Current software and functionality

[rod9669]

been running a different ROM for a few months - what's the OEM one like these days? Thinking about moving back to factory settings as some things don't play nice on a "modified" device

 

[El Presidente]

Lollipop ruined my N7, I had to roll back to a kit kat ROM.

I know a number of other people who had similar experiences.

If you do decide to return to stock, it might be worth using the last 4.4.4 factory image.

 

[gb4fan]

ditto to lollipop ruined my N7

 

[Davdi]

Mine's mostly OK on 5.1.1, but freezez occasionally and can get laggy. It's rooted stock, but not overclocked as I like the battery life.

 

[HasH_BrowN]

I use mine with MultiROM and have got 3 roms (32 gb).
4.4.2 tweaking monster AOSP
4.4.4 LiquidSmooth (primary)
5.1.1 stripped down to the bones AOSP

I'm OCD on things going on in the background, so I end up disabling all sorts of unnecessary things. Maybe that's why I don't get lags/stutters/freeze-ups (only with improperly buffered streaming video). I also change my Low Memory Killer and other (using Metallice kexec compatible kernel for primary rom) settings, all might be attributing to (liquid)smooth operation.

 

[Outatime]

I've been using the Cyanogenmod 11 unofficial that a nice person keeps updated with the security patches. It's great.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7/development/rom-cyanogenmod-11-nexus-security-fixes-t3241243

 

[girolez]

Lollipop 5.1.1 brought my n7 almost to a stop but I have found that by running Nova (or Apus) launchers, speed is largely restored - at least now chrome keeps going!