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MOD EDIT: This does not affect the nook color. This is for the monochrome Nook.
What's new in V1.5?
NOOK V1.5 improves performance while adding great new features. Key updates include:
1. NEW! Stay in Sync Across Multiple Devices
Automatically sync the last page you read on your NOOK or NOOK app with another. For instance, if you stop reading on a certain page on your NOOK, you'll automatically open to the same exact place on your iPad, iPhone or Android-based Smartphone using our FREE NOOK apps.
2. NEW! Stay Organized with "My Shelves"
Create, name and organize shelves in "My B&N Library" and "My Documents" in "My Shelves". For instance, you can put all your cookbooks on one shelf, all your spy novels on another shelf, for quick and easy access.
3. NEW! Password Protect Your NOOK
Your NOOK can now be secured in two ways to prevent unauthorized use. First - you can set up your NOOK to lock when it goes into sleep mode, then unlock it with a pass code. Second - you can require a password to purchase content, so others using your NOOK cannot buy anything without your permission.
4. Faster page turns, improved search, and other optimization
How do I get Version 1.5?
The V1.5 update is available immediately as a manual download and, for those NOOKs connected to Wi-Fi®, as an automatic download. To get the software update right now, follow the instructions above for manual download. If your NOOK is registered and has Wi-Fi® connectivity (Airplane mode should be OFF and Wi-Fi® should be turned ON and connected to a hotspot), the device will automatically download the software and install it on your NOOK. If connected to Wi-Fi® and you'd like to get the update, you can tap 'Check for new B&N content' under My Library. However, if the update does not start automatically, please try again in a couple of hours or the next day or follow the instructions above to download the update file manually.
The process takes approximately 5-7 minutes via Wi-Fi® or 4-5 minutes for the manual download (depending on your connection). You should NOT turn your NOOK off while the new software is being downloaded. Once the software update is completed, your NOOK will automatically restart and display the Home screen. The software update will preserve your personal settings, including your registered account information, content, display settings, and Wi-Fi® settings.
This is for original nook, not nook color. This should be deleted.
acomiskey said:
This is for original nook, not nook color. This should be deleted.
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Agreed... This isn't a "Report to mod" incident but it's disinformation at best.
How did the OP not read the information and see that this was for the original Nook?
shame on the OP getting my hopes up like that...
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shame on the OP getting my hopes up like that...
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Hopes up? I was panicking. I had my wifi turned off for 3 days until 1.1 was figured out.
Kodeen said:
Hopes up? I was panicking. I had my wifi turned off for 3 days until 1.1 was figured out.
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^^
Exactly what I was thinking. Was about to shut down my nook!
The shelves thing would be nice, though. Why haven't they implemented this on the NC?
Unless they have... Ignorance, my old nemesis!
Mod notified - hopefully they get rid of this soon and stop panicing users.
I have edited the title and added a message to the OP so people don't get unduly worried about this.
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The shelves thing would be nice, though. Why haven't they implemented this on the NC?
Unless they have... Ignorance, my old nemesis!
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You are correct, it is your nemesis.
Not only that, v1.5 for the e-ink classic Nook (black & white) ereader has been out for months and is hardly news. This thread really has no relevance and should just be deleted.
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Not only that, v1.5 for the e-ink classic Nook (black & white) ereader has been out for months and is hardly news. This thread really has no relevance and should just be deleted.
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Agreed. There is no reason at ALL to keep this thread. Why leave it mods?
Dear sir
i have nook color and I bought to keep my books and to listen (like kindle ebook reader) books , but i have got several problems with my nook color
for pdf books I have to scrol scrol and scrol for hours to reach a specific topic
pdf does not work like original books from barnes and noble as they display so many options when you soft tap on the screen that what topic you need , contents and many other options.
i can not download apk files because so many books need apk support. and bye the way what is apk?
i can not synchronize my NC with my PC
i can not install third party software into my NC.
no flesh also
I have so many other problems as well.
please help me
thanks alot
Riaz
Recently after my SD card somehow killed itself after installing the ManualNooter thing for the 1.2 update (I really don't think it was their fault, by the way) I decided to just take the plunge and start using CM 7 on a regular basis (in other words, heck with dealing with the B and N updates). Very impressive by the way, it's much more stable for me than it was when I first tried it shortly after it was released.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had ever had a book that worked fine on the stock Nook Color software not work with the Nook for Android marketplace app? It's the weirdest thing. It downloads fine (as do all my books) but just won't load. All my other books work. If anyone has any ideas, please share them, it's driving me crazy. I've tried everything I can think of (reinstaling app, logging out and back in, deleting the book completely and redownloading...) short of trying another SD card, since I don't have spare at the moment.
It's a complete collection of Sherlock Holmes, by the way. Great stuff.
I found a solution! I'm going to share it here in case anyone else runs into this problem with a book. What I ended up doing was decrypting the book and then copying it to the My Documents folder within the Nook folder, it worked after that (although that begs the question "Why on earth didn't it work in the first place?"). I kind of think we aren't allowed to link to such things so I won't, but I did a quick search and found an absurdly easy to use suite of tools for decrypting eBooks one has purchased from various sellers.
Alright, not to bump my own topic, but this information is somewhat related. I keep seeing people say that Magazine Subscriptions don't work on the Market reader. While this is true in that you can't make them, or download the magazines, I've found that I can use the website to manage/download the magazines (well, that and subscribe to things), and they work perfectly fine if I then copy them into the documents folder within the Nook folder on my SD card. It's less convenient, but there you have it. Why they don't just add full magazine support in I'm not sure.
Just a tip. My next step after 'fixing' the previous book was to see if my magazines worked.
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Alright, not to bump my own topic, but this information is somewhat related. I keep seeing people say that Magazine Subscriptions don't work on the Market reader. While this is true in that you can't make them, or download the magazines, I've found that I can use the website to manage/download the magazines, and they work perfectly fine if I then copy them into the documents folder within the Nook folder on my SD card. It's less convenient, but there you have it. Why they don't just add full magazine support in I'm not sure.
Just a tip. My next step after 'fixing' the previous book was to see if my magazines worked.
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Are you saying that B&N Magazine Subscriptions can be used with the Android Nook app under CM7?
Can you link to where you download magazines? What file type does it download as?
Another problem with the B&N Android app is that you don't see the book cover for all the sideloaded books in the MY Documents folder. It shows up just fine on the stock reader.
Anyway, I've given up on the B&N market app. Started using Moon reader and Aldiko.
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Another problem with the B&N Android app is that you don't see the book cover for all the sideloaded books in the MY Documents folder. It shows up just fine on the stock reader.
Anyway, I've given up on the B&N market app. Started using Moon reader and Aldiko.
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Aye, same. I've purchased Moon+ for the Text-to-Speech capabilities but still looking for a way to get my GF's magazines working on her NC with minimal hassle.
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Are you saying that B&N Magazine Subscriptions can be used with the Android Nook app under CM7?
Can you link to where you download magazines? What file type does it download as?
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Well, if you sign into your account on the Barnes and Noble website, you can go to the newsstand to subscribe/unsubscribe to magazines and what have you (since you can't on the app itself). If you go to your Library when logged in, you'll see all your books. You have to click on the Magazines heading on that bar on the left there to see them (This link should take you there). You should see a download button for the current issue as well as a recent issues thing you can click on to get past issues you've received.
As for your second question, it's an ePub, though as a sidenote the DRM is different than what's used on the regular books apparently (or at least SOMETHING is different). Still works when read in the Market B&N app though (it HAS to be in the My Documents folder. Won't show up otherwise, in my experience). It is true that you won't see the cover, but to me that's a minor annoyance compared to it not working at all.
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Well, if you sign into your account on the Barnes and Noble website, you can go to the newsstand to subscribe/unsubscribe to magazines and what have you (since you can't on the app itself). If you go to your Library when logged in, you'll see all your books. You have to click on the Magazines heading on that bar on the left there to see them (This link should take you there). You should see a download button for the current issue as well as a recent issues thing you can click on to get past issues you've received.
As for your second question, it's an ePub, though as a sidenote the DRM is different than what's used on the regular books apparently (or at least SOMETHING is different). Still works when read in the Market B&N app though (it HAS to be in the My Documents folder. Won't show up otherwise, in my experience). It is true that you won't see the cover, but to me that's a minor annoyance compared to it not working at all.
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I must be missing something. I subscribed to a Nook magazine on the B&N website from my PC, but it won't let me download it to my PC. I don't see any link from the nook app to magazines. What am I doing wrong?
richard98 said:
I must be missing something. I subscribed to a Nook magazine on the B&N website from my PC, but it won't let me download it to my PC. I don't see any link from the nook app to magazines. What am I doing wrong?
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It's not in the magazine section of your Library on the Barnes and Noble website? Also, you won't see a link in the Nook app itself for magazines. After I got it from the website I had to copy it to the appropriate folder on the SD card (as said about "Nook/My Documents"). Also, make sure you refresh on the first screen of the Nook app in order to get it to see them. Sometimes it takes a second.
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Another way you can do it is to use the PC Nook program to download it (since it supports magazines). After you download the magazines in that case, you'll find them in your Documents folder, in "My Barnes & Noble eBooks\[email protected]"
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It's not in the magazine section of your Library on the Barnes and Noble website? Also, you won't see a link in the Nook app itself for magazines. After I got it from the website I had to copy it to the appropriate folder on the SD card (as said about "Nook/My Documents").
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Another way you can do it is to use the PC Nook program to download it (since it supports magazines). After you download the books in that case, you'll find them in your Documents folder, in "My Barnes & Noble eBooks\[email protected]"
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How do I download it from the website to my PC? When I click on the download link from my PC from either Firefox or IE, I get "Technical DifficultyWe are sorry. This item is not yet supported on this device.". I also tried using the NOOK app on my PC. No go for me
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How do I download it from the website to my PC? When I click on the download link from my PC from either Firefox or IE, I get "Technical DifficultyWe are sorry. This item is not yet supported on this device.". I also tried using the NOOK app on my PC. No go for me
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Aaaaaah...apparently some subscriptions are Nook Color only, some aren't. I apologize, I only just now realized this. I tried a trial subscription of PC Gamer and it did what you described...on the page for that magazine it says Nook Color under the "Read exclusively on this..." blah blah line on the page. The only subscription I tried ("Asimov's Science Fiction") is available on PC and everything else.
I'd guess that if you downloaded it with the stock Nook software you could copy it off and then read it on the marketplace app, but that doesn't do a fat lot of good I suppose. Sadly it looks like a bunch of them ARE Nook Color exclusive. I guess I just lucked out...sorry to get everyone excited. It's too bad there's probably no way to spoof yourself as a Nook Color.
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Aaaaaah...apparently some subscriptions are Nook Color only, some aren't. I apologize, I only just now realized this. I tried a trial subscription of PC Gamer and it did what you described...on the page for that magazine it says Nook Color under the "Read exclusively on this..." blah blah line on the page. The only subscription I tried ("Asimov's Science Fiction") is available on PC and everything else.
I'd guess that if you downloaded it with the stock Nook software you could copy it off and then read it on the marketplace app, but that doesn't do a fat lot of good I suppose. Sadly it looks like a bunch of them ARE Nook Color exclusive. I guess I just lucked out...sorry to get everyone excited. It's too bad there's probably no way to spoof yourself as a Nook Color.
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Nice try though. Maybe I will try one of the regular b&n magazines
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Nice try though. Maybe I will try one of the regular b&n magazines
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At the very least it seems all of the newspapers are enabled for everything (the 4 or 5 I checked anyway).
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At the very least it seems all of the newspapers are enabled for everything (the 4 or 5 I checked anyway).
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I tried the NYT and that one didn't work. I guess there is no way to tell which ones work until after you purchase them?
richard98 said:
I tried the NYT and that one didn't work. I guess there is no way to tell which ones work until after you purchase them?
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No, if you click on the name of the magazine/newspaper it will say part way down the page. When I said "tried" I should have said "looked at on the webpage". You might have to click on it, the thing that says something like "Read Exclusively on these apps and devices:" in the little informational section next to the picture.
This is unfortunate that only some newspapers work and others don't. Chicago Tribune is available on nook for android but my WSJ is not. Gonna have to keep my dual boot BN1.2 stock and CM7/2.3 and flip back and forth. Arghhh!
Nook Touch Root Guide is OUT.
Link.
mattrb said:
Nook Touch Root Guide is OUT.
Link.
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Hmm I guess this means i am going to be running by barnes and noble to buy one on the way home from work today. It is really too bad they saw this coming and didn't put 3g in it.
Is there no Nook Simple Touch forum yet?
Masterface7 said:
Hmm I guess this means i am going to be running by barnes and noble to buy one on the way home from work today. It is really too bad they saw this coming and didn't put 3g in it.
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If you (or anyone) do get a NookTouch and root it, I'd be most appreciative if you could share you experience regarding several points:
(1) pdf -- zooming and landscape (NookTouch does not have multitouch; can we at least use the "+/-" zoom buttons in the free acrobat pdf reader? -- assuming that we can sideload apps!)
(2) can we install an alternate launcher? (e.g. zeam)
(3) can we access (google) calendar/contact/gmail?
(4) connectbot? terminal emulator?
(5) kindle/aldiko/etc?
(6) battery life?
Thanks!
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If you (or anyone) do get a NookTouch and root it, I'd be most appreciative if you could share you experience regarding several points:
(1) pdf -- zooming and landscape (NookTouch does not have multitouch; can we at least use the "+/-" zoom buttons in the free acrobat pdf reader? -- assuming that we can sideload apps!)
(2) can we install an alternate launcher? (e.g. zeam)
(3) can we access (google) calendar/contact/gmail?
(4) connectbot? terminal emulator?
(5) kindle/aldiko/etc?
(6) battery life?
Thanks!
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all except 6 can be possible, thought 6 is possible but if you are ready to give up performance then you can use setcpu which requires root.
adityahbk said:
all except 6 can be possible, thought 6 is possible but if you are ready to give up performance then you can use setcpu which requires root.
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I agree/believe that the first five bullet points I raised are possible; what I'm interested in is the *experience* -- e.g. is it realistic to use a rooted NookTouch to sideload the acrobat reader to read a 20 page science paper in pdf with equations *comfortably* (the latter would likely mean reading in the landscape mode).
As for item #6: this entire thread is about rooted device My question is whether using the rooted NookTouch to run regular (not flash) apps like acrobat reader/aldido/brower would kill the battery (e-ink uses energy only when it reflashes, but if you have to scroll your pdf file/webpage frequently then this might still be an issue...).
Is sideloading the only option for loading apps onto the rooted Touch, or is it possible to get apps on there via an app store?
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Is sideloading the only option for loading apps onto the rooted Touch, or is it possible to get apps on there via an app store?
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I'm sure something will be worked out. Give it time.
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Is sideloading the only option for loading apps onto the rooted Touch, or is it possible to get apps on there via an app store?
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If we can sideload Ammazon Market it should let you download app. I will try it tonight.
Once we have Adb working possibilities are endless.
I should get one, I'm pretty sure one can cook up a modified CM7 for this easily.
I was ready to run out and pick one up, but even if rooted, the screen refresh makes it seem frustrating for web browsing.
Video: liliputing.com/2011/06/139-nook-touch-has-a-web-browser-no-rooting-required.html
Having said that, apps that don't require fast screen updates (words with friends, chess, sudoku) will probably work well.
Hidden Web Browser
Without rooting you can get the Web Browser working
http://liliputing.com/2011/06/139-nook-touch-has-a-web-browser-no-rooting-required.html
Looks like this is the nook touch developers forum for now.
That's fantastic that it was rooted so quickly.
It sounds like the next step is getting a launcher working. As of now, it seems the only way to run apps is via adb wifi.
It would be nice to keep the original interface and have the option to get to an apps screen via the top bar.
Anyone currently working on this?
The new kobo touch seems to pan very fast in a pdf without flickering. Is the nook touch capable of this? Does the kobo touch have a browser or a way of getting one on there?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEURVe02zAM
I can't get the files to root Nook Touch
I clicked on the links in the NookDevs site to get the two files I needed to root my Nook Touch and I got caught up in some crazy website where it kept wanting me to load their software and not the files I wanted. What's up with that? How exactly do those links work? Is there an easier way to get those files downloaded?
Click the first blue "Direct Download" button on the top right.
I can see the hamster wheels spinning around this joint! EPIC WIN!
Anyone try rooting and getting the Kindle app and/or Google Books on there?
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Anyone try rooting and getting the Kindle app and/or Google Books on there?
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I installed it, however, I cannot get it to launch.
Maybe someone can spot my error. Im trying this in the shell
# am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.amazon.kindle/com.amazon.kcp.application.ReddingApplication
Broadcasting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=com.amazon.kindle/com.amazon.kcp.application.ReddingApplication }
Broadcast completed: result=0
Which doesnt do anything. Is there some other magic needed?
I'm going to be following this closely. I really hope development progresses to the point of being able to use the kindle app and some other android productivity apps. As soon as it is confirmed, I'm off to go buy one.
Anyone from Canada and cannot download the Google Music Manager for N7?
I am trying to download the program but no matter what I can't do it because I am not from the United States. Anyone able to give suggestions on how I can do it? There was a Tor Project walkthrough, but with the corrent Tor verison, I couldn't get it to work.
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Anyone from Canada and cannot download the Google Music Manager for N7?
I am trying to download the program but no matter what I can't do it because I am not from the United States. Anyone able to give suggestions on how I can do it? There was a Tor Project walkthrough, but with the corrent Tor verison, I couldn't get it to work.
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I don't have my N7, but for my Nook Color, I had to sideload it. I'm not sure which version would work with the N7/JB.
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Anyone from Canada and cannot download the Google Music Manager for N7?
I am trying to download the program but no matter what I can't do it because I am not from the United States. Anyone able to give suggestions on how I can do it? There was a Tor Project walkthrough, but with the corrent Tor verison, I couldn't get it to work.
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I use Tor and have had struggles with it sometimes. The trick is to refresh and start again I think. Once you have it working, don't touch it!
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I use Tor and have had struggles with it sometimes. The trick is to refresh and start again I think. Once you have it working, don't touch it!
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I have tried to follow the Tor re-routing, but every time I make the change, it gives me an error saying "tor no specified exit routers"
I would have to re-install the program. Everytime I open Tor Browser, and use IP Addres Locator it tels me the IP addres is in Iran, I haven't been lucky enough to have an IP addres from the US when I start up.
Did you have any instructions on how to use Tor in order to manage a US IP Address?
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I have tried to follow the Tor re-routing, but every time I make the change, it gives me an error saying "tor no specified exit routers"
I would have to re-install the program. Everytime I open Tor Browser, and use IP Addres Locator it tels me the IP addres is in Iran, I haven't been lucky enough to have an IP addres from the US when I start up.
Did you have any instructions on how to use Tor in order to manage a US IP Address?
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This is the guide I used and this is my torrc file.
Code:
# This file was generated by Tor; if you edit it, comments will not be preserved
# The old torrc file was renamed to torrc.orig.1 or similar, and Tor will ignore it
AvoidDiskWrites 1
ControlPort 9051
DataDirectory C:/Users/username/Downloads/Tor Browser/Data/Tor
DirReqStatistics 0
ExitNodes $5877487A8989EDE4594C4F9E15EC185A80B52CD1
GeoIPFile .\Data\Tor\geoip
Log notice stdout
SocksListenAddress 127.0.0.1
StrictNodes 1
Beyond that, everything I have done has been trial and error so probably wouldn't help you.
Have you tried using the market enabler app to change the location that market uses? This usually works for me, when I want to install a location dependent app.
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In the end I used TunnelBear, and was able to quickly download Google Music manager. Currently uploading my songs so I can try using the Google Music Play on the N7.
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In the end I used TunnelBear, and was able to quickly download Google Music manager. Currently uploading my songs so I can try using the Google Music Play on the N7.
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If you've got this far, you'll be fine now. The only time Google checks your location (as far as Music is concerned) is during sign-up and when you try and purchase music. For browsing and playing from your library online, and for playing your library on your device, there are no location checks.
I've been using Music on my Sensation for 6 months or so
In the UK here, used tor to spoof my IP, just keep refreshing and trying
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I'm in Canada as well.
Months ago, I used a simple Chrome extension called "Stealthy" to spoof my IP. Basically, a click or two and I was done. And, as someone else mentioned, after you've signed up there's no more ip checks so I have that extension disabled.
Of course, you won't get the "My Music" tab if you visit Play from your PC. But, no problems if you go to the music url directly.
Hi, my Google Music Manager has stopped working over the last few days, the program won't open or get past a screen that says it cannot get an internet connection. I wondered if any other UK users had the same issue ?. I've tried disabling anything on my setup that might be blocking it, and haven't changed anything before this happened. It's frustrating because I was loving using it on my Nexus 7. Any advice would be appreciated as I'm baffled. Thanks.
Same problem here my Google Music Manger wouldn't connect to internet...
Any Solution.......
I'm still stuck, I've been talking to an english technology journalist who says he is still uploading okay, have spent many late nights this week on this, but totally baffled. It can't be a widespread problem else the forums would be full of chatter about this.
I've gotten round this by installing Ubuntu alongside my Windows XP installation and installing the Linux version of Google Music Manager - and it works !. If you look in the log file for Windows Google Music Manager mine is moaning about Root Ca Certificates and being unable to find an iTunes folder (well it's wasting it's time looking for that one). At least my Nexus 7 is slowly filling with music now.
Same problem with me too. It just says to check internet connection. :|
Then I tried it in Ubuntu but no luck there too.
Jazz Like That said:
Same problem with me too. It just says to check internet connection. :|
Then I tried it in Ubuntu but no luck there too.
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Same problem here, has been going on for at least a few days. Whats the deal?
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mhicks86 said:
Same problem here, has been going on for at least a few days. Whats the deal?
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I have tried installing music manager on my old computer and it connects fine using the same network. Both using windows 7 64bit. Leads me to think its something with my current computer setup that is the problem. Hard to pinpoint though.
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If you've got this far, you'll be fine now. The only time Google checks your location (as far as Music is concerned) is during sign-up and when you try and purchase music. For browsing and playing from your library online, and for playing your library on your device, there are no location checks.
I've been using Music on my Sensation for 6 months or so
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I can't purchase music. when i try, it wants a USA address with a credit card from the USA as well.
M3drvr said:
I can't purchase music. when i try, it wants a USA address with a credit card from the USA as well.
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You can't purchase music outside of the US. The steps required to use Play Music only give you the cloud service. You'll have to buy your music elsewhere for now.
M3drvr said:
I can't purchase music. when i try, it wants a USA address with a credit card from the USA as well.
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You can't purchase music outside of the US. The steps required to use Play Music only give you the cloud service. You'll have to buy your music elsewhere for now.
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You need a valid US address (hint: find one on a real estate site ). Then you must set this as your default address and billing address (with your normal credit card).. Then you can buy music. I've bought a few albums much cheaper than Aussie music sites. Oh, you also need to be on a US VPN to actually purchase music too.
Google have now fixed this. Just uninstall the program from your pc and redownload it from Google Music, the new version is working perfectly for me.
We got two of our boys a pair of Nook HDs for Christmas. They freaking love them, but as they were used to constantly playing on mine and my wife's phones, the NookOS was off-putting.. Plus, most importantly, it seems to be a known issue that Nook HDs cannot host Minecraft Pocket Edition games that other players on the same LAN can join. Thinking I was smart and cool I rooted the Nooks and installed CM10.2. The problem is that while they can see and join games being hosted on any other devices on our home wifi (kindle fire, Razr Ms) the two Nooks cannot host games themselves.
Could this be some sort of a hardware issue? I don't see how, but what the freak do I know? Could it be an internal setting that wasn't overwritten by installing Android?
Any ideas or help will be much appreciated. They're great kids, very grateful for the tablets, and they don't whine or complain. I would just love to make this work for them.
I think you need this:
http://www.pocketmine.net/?lang=en
you can read trough their android manual in GETTING STARTED.
Greetz to your lovely children :fingers-crossed:
riboswitch said:
I think you need this:
http://www.pocketmine.net/?lang=en
you can read trough their android manual in GETTING STARTED.
Greetz to your lovely children :fingers-crossed:
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If pocketmine will allow my boys to play together on the same world then I will get it. I'm looking at the site and it isn't immediately clear what exactly it is? It installs on the PC, is it something that helps create a server accessible to Minecraft PE players on the same network as the PC?
Just like that recent South Park episode I'm a typical adult who has no freaking idea what Minecraft really is. I find it totally inexplicable.
riboswitch said:
I think you need this:
http://www.pocketmine.net/?lang=en
you can read trough their android manual in GETTING STARTED.
Greetz to your lovely children :fingers-crossed:
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OK, I'm reading through the getting started section and it looks like this might be exactly what we need. Ideally someone would have been able to just give me an internal setting that would allow those Nook HDs to host games like any other android device, but in the absence of that this will be awesome. Thanks, man!
Nook HDs CAN Play local multiplayer!
boriquajake said:
OK, I'm reading through the getting started section and it looks like this might be exactly what we need. Ideally someone would have been able to just give me an internal setting that would allow those Nook HDs to host games like any other android device, but in the absence of that this will be awesome. Thanks, man!
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The Nook HD and HD+ certainly can host Minecraft PE (MCPE) multiplayer games on the same LAN! We have been doing this at my house since I outfitted the whole family with Nooks this Christmas. I found that the best way to do this long term is to dedicate a computer that is always on, like a desktop, as a server, but let me tell you how to do it without that:
**Note that the following instructions apply to Minecraft PE version 0.8.1
You have to have "Local server multiplayer" enabled in the MCPE settings screen on the nook that will be the "Host/Server" (you may need this set on every nook, but I'm not certain of that), and you need to know what the IP address is for the Nook that will be the Host.
You can find the IP address to your device (which can change but typically doesn't that often for most home WiFi) from the Nook home page tap on the settings icon in the upper right corner, then choose settings > all settings > Wireless & Bluetooth, and once there tap on "Find other networks" . On the next screen tap on your network's name and a pop-up will appear with information about your network. The last item on that pop-up is the "IP Address". This is what you need to write down.
Start up MCPE on the host Nook, and configure a new game the way you wish or just open an existing game you wish to share. Be sure to change the default name from "My World" to something more meaningful, also change your players name (on the same config page as "Local server multiplayer") from the default "Steve" to an actual name on each Nook or you will see a bunch of "Steve"s in the game and not know who anyone is.
With your game running (ie you can move around the world ) on the host Nook, set up each nook that you want to join your game like this:
After launching MCPE, and taping "Play", tap on the "Edit" button and the "New" button will change to say "External". Tap on the new "External" button and the "Add External Server" page will come up. This is where each player's nook will be set up to talk to the host nook, all you need is that IP address you wrote down, and a unique name for the server like "Shared Game" or "Dad's World". Don't change the port number! Tap on "Add Server" when done and it will show up on the "Play" page as the name you chose, with the IP address and port number.
To test, tap on the new game and it should load just like any other map. If it cannot connect to the host nook, double check all of your settings, make sure both Nooks have WiFi enabled and are on the same network.
That is all there is too it. For some reason the nook, even when rooted and booted in to Cyanogen, never broadcasts itself as an available server. BUT, if you use a different device/computer it will.
I had an older Android tablet that will automatically show up on every nook when it hosts a MCPE game. I configured it just like I described above and instead of having to manually add a server for it on each Nook, the Older tablet (running stock ICE) shows up in every MCPE game list in blue text with a wifi icon flashing! This makes it much easier to let people join in.
FYI, when a non-Nook Minecraft "host" broadcasts that is is sharing a game it shows the Player name, and not the name of the game. Not sure why that is.
Let me know if I can be of any help, it is incredibly fun to have the whole family playing minecraft together.
mmatrix said:
The Nook HD and HD+ certainly can host Minecraft PE (MCPE) multiplayer games on the same LAN! We have been doing this at my house since I outfitted the whole family with Nooks this Christmas. I found that the best way to do this long term is to dedicate a computer that is always on, like a desktop, as a server, but let me tell you how to do it without that:
**Note that the following instructions apply to Minecraft PE version 0.8.1
You have to have "Local server multiplayer" enabled in the MCPE settings screen on the nook that will be the "Host/Server" (you may need this set on every nook, but I'm not certain of that), and you need to know what the IP address is for the Nook that will be the Host.
You can find the IP address to your device (which can change but typically doesn't that often for most home WiFi) from the Nook home page tap on the settings icon in the upper right corner, then choose settings > all settings > Wireless & Bluetooth, and once there tap on "Find other networks" . On the next screen tap on your network's name and a pop-up will appear with information about your network. The last item on that pop-up is the "IP Address". This is what you need to write down.
Start up MCPE on the host Nook, and configure a new game the way you wish or just open an existing game you wish to share. Be sure to change the default name from "My World" to something more meaningful, also change your players name (on the same config page as "Local server multiplayer") from the default "Steve" to an actual name on each Nook or you will see a bunch of "Steve"s in the game and not know who anyone is.
With your game running (ie you can move around the world ) on the host Nook, set up each nook that you want to join your game like this:
After launching MCPE, and taping "Play", tap on the "Edit" button and the "New" button will change to say "External". Tap on the new "External" button and the "Add External Server" page will come up. This is where each player's nook will be set up to talk to the host nook, all you need is that IP address you wrote down, and a unique name for the server like "Shared Game" or "Dad's World". Don't change the port number! Tap on "Add Server" when done and it will show up on the "Play" page as the name you chose, with the IP address and port number.
To test, tap on the new game and it should load just like any other map. If it cannot connect to the host nook, double check all of your settings, make sure both Nooks have WiFi enabled and are on the same network.
That is all there is too it. For some reason the nook, even when rooted and booted in to Cyanogen, never broadcasts itself as an available server. BUT, if you use a different device/computer it will.
I had an older Android tablet that will automatically show up on every nook when it hosts a MCPE game. I configured it just like I described above and instead of having to manually add a server for it on each Nook, the Older tablet (running stock ICE) shows up in every MCPE game list in blue text with a wifi icon flashing! This makes it much easier to let people join in.
FYI, when a non-Nook Minecraft "host" broadcasts that is is sharing a game it shows the Player name, and not the name of the game. Not sure why that is.
Let me know if I can be of any help, it is incredibly fun to have the whole family playing minecraft together.
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Holy shisse, man!! You are awesome!! I have scoured the internet looking for help and you are the only person I have found who has actually addressed the question. When I get home I will try this out. My boys will be so excited.
Just as a side question, do you know why it is that joining a game hosted on a non-NOOK device is as simple as hitting the play button? Any games being hosted on another Android or Apple device on our LAN just show up in blue at the top of the list.
Regardless I am soooo excited. My boys will think I'm a hero.
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boriquajake said:
Holy shisse, man!! You are awesome!! I have scoured the internet looking for help and you are the only person I have found who has actually addressed the question. When I get home I will try this out. My boys will be so excited.
Just as a side question, do you know why it is that joining a game hosted on a non-NOOK device is as simple as hitting the play button? Any games being hosted on another Android or Apple device on our LAN just show up in blue at the top of the list.
Regardless I am soooo excited. My boys will think I'm a hero.
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Thanks, I am glad I am able to pass on that hard earned information.
I wish I knew why the Nooks don't broadcast Minecraft PE games and yet other devices, even other android devices running ICS do it just fine. I can tell you that it seems to be hardware based though as I was testing both under the Nook OS and with an N2A SD card that boots into Android 4.2 and I could never get my Nook HD to broadcast a shared game, even though it shared them just fine if you knew the IP. Rooting made no difference either.
I thought it was a bug with MCPE until I got the broadcast working on my complete POS No Name 2012 Black Friday special 7" Android tablet. That little tablet has been doing nothing but running MCPE for days now and just keeps chugging along. (turn down all graphics settings on the host if you have troubles) I liked the idea so much that I resurrected a similar tablet with a broken screen to do the same thing but it hosts a survival mode game instead of creative. Before I had the two "Servers" up my kids would fight when they wanted to play MCPE, if the Host nook wasn't on or wasn't playing then none of the client nooks could.
ProTip: Install a widget that displays your IP address so that you can quickly give it out if/when it changes. This is helpful if you can't leave your nook on all the time. Look for "Ip Widget" in the play store.
Let me know if I can be of any help
** I am not affiliated with mojang (makers of Minecraft), Barnes & Noble, or Dieter Thiess, developer of the IP Widget I use. I am a software developer and recent Nook enthusiast.
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You could probably host an MCPE game on an old (4th gen or newer) ipod touch, or any phone running Android 3+ or ios 5+, even phones without service. Using something other than your Nooks would make the game show up automagically, and it would be available as long as the host device is plugged in.
I am 90% sure that you could use a Raspberry/Pi device as a minecraft server, but I have never tried. :cyclops:
mmatrix said:
Thanks, I am glad I am able to pass on that hard earned information.
I wish I knew why the Nooks don't broadcast Minecraft PE games and yet other devices, even other android devices running ICS do it just fine. I can tell you that it seems to be hardware based though as I was testing both under the Nook OS and with an N2A SD card that boots into Android 4.2 and I could never get my Nook HD to broadcast a shared game, even though it shared them just fine if you knew the IP. Rooting made no difference either.
I thought it was a bug with MCPE until I got the broadcast working on my complete POS No Name 2012 Black Friday special 7" Android tablet. That little tablet has been doing nothing but running MCPE for days now and just keeps chugging along. (turn down all graphics settings on the host if you have troubles) I liked the idea so much that I resurrected a similar tablet with a broken screen to do the same thing but it hosts a survival mode game instead of creative. Before I had the two "Servers" up my kids would fight when they wanted to play MCPE, if the Host nook wasn't on or wasn't playing then none of the client nooks could.
ProTip: Install a widget that displays your IP address so that you can quickly give it out if/when it changes. This is helpful if you can't leave your nook on all the time. Look for "Ip Widget" in the play store.
Let me know if I can be of any help
** I am not affiliated with mojang (makers of Minecraft), Barnes & Noble, or Dieter Thiess, developer of the IP Widget I use. I am a software developer and recent Nook enthusiast.
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I am especially excited to show my boys how I got the help to get things working. Using sites like this one can be a lifesaver. Hopefully, I can get them interested at a young age so that at least one of them will go on to be someone who contributes hard-earned knowledge like this, not just a grateful parasite like their old man.
boriquajake said:
I am especially excited to show my boys how I got the help to get things working. Using sites like this one can be a lifesaver. Hopefully, I can get them interested at a young age so that at least one of them will go on to be someone who contributes hard-earned knowledge like this, not just a grateful parasite like their old man.
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Amen to that, I have been a lurker on this forum for a few weeks, I am happy to give back.
mmatrix said:
Amen to that, I have been a lurker on this forum for a few weeks, I am happy to give back.
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wow, thanks so much for your help. i've been up in arms about this for 2 weeks, and i stumbled on your post. thank you for saving me from this headache
Glad I could help, were you able to get it working?
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Holly hell, thanks man!
Thanks, mmatrix.
The multiplayer was working on my kids' Nooks until about 2 weeks ago. Your post did the trick. Put that in a manual. Cut and print. I love you man!!! Anything to keep the kids happy.
as long as we're at it...
I've had a similar problem with Terraria multiplayer.
Has anyone had any experience with setting that up as well?
Nook HDs
It seems to be a common problem that Nook HDs have a problem host LAN apps
doesn't work
mmatrix said:
The Nook HD and HD+ certainly can host Minecraft PE (MCPE) multiplayer games on the same LAN! We have been doing this at my house since I outfitted the whole family with Nooks this Christmas. I found that the best way to do this long term is to dedicate a computer that is always on, like a desktop, as a server, but let me tell you how to do it without that:
**Note that the following instructions apply to Minecraft PE version 0.8.1
You have to have "Local server multiplayer" enabled in the MCPE settings screen on the nook that will be the "Host/Server" (you may need this set on every nook, but I'm not certain of that), and you need to know what the IP address is for the Nook that will be the Host.
You can find the IP address to your device (which can change but typically doesn't that often for most home WiFi) from the Nook home page tap on the settings icon in the upper right corner, then choose settings > all settings > Wireless & Bluetooth, and once there tap on "Find other networks" . On the next screen tap on your network's name and a pop-up will appear with information about your network. The last item on that pop-up is the "IP Address". This is what you need to write down.
Start up MCPE on the host Nook, and configure a new game the way you wish or just open an existing game you wish to share. Be sure to change the default name from "My World" to something more meaningful, also change your players name (on the same config page as "Local server multiplayer") from the default "Steve" to an actual name on each Nook or you will see a bunch of "Steve"s in the game and not know who anyone is.
With your game running (ie you can move around the world ) on the host Nook, set up each nook that you want to join your game like this:
After launching MCPE, and taping "Play", tap on the "Edit" button and the "New" button will change to say "External". Tap on the new "External" button and the "Add External Server" page will come up. This is where each player's nook will be set up to talk to the host nook, all you need is that IP address you wrote down, and a unique name for the server like "Shared Game" or "Dad's World". Don't change the port number! Tap on "Add Server" when done and it will show up on the "Play" page as the name you chose, with the IP address and port number.
To test, tap on the new game and it should load just like any other map. If it cannot connect to the host nook, double check all of your settings, make sure both Nooks have WiFi enabled and are on the same network.
That is all there is too it. For some reason the nook, even when rooted and booted in to Cyanogen, never broadcasts itself as an available server. BUT, if you use a different device/computer it will.
I had an older Android tablet that will automatically show up on every nook when it hosts a MCPE game. I configured it just like I described above and instead of having to manually add a server for it on each Nook, the Older tablet (running stock ICE) shows up in every MCPE game list in blue text with a wifi icon flashing! This makes it much easier to let people join in.
FYI, when a non-Nook Minecraft "host" broadcasts that is is sharing a game it shows the Player name, and not the name of the game. Not sure why that is.
Let me know if I can be of any help, it is incredibly fun to have the whole family playing minecraft together.
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I did all this and it still won't work for me
What exactly is happening? Maybe I can help.
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mmatrix said:
What exactly is happening? Maybe I can help.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Free mobile app
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It keeps saying it can't locate the server
Ok, lets check a few things:
1. Make sure that both nooks have hosting checked.
2. Check that you have the correct IP address for the host Nook.
3. Make sure that Minecraft is actually running on the host, and that it has a "world" loaded. (It must be actively playing)
4. Make sure that all nooks are on the same network; it wont work across the Internet.
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mmatrix said:
Ok, lets check a few things:
1. Make sure that both nooks have hosting checked.
2. Check that you have the correct IP address for the host Nook.
3. Make sure that Minecraft is actually running on the host, and that it has a "world" loaded. (It must be actively playing)
4. Make sure that all nooks are on the same network; it wont work across the Internet.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Free mobile app
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What if someone on a regular tablet wants to join me while I'm on my nook? That's where my trouble lies.
If you are hosting a world from your nook, you need to know your IP address, and the other tablet uses that to join the game.
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