As you know, I am a big fan of my Barnes & Noble Nook and the Nook application on my various smartphone platforms. The Nook for Android software was released just over a month ago and has seen a couple of great updates that provided support for EPUB side loading and more. Yesterday, we were sent news that the software was again updated with several new features and improvements so make sure to update your application now.
The following updates can be found in the new software:
- Faster access and action in Library:
- Pop-up menus appear around eBooks in Library to offer the most frequently used options, including Details, LendMe, More By and Buy Now (for samples). This feature is enabled by QuickActions, a new best practice in Android UI.
- More customizable reading experience:
- There are now four line spacing options available, in addition to the four margin options introduced previously.
- Text justification can be turned on or off.
- The settings screen has been updated to a more user-friendly format to accommodate the latest changes.
- More immersive reading experience:
- Readers now have the option to hide the status bar when reading to focus more fully on the content.
- Other performance enhancements
I updated the application on my HTC EVO 4G and continue to enjoy this software on the Android platform.
Matthew Miller started using a Pilot 1000 in 1997 and has been writing news, reviews, and opinion pieces ever since.
Disclosure
Matthew Miller
Matthew is a professional naval architect by day and a mobile gadget freak at all other times. He purchases his own devices and then sells them on eBay or Craigslist to buy more. Many other devices are sent for review on a 30-day loaner basis and then returned to the carrier or manufacturer. If any are provided as “long term loaner units” this will be clearly disclosed in his reviews.
Biography
Matthew Miller
Matthew Miller started using a mobile devices in 1997 and has been writing news, reviews, and opinion pieces ever since. He is a co-host with GigaOM's Kevin Tofel on the MobileTechRoundup podcast and an author of three Wiley Companion series books. Matthew started using mobile devices with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and has owned over 125 different devices running Palm, Linux, Symbian, Newton, BlackBerry, iOS, Android, webOS, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone operating systems. His current collection includes an HTC Radar 4G, Dell Venue Pro, Apple iPad 2, HTC Flyer, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nokia N9, Apple iPhone 4S, MacBook Pro, and many more, along with tons of accessories and classic devices like the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 and Sony CLIE UX50. Matthew can be found on various discussion forums under the user name of "palmsolo".
