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CM7 - things I can delete without a problem?

I've removed these (below) seemingly without any adverse impact.
camera.apk
MMS.apk
Phone.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
Are there any other apks that the Nook CANNOT use, and could be removed without impacting the device? Like looking at battery use - Phone Idle is the 2nd most active... Can I rip that out anywhere?
My apologies in advance if there is a thread of this (for the Nook) - just post the URL and I'll read that.

There was actually a fair bit of experimentation about this a while back and IIRC it was found that removing the apps didn't affect battery life at all, since they had no hardware to power up to do anything to, but did cause apps to dissapear from the market instead.
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The only advantage I've found from removing default apps (besides the 10 MB or so of flash that is saved...) is that the Nook boots up faster. Once booted I've seen no differences except the expected FC if you try to launch an app that requires something that you removed.
Martian21

Even if it doesn't effect battery life, I tend to remove things that are of no use on the Nook. My list of removed apk's include:
Camera.apk
Cyanbread.apk
Email.apk (I use Gmail)
FileManager.apk (I use Root Explorer)
LiveWallpapers.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk
Mms.apk
Phone.apk
Protips.apk
SoundRecorder.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
ThemeChooser.apk
ThemeManager.apk
VisualizationWallpapers.apk
VoiceDialer.apk
After moving these to my SD card for safe keeping should anything go awry, I reboot immediately and haven't experienced any issues at all. If you don't reboot pronto, it can go into a force close loop, but after a reboot, everything's fine.

shawn605 said:
Like looking at battery use - Phone Idle is the 2nd most active... Can I rip that out anywhere?
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And in answer to this question, "Phone Idle" is just what the O/S calls it when your device isn't doing anything else (but is still "awake"). Replace the word "Phone" with the word "Device", and think about your car idling, and you'll get the picture.

Unfortunately they come back when you flash an update.

dargocitfer said:
And in answer to this question, "Phone Idle" is just what the O/S calls it when your device isn't doing anything else (but is still "awake"). Replace the word "Phone" with the word "Device", and think about your car idling, and you'll get the picture.
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Clever, so what do we remove?

epitaphromance said:
Clever, so what do we remove?
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In order to increase battery life? As far as anyone can tell, removing APKs doesn't really make your battery last any longer, as the O/S doesn't use them unless called upon to do so. (If, for example, phone.apk was eating your battery, then you would see "Cell Standby" on the Battery Use screen.) Removing them (refer to the list ChrisDDD posted) can make the Nook boot up faster, but if some application tries to access them and they aren't there, then you can get Force Close errors.
A large "Phone Idle" percentage just means that most of your battery was taken up by your Nook sitting there, awake, waiting for you to do something with it. It is actually the lowest battery drain status you can have, except for Deep Sleep. If your Nook is not going into Deep Sleep, then you'll want to read through the other threads on this issue for ideas on how to fix that. (Turning Wifi turn off when the screen is off seems to help me.)

bigbob23 said:
Unfortunately they come back when you flash an update.
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Not if you remove then from the /system/app folder in the ROM .zip file before you flash it. Grap 7-zip and have at it.

[Q] Cell standby using battery

Since rooting my Nook touch I have had it on for 6 days. I checked the battery usage and it tells me that "cell standby" is using 87% of the battery and "phone idle" is using 12%.
Anyone ideas on how to disable those functions?
Perhaps airplane mode would disable those, but I don't know how to enter airplane mode. I do have nook color tools installed.
Thanks

I tried the airplane mode as someone suggested but i still saw cell standby and phone idle.
Sent from my CM7.1 NookColor

I actually ended up unrooting precisely due to this... I'm researching and trying to figure out a way to root w/o installing things that consider the nook as a phone... A custom rom is being produced on this thread.... Hopefully it will be a lot more close to a reader than a phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208024

Has Anyone found a solution for the cell-stand-by problem?

You can delete /system/app/phone.apk and telephonyprovider.apk,then phone idle will disappear.

yohoc said:
You can delete /system/app/phone.apk and telephonyprovider.apk,then phone idle will disappear.
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"failed on 'Phone.apk' - Cross-device link"

I delete it in rootexplorer.

I'm wondering, Phone.apk and TelephonyProvider.apk are already installed in an unrooted nook, aren't they ?
BTW, there is a script here for the Nook Color, it should work for the Nook 2.
But I don't know if it will have a real effect on battery life or not ...

Thanks!
yohoc said:
You can delete /system/app/phone.apk and telephonyprovider.apk,then phone idle will disappear.
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I just changed the file extensions, as mentioned in the "[script] remove cell service" thread, also seems to work.

IMO, both "cell standby" and "phone idle" and just about all actions that nook does when it is in sleep mode. Removing these apk's however helps just a bit because there are none useless phone apps running in background, but there still will be "cell standby" thing in battery stats.

domi.nos said:
IMO, both "cell standby" and "phone idle" and just about all actions that nook does when it is in sleep mode. Removing these apk's however helps just a bit because there are none useless phone apps running in background, but there still will be "cell standby" thing in battery stats.
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I just made the change, and actually, it's "Phone idle" that's still in the stats. "Cell standby" which was using about three times as much juice as "Wi-fi" and "Phone idle" combined, is now gone, and so I'm hopeful for improved battery life.
I think, BTW, that the "Phone" in "Phone idle" doesn't refer to the actual phone app--the name probably actually means "Device idle".

OK, after a day of testing (and contrary to what others have said), I see a dramatic change in battery usage. Last night, when I got home from work, my Nook Touch was at about 90% (or maybe that was at work), and then, by midnight, it had drained to 60%, while idle the whole time. I then renamed the two APK files, recharged it overnight, and just checked again a bit before midnight, and it's at 98%.

This thread seems forgoten. I used Linux to access to /system/app of my unrooted nook. I removed many apk files ( Shop, Social, Phone, TtsService..) and put coolreader.apk then carefully watch my nook. The result is amazing, I can use Coolreader to read. Moreover. My battery was enhanced, It lost approximately 2% for a day of sleeping.

Can you give a list of which apks were safe to remove?

nobricks said:
Can you give a list of which apks were safe to remove?
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Accessories
AccountAndSyncSettings
BnAuthenticationService
BnCloudRequestSvc
Browser
CloudService
ContactsProvider
DemoMode
Music
NookCommunity
Phone
PicoTts
QuickStartActivity
Shop
Social
TelephonyProvider
TtsService
WaveformDownloader
My nook still run normally.

[Q] Cell standby using battery - Rooted Nook
ectacy said:
Accessories
AccountAndSyncSettings
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My nook still run normally.
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Is it safe to do this on a rooted?
Do I need something besides a file explorer and renaming the files extensions?
Awaiting your kind reply,

sarmasm said:
Is it safe to do this on a rooted?
Do I need something besides a file explorer and renaming the files extensions?
Awaiting your kind reply,
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At least, now, I can read ebook and mangas in my nook. Other functions ( web, games..), I haven't tested.
I do not use and root method posted in XDA, I use linux to access in /system/app and modify files. :fingers-crossed:

ectacy said:
Accessories
AccountAndSyncSettings
BnAuthenticationService
BnCloudRequestSvc
Browser
CloudService
ContactsProvider
DemoMode
Music
NookCommunity
Phone
PicoTts
QuickStartActivity
Shop
Social
TelephonyProvider
TtsService
WaveformDownloader
My nook still run normally.
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Can anyone confirm that this is correct?

Gambitmo said:
Can anyone confirm that this is correct?
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Depends on what you want to do with your device, I guess some of these (Shop? Bn*? etc) might be needed to connect to the B&N store.
For reference, my list is:
AirRuntime
BnAuthenticationService
BnCloudRequestSvc
Browser
Calculator
CloudService
DemoMode
DeviceManager
DeviceRegistrator
Gallery
GenieWidget
Home
Launcher
Library
Music
NookCommunity
NookHWTest.bak
Oobe
Phone
PicoTts
QuickStartActivity
ReaderRMSDK (I use the kindle app and ebookdroid for reading)
ServiceOne
Shop
Social
TelephonyProvider
TtsService
WaveformDownloader
And you can find in these forums some other variations on the theme.

I've tried ES explorer and Rootexplorer and I couldn't rename or delete any apk in system. The permission from superuser was granted. What should i do?

[Q] How to do the best with what you've got?

Overclocking, underclocking, managing performance, tempoerature, speed, and battery life - for any Droid X phones with gingerbread - and special thanks to all those who are mentioned below and created the programs below as well as links with explanations - and anyone have any corrections and/or other ideas?
The below document has four sections:
A. Simplified - overall concept on the biggest speed bosster - steps A1-A9
B. Simplified "Details" with links to deeper information - the above steps in "A" restated (as B1-B9) how to actually do those steps with links to full details and where to get the files required for each step.
C. Pieces of "must have" software
D. Additional Tips for further porformance increases - some of these make a BIG difference!
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A. Simplified - overall concept (steps A1-A9):
A1. If you have not yet upgraded your phone, then do so Over The Air (OTA) from your carrier so the carrier has you listed in their records as you having upgraded to the latest ROM (otherwise they may send you reminders or try to upgrade your phone in the background, etc.)
A2. Gingerbread (2.3.3) CANNOT be rooted, you have to root Froyo (2.2.1) so you need to downgrade your phone to that version of the stock ROM FIRST.
A3. Then reboot - and to be able to make phone calls you will be walked through one simple phone call by an automated system from your phone carrier to re-enable your phone to make phone calls with your account. Completely automated by the phone company, no live person on the other end.
A4. Gain superuser (unfettered) access to your phone. "Root" it.
A5. Take steps and install software to set up your phone to be able to upgrade to the newest android "gingerbread" version WITHOUT loosing the root - just doing a plain upgrade you will lose the root.
A6. Then upgrade from rooted Froyo (2.2.1) to Gingerbread (2.3.3) as in B6 below. Note, you can ONLY overclock your phone (using easily found and easily useable software on the market) if you are using a stock ROM that is overclocked - that specific kernel is required besause the overclocking software changes values at specific addresses in the kernel's memory (custom ROMs often have different memory addresses for the overclock settings so the software for overclocking would not work).
A7. The Droid X stock Kernel is designed to only run at 4 specific speeds, but you can set what they are (and the voltages for each) with another piece of software. I use "Android Overclocker" for this. Details below under B7.
A8. Software which allows you to manage what speed is used and when is different from the software that assigned the 4 levels of CPU speed set in the previous step. You want to be able to to set which CPU speeds (frequencies) are used and under which circumstances (CPU load, whether the screen is off, whether or not the phone is above a certain temperature, etc.). My opinion is that SetCPU is the best software for this. Details are below under B8.
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B. Simplified "Details" with links to deeper information - the above steps restated but how to actually do it with links to full details and the files required for each step:
B1. (as in A1 above): Self Explanatory.
B2. (as in A2 above): Gingerbread (2.3.3) CANNOT be rooted, you have to root Froyo (2.2.1 is used here with the above files), so you have to SBF back to Froyo and root THAT first. So to downgrade from Gingerbread (version 2.3.3 - either rooted with leaked ROM or not, it does not matter) to Froyo (2.2.1) as instructed in this link, http://www.lancelhoff.com/downgrade-gingerbread-to-froyo/). I had to do this using RSDLite - and maybe you should too - the other way is to create a Linux Disc - I built my PC on my own and the Linux disc could not deal with the custom PC components (for instance it would not recognize my PCI cards, and came up with other weird error messages, etc.). When using RSDLite there is a bug in that program mentioned as specified in the link above. (Note: to get around that bug, after you try to load the ROM file and it does not load as specified in the log file as mentioned in the above link - leave the RSDListe program running on your PC when you look at the log - just make a copy of the ROM file as specified in the detailed instructions WHILE RSDLITE IS RUNNING) - and switch the program to using the renamed ROM file - and it will then work like a charm). This link should help as well: "http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-sbf/23638-linux-solution-your-windows-rsd-lite-problems.html".
B3. (as in A3 above): Self Explanatory - HOWEVER - DO NOT, DO NOT, put your google userid and password into the phone when it first boots up because automatic upgdates which are totally unecessary will take place with your phone (your contact data from the cloud, etc) which will complicate and slow down the process) and are totally unecessary at this point.
B4. (as in A4 above): You need to allow unfettered superuser access to your phone. To do this, use the files from "http://www.lancelhoff.com/how-to-root-droid-x/" for detailed guidance, root your phone as instructed (using z4root v.1.3.0) as it is now the Froyo (2.2.1 version) and can be rooted.
B5. (as in A5 above): To allow a rooted upgrade of your phone to a newer ROM to Gingerbread (2.3.3) that remains rooted - special steps need to be taken (using any stock ROM with the regular method will 'unroot' your phone so you lose the root). You must us a stock ROM or you will not be able to overlcok your phone. Use the files from this link (http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/28/download-official-droidx-gingerbread-4-5-596-for-rooted-users/) - and only pay attention to the section entitled "Instructions (running Froyo):". For detailed guidance, bootstrap your phone using "droid 2 bootstrap" (dropid2bootstrap.apk) - notice, DO NOT use any "droid x bootstrap" (droid x bootstrap even for droid x phones often does NOT work with the newer Gingerbread ROM). Also, when moving the two zip files onto your sdcard, rename "Blur_Version.2.3.340.MB810.US-Part1.zip" to "1Blur_Version.2.3.340.MB810.US-Part1.zip" and rename "Blur_Version.2.3.340.MB810.US-Part2.zip" to "2Blur_Version.2.3.340.MB810.US-Part2.zip" (putting the 1 and 2 in front of each file name) or else you will not be able to tell which is which when you are installing them - the screen on the handheld does not show the entire file name - (and they have to be installed in the proper order).
B6. (as in A6 above): Upgrade from rooted Froyo (2.2.1) to Gingerbread (2.3.3) using the files and instructions as shown in this youtube video: "http://youtu.be/bedGIM6pL0E" For more details on all the steps shown in B2-B5 and A2-A5 here is a link showing the earlier parts of the process. Pay special attention to the section where the DROID2BOOTSTRAP program is run, which is what you are doing here for step B6.
B7. (as in A7 above): Android Overclock - to set the speeds allowed for the CPU to run at... The lowest speed that can be set is 300MHZm but the sky is the limit for the highest speed (typically alot of phones become unstable if you set the highest speed to anything above 1250MHZ (1.25GHZ). (The CPU in the Droid X has a normal max of 1000MHZ (1GHZ).) Software I have checked out for this is "Milestone Overclock" which is updated regularly (but did not have the user-friendly level of functionality granularity that I wanted - you could only set the Max level unless you wanted to do some low-level hacking which is a pain).). Another one was "D2 / DX Overclocker" which has more functionality but had not been updated for a long time so users are complaining of support issues. The third and last (which I use) is called "Android Overclocker" which allows you to set the MHZ and voltage for each of the four "slots" (speeds) used by the Kernel for the overclocking. I set up my speeds as 300000 with the voltage - "vsel" value set to 33, then 600000 with vsel of 56, then 9000000 with vsel of 66, and 12500000 with vsel of 80.
B8. (as in A8 above): SetCPU - only used for managing the speeds already available, not specifying what they are. For SetCPU to understand what the four speeds are for that CPU, put a file called SetCPU.txt in the root directory of your sdcard as specified in the instructions for the SetCPU application. The full text of this file is one line with nothing but:
300000,6000000,9000000,1250000
Note, this tool is great for stopping my phone from overheating and to manage the speed properly. With no specific profiles I noticed my phone was ready to melt when it was busy, so I got involved with the profiles. I have only one profile which seems to make everything run really well - it handles the following (read the directions within the application for more details and instructions):
* When screen is off, set speed to min of 300MHZ and max of 300MHZ.
* When battery is less than 3% remaining, min speed of 300 and max speed of 600.
* When temperature is > 52 degress centigrade, min speed = 300 and max speed = 900
* When temperature is > 60 degress centigrade, min speed = 300 and max speed = 600
* When charging, min = 300 and max = 1250 (may be unecessary as that is already my 'default')
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C. Pieces of "must have" software for your phone with regards to carefully monitoring the temperature and maximizing the performance as well as battery life -
"Temp Monitor" - shows temperature on top barets alarms for temperature warnings.
"Juice Defender" - outstanding software for maximizing your battery.
"AutoKiller Memory Optimizer" - software which is outstanding for managing your memory.
"AnTuTu Benchmark" - for benchmarking your phone
"Root Explorer" - for navigating ALL directories on your phone (and creating/editing text files, etc.)
"SuperBox Pro" - for moving as many applications as possible to you SDcard to save memory - and a toolbox of other good apps.
"Eray" - for deep analysis of your phone's processes, etc. Also has a great widget to put a huge number of switches (wifi, etc) into ne widget on one screen.
"SeePU++" - for showing CPU load and RAM usage realtime in the top bar.
"WidgetLocker" - for replacing the login screen on your phone - and also to alloow you to use the follwogin program to put your name and home phone number on your main lock screen (in case your phone is lost):
"Banner" (see widgetlocker above)
"Widgetsoid" - very granular control over setting up your own widgets, also allows you to put a bunch of switches accessable from your drop-down menu - so you don't have to go away from other programs to for example, turn on your wifi, etc.
"Folder Organizer" - lets you assign one or more custom categories to apps and then you can put shortcuts on your screens to those categories to get a popup window of icons for all the associate apps. As you uninstall and install different apps this will allow yo0u to automatically keep the links on your screens to those apps up to date without going out of your mind.
"Launcher Pro" - Seems to be the quickest and most stable launcher / home screen replacement with extended functionality. "SPB Shell 3D" has the slickes interface I have ever seen for this - but it is at the expense of being a resource and CPU hog and slowing your phone down. "ADW Launcher" I tried also but that seemed to crash pretty often - and also was slower than "Launcher Pro". (NOTE THE SECOND TIP BELOW IN SECTION D.)
"Pulse" - for news - also there a a million of those news apps, CNN, etc. (I noticed CNN launches backfround processes without telling me which I do not like though).
"Fancy Widgets" - Outstanding clock/weather widget for main home screen.
I could go on and on... !
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D. Additional Tips for further porformance increases - some of these make a BIG difference!
Use the "SetCPU" widget instead of the "Android Overclocker" widget in my opinion - uses less screen real estate (both verify your overclocking/underclocking is running as expected)).
When installing a launcher over your generic android home screen setup, first DELETE all the widgets on the default home screen before installing the launcher. I was not originally aware of this but those widgets on the old generic android screens are all running in the background although you have them all vovered up by your own different launcher. Even before I did any overclocking I noticed a very big difference in performance when I got rid of all those hidden unused running widgets.
Go into the Amazon Marketplace and start using it. They have a free (different) application every day (which are normally paid applications but you can get them free!). I look at this every day and sometimes do not install the application of the day but often do. If there is an app there you want but you don't want to install it, Install it anyway and then uninstall it. Then you could install it later for free when you are ready (instead of paying for it then).
There also is an Amazon MP3 store which has a free song of the day as well (although I have not used that very much - it seems the soongs are never hits that I like).
Thanks for istening to my diatribe - and anyone have any corrections/additions/suggestions? DeOdexed - ? Any other ideas?

Update to Gingerbread (to fix gingerbread bugs) pushed from Verizon...
Starting today there are messages on my phone with a countdown timer asking for permission to give me an update to gingerbread. If I do not respond, it installs anyway.
My research Finds it does fix some bugs but also removes the rooting, disables google maps, and may put other software and restrictions on your phone that you do not want.
However, I think I found a work around. There is news that a clockwork mod does not have this issue - but I had no backup so I bought titanium backup plus. in titanium backup just go and the application called updater 2.3.3 and 'freeze' it. Fortunately that did not stop updates from the marketplace from google and amazon for applications.
I have not received any more software update requests but it has only been a couple hours and time will tell. Thoughts on any of this from anyone?
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Chainfire, can be a nice help. At least for my X it is.
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Chainfire... also SD Speed
Chainfire is a good idea, I have to check that out. I also updated my SD card cache from the measly 128K to 2048K, which seems to help further...

[Q] Restoring factory Kernel (1.1) with CWM

Hi, after installing a new kernel with multitouch and norefresh through CWM, and considering installing the overclocked one by guevor (update: installed oc kernel), but I had some newbie questions about restoring the Kernel in case I wanted to go back to stock or update to 1.2.1.
I have taken full factory backups at 1.0.1 with noogie by copying the physical disk with diskimage, and another backup with the 1.2 rooter gui. I have since updated to 1.1 (no backup on 1.1) and rooted before I installed the new kernel. Is there any way to revert to the default kernel on 1.1.0?
Also, Is there any way to adjust the contrast in fastmode? The text is barely readable and an unusual amount of gosting (maybe something is wrong), but it's super fast.
Thanks so much, and this community has been a lifesaver since last night when I got my nook. Go easy on me since I've only had my nook for a few hours, I've been reading a lot and searching these forums for hours.
Also, bonus questions:
1. Is it possible to set a custom wallpaper (behind the icons)
2. Is it possible to actually decode/play videos? no video apps seem to work, even p2p ones.. also youtube videos / flash doesn't work which is strange because android 2.1 should support video right?
3. What's the consensus about screen damage/use using fast mode? Brand new nook.... lol. I'm not sure if I'm shortening the 10 year life of the e-ink display to 1 week.

jun127 said:
Hi, after installing a new kernel with multitouch and norefresh through CWM, and considering installing the overclocked one by guevor (update: installed oc kernel), but I had some newbie questions about restoring the Kernel in case I wanted to go back to stock or update to 1.2.1.
I have taken full factory backups at 1.0.1 with noogie by copying the physical disk with diskimage, and another backup with the 1.2 rooter gui. I have since updated to 1.1 (no backup on 1.1) and rooted before I installed the new kernel. Is there any way to revert to the default kernel on 1.1.0?
Also, Is there any way to adjust the contrast in fastmode? The text is barely readable and an unusual amount of gosting (maybe something is wrong), but it's super fast.
Thanks so much, and this community has been a lifesaver since last night when I got my nook. Go easy on me since I've only had my nook for a few hours, I've been reading a lot and searching these forums for hours.
Also, bonus questions:
1. Is it possible to set a custom wallpaper (behind the icons)
2. Is it possible to actually decode/play videos? no video apps seem to work, even p2p ones.. also youtube videos / flash doesn't work which is strange because android 2.1 should support video right?
3. What's the consensus about screen damage/use using fast mode? Brand new nook.... lol. I'm not sure if I'm shortening the 10 year life of the e-ink display to 1 week.
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I. http://nookdevs.com/Nook_Simple_Touch_restore_to_stock
II. No. Try to change font in your reader. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20069292&postcount=10
or use NoRefresh to read text.
or try different reader for eg. https://code.google.com/p/apv/downloads/list
1. if you change your launcher from 'ReLaunch' to for eg. 'LegacyLauncher' then yes.
2. RockPlayer + software decoding = playing videos
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified.lite&hl=en
3. Your battery will probably die faster than the screen. I used NoRefresh and FastMode from the start and the screen still works fine. On the other hand my battery died (2 weeks before the end of warranty).

osowiecki said:
I. http://nookdevs.com/Nook_Simple_Touch_restore_to_stock
II. No. Try to change font in your reader. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20069292&postcount=10
or use NoRefresh to read text.
or try different reader for eg. https://code.google.com/p/apv/downloads/list
1. if you change your launcher from 'ReLaunch' to for eg. 'LegacyLauncher' then yes.
2. RockPlayer + software decoding = playing videos
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified.lite&hl=en
3. Your battery will probably die faster than the screen. I used NoRefresh and FastMode from the start and the screen still works fine. On the other hand my battery died (2 weeks before the end of warranty).
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Thanks for your help! I've seen you around the forums quite a bit and learned a lot from reading your past posts.
I was able to play rmvb with rockplayer (still in beta?), but couldn't figure out how to make the streaming p2p tv applications work (also rmvb) such as PPTV, and PPS which usually work on everything (although they installed properly and also tried downloading and installing codecs. I had to download the rmvb file from pptv and play it manually on rockplayer.
Thanks for the Legacy Launcher tip, looks great! Edit: Unfortunately I can't get wallpapers to work there either. When I select wallpaper, it gives me 2 options, from pictures, or from wallpapers. pictures shows "no media", and wallpapers are just a few standard wallpapers. I can't find anywhere to select a picture from the SD card, and I can't find any "media" or wallpaper folder in file browser. UPDATE: I was able to get wallpapers by downloading the app "wallpaper changer" and "ES file explorer".
Interesting to know about the battery, I was also worried about that. I managed to suck through 35% of the battery in 5 hours. I didn't buy the official wall charger, but I used a chinese 5 volt adapter I had laying around after I kept getting the following problem:
Another problem I've been having is that when I plug the NST into my computer via USB everything goes ballistic on my nook, it rapidly connects and drops USB mode, and then if I go into settings both internal storage and SD card are greyed out "unavailable". What could cause that?
Finally, is there anyway to get ADB on windows without downloading the entire android SDK? I want to apply the IMEI fix to install whatsapp, but I can't get ADB to work at all. UPDATE: I solved it, adb.exe baby and I guess you can use that with commander. My problem was the default wireless adb app wasn't working, I installed wifi adb and it worked. Very odd, since usb connection didn't work, but at least I got my IMEI and whatsapp. Any methods for getting working contacts on NST? I'm going to try the contacts.db workaround if there is no other options, but I'm hoping for something less risky and automated.
I also wanted to note that I solved the 24 hour wait time on google market, go to gmail and add a second contact and sync that contact. The first google account will automagically work.

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1. I think that 'nook' launches 'hardware video decoding' by default when you try to open up a stream from the apk so the only option is to download videos and play them locally. 'TubeMate' is able to do this.
http://m.tubemate.net/
On the other hand if the apk contains a video player with 'software decoding' this could work like it should.
I know that 'BeyondPod' was able to play audio podcasts from within application. Haven't tested it on videos.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.beyondpod&hl=en
2. Don't forget to turn all useless animations in the Launcher off and get "Minimalist Black - ADW Theme'. You can find it in 'TouchNooter' package.
3. Try to use a different micro usb cable. Sounds like yours is broken.
4. In the current version of NookManager, ADB through USB is not supported.
5. Can't help you with that right now.

[Q] CPU usage

I've rooted my new NST, and I noticed that the CPU usage is always above 20% ALL of the time without any apps open.
Is this normal? Because I've also been experiencing battery drain.

No, that's definitely not normal. If you're not using the device, it should spend most of its time in deep sleep. Can you give more details about how you configured it and what steps you took?

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No, that's definitely not normal. If you're not using the device, it should spend most of its time in deep sleep. Can you give more details about how you configured it and what steps you took?
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I used NookManager, latest version. Previously updated my nook to 1.2.1 from the official website via microSD card.
To root, I followed the on screen instructions.
Later, I installed NTGAppsAttack
Nothing else.
According to the task manager, reLaunch and Android System are the culprits. Now is 24%, at times 40%.

bornlivedie said:
I used NookManager, latest version. Previously updated my nook to 1.2.1 from the official website via microSD card.
To root, I followed the on screen instructions.
Later, I installed NTGAppsAttack
Nothing else.
According to the task manager, reLaunch and Android System are the culprits. Now is 24%, at times 40%.
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From thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933615:
Launcher:-
Best launcher seems to be ReLaunch v1.3.8
Also note: It seems to use ~20% CPU while idle, time to bug the developer
meanwhile best not to leave it running then huh?
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From thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933615:
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Going back to original firmware it is.

bornlivedie said:
Going back to original firmware it is.
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I'd spend a bit trying to figure out why your root went wrong. I haven't bothered with the steps in that linked post. I'm using ADW Ex for my launcher, and my NSTs regularly go into deep sleep. Battery life is very good.

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I'd spend a bit trying to figure out why your root went wrong. I haven't bothered with the steps in that linked post. I'm using ADW Ex for my launcher, and my NSTs regularly go into deep sleep. Battery life is very good.
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It's just that I (personally) don't think rooting the Nook is essential. I don't use apps, because the display is not made for that. It's slow and painful to use.
It's an e-reader and nothing else, so I want to take full advantage of that, and that includes the best battery life possible.

bornlivedie said:
It's just that I (personally) don't think rooting the Nook is essential. I don't use apps, because the display is not made for that. It's slow and painful to use.
It's an e-reader and nothing else, so I want to take full advantage of that, and that includes the best battery life possible.
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Stock reader too poor for reading progmming books. In coolreader I set margins to 0 and code text blocks to very small and it's perfect.

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Try replacing "Relaunch" with "Legacy Launcher".

btw. does those cpu peaks in relaunch are mesured in the relaunch's build-in task manager?
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Checking cpu usage of relaunch in it's task manager, I get 10-14% usage. But checking cpu usage in other than the buil-in one task manager I get 0% cpu usage.
TestCenterService gets sometimes 0.02% but relaunch stays 0%.
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I'm testing cpu usage with adb and if you don't use relaunch it stays at 0%. Sometimes TestCenterService and Phone peaks.

bornlivedie said:
It's just that I (personally) don't think rooting the Nook is essential. I don't use apps, because the display is not made for that. It's slow and painful to use.
It's an e-reader and nothing else, so I want to take full advantage of that, and that includes the best battery life possible.
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At the first time, I thought so. However, after experiencing Perfect Viewer to read comics, I was addicted. Moreover, I can add more fonts to support my maternal language ( Vietnamese) and my nook works greatly.
I also Relaunch, it is great launcher and library. Abt battery, my nook can last for more than a week because I often read comics ( which requires full refresh for page turn).

ectacy said:
At the first time, I thought so. However, after experiencing Perfect Viewer to read comics, I was addicted. Moreover, I can add more fonts to support my maternal language ( Vietnamese) and my nook works greatly.
I also Relaunch, it is great launcher and library. Abt battery, my nook can last for more than a week because I often read comics ( which requires full refresh for page turn).
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I tried to read comics and manga, but you have to scroll to see the whole image, and that's not good with this type of screen. If you adjust the page to the screen, the fonts are too small.
So for now, I've got no reason to root my nook.
On topic: battery improved A LOT after I restored my nook. From 1% every couple of hours in sleep mode I went to 0% in 12hs.

bornlivedie said:
I tried to read comics and manga, but you have to scroll to see the whole image, and that's not good with this type of screen. If you adjust the page to the screen, the fonts are too small.
So for now, I've got no reason to root my nook.
On topic: battery improved A LOT after I restored my nook. From 1% every couple of hours in sleep mode I went to 0% in 12hs.
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I used special software named Dodom Manga downloader to get manga from popular sites ( mangareader, kissmanga). It offer some useful function such as:
- Automatically trim the white border of comic pages
- Resize images to specific size ( 600x800)
- Put all images into one folder so I can create a big volume ( abt 100 chapters per volume).
The result is acceptable