NookColor Issues
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While the Nook Color is a good device with a pretty solid stock ROM, there are some known issues and limitations. The known issues and possible workarounds are documented below. If lengthy workarounds or fixes are found, a new page should be created and linked from information below.
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Known Issues
Random Reboots
The Nook Color seems to reboot when going into standby mode randomly, some folks say this also can happen on an un-rooted device but as of this time it's not sure exactly what the root cause is. Generally it seems as if the device reboots itself after you go into standby by letting it go to sleep on its own or pressing the power button, often you don't even notice it's happened unless you hear the reboot chime. The good news is that it never seems to happen in actual use, so it does not affect typical stability of the device and the device reboots quite quickly so if it does happen while you're in use (say you let the screen go to sleep and are waking it back up) the device boots in under a minute.
Workaround
Disabling WiFi before going to sleep eliminates nearly all of the reboots, but they still might happen every so often. This can be done using the Setting Profiles app on the Market. See the reference URL below for information on how to set it up, but at a high level you create a default profile of Wifi On and a second profile of Wifi Off and add a rule that when the screen is off, run the "Wifi Off" profile. This can be accomplished using the free version, but if it helps you, buy the app!
However, if keeping Wifi on all the time is important to you, there is another tweak you can make which will reduce but not eliminate the reboots. Setting the device's CPU governor to ondemand using SetCPU, CPU Tuner, or other tools on the Market will eliminate most of the reboots.
References
Thread on XDA Developers: [1]
Creating Shortcuts
The Nook Color stock ROM does not contain something (unknown at this time) which facilitates creating shortcuts, therefore this activity will generally quietly fail to work, although in some cases it could cause Force Closes. Typical symptom is if you're attempting to create a shortcut in a launcher by long-pressing on the desktop, tapping the Shortcut option in this case will generally just "not work".
Workaround
None known at this time, except doing things different ways. Example, in order to set the quick launches in the Dock in LauncherPro one has to use the Shortcut method of long-tapping in this area. ADW Launcher on the other hand you can drag from the launcher into the Dock to add items there. This is just an example, not a pro/con for either very respectable launcher.
Accounts/Sync Settings
The Nook Color stock ROM is also missing quite a few preferences and perhaps the code behind the preferences to actually function, such as the Accounts and Sync Settings dialog typically used to add accounts manually, such as Google, Facebook, Picasa, etc. Using the trick in the auto-nooting instructions one is able to set up a Google account, but other accounts might be impossible to create at this time. One example is Delicious Droid, a Delicious bookmark client which needs to create an account to sync but cannot because you cannot reach this screen to add the account and when Delicious Droid itself tries to do it, it crashes. There are likely other examples of this behavior.
Workaround
Besides the one to set up the Google account using Youtube, none is known for set up of general accounts. One could possibly set them up using another device and transfer specific files to the Nook Color, but would need to be tested and documented.
Live Wallpapers Don't Work
The Live Wallpapers on the Nook Color after nooting it may or may not work, but try ones downloaded from the market, several from there are known to work. If you look on the XDA Forums you can also find the Galaxy Tab Live Wallpapers which are said to work, and are higher resolution and look nicer too. There is a possibility that some Live Wallpapers requiring certain capabilities may not work, but that's not certain at this point.
Workaround
Find replacement wallpaper or that from the Galaxy Tab.
