NOOK for Android Updated to 2.2

Today, Barnes & Noble announced the release of a new version of their popular Android application, NOOK for Android, which was launched into the wild only recently.

The new NOOK application for Android, available in version 2.2 now, is the third release the company pushes out to its users in only a few weeks.

The mobile software solution has been developed so as to work with all mobile phones that run under the Android 1.6 or higher operating system, while offering full access to the Barnes & Noble eBookstore.

Through this application, Android users can access a number of more than one million ebooks, while having the possibility to read or purchase them.

It seems that the new NOOK for Android 2.2 release comes fort with a wide range of enhancements, at least this is what the release notes, available via a recent post on Android Guys, show.

Here's what was included in the new software version:

Faster access and action in Library:
Pop-up menus appear around eBooks in Library to offer the most frequently used options, including Details, LendMe, More By and Buy Now (for samples). This feature is enabled by QuickActions, a new best practice in Android UI. Barnes & Noble is among the first companies to incorporate QuickActions into Android apps, along with Twitter.

More customizable reading experience:
There are now four line spacing options available, in addition to the four margin options introduced previously.
Text justification can be turned on or off.
The settings screen has been updated to a more user-friendly format to accommodate the latest changes.

More immersive reading experience:
Readers now have the option to hide the status bar when reading to focus more fully on the content.

A series of performance enhancements have been included into the equation too, but no specific info on what they are all about emerged for the time being.

More details on the new solution, as well as on how one can download NOOK for Android 2.2, are available on the company's website here.