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I wanted a low-effort epaper weather station, so I got a "Barnes and Noble GlowLight 4e" e-reader. It runs Android, and can have normal apps installed pretty easy.

Info is from here. Steps:

ADB: Get ADB. You can download the portable version here.
Debug mode: On Nook, hit upper right, "all settings", "about", then hit the logo ~10 times to get to the developer panel. Turn on "USB Debugging".
Test ADB: Run "adb devices". The Nook may ask you to authorize. If successful, you should see "List of devices attached", "502…207 device"
Install launcher: Get an APK for a normal Android launcher. I suggest Nova Launcher, and you can get the APK from APKPure. Then just run "adb install <your_apk>".
Reboot: Choose the new launcher when prompted, and hit "always" to make it default. You can get to the old launcher as a regular app from the new one if needed.
Install more: You can install various markets in the same way as the launcher so you can install apps without USB. This includes:
- F-Droid: Open source stuff
- APKPure: They also have a store
- Amazon Appstore: Big catalog, paid stuff
- NOT RECOMMENDED: Google Play store (apparently it's incredibly fiddly to get working)

FYI, since this is an epaper device, einkbro is a good browser choice. I installed via APKPure's app, since while they have the app as a plain file on their site, it's in a weird xapk format that adb can't eat, but their app can install it directly.