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116 Barnes & Noble NOOK Color User Guide
Using Apps on Your NOOK
Your NOOK includes many applications or “apps,” including music players, a photo gallery, a contact management
application for storing addresses and phone numbers, and games such as Chess and Sudoku.
The apps include:
• Chess – a chess game
• Contacts – a contact management application where you can view your email contacts and add new email
contacts for sharing book recommendations, quotes, and so on
• Crosswords - a crossword puzzle game
• Email - an app for sending and receiving email (see “Using NOOK Email™” for details)
• Music Player – an app for playing MP3 and AAC music files that you load on your NOOK
• My Media – an app for viewing and organizing photos that you load on your NOOK; My Media also includes
tutorial videos, such as the introductory video you watched when you registered your NOOK
• NOOK Friends™ – software for connecting with NOOK Friends, sharing recommendations, and borrowing
and lending books through Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe® technology (see “Using NOOK Friends™” for
details)
• Pandora
®
Internet Radio
1
– an app that lets you stream free, personalized radio stations; just enter an artist,
song, comedian or genre to get started
• Sudoku - a Sudoku game in which you fill in squares with numbers
You can purchase additional applications through the NOOK Store. Navigate to the Shop and search the apps cat-
egories to see which applications are available.
NOTE: Certain third-party apps such as Pandora require membership. This membership is independent of your
BN.com account. If you do not already have a membership account for a third-party app you would like
to use, visit the Web site of the app and sign up for membership there.
NOTE: Apps that stream media, such as TV shows, movies, or music, require a live Wi-Fi connection. You must
be connected to a Wi-Fi network to use these apps.
Viewing the Applications Installed on Your NOOK
To see icons for all the applications on your NOOK, do this:
1. Tap the NOOK button to open the Quick Nav Bar.
2. Tap the Apps icon.
Your NOOK displays a grid showing the applications installed on your NOOK.
1 Certain third-party applications (apps) such as Pandora may require membership.