How To Tell If Nook Color Is Rooted

Quadzilla · 07-10-2013, 04:30 PM

Hello Everyone,
I own a Nook Color that I haven't used for a long time and I'm considering selling it and maybe buying a Samsung tablet or some other android tablet. I recall a few months after I bought the nook I started researching how to root the device. Problem is, I have piss poor memory and can't recall if I actually did this or not! What's the easiest way to tell if a Nook Color has been rooted? When I boot up the nook, there's no mention of android or any android icons on any menus. When I go to settings/about your Nook Color/software version it reads 1.4.2 so I'm assuming it was never rooted? Thanks in advance for any info you can provide!

Apache · 07-10-2013, 09:10 PM

It sounds as if it is not rooted. When you turn it on after it has been powered down you should see the Nook emblem when you load. If you see the android logo it is rooted.
Apache

guanaco · 07-10-2013, 11:13 PM

Another way. Install CPU-Z. In the second tab (labelled "System"), the last item says if you have root access or not.

07-10-2013, 04:30 PM	#1
Quadzilla Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Barnes and Noble color nook	How To Tell If Nook Color Is Rooted Hello Everyone, I own a Nook Color that I haven't used for a long time and I'm considering selling it and maybe buying a Samsung tablet or some other android tablet. I recall a few months after I bought the nook I started researching how to root the device. Problem is, I have piss poor memory and can't recall if I actually did this or not! What's the easiest way to tell if a Nook Color has been rooted? When I boot up the nook, there's no mention of android or any android icons on any menus. When I go to settings/about your Nook Color/software version it reads 1.4.2 so I'm assuming it was never rooted? Thanks in advance for any info you can provide!

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07-10-2013, 09:10 PM	#2
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,137 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	It sounds as if it is not rooted. When you turn it on after it has been powered down you should see the Nook emblem when you load. If you see the android logo it is rooted. Apache

07-10-2013, 11:13 PM	#3
guanaco Recovering reader Posts: 222 Karma: 8008008 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: México Device: iPad	Another way. Install CPU-Z. In the second tab (labelled "System"), the last item says if you have root access or not.