc wifi hotspots, such as my iPhone using MyWI. One side effect, as noted by NookDevs, is that once updated, the wifi will need to be cycled once the NC goes to sleep. A small price to pay in my opinion.

App wise, Advanced App Killer, Amazon Kindle (had to do it), Angry Birds, Backgrounds, Calculator, Calender, DailyBible (gotta get my prayers on), Documents to Go (full key), Dolphin Browser HD, Easy Uninstaller, Email (Exchange compatible), Facebook, iHeartradio, Android Marketplace, News and Weather, NookColor Tools, NPR News, SoftKeys, Superuser, Google Talk, and Youtube (the real one).

DuBB

 

[AintSkerd]

Titanium backup is supported. I would do some research before using it. There are reports of OTA overwrites back to stock and there is speculation Titanium backup is the culprit.

 

[red.drako]

Advanced App Killer

As many on AC (Phil & Jerry especially if you listen to the podcast) will tell you - App killers will cause all sorts of janky problems. At the very least it'll kill you battery sooner so you won't get th full life out of it.

DailyBible (gotta get my prayers on), Documents to Go (full key), Dolphin Browser HD

Awesome. Agreed. Agreed.

 

[aznmode]

I was wondering why this over Archos 70 or 101 besides the IPS screen? They are about the same price.

 

[eShawpm]

@Red, what exactly is rational behind app killers and battery life? Or better still, could provide a reference and/or a suggestion for closing arrant applications?

DuBB

 

[eShawpm]

@Red, what exactly is rational behind app killers and battery life? Or better still, could provide a reference and/or a suggestion for closing arrant applications?

DuBB

 

[Aatrek]

Anybody figure out how to make LauncherPro shortcuts work?

 

[red.drako]

@Red, what exactly is rational behind app killers and battery life? Or better still, could provide a reference and/or a suggestion for closing arrant applications?

DuBB

Ok this is going to be a little long winded so try to bare with me. And I pull this info from the AC Podcast (it's discussed in several episodes), my degree in OS theory, some basic understanding of programming, & a couple outside links from ye old internet.
You may be familiar with or have at least heard of the OS known as Linux; this is what Android is based off of. Android is essentially a Linux kernel with a Dalvik-Java overlay (that's what gives us our lovely UI & many other fun features). In Linux, unlike Windows, there are parent/child processes. When you launch, say, a word processor a "parent" process is started. Anything that happens inside of that word processor program creates a "child" process (say inserting a picture). When you complete that, the child process 'dies' (morbid I know, stay with me). In Android, when you close an application, all the child processes die & the parent goes into a suspended mode. When suspended the parent process releases hold of the memory (RAM) it was using - save for persistent widgets & the like.
What a task killer does is says "Hey Android, kill parent process 'X'" - then process 'X' ends completely. Then Android says "Parent process 'X' needs to be suspended" and turns it back on. At this point Android & the task manager start/kill, start/kill, start/kill the process all day long. This is what runs down your battery. In addition, some task killers try to be 'smart' & kill processes it feels are unnecessary which may in turn cause a lot of strange glitches.

Sorry that was SO long, I wasn't trying to write you a college dissertation. But I don't know how else to explain it while attempting to inform you properly on the subject.
To all the nit-pickers: I know this is grossly over-simplified version of the Linux parent/child process structure - please do not kill me.

 

[red.drako]

Anybody figure out how to make LauncherPro shortcuts work?

What icons are you talking about? The ones on the dock? I have the browser and app drawer working fine. But calls don't work (not cell service, go figure) nor does the messaging icon.

Anyone gotten widget resizing working on Launcher Pro?

 

[.46caliber]

Ok this is going ...SNIP ..........SNIP..... - please do not kill me.

To make a long story short, Android already regulates it's own processes to keep system resources open and available for when you start up a different app. Adding another chef (App Killer) to a kitchen that is already running smoothly just makes things go haywire.

@ red,

For the record, I think you did a nice job of boiling the answer down to keep it understandable, yet thorough. Any thing more would require some significant background knowledge.

 

[eShawpm]

App killer killed. . .

Thanks Red & .46cal.

Edit:

Deleted Advanced Task Killer and noticed immediate performance and speed improvements. Also followed up, via Google search, on App Killers and both Red & .46cal are dead on the money (small pun intended).

DuBB

 

[red.drako]

@ red,

For the record, I think you did a nice job of boiling the answer down to keep it understandable, yet thorough. Any thing more would require some significant background knowledge.

Very kind of you to say .46cal & thank you for putting it in more layman's terms; as you can see it's not always my strong suit.