The Nook Tablet has now enough time to catch our eyes and ears, since the Amazon Kindle Fire has been launched, reviewed and torn down. No need to discuss it any more right? Well, now the Nook Tablet makes the news, since it’s able to sideload Android apps even without requiring a root.
The thing here is that you need to download an Android APK via the browser on the slate and you can install it on the device without hassles. Of course, you can access the permissions page from the settings menu on the tablet, but the xda-developers guys found that when you open an APK you can redirect the Nook to the permissions page and check the box with the tag “Unknown sources”.
The Digital Reader confirms the info and even a Kindle app is available this way and it even runs nicely on the Nook Tablet, ironical as that may seem. On paper B&N restricts app sideloading, but through this little bit of hack, everything works. Well, this is where Amazon wins, being more open about apps…
