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CyanogenMod
Raised as a usability problem by 19 people on Hacker News over 6 years (2011–2016), in 13 threads.
People raised many different problems with CyanogenMod, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 20 complaints
- Permissions are hidden in nested Advanced menus and set in two places unclearly2016-11-16
- Custom ROM install left the device not working; needed a homemade factory cable2016-05-23
- Can't find a colour temperature control; RGB sliders seem to do nothing2015-11-15
- Must deny permissions one by one; cannot approve only the wanted ones2015-08-24
- Screen won't turn on, user must press power button many times2015-08-16
- Many bugs left unfixed, making the OnePlus One borderline unusable2015-08-15
- Phone keeps using limited 3G data even when next to known wifi until screen turns on2015-01-30
- Headset music starts the old audio recording instead of Spotify, needing a workaround2015-01-30
- Download pages show outdated releases and blank links, with no clear path to current builds2014-12-08
- Dead links and contradictory instructions make bootloader unlocking hard to complete2014-05-08
- Installer often fails and leaves phone bricked, recovery needs manual reflashing2013-12-05
- Fails to explain what CyanogenMod does or why to use it; reasons buried three links deep2013-11-28
- Followed directions precisely yet got confusing errors and phone wouldn't boot2013-11-28
- Installer gave wrong connection mode instructions, nearly bricking the phone2013-11-28
- Installing CM10 required hours of tool setup and debugging why adb would not find the device2013-11-13
- Install process is long winded with many chances to brick the phone2013-11-13
- Main page's 'get started' link sends users to the Play Store for only half the software2013-11-13
- Windows installer not findable on homepage, unlike the Android software2013-11-13
- Toggles require hunting through low-quality widget apps in the app store2012-07-17
- Browser no longer reflows text, so pages are hard to read2011-11-29