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Question: Does it have google play?
Document: It does not have access to Google Play to obtain apps, so you are limited to the apps in the Nook app store. Those apps have been developed just for the Nook and its seven inch screen.
Beware this is not the NOOK that B&N currently sells. This is the older version of the first nook tablet. The latest is the NOOK HD/HD+. That is the one that has google play store and all the apps, gaming ect.
I have 3 Nooks. An 8gb for my wife, 16gb for my 5 year old and an HD+ 9&#34; for me. I have had major problems with all three. If you are just reading books the 8gb will be fine. If you want to download lots of google play games you will fill up an 8gb fast! It will also crash on you if the tablet just doesn't like a game. The sd card is a joke!
In most cases apps that are free in Google market are not free in Amazon/B&N stores. A big turn off. I started looking for reviews on the internet and found some ways to root the device to install google play and enjoy free apps. Did I root my Nook tablet? I won't say. I leave to the imagination of the reviewers of this review.
Company it's through is N2A cards powered by CyanogenMod. So all my free apps can come on my Nook without having to buy them through Barnes and Nobles but get them from the Google "Play Store"...all my Angry birds I want along with all free apps from the Android Market. This Nook still rocks, Barnes and Nobles knows it too cause it hasn't gone that down in price since the newer Nooks came out.
These are the same games you can get for free through the Google Play store. I was pretty mystified to say the least.My next issue, and perhaps the biggest issue I have, is their charger. It's a proprietary charger (not your standard USB universal charger) and it SUCKS. It's the worst thing I've ever seen. It's cheap/flimsy and I've had to replace it numerous times because the prong is extremely weak/fragile.
This Nook also has access to some limited apps like Pandora, Hulu and Netflix. Note - the app availability is VERY limited. I think calling this nook a "tablet" as it is in the product description is a bit misleading. The Nook OS is very tied town and restricted, so remember that. You will not be getting access to the android/google play store with this product. You have Barnes and Nobles limited app store only.
My wife originally purchased this Nook not only for reading e-books but also to access her web business while away. Well for the reading part, the Nook worked great as long as you were getting books from B&N. ; Trying to get e-books from Amazon was not an option. The available apps from the Nook store were very limited compared to Amazon and Google Play store as well. And using this Nook for web browsing or purchasing music was a joke.
This improved the Nook from a glorified e-book reader to a full fledged Android Tablet. The version of Android (CyanogenMod) used is Gingerbread which is very stable. Not cutting edge but worlds better than the B&N; operating system. I was able to add both Nook and Amazon Kindle apps for reading as well as opening a world of apps from Google Play. The tablet is mostly used for games and movies for the kids, which both work quite well with the Nook now.
I had an iPad1, but was annoyed with the lack of flash playing capability and extra storage. iPad with its 10" screen was uncomfortable to handle and heavy as well. So I was looking for a 7" android tablet under $200. The best options was Kindle Fire and B&N's Nook Tablet 8gb. I Went to Best Buy to check the two devices. The screen resolution seemed better in NookT. I was annoyed with their limitation on Android App market (Now Google Play).
Answer: No it is not an android tablet so it does not have google play. You can root it and go through a process of basically converting it to an android tablet. You can look on You Tube there are a bunch of how to videos. But it can mess up your Nook. Otherwise it is basically an ereader and you can acces the internet and it comes with some apps like pinterest.