Nook Color

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Does the Android license work on Nook Color?

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By reading the specs provided by wikipedia, I would say yes (ie Android OS 2.1 and Cortex A8 CPU ie ARMv7 (TI OMAP 3621, possibly close to the one in Motorola Droid2)).

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Nathan Hansen, we didn’t test that device. I can give you the Android trial license if you can test and provide some feedback =)
email me to oleg@unity3d.com if you’re interested.

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Is anyone using the Nook Color for Android development? Is the Nook Color a good choice?

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Not tested yet? Heh… i think it would be me :slight_smile: Will try to do it before NY.

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Would be very interested to know if it worked with the Nook. Never even considered the idea.

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NO info as to whether UT Android can publish to the Color Nook?

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I guess we’ll have to buy one to answer this question =)
So, now it all depends on FedEx shipping speed :stuck_out_tongue:

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Here’s my first test of my game on a Nook Color. I didn’t have to root it, I am on the Nook Dev site now:

http://vimeo.com/26356918

It runs really well, surprisingly.

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I’m trying out HyperBowl on the nook Color right now (also in the dev program) - I think it looks good, but there is more texture banding and some crackling in the audio. This is also my chance to take advantage of the new platform-specific Texture Compression option in the build settings.

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It works great with Nooks using Cyanogen Mod.

I didn’t know Unity would work with the stock Nook Color though. When I get a better Android tablet, I’ll restore mine to the stock software and develop for that as well.

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I found one problem - Unity sets installLocation in the manifest to prefExternal, which is cause for rejection by the nook developer program.

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Interesting, let us know if there is anything else you have to change.

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That was the only problem (well, I also removed OpenFeint because I didn’t think it looked right). Anyway, I removed installLocation from the manifest and HyperBowl was approved today! Should be on the nook store, soon.

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Is that because Nook users don’t expect OpenFeint, or because you don’t expect them to have internet, or simply because their UI looked crap?!

Great success :slight_smile:

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Some combination of the above. I ported from my paid OpenFeint Android version, but I have a lousy Internet connection, the resulting popup covered the screen and seemed confusing, and then I rationalized maybe Nook customers won’t care about it, anyway.

Thanks! I just added OpenFeint to the free version of HyperBowl on the Android Market (the paid version doesn’t have enough customers to make an interesting leaderboard!), so anyone with a rooted nook can try that out.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.technicat.HyperBowl

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It’s on! - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/HyperBowl/Technicat-LLC/e/2940043856555

Any other Unity apps there?

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Hi Guys,
I thought I’d try out the Nook as an Android test device. Can’t seem to get the ADB (or Unity) to recognize it. Do I need special permission after becoming a qualified dev or something? I’d rather not root it. Thanks!
Jeremy

Oh yeah… I’m on a MacBook. Unity 3.3 still.

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Yes, if you register on their developer site you can access their Knowledge Base which explains that and how to move on to becoming an approved developer.

https://nookdeveloper.barnesandnoble.com/

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Hey, I got a mention of HyperBowl in the latest B&N press release!

http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/press_releases/2011_august_30_nook_color_getting_better_release.html

Also, I found one other Unity app on the NOOK store (it has the Unity splash screen). It’s another bowling game, named “Bowling”