Nook browser (e-readers)

Browser built into Barnes & Noble's Nook e-ink e-readers, added in beta to the 1st-edition Nook by the April 2010 1.3 update (controlled from the small color touchscreen) and then hidden in the Nook Simple Touch.

Facts

Developer

Barnes & Noble

Website

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Engine

WebKit

Platforms

Other

Details

E-ink Nook e-readers (1st-edition Nook on Android 1.5, Nook Simple Touch / Nook WiFi 2011)

Popularity

58/100 — Estimate: installed base of Nook e-readers (several million devices), no figure found

Key versions

1. Apr. 26, 2010
   1.3Nook software update 1.3 adding a beta web browser.[1]
2. June 9, 2011
   —A hidden browser is found in the Nook Simple Touch, reachable without rooting.[2]

Version sources: [1] publishersweekly.com, [2] engadget.com

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_%26_Noble_Nook_1st_Edition
2. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/devices/article/42964-software-update-adds-functionality-games-to-b-n-s-nook.html
3. https://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/web-browser-found-hiding-in-latest-nook-no-root-required-video/