Barnes and Noble have been selling 2 different version of their popular 8GB Nook
Tablet, here is how to
root your 8GB 512mb RAM, Nook tablet, and (best of all) get the
Android Market on your Nook Tablet!Like many of your thought when buying your low cost Nook
tablet with 8GB storage and 512mb of RAM, we believed these where to only differences between this model and the more expensive 16GB 1GB RAM version, but we were wrong.
There are actually other subtle differences between the 2
tablets, which means you can
root your 8GB
Nook Tablet the same was as the 16GB version.
However, thanks to a developer over at the XDA forums, rooting your 8GB Nook Tablet is super simple!
Why would you want to root your Nook Tablet?
While
Android is a very open
operating system, this hasn't stopped companies coding their tablets and phones with versions of
Google's mobile OS in the attempt to try and force users in to their eco system.
Rooting your Android tablet will allow you more freedom with what you can and can't do, plus you can make use of excellent back up tools such as Titanium backup!
Oh yeah we almost forgot! Rooting your
Nook Tablet with these
instructions and using the linked
download tool will also
install the
Android Market on your Nook tablet!
How To Root and install Android Market on Nook 8GB