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Originally Posted by rogerinnyc
I think I'm a minority case, but the only reason I jailbreak my Kindles is for custom screensavers, so I can display the book cover when I turn off the device. Given that's no longer possible with the latest devices/firmwares (I still have a Voyage that's JB'd), I have switched over to Kobo, where the custom screensaver is built in and the customization options (especially after patching) numerous.
I don't get why Amazon allows us to buy out of Special Offers, but doesn't then offer a book cover option for screen savers. I would buy an Oasis in a nanosecond if they did, notwithstanding my pleasure in my Kobo Forma.
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Yeah, that is a cool feature. Most likely Amazon has a small team of developers that are working on prioritized tasks. When a project manager decides not to put an update in a queue (like screensaver options) - nothing can be done here. Business first then user requests come. Plus, the kindle programming can be pretty hard - the kindle system uses parts in java/javascript/lua/c/etc. Entry-level developers are likely be lost there. But they have a source code.
I wonder how much features would we have in kindle if NiLuJe was given full source code of kindles, access to build system, ability to add/modify whatever he'd like
