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luisrodl · 01-15-2022, 03:28 PM

Grettings all! Thanks to all who have replied in this thread and have experimented with the Nook GL4. I had a Nook years ago and reading all of the impressions here made me order the new one and check it out. Just a quick report on everything I have done.

I activated developer options, activated USB Debugging, and selected the MTP option for USB connections. after I did this, I got access to the full amaount of storage of the Nook, not only the 5gb. So with that option, we do not have to worry about only having access to the 5gb partition.

Afterwards I sideloaded F-Droid and RelaunchX, which is a home launcher/file explorer optimized for ereaders. With F-Droid, I installed Aurora Store to make up for not having the Play Store. I installed from F-Droid Koreader and Libreria, still testing them both to see which one I use. I installed EinkBro for internet browsing.

Feom the Aurora Store I installed Jtouch, an onscren button that can be as a back, home, and recents button using taps and gestures. As mentioned in another post, KeyMapper allows to configure the buttons to work in all reader apps. I installed the Kindle app, and as others mentioned, it did not open books at first. But after I restarted the Nook, it worked perfectly. The Libby app for renting library ebooks works perfectly. I am still testing, but right now the GW4 is working as a standard Android ereader.

I am continuing to tinker and configuring it to my liking, but if you are willing to sideload and put in a bit of work, I think this is an amazing ereader for the price. You are not tied at all to the Nook or B & E ecosystem, and you have a lot of possibilities for configuration even without root. Thanks again to all the information that was provided by everyone here and if I can help in any way to anyone please let me know!

01-15-2022, 03:28 PM	#339
luisrodl Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 5942 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: Nook Glowlight 4	Grettings all! Thanks to all who have replied in this thread and have experimented with the Nook GL4. I had a Nook years ago and reading all of the impressions here made me order the new one and check it out. Just a quick report on everything I have done. I activated developer options, activated USB Debugging, and selected the MTP option for USB connections. after I did this, I got access to the full amaount of storage of the Nook, not only the 5gb. So with that option, we do not have to worry about only having access to the 5gb partition. Afterwards I sideloaded F-Droid and RelaunchX, which is a home launcher/file explorer optimized for ereaders. With F-Droid, I installed Aurora Store to make up for not having the Play Store. I installed from F-Droid Koreader and Libreria, still testing them both to see which one I use. I installed EinkBro for internet browsing. Feom the Aurora Store I installed Jtouch, an onscren button that can be as a back, home, and recents button using taps and gestures. As mentioned in another post, KeyMapper allows to configure the buttons to work in all reader apps. I installed the Kindle app, and as others mentioned, it did not open books at first. But after I restarted the Nook, it worked perfectly. The Libby app for renting library ebooks works perfectly. I am still testing, but right now the GW4 is working as a standard Android ereader. I am continuing to tinker and configuring it to my liking, but if you are willing to sideload and put in a bit of work, I think this is an amazing ereader for the price. You are not tied at all to the Nook or B & E ecosystem, and you have a lot of possibilities for configuration even without root. Thanks again to all the information that was provided by everyone here and if I can help in any way to anyone please let me know!