I must admit though I get tired of having to root Nook devices when all I want are a few basic things
like sideloading an app.
Not exact matches
9) «have to
sideload in content just to get Instagram working», so, hang on, you * do *
like the Amazon store, or * not *?
I don't want
sideloaded content from outside of the Amazon walled garden to be treated
like unwanted guests.
However, I did wind up
sideloading all the rest of my library, the stuff bought directly from publishers
like Carina or Angry Robot, or from device - agnostic sites
like Smashwords.
With over 300
sideloaded books, I'd
like a way to classify them that does not get reset each time I connect to a computer (this problem never happened in the Simple Touch).
Could not resist a Glowlight at a knock down price, NookManager worked just
like on my simple touch, am having the usual problems with the market, managed to place an old dropbox app into google drive and
sideload, then tried V3.2.3 and installed without a problem.
If you own a NOOK and would
like to buy a compatible EPUB ebook from kobo.com, you can easily make the purchase through your computer and
sideload the title to your NOOK.
It's
like they are begging users to de-drm their purchases and
sideload them for use in an alternate reading app.
They removed all the non-reading apps
like email and the notepad and just left a bare minimum of apps to start with, and it's not easy to add more because they removed the Midiapolis appstore that had a wide selection of apps, so you have to go find app files yourself and
sideload them manually.
2) Once you can
sideload books and next firmware to hopefully fix the epub / pdf black on black issue, I'd
like to know if you can read books from Overdrive.
If it's
like other Boyue readers w / Android 4; Google Play Services and Google Play can be
sideloaded.
User interface needs polishing: carousel too ungainly for large libraries and images from
sideloaded apps look terrible, no way to quickly jump between apps
like other Android devices
First is indexing: much faster on Kobo without any «stuck»
sideloaded books
like I frequently experienced with Kindle.
The first is to accept the update in its OTA fashion (or
sideload it if that's how you roll), then go about your business
like the adult that you are.
And Google extends its syncing of page positions, bookmarks, and notes to
sideloaded titles, just
like for books you downloaded from the Google Play service.
In this case, it's the Nook Market, but you have more variety in movie and music services, and it's easier to
sideload books because the Nook supports industry standard formats
like ePub and PDF.
For instance, you can't load in an alternate appstore
like Amazon because you can only use ADB to
sideload apps, so if you try to install an app through another app from the device itself you'll still get the blocked install warning.
I would
like to be proven wrong, but for the time being, it seems that my dream of getting books from multiple bookstores on an e-ink device without the need to
sideload and / or decrypt encrypted data is just that: a dream.
Angry that you can't automatically tag
sideloaded books on your Kindle through Calibre (or other library management sw;
like you used to be able to do and still can do with Kobo)?
If you need more help, http://www.iuniverse.com/FAQs/
Sideload-Your-Mobi-eBook-File-Onto-Kindle-Fire.aspx has a couple other ways to
sideload (
like using the USB or the Kindle Fire itself)
That means you can
sideload your books on the Nook by methods
like loading them on the SD card, emailing them to yourself, or syncing them from your computer through the USB cable.
I keep FBReader
sideloaded on my Kindle HD to read ePubs and the
like.
Many readers don't understand the difference between PDFs vs ebooks, and when
sideloading ebooks (
like for subscriber magnets), they may ask for a PDF instead.
Is there any indication that Kobo will fix the incompatibilities with
sideloaded books
like the inability to change line spacing you mention in your review of the H2o?
(One note: If the Kindle Fire HD tablets are
like the first - gen model, advanced users should be able to «
sideload» apps onto the devices using APK files — legally or illegally — but let's face it, that isn't something the majority of users are going to do.)
Many readers rely on
sideloading through online stores
like Waterstones and, as good as they are, these stores simply can't be tailor made to fit one device and its software.
I
like Kobo Reader a lot, I have google play
sideloaded on my Kindle HD 10 so that I could install it and use it instead of the built in Kindle app.
• B&N is squandering part of their advantage in using ePub with Adobe DRM, in that you can't
sideload previously purchased books —
like if you had a Sony Reader, you could use Adobe's Content Server to transfer DRM'd books you bought from Sony's store to your nook.
The Nova's built - in app has a fair amount of features and supports EPUB and PDF formats (yes,
sideloading too), but what I don't
like is that it is slow to load and has a row of icons arranged along the top of the screen at all times when reading.
I
like the idea of scanning third party apps that you
sideload because it's too easy to download malware if you're not going through BlackBerry World itself.
I have a Kindle, so I buy from Amazon when the book I want is available there, because I
like the convenience of being able to download books to my Kindle or phone without needing to get the laptop and cable out to
sideload them.
While I do not
like B&N's reserving only 1 GB for
sideloaded content, I can live with 1 GB.
1 GB is still enough to hold up to
like 1000
sideloaded books.
DRM'd ePub's should be readable on any of the devices, the Nook Color natively and the Vox and Fire by
sideloading an app
like Aldiko, Bluefire or Mantano.
To make matters worse, B&N doesn't allow
sideloading APKs and installing them,
like you can do on the Fire.
One other nice thing with B&N reading devices is that they support not just B&N's Adobe DRM scheme, but also «regular» Adobe DRM as used by stores
like Kobo, All Romance, Sony, Books on Board and Diesel, so you can
sideload books from those sources and they'll work just fine.
If you're running Android Lollipop or Marshmallow, installation is a bit more complicated: you'll need to flash the framework using a custom recovery
like TWRP, then
sideload the installer.
Sideloading allows you to install a variety of apps that aren't available in the Play Store, such as the XBMC Media Center for Android, various emulators that have been removed from Google Play, and third - party app store apps
like the Amazon Appstore for Android and Humble Bundle app.
Furthermore, unless you have a pressing need to dump hundreds of books at once it's best to sync /
sideload books in small batches (
like 10 or fewer at a time).
This guide will walk you through the steps of installing (a.k.a.
sideloading) a 3rd - party app,
like Kodi or SPMC, onto an Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick.
It's also a favorite among folks who
like to
sideload Android apps
like Kodi.
Once you've done that, you'll be able to
sideload the APK you downloaded with Chrome, and the same applies when using other apps,
like the Amazon App Store.
No jailbreak is required for this as
sideloading of apps
like this is officially supported now by Apple.
Facebook is restricting access to Lite in the Play Store based on regions, so if it's not available where you are (
like in the States) and you'd still
like to give it a spin, hit up the Via link below for
sideload options.
If you've been wanting to try Oreo on the Essential Phone but don't feel
like diving into the world of
sideloading, you can now join the beta with an OTA update.
Like its launcher, the Pixel's stock phone app isn't available on the Play Store and will also need to be
sideloaded.
For those of you familiar with the Android operating system, this is exactly
like either searching the Play Store for an app or
sideloading an APK file to manually install the application, respectively.
Either way, you should create a folder /
Sideloaded Apps / in the root,
like so:
You can always
sideload the apps from a trusted source
like APK Mirror that verifies app signatures.
It shouldn't decrease (if anything, it might actually increase), even an SX 8.1 launcher (
sideloaded apk) feels waaaay snappier on the S7 than the 8.0 that's pre-installed (which drops frames
like crazy since it's actually a beta version of SX and 8.1 is the first stable one).