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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Download the following and transfer to the tablet (maybe sdcard "Download" folder?):

microG Services: https://microg.org/fdroid/repo/com.google.android.gms-223616054.apk

micro G Companion: https://microg.org/fdroid/repo/com.android.vending-83700037.apk

Services Framework Proxy: https://microg.org/fdroid/repo/com.google.android.gsf-8.apk

Mozilla NLP backend: https://f-droid.org/repo/org.microg.nlp.backend.ichnaea_20036.apk

xposed signature spoof module: https://xdaforums.com/attachments/com-thermatk-android-xf-fakegapps_3-apk.5835655/

xposed installer apk: https://m.apkpure.com/xposed-installer/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/download

Aurora Store: https://f-droid.org/repo/com.aurora.store_52.apk

Instructions for flashing and installation tomorrow.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==} No idea how & what ADB access and manipulations is about & will I need to do something here... icon now is off with Settings>System>Developer Options>Debugging>Debugging Notify: off
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
My point exactly. Leave it alone.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> you said here only "and find these two apps" I see only shortcut of Xposed Installer...

==> Here I'm with print screen... Top right Xposed Status to turn off, moving to the left, right?

==> After the first reboot is Pic.2 same, but with status off, orange ball on the left, then activating the ball to the right again Pic.3 with access to get to the root and second reboot... Pic.4 after the reboot... Pic.5 entering the sandwich of the Xposed Installerand choosing Modules...

Is all ok now to continue with next 6. a. ?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Pic.6 is that the file with the thick? or the one before the last named "vending-83700037.apk"? I presume "vending-83700037.apk" is the proper one reading all below and returning to follow the sequences of instructions.

==> Pic.7 Is this set to rw-r-r correct? Should I install this "vending-83700037.apk" now?

I installed "vending-83700037.apk".
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Pic.8 & 9 correct? Shoud I install both one by one?

I did, both one by one install, right?

==> Rebooted

Are all procedures properly completed?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Everything here looks good except that the FakeGApps module needs to be checked.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Yep, all that looks good.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
That should do it, except for 9,10.....
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Pic.10

==> Pic.11 & 12 My Self-check is not as your and not able to click & check any empty box :(

==> Pic.13 as 0 Location modules :( After rebooting P.14 same, 0 :(

==> After rebooting & tapping on "Location" in the microG settings is P.15 :( Unfortunately, microG Service Core has stopped :(
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> What do you mean with "except for 9,10....."?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> P.16

==> I tried to do "anonymous" but no option :( P.17-25 with defaults of Aurora for each step ... Cannot Log In as anonymous :(

==> Whatever is available & able to find as hacked apk to install internally ... No need purchasing *.apk..

==> Already Crazy :( ;)

==> Hopefully managed, ot sure what is OK and what not... I tried to follow properly; you tell me where I did something wrong.

THANKS!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==} What do you mean, which Photo?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==} What abt 9 & 10, what should I need to do here?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Did you see my response in post #114 (your image 5 in post #111)? Something is not right with signature spoofing according to microG. Also, you need to give all those permissions it's asking for (except for the one about SMS).

If that xposed module is not activated that's probably the issue.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Yes, you want the middle option "Anonymous" (not the "insecure" one). You need to grant the external storage access (your image 20 in post #119). It that does not work there may be a geo-blocking thing going on. If that's the case you'll have to find apps on your own as you say above. Apkpure is a good source for most everything.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> P.26 after checked out and P.27 before & after reboot is still same.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
Same P.9 & 10 here I've attached for reference... What should I change to be properly?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Is that enough to thick on the empty box and where I should give all those permissions it's asking for (except for the one about SMS)???

==> Now is activated in P.26
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
No, in the first image you showed me the little box was not checked by the module name.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Permissions are correct for the two microG system apps.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Well, it's been awhile, but usually when you start up the microG settings it says a lot of stuff about permissions required and you then approve them. When you do the self-check it should show some permissions given and you give the rest. I guess when you tap on a permissions box nothing happens?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> P.28 & 29 with the middle "Anonymous" (not the "insecure" one). My fault was when I was not able to activate it because WiFi was Off not connected... Is now OK? After the installation I went through the introduction with "Next"... After activating the WiFi the middle "Anonymous" now hope is well active..

==> Same P.20 again I attached, then I uninstalled Aurora Store and the installed back again with proper permission P.30-32 Ext. storage access - Granted.

==> No idea what Apkpure is this about??? some other apk for install? Do I need it? "Apkpure is a good source for most everything."
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> P.33-37 After I activated the icon for Location with High Accuracy, in microG Settings is still the same for Location modules as 0 backends configured, one I press it on is coming P.34 with the message for Stopped... P.35 & 36 are the present Self-Check, but still not as yours :(

No idea abt once I start up the microG settings it says a lot of stuff about "permissions required and you then approve them."

How then I need to approve them?

==> How to give the rest, nothing is active for me to thick on it... :(

==> Right, nothing happens... How then?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
OK, your Store is up and running. Permissions matter.

Maybe not available where you are? https://apkpure.com/

A Google search for an app with "apkpure" included will generally give a few hits. Often older versions as well, which is good for a device like the NT running CM13

So what's up with microG? Something is not right. Go to Settings>Personal>Apps. Tap on three-dot menu in upper right corner and select "Show system". Scroll down and look for "FakeStore". This is what you put in /system/priv-app/Phonesky. Tap on it. Under permissions it should show "no permissions requested".

Go back to the app list and scroll down to "microG Services Core". Tap on that. Under permissions it should show "Contacts, Location, Phone, and Storage".

Go back to the list and tap on "microG Services Framework Policy". Under Permissions it should show "no permissions requested".

Finally return to the list and scroll down to "Mozilla UnifiedNlp Backend" and tap there. Under Permissions it should show "Location and Phone".

If any of these is different, tap on Permissions for that app and correct them.

Reboot and see if things are better.

Edit: THERE! In image 36 of the previous post, you need to tap on the permissions listed that are not checked! The signature spoofing is working, as the upper part of the screen shows. But without the added permissions, the whole thing won't work. That's why it's crashing.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Right, it was not on the first image, but now on P.26 is with thick on and suppose now is OK.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Now hope is OK, WiFi was off when I was not able, because I forgot to turn it on ... I was crazy that time :)

==> I downloaded from your link here above "APKPure_v3.19.57_apkpure.com.apk" do I need to install? What is your idea here about?

==> I found not "FakeStore", but FakeGapps ver. 2.0 Under permissions it shows "no permissions requested".

==> Here I activated "Contacts, Location, Phone, and Storage", but no SMS, and why I need Contacts & Phone when my Nook is not in use for Phone & contacts, same no SMS as not active only...

==> Here with me "microG Services Framework Policy" is "microG Services Framework Proxy". Under Permissions it shows "no permissions requested".

==> "Location and Phone" were not, but now I slide both as active

==> Done

==> After the Reboot once I unlocked the screen "Unfortunately, microG Services Core has stopped." :( message appeared :(

==> P.39 I managed to thick & change to same as yours :) Hope now will be all Good ;)

P.40 I slide to P.41 and on P.42 Location modules is not 0 but 1 backend configured :) Same as yours :)

Hope ALL now is OK and will be working properly! :)

Ready for next ! :)

THANKS A LOT !
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Some things in Android make no sense. But if the developer was really focused on phones then you are going to need those permissions for stuff to work.

Good! I hope that's all sorted. Do not install apkpure app. I was just giving you the url since you did not know about it. It's easier to find an app and download with your PC. Then transfer and install.

The only stuff remaining that may be tricky is email/contacts/calendar, but if you are not interested in those then I can just show you how to disable the apps (or any others that came with CM13 that you don't want).

I assume you know how to get apps onto the home screen?

So let me know what, if any, of that you'd like to do.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Got it, better to keep these permissions for better performance of the Nook book

==> Exactly, all what would not be in use is better to be cleared out, but hope that will not cause misbehave of the functionality... This Nook I will use for reading and sometimes browsing with youtube, but I read that another app is better for Nook, not YouTube...

==> By drag & drop the shortcut on the screen?? but I prefer the screen of my Nook to be clean, whatever other apps I need I have on my mobile phone... overloaded with apps and advertisement... I want to keep my Nook clean & tidy :) nothing which will not be in use

==> To clean all stuff not for use...

In Settings>Display&Lights>LCD density 160 dpi is by default, how do u keep it, if I go to max 200dpi, what will be changed? I tried out, the screen was in Landscape with no option to rotate and worse resolution... I returned back to 160 dpi...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Settings>Personal>Apps; tap on three dot menu at upper right and select "Show System". The following apps can be safely disabled by tapping on them and selecting "Disable":

Browser (if you want a browser but don't like this one you might try Via)

Calculator

Contacts

Contacts Storage

Email

Sound Recorder (does not work anyway; if you want it you can download and substitute CM 12 app from my second post under "CM13")

Other apps must be disabled by more direct means. Open the file manager, and from the side menu select "System folder". Tap on "app". The following apps can be disabled by adding ".bak" to their file names (long press on the app file inside the folder until the context menu appears and select "Rename"):

Bluetooth (no radio on device!)

BluetoothMidiService

Calendar

Camera2

Eleven (this is the CM Audio thingy-that red icon)

Exchange2 (corporate email client)

Galaxy4 (live wallpaper)

HoloSpiralWallpaper (live wallpaper)

LiveWallpapers

NoiseField (live wallpaper)

PhaseBeam (live wallpaper)

PhotoPhase (live wallpaper)

PhotoTable

Back out to the "System" folder and tap on "priv-app" for more:

AudioFX

Calendar Provider

CMAudioService

CMBugReport

CMUpdater

ContactsProvider

Screencast

WeatherManagerService

WeatherProvider

You can try YouTube if you want. Let me look around for an appropriate version that might work OK.

Edit: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...ease/youtube-17-34-36-2-android-apk-download/

In the meantime, I like NewPipe. I'm not a serious YouTube user, but sometimes there is something I want to look at or save (NewPipe allows you to download videos--or just the audio). The only drawback to NewPipe is that full-screen videos crash :-( (just on these old devices, not generally)

In the app settings you can choose to use an external video player for full-screen by default. I use MX Player Lite. But if full screen doesn't matter to you then NewPipe might be good.

Long ago I played with this setting. One thing or another gets distorted when you change from the default and each app behavior is unpredictable. Just leave it alone.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> No idea which one is better, tell me which one to use as better one

==> Most probably will need for simple use

==> Disabled

==> Missing after disabling & reboot

==> Disabled

==> Disable inactive, but I did force stop, now Force stop is inactive light grey letters

==> Did I properly renamed after *.apk.bak adding .bak after .apk... in this way the file was going to unknown source and loosing the color of the file image, now just a white piece of paper...

==> with .bak after .apk, but no Bluetooth for this device to use my head audio set for listening to music?

==> with .bak after .apk

==> Didn't change in case I need the calendar

==> with .bak after .apk

==> with .bak after .apk but what application for listening music and audio should I use?

==> with .bak after .apk

==> with .bak after .apk

==> with .bak after .apk

==> with .bak after .apk

==> with .bak after .apk

==> with .bak after .apk

==> with .bak after .apk

==> with .bak after .apk, but what apk for photo/pictures viewing?

==> Should I change to with .bak after .apk, what apk for listening to music then?

==> Should I change to with .bak after .apk, I need the Calendar for some time use

==>All three above with .bak after .apk

==>All four above with .bak after .apk

==> Right, NewPipe was not able on full screen, it was error occured, see the notification and back to small screen... Any better option? Is thet YouTube_17.34.36 version better, the link above you provided?

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...ease/youtube-17-34-36-2-android-apk-download/

==> Here not sure what do you mean

==> You mean to download this apk, but which version need to download and install? Not happy with not full screen with NewPipe :(

==> Right, already returned to the Default LcD density 160 DPI (defaul).

Is there option for use Bluetooth, or this Tablet 7" model BNTV 250 is not supported with Bluetooth option for use?

Do you know what is the exact specification of the battery of this Nook Tablet 7" BNTV250, I need to renew the battery, but available is the only one I see this model;

3200 mAh, 11.8W, 3.7VDC... photo as attachemnt CS-BNR002SL

Wnah is the original battery photo with specs if you know?

Thank you Bro!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
(regarding browsers) You need to try for yourself. The stock browser may be fine for you. Via is a favorite of mine because it is simple and clean and has a low memory footprint, but these old devices hate browsers in general so it pays to try a few and see which works best for you. You have to keep in mind that the hardware is ancient by Android standards. The graphic and video drivers are clunky by today's standards and although the ROM developers did a good job, there are limitations. This shows up most clearly in browser behavior.

(Referring to Sound Recorder) Better to go to /system/app/SoundRecorder and add ".bak" to the apk file name in that case.

Yes, that's the idea.

(regarding PhotoTable) That's not what this app is for. It creates rotating screensavers from your photos. Very battery hungry. You want the screen "dead" when the device sleeps. You can use the Gallery for picture viewing (and editing).

(referring to Eleven) I have never gotten it to work. I have music in "Music" folders both internal and sdcard and it does not see it. There's no setting for where to look for music. That's one reason I disabled it. The other is that I use MX Player Lite for both music and video and did have any need for another app.

If you are going to use Calendar eventually you need Calendar.apk and CalendarProvider.apk

You'll have to try for yourself. The thing is, my CM13 is on a BNTV250a (which is what the original post was all about). Because of the smaller amount of memory, there are things that just don't work well on my installation. I tried the YouTube version referenced above on my BNTV250 (16 gb like yours) and it seemed to be acceptable, but that's with a different ROM (AOSP 7.0). So it's not easy for me to make comparisons. If it doesn't work for you, just uninstall it. That's what I did after I tried it. As I said before, I'm not a big YouTube fan.

No, there is no hardware for Bluetooth. As I said before, these ROMs were developed from templates for phones. Some of the stuff (like the camera) just doesn't exist but I assume developers found it easier to just leave stuff along rather than pull something out and then find it's connected in some way to something else. Kind of like a house of cards. For listening you are limited to either the speaker or set of regular earbuds.

I don't know anything about the battery. I've been lucky with all of my various devices so far. You can try searching the forum for posts about batteries or Google "nook tablet battery replacement". Just make sure they are talking about the BNTV250 as there are now many various "nook tablets" of more recent vintage.

I have a feeling a new battery might cost as much as a "new" used tablet on ebay...

Edit: https://www.nextbatteries.com/produ...nyzzrbUUkT-I1-JNxZ-D0wrqbZwa9IMRoC_HUQAvD_BwE
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Where can I download the best version of Via, following your recommendation as you said above, I'm following you!

==> Done!

==> PhotoTable ==> with .bak after .apk, already since before

==> Eleven ==> with .bak after .apk, already since before

MX Player Lite where to download best version? following you

==> Calendar & CalendarProvider I changed to .bak after .apk

==> I did to uninstall YouTube, and I installed NewPipe_v0.25.2as.apk as you advised earlier

==> No hardware for Bluettot :( ok, got it.

For listening I'm limited to either the speaker or set of regular earbuds via 3.5 mm jack for audio, I got it :(

==> same I did for BNTV250 model Nook Tablet 7"

==> I checked the mot available one is the stated model: CS-BNR002SL with 3200 mAh, 11.8 W & 3.7VDC with cost of 19.80 US$ / 18.7 euro ... but not sure what is the original battery capacity :( to compare 3200 mAh as common option or better option is available

, still cannot find the original battery sticker with specs of the battery. Need to replace with new one, the old one is not so reliable already...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
Get it from the Aurora Store.

{scratches head} uh...I'll have to do some looking. Not sure where I got it. Will have something tomorrow.

So did YouTube not work for you?

There must be documentation for the original battery somewhere. I'll look around.

Edit: Ok, I finally located an old post where the original battery was described as 4000 mAh, though the only ones available to purchase were 3200 mAh. So that's what they got.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] aykov77:
==> Via Browser already installed and Original browser was disabled, could not uninstall :(

==> Thank you Bro, you are GREAT!

==> Yes, it was working, should I install it back, YouTube was OK with full screen in landscape orientation as big size on the entire screen, not shrinking as NewPipe? or to keep NewPipe only? Is there option to broadcast the NewPipe to my home TV via the WiFi same as YouTube watching on the smart TV? The problem of YouTube is once I play one single video abt 4-5 min duration, it starts playing, but after abt 50 seconds the circle for downloading the next video batch data was spinning waiting for download... most probably the problem with the buffer space for next data for download??? no idea. What do you recommend?

==> 4000 mAh the original one and 3200 is the only one available as option new :( Mama Mia... nothing better I can locate... and you are very right... the cost of the new one battery is same as the price as a second hand BNTV 250 :( but without battery this Nook Spook is a dead gadjet inside the cabinet... no better option, soon will need to replace it :( will not last forever after so many years in dust & rust...

==> Another question is how to clean regularly the internal cookies & registry with what apk? My phone is cleaning itself regularly internal cache, memory, cookies and etc...?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nmyshkin:
No. That came with Android 4.44 and while you are using Android 6.01, the

hardware

was developed for 2.3, so there's no screen casting.

I didn't test it that thoroughly so that's why I wanted you to look at it. Sounds like it's not ideal.

I would say that generally you should not need to do that unless things begin to act up. Android is supposed to do its own house cleaning. That said, you can free up memory on the fly by clearing out the "recents". I do this periodically just because there is no simple way out of the file manager, so I clear recents to close it. To do that, tap on the right-hand navigational "button" (the little square) and you'll see a whole bunch of things the tablet is keeping track of. Scroll down to the bottom and there is a ghostly little three bars at the right. Tap on that to free up some RAM.

If you're serious about cleaning cache, you should be able to do that from the internal (emmc) recovery at the boot menu. That should bring up CWM and somewhere in there should be the option to clear only cache. Failing that, you would need to put in the Cyanoboot sdcard and boot into SDC recovery. Wipe>Advanced Wipe> check ONLY cache.

I think this is a correct link for MX Player Lite: https://archive.org/details/mxplayerprolitev1.11.6

I was surprised to see that I did not keep a copy on my PC :-(, so I hope that's the right one. You will also need a codec package to enable more encoding option playback. This version requires codec package 1.9.18.2. There's a copy below.

I'll get some set-up info together later today. If you install the MX Player before then,

don't

let it update.