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When the Nook Color and Tablet were first offered, users could install third-party apps. [10] However, days before Christmas 2011, the forced over-the-air "firmware update from Barnes & Noble for the Nook Tablet and Nook Color – 1.4.1 – close[d] the loophole that allowed users to sideload any Android app and also [broke] root for those who'[d] gone that extra step to customize the device."
The original Nook was followed in November 2010 by a color LCD device called the Nook Color, in June 2011 by the Nook Simple Touch, [4] and in November 2011 and February 2012 by the Nook Tablet. [5] [6] On April 30, 2012, Barnes & Noble entered into a partnership with Microsoft that spun off the Nook and college businesses into a subsidiary. [7]
In October 2012, Barnes & Noble added the OverDrive Media Console app to the NOOK App Store, enabling Nook Color, Nook Tablet, and later Nook HD, Nook HD+ and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 Nook users to download audiobooks, eBooks, and videos directly to their devices. [2]
The Nook system recognizes physical Barnes & Noble stores. Customers using the Nook in Barnes & Noble stores receive access to special content and offers while the device is connected to the store's Wi-Fi. Further, most e-Books in the catalog can be read for up to an hour while connected to the store Wi-Fi network with the 1.3 software update. [11]
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[35] [36] The fourth release candidate was released on 30 March 2011 and brought increased support for the Nook Color and similar devices, as well as many bug fixes. [37] On 11 April 2011, the public version of CyanogenMod 7.0 was released, based on Android 2.3.3. [38] CyanogenMod 7.1 was released on 10 October 2011, based on Android 2.3.4. [39]
The Nook HD and Nook HD+ are the third generation of Nook's line of color tablet e-reader/media players by Barnes & Noble for using their copy restricted (DRM) [5] proprietary files, [6] or other files. They are the successors to the Nook Tablet and both were released on November 8, 2012.
Other Sony products, including the A and E series Network Walkmans, support AAC with firmware updates (released May 2006) while the S series supports it out of the box. Sonos Digital Media Player: supports playback of AAC files; Barnes & Noble Nook Color: supports playback of AAC encoded files