Barnes & Noble has committed to bringing Android 2.2 officially to the Nook Color! Yes folks, you heard that right. A source over at SmartPhoneMag stated he has spoken with a Barnes & Noble representivite that has shown him the upcoming update to the Nook Color.
At this time we are being told that it should hit in January, and this should turn the Nook Color into a full blown Android tablet. Check below to see a statement from his post:
The 2.2 update, or overhaul if you prefer, will give you access to a retooled Android Market, the typical Android home screen and even has pinch zooming with the browser. The Android Market app was still under development and was not on the device to see. I was told that Nook users may not have access to the full market. The Nook I looked at had apps loaded via the SD card slot and seemed to run fine. The device will still give you access to all of your Nook material via the current interface that will be swicthable for the user.
The update addresses performance and battery life concerns according to the rep I spoke to. The update on his Nook was still in beta so it lacked some polish but seemed to work smoother than the stock device. The graphics performance still seemed sluggish even with 2.2 when scrolling through magazines and web pages.
This is great news for all you Nook Color owner’s out there. How many other people plan on picking up one of these? Let us know in the comment’s below.
Source: SmartPhoneMag
