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taosaur · 10-09-2013, 06:03 PM

I've been rooting and reflashing my gadgets since my last feature phone back in the 'aughts, but I'm running my HD+ on plain, unrooted, in no ways hacked stock. Every form of CM10 I tried was plagued by sudden reboots, sometimes leading to boot-loops that would run down the battery. Additionally, post-Jellybean builds of CyanogenMod have a ridiculously convoluted file structure, especially for the SD card. The CM team is trying to adhere to Android standards, but Google is doing everything in their power to not only leave SD cards out of their Nexus line, but also make them unusable with any Google software. When several updates were incompatible with the Kindle app (where my current book was living), that was the last straw.

I also prefer the stock magazine reader to any Android magazine app I've used, and subscribe to Discover through B&N. The only thing I miss from CM10 is the multitasking/recent interface, which is not only an eyesore in stock but also only lists apps and content accessed through the stock launcher (like most people in this thread, I use ADW). I also prefer CM10's button layout and notifications, but even those are a bit off unless you flash a separate zip to enable the tablet UI. Unless they've fixed it, CM10 only supports a phone layout natively.

So, B&N stock is not only good enough, but better than CM10 in several respects. The main thing is that when I pick up my stock HD+, I can instantly start doing what I want to do, rather than wait for a reboot or find a dead battery.

10-09-2013, 06:03 PM	#26
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	I've been rooting and reflashing my gadgets since my last feature phone back in the 'aughts, but I'm running my HD+ on plain, unrooted, in no ways hacked stock. Every form of CM10 I tried was plagued by sudden reboots, sometimes leading to boot-loops that would run down the battery. Additionally, post-Jellybean builds of CyanogenMod have a ridiculously convoluted file structure, especially for the SD card. The CM team is trying to adhere to Android standards, but Google is doing everything in their power to not only leave SD cards out of their Nexus line, but also make them unusable with any Google software. When several updates were incompatible with the Kindle app (where my current book was living), that was the last straw. I also prefer the stock magazine reader to any Android magazine app I've used, and subscribe to Discover through B&N. The only thing I miss from CM10 is the multitasking/recent interface, which is not only an eyesore in stock but also only lists apps and content accessed through the stock launcher (like most people in this thread, I use ADW). I also prefer CM10's button layout and notifications, but even those are a bit off unless you flash a separate zip to enable the tablet UI. Unless they've fixed it, CM10 only supports a phone layout natively. So, B&N stock is not only good enough, but better than CM10 in several respects. The main thing is that when I pick up my stock HD+, I can instantly start doing what I want to do, rather than wait for a reboot or find a dead battery.