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The Nooks run Android underneath, right? Any idea of what version of Android will be running on this new Nook? Too much to hope for 4.0, I imagine.

by drewda 15y ago

ConstantineXVI 15y ago
IIRC the Color runs 2.2; so I'd expect at least that. Odds are it'll be 2.3; they've had the time to work with it. Even Google's "core partners" (Moto, HTC) are claiming 2012 for ICS updates for their handsets, and they're probably getting advance access vs. B&N.
- ianburrell 15y ago
  Some of the other articles mention that the Nook Tablet runs Gingerbread.
- InclinedPlane 15y ago
  "They've had the time to work with it" doesn't register. Amazon has been a software company from its inception and has had a substantial team of talented devs working on the kindle and kindle fire projects. B&N has never been a software company, it's a functionality they've bolted on to their company lately, and we have yet to see how good that team actually is.
va_coder 15y ago
2.3 Gingerbread (modified)
JohnTHaller 15y ago
Realistically, it doesn't matter, since even if it did run 4.0, all of the shiny new interface of 4.0 will be nowhere to be seen. Android is the base, but nearly the whole GUI is custom. And I believe the Nook Tablet is based on 2.3. The Kindle Fire is based on 2.2.
- InclinedPlane 15y ago
  Kindle Fire is based on 2.3 (it's in the wikipedia entry even).
th0ma5 15y ago
I'm sure a 4.0 will be around eventually for it. I've had a lot of fun with Cyanogenmod on an NC. The only con possibly being that they didn't hook up the BT antenna in the thing or something, but you can get an earpiece bound to it from like 6 inches away (now that's some near-field communication!)
- yardie 15y ago
  I'll add the bigger problem with CM7 is the battery. My factory Nook Color could go a week or two between charges. Picking it up and just reading a book or browsing was never a concern. Now that I'm on CM7 there is a 50% chance the battery will be totally flat when I go to pick it up.
westbywest 15y ago
... which also prompts the question whether the new Nook can be booted to run full Android, like its predecessor.

The Nooks run Android underneath, right? Any idea of what version of Android will be running on this new Nook? Too much to hope for 4.0, I imagine.

by drewda 15y ago

The Nooks run Android underneath, right? Any idea of what version of Android will be running on this new Nook? Too much to hope for 4.0, I imagine.

ConstantineXVI 15y ago

IIRC the Color runs 2.2; so I'd expect at least that. Odds are it'll be 2.3; they've had the time to work with it. Even Google's "core partners" (Moto, HTC) are claiming 2012 for ICS updates for their handsets, and they're probably getting advance access vs. B&N.

ianburrell 15y ago
Some of the other articles mention that the Nook Tablet runs Gingerbread.
InclinedPlane 15y ago
"They've had the time to work with it" doesn't register. Amazon has been a software company from its inception and has had a substantial team of talented devs working on the kindle and kindle fire projects. B&N has never been a software company, it's a functionality they've bolted on to their company lately, and we have yet to see how good that team actually is.

va_coder 15y ago

2.3 Gingerbread (modified)

JohnTHaller 15y ago

Realistically, it doesn't matter, since even if it did run 4.0, all of the shiny new interface of 4.0 will be nowhere to be seen. Android is the base, but nearly the whole GUI is custom. And I believe the Nook Tablet is based on 2.3. The Kindle Fire is based on 2.2.

InclinedPlane 15y ago
Kindle Fire is based on 2.3 (it's in the wikipedia entry even).

th0ma5 15y ago

I'm sure a 4.0 will be around eventually for it. I've had a lot of fun with Cyanogenmod on an NC. The only con possibly being that they didn't hook up the BT antenna in the thing or something, but you can get an earpiece bound to it from like 6 inches away (now that's some near-field communication!)

yardie 15y ago
I'll add the bigger problem with CM7 is the battery. My factory Nook Color could go a week or two between charges. Picking it up and just reading a book or browsing was never a concern. Now that I'm on CM7 there is a 50% chance the battery will be totally flat when I go to pick it up.

westbywest 15y ago

... which also prompts the question whether the new Nook can be booted to run full Android, like its predecessor.