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[Nook Touch General] jptiger:
You know what would be great? A new stickied thread where the first post is a simple, nontechnical explanation of how to install sideloaded apps on the NG3 and how to handle the bootanimation issue. Bonus points for links to working launchers and apps. I’d bet that will save a lot of time and trouble for people with questions and answers alike.
[Nook Touch General] blue_algae:
What version of Kindle do you guys use? Could you upload it please? I tried the latest one from play store but it's so slow or won't even open most times. Thanks in advanced!
[Nook Touch General] tomoprime:
Hi All

Can someone kindly direct me to where the latest stable / beta firmwares are?

Last year I had installed a NGL 3 Beta to expand my partition mentioned on Page 7 in this thread. After that I can't tell if my nook is getting the official updates. The button "Check For System Update" isn't detecting anything. My App Version is 48.3.20 / 4.8.3.12. I experience a bug whenever I switch books I get a 3 dot animation that will loop forever until I change the page or hit the home button to exit.

I would love to experiment with sideloading android apps but first I would like to sanity check my firmware before going down that road.

Thanks.
[Nook Touch General] Veidos:
Hi guys,

Can you please help me skip registration for bngl 3?

I can't find a simple way.

Thank you!
[Nook Touch General] Veidos1:
Skip registration

Hi,

Can you skip registration for glowlight 3?

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] Veidos1:
Skip registration on ng3

Hi,

How can I skip registration on glowlight 3, pls?

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
I don't think that spamming this thread will help you to find out.

But anyway, as far as I know there is no way to skip registration on GL+/GL3.
[Nook Touch General] jptiger:
Is anyone else finding their NG3 kind of slow to respond to things? The n button and buttons on RelaunchX sometimes just don't seem to do anything until you tap them multiple times. I'm also having this odd quirk where after the nook connects to wifi I get a "sign in to network" screen that just says "success" in tiny letters. You tap back out of it no problem, but given that there's no AP or sign in required to my router beyond knowing the WPA2 key, I don't see why it's coming up in the first place.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Yepp, had both issues with home button responsiveness and "sign in to network" on my NGP after updating fw 4.9.
[Nook Touch General] rlotze:
me too

I've had the same problems. Plus the nook just locks up from time to time for no reason. It's not like turning pages is an intensive task. But that's been going on for months.

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Also Overdrive books no longer work. The nook asks me to login to the book with my Adobe ID and password, but then it doesn't recognize it. Sometimes, instead of that, it says that it can't download the books certification and asks me to connect to the internet (which I already am). Horrible, untested update.
[Nook Touch General] crazyguns:
I would suggest the latest KOReader android, works like a charm and is absolutely gorgeous with the roboto font, thin text on the hi res screen looks really nice, cannot recommend it enough!

https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases

Also, the Nook 3 is such an underrated awesome e-reader, got it for $80 refurb on amazon, an absolute steal at that price, with night mode, high resolution screen, simple to root and many apps being fully compatible due to kitkat, what a fantastic device!
[Nook Touch General] adubkov:
Did anybody figure out how to control backlight color level with koreader or coolreader?

Or how to use standard status bar with them without running original reader in background.
[Nook Touch General] klemperer:
Update: all files were deleted and then copy the file again. NOOK should be ejected safely from PC or such errors will occur.

I just received my NG3, connected it to PC and rooted it successfully. Then I turned on the USB Mode and copied my books into the directory "NOOK". However, when the USB Mode was turned off and NOOK was ejected from PC, I can not find the books any more, neither in /sdcard/NOOK, nor in /storage/spsd/. When I restarted NG3 and turned USB Mode on again, the books could be found from PC in the NOOK directory, and not found after it's ejected from PC.

Could anyone figure out why? Thanks.
[Nook Touch General] xelcho:
I would love to replicate your device!

Mine came with os version 49.2.36 / 4.9.2.24. As it stands I am unable to get adb to connect to it. I am stuck at "no permissions" point. Please advise.

Thanks,!
[Nook Touch General] Pastinakel:
You'll have to enable developer options, see third post of this thread.
[Nook Touch General] xelcho:
Right on! Thanks for responding....

So I was able to do so by tapping top right and top left to access the "easteregg..."

Afterward I tap "Diagnose" then "Android Dev..." to access the USB debugging check box.

What I was unable is get the OS to give adb authorization...
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Huh? I missed this Easter egg.

Which screen supports it?

Are you sure that the ADB on your desktop is working correctly?

Unless ADB tries to connect to the Nook the authorization dialog won't pop up.

If you modified the framework or maybe partner.apk that dialog might have gone missing.

If you have recovery or hardware root console or fastboot, you could do any one of these:

Add ro.adb.secure=0 to default.prop

Add your public key to /adb_keys

Add your public key to /data/misc/adb/adb_keys
[Nook Touch General] xelcho:
adb - vanilla. I get device string with "unauthorized" status.

I was unaware that this version required a b&n account, not my deal, so I canceled at that step and was returned to the "Let's Get Started Screen". By tapping top left and top right in an alternating manner I am able to access...

A screen with "com.nook.partner.EasterEggActivity" at the top appears with "Diagnostic", "HardewareTest" and "Exit" each in box-buttons below it.

Selecting Diagnostic reveals several box-buttons one of which is "Android Development Settings" This is the box-button that leads to the usb debugging checkbox.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Oh! I've never actually played with the Welcome screen.

There are 4 spots on it, the four corners.

Twiddle the top two and it enables ADB.

Twiddle the bottom two and it "updateVersionCodeVisibility()" (which I haven't bothered to trace/test).

You can also go to the hardware tests directly:

# am start -n com.bn.test.nookhwtest/.gui.main.NookTestActivity

Your com.nook.partner.EasterEggActivity is not found in my presumably older partner.apk

Sorry, I don't know where your ADB authorization screen went.
[Nook Touch General] xelcho:
Thanks for the response. I finally did get access through adb first through windows, then from my kde neon desktop, woo!

For those interested in how here is my documentation:

At the "Discover Today, Read Forever" (welcome) screen, touch the lower two corners of the screen at the same time - you should see the software version at the top.

- Alternate touching the top-left and top-right corners of the screen

- Repeat this until you enter the "EasterEggActivity"

- Choose "Diagnostic"

- Choose "Android Development Setings" and enable "USB Debugging"

Now you can see the Nook in ADB, but it will be unauthorized.

Exit back (or reboot) to the main screen

Use the alternate top-left/top-right touch to enter EasterEgg or NookHWTest

As a side effect, ADB is now authorized.

If moving from windows to linux, all that is needed if "unauthorized" is to tap usb debugging again...

https://xdaforums.com/nook-touch/general/how-to-root-set-nook-glowlight-3-t3802331

What I am unable to do is kill off the damn "Discover Today, Read Forever" screen. The following command entered as user or as root have no effect even after rebooting etc.

pm disable com.nook.partner/.OobeLauncherActivity

please advise. on how to kill off

Currently I am using KOreader and F-droid to sideload apps etc.

KOreader does not use the buttons and has some front light mgmt but very weak. Further it seems inconsistent in turning it off to "sleep", obviously murdering battery life.

Lastly for those intrepid enough to run their own nextcloud server, I can confirm that you can access your ebooks, save them locally and access them with the readers. Way F-ing cool. Please note that I recommend using XReLaunchers TSR mgmt to kill both f-droid and nextcloud apps/services when not in use, batter life implications...
[Nook Touch General] sirdoha:
Hi guys. I really need help with setting up my Nook Glowlight 3. It is running firmware 49.2.36/4.9.2.24. I tried the method of tapping the 2 corners in the Welcome screen and also the method of enabling USB Debugging using Developer Tool. My computer (Surface Pro) recognized the Nook but saying that 5074410017483161 unauthorized. I tried to deauthorize from the Nook 10 times but still unsuccess. Also, whenever I click on the USB Debug to turn it off, it crashes and forces restarting the Nook.
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=7541648]sirdoha[/MENTION]

When Nook is unauthorized, just tap Allow debugging.
[Nook Touch General] fortfive:
Is there anyway to downgrade the firmware?

I let mine update, and now some functionality is lost (among other things, the inability to reach the developer settings under the easter egg location via alternate tapping upper right corners).

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] navillabean:
I'm having the same issues you were after reading through the whole thread, how did you get the device to show up in adb?
[Nook Touch General] dhiren26:
This thread was helpful in installing Nova Launcher and Asus Browser apps on my NG3. I wish to install a font that supports Indian scripts. As of now I see tofu in Hindi magazines contents. For ebooks I embed desired fonts before loading on Nook and that works except the TOC/Bookmarks written in Hindi where again I get tofu. Please let me know the process using adb. Thanks in advance!
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Normally the fallback font should cover that.

Readers are all different, some restrict fonts, some use only system fonts, some will use user fonts at random locations.

Could you give me a open link to an epub in whichever language you mean?
[Nook Touch General] dhiren26:
Non-Latin Script Problem

Yes, for example the book (not able to post URL) is not showing table of contents written in Devanagari script (for Hindi language) even when I embed font using calibre editor, on Nook Glowlight3.

Thanks
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Well, as I don't have any books in Devanagari I'll have to pass on helping you.

The font in the TOC is unrelated to any fonts in the book.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Sorry, if you meant that the forum would not accept a URL from you, just type the info, but not as a URL.

www%google%com\somebook.epub

Or you could just PM me the URL.
[Nook Touch General] dhiren26:
Please see b-ok%asia/book/3333535/129546

I can read this on Nook Glowlight 3, but not its Table-of-content.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
The Table of Contents is part of the reader app and ignores CSS, embedded fonts, font selection, everything.

The DroidSansFallback.ttf on the Glow doesn't seem to have Devanagari in it.

You can find a better/newer version and replace the one on the Glow.

The capture with the TOC is off a MotoE5 running the same reader that's on my Glow (which doesn't display the TOC correctly).
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Actually, I looked into this more.

There is nothing magical about "DroidSansFallback.ttf".

It just happens to be the last font specified in /system/etc/fallback_fonts.xml

That XML file is the list of files to search for a glyph when it can't be found in the current font.

There is already in the search list there:

<family>
<fileset>
<file variant="elegant">NotoSansDevanagari-Regular.ttf</file>
<file variant="elegant">NotoSansDevanagari-Bold.ttf</file>
</fileset>
</family>
<family>
<fileset>
<file variant="compact">NotoSansDevanagariUI-Regular.ttf</file>
<file variant="compact">NotoSansDevanagariUI-Bold.ttf</file>
</fileset>
</family>

You could just add these fonts to /system/fonts

If you want to add a different named font you would have to edit /system/etc/fallback_fonts.xml

And yes, /system is read-only, so:

# mount -o rw,remount /system

Edit: Hmm, I can't even get this to work! Looking further...
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Things start getting confusing when I correct myself multiple times! :confused:

So I'll repeat myself.

DroidSansFallback.ttf does not have Devanagari in it.

/system/etc/fallback_fonts.xml does work correctly for fonts in /system/fonts

The font system will not choose/use a font for fallback that is tagged as "elegant".

This means that the easiest thing to do is to copy the 4 Devanagari files to /system/fonts

NotoSansDevanagari-Bold.ttf

NotoSansDevanagari-Regular.ttf

NotoSansDevanagariUI-Bold.ttf

NotoSansDevanagariUI-Regular.ttf

You can probably find these on your cell phone under /system/fonts

You don't have to edit /system/etc/fallback_fonts.xml unless you want to use some other font.

Note that the "non-UI" Devanagari files will not be used by fallback, only the "UI" files.

If you really prefer to use only the "non-UI" files, only install them and delete the "elegant" attribute in fallback_fonts.xml.
[Nook Touch General] dhiren26:
I saw that DroidSansFallback covers only for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It does not have glyphs for any South-Asian and South-East Asian languages which are of CTL type. Your description helped me; I have copied all the four fonts to /system/fonts folder using the Total Commander, which while coping flashed the message:

Re-mount as read/write:

/system/

Command:

mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

But this did not solve the TOC problem. As you have pointed out, it is part of reader app. I will try to install any other reading app to see if that solves. Please suggest any good app for NG3. Thanks.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
I don't believe that you did.

The error message implies that nothing was copied.

Did you list /system/fonts?

First of all, you have to root your Glow.

Then you need to make /system read-write.

Getting the correct fonts installed is not reader-specific.

It's required to get Android to use Devanagari in any GUI element.
[Nook Touch General] dhiren26:
Now copied with root, yet TOC is not showing Devanagari. Also the web browser is not showing Hindi texts.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Did you reboot?

Are the fonts 644 mode?

Is your fallback_fonts.xml the same as mine?
[Nook Touch General] dhiren26:
Your hint worked. The permission level for the four moved fonts was 600. Now working like a charm! There was error earlier, that time I had change whole folder to 755. Other fonts still 755. Now, I see that there is no entry for Punjabi (Gurmukhi script), that also I read sometimes. So, it is better then, to create an entry in fallback_fonts.xml for the SakalBharati font which is a fabulous 13-languages-in-1 sans-serif font. Indian government also promotes it. So can I make it a fallback font for all 13 languages by <file>SakalBharati_N_Ship.ttf</file> entry in the beginning? No need of 13 elements with 13 lang attributes?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Sure, just add it in the file, wrapped in <family> <fileset> <file>.

Put your preferred fonts before other fonts.
[Nook Touch General] Eadn33:
@Renate NST would you happen to have ideas on other possible key remapping for page forward and backward? I am using Overdrive on my Nook Glowlight 3 and tried mapping the two left buttons to PAGE_UP and PAGE_DOWN without success. I used adb root shell to cp the edited file to its location. Verifed with an adb pull that my edits are there. Is looking at Android KeyEvents on developer.android.com relevant? Maybe RIGHT and LEFT?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Maybe, how would I know? ;)

It's easy to make a typo or naming or permission on keylayouts.

You should double check that your buttons are generating what you think they are.

One way is with UsbMode.apk (found in my busted sig that says SIGPIC).

You can experiment using adbgrab.exe (see sig) which will send arrow or page keys to your Nook.

C:\>adb devices
C:\>adbgrab /s.5 /o90

You can try using

C:\>adb shell input keyevent 21

(Key code reference is also in the sig. 21 is DPAD_LEFT)

You can try using USB OTG and a USB keyboard (but you'd have to install usbhostd).

You could post the apk and I could tell you what keys it takes.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
[Strange duplicate post.]
[Nook Touch General] Eadn33:
Thanks very much, will try some/all of above.
[Nook Touch General] Eadn33:
Very cool, I was able to test different keycodes using your table of codes (and good hint for where to start). Turns out that both DPAD_LEFT/DPAD_RIGHT and DPAD_UP/DPAD_DOWN provide the functionality I was looking for. Sent a new keylayout file via adb shell and it is working great! Thanks again. Lot of interesting things in your sig. I haven't tried yet, but may check out the recovery image.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Well, if you get bored of having your buttons tied down to the specifics requirements of a single app, you can just modify the app to use more standardized keys.
[Nook Touch General] Eadn33:
Would be interested in doing this as a way to learn something. I used APKTool to decode the app and find a lot of refernces to keyevents and some references to keycodes, but so far haven't quite been able to follow where the app is looking for keys for page forward and back. Any pointers on what files or directories I should be looking in? I am using this app https://static.od-cdn.com/OverDrive_Android-3-8-6.apk
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Well, this ends up being a little bit more obscure than I thought.

First, this is a heapload of code.

Also the code has been obfuscated.

And finally, where they are doing their stuff is in a packed-switch, not a sparse-switch which would make things more legible.

Also, I had to update mergesmali.exe because I never realized that you could have underscores in Java class names (who would do that anyway?)

So, download the latest mergesmali.exe, download the smali file that I PM'ed you.

C:\>apktool d OverDrive_Android-3-8-6.apk -o C:\MyOD
C:\>mergesmali /v C:\MyOD\smali <the smali file>
C:\>apktool b C:\MyOD -o C:\myod.apk

Then sign it.

Please check the various keys, include all 4 DPAD, PU, PD.

The original usage seems strange that DPAD_UP is forward in the book.

I made it so that anything up/left is backwards, down/right is forwards.

If I mixed something up, I or you can fix it easily with a text editor.
[Nook Touch General] Reatmos:
※ I'm not responsible for what happens during the process of applying this file. ※

BNRV520_52.0.77.zip

drive.google.com

It is Nook Glowlight 3's lastest(52.0.77) firmware.

==========

[How to Apply]

1. Unzip to /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS

2. Boot to TWRP

3. Go to Restore

4. Select that folder

5. Start to restore with swipe

6. (Optional) Format

7. System Reboot

==========

+1. How to Boot in TWRP : Press Power Button + Front n Button until It boot fastboot mode. and Type the following command "fastboot boot [Filename].img"

==========

The way is same as How to Restore in TWRP.

Sorry for My bad english🙏
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ProtoDeVNan0:
Discussion thread for Oreo/ Oreo test build leak. You can check second post fot updates.

Telegram Group for fast updates!

Note8 Oreo Beta Group
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ProtoDeVNan0:
Update 08.12.17: [MENTION=7277512]mweinbach[/MENTION] leaked Oreo firmware for SD models.

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Update 03.11.17 / 10:54am: We found a way to get Oreo Beta in all countries! But so far Beta is available only for S8 and S8+ (THANK YOU SAMSUNG).

If You want to get Beta on Your S8 or S8+, just join our group and ask for the guide :). (it's pretty simple, and doesn't require rooting)

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Update 12:03: Samsung started sending betas to people in UK!

Still no sign of Note8 beta + Samsung uses IMEI check. So unless You have UK IMEI, there's no way of getting Beta :(

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Update 10:47am: I found a way to cheat Samsungs location detection, so that they will think that You are in UK.

I will post guide in my group once beta goes live.

Why in my group only? To avoid Samsung from reading XDA and patching it!

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Update 9am: Samsung announced Oreo Beta for S8.

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-experience-9-0-beta-now-available

Still no sign of Note8 Oreo(other than fota servers)

Oreo Beta for S8 should be coming out around 4-6pm(European time/German time) today.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gimpeh:
I was thinking the same thing when I saw the news about the s8. You would think we would have gotten it first considering this is Samsung's latest flagship.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] myechophone:
Word on the street is th at note series is never on the beta. I for one feel thats good as we have the next best flagship phone to test and iron out the bugs before it comes to us.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ProtoDeVNan0:
Check second post for updates!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Ash.Man:
Sounds good, I am already in the UK just ran this command via ADB and got to the beta screen, Thanks.

Q: will it only be to selected people in the UK or as long as you have ran this command you have access too? (when it goes live i mean)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pRo_lama:
[MENTION=5203734]ProtoDeVNan0[/MENTION]: Were you able to capture a new OTA? I saw it somewhere but I don't know where. Thx.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Thor:
Can't seem to get the ABD command to run.. I'm guessing im just being clueless or getting tunnel vision and not seeing what im doing wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Ash.Man:
you have adb installed?

just plug your phone in and open cmd from adb folder and type

adb shell

then copy and paste the command

tip - you can right click in CMD and paste (ctrl=V does not work in CMD)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Thor:
Literally just got it working right before reading your comment. For some reason their was an extra space at the end causing an issue, didn't even notice it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note4 guy:
How do I get oreo update on note 8. T-Mobile US, not rooted. Please guide. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shouren04:
Did you read the OP? There's a link.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogdan_wrc:
i did it, finally i got to the SAMSUNG MEMBERS BETA SCREEN... but if i exit this screen...i do have to do the entire commands again? or once i entered the beta program i get notified?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ryya:
You can also run the intent with:. OSBetaSignUpActivity :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lennyuk:
I presume there is still no word on an official beta for the Note 8 yet then?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ProtoDeVNan0:
Yup. Seems like Samsung didn't want to recompense for Note7 fail and they only launched Oreo for S8. Note8 users will have to wait till 2018Q1 to get Oreo. What a joke.

I tried porting S8 Oreo to Note8 but there's too much BIG stuff that isn't compatible. There's a chance that Note8 will get Oreo at the end of this month and this beta will be available for most people in Europe. But I feel like Samsung really did leave us.