When the Oneplus One was announced it was announced that there would be styleswap covers that you could replace which would you give your phone an entire new look. These were later discontinued due to technical difficulties but they did sell a limited number of the bamboo ones. One of the styles many were excited […]
As a oneplus one owner, and an avid flasher this leaked roadmap makes me very excited. The source code to Android L is expected to be released November 3rd, next Monday, and this means all those developers can get to work. CyanogenMod has their plans set and I hope they can keep to it because […]
UPDATE 1: We reached out to CyanogenMod (CYNGN) for comments on the issue and were told the following by Steve Kondik: “This has been the behavior of every ROM since forever thanks to how it was implemented in CWM. In this case, /data/media behaves like a separate filesystem. We address it already in an upcoming […]
It’s long been alleged that the guys over at CYNGN have never really liked the guys over at “that other ROM” namely Android Open Kang Project, which of course was the initial CM Kang project kicked off in November 2011 by Roman Birg aka RomanBB, however thanks to our anon tipster we can reveal that Roman […]
Oppo have just announced that the eagerly awaited N1 is available to buy. The Oppo N1 comes in white with 16GB of storage and a 5.9 inch screen. The unique feature is the rotating camera which means you no longer need a front/rear camera and you can capture your ‘selfies’ in full resolution. Great! […]
If you are an OPPO N1 owner then you will be very happy to hear that as of later today you can get yourself some Android Kit Kat (4.4) action in the form of the first ever nightly build from OmniROM. The handset which comes pre-loaded with CyanogenMod and OPPO’s very own Color ROMs has […]
Earlier today I posted my thoughts on what’s going on over at CyanogenMod or Cyanogen Inc and now I’d like to follow up on that post with some more evidence supporting the rumoured move to making Cyanogen a commercial company. This time we will start by looking at some of the CyanogenMod team’s LinkedIn profiles […]
If, like me, you’ve been paying close attention to CyanogenMod over the past few months then you will be under no illusion that something untoward may well be going on. I’ve pulled together some links and some of my own personal thoughts to write this post backed up with hard evidence and certain things the CyanogenMod […]
The illusive secretive teaser for the popular custom ROM, CyanogenMod’s project called Nemesis has started it’s reveal. The first step is a new app called Focal, which is a super-powered camera app. It boasts tons of features of which will surely come in handy and helps bring CyanogenMod up from being “just a custom ROM” […]
Sony and the CyanogenMod team have worked together to bring Sony Mobile’s devices on CyanogenMod some of the improved functionality previously available only to those running the Sony distribution of Android The features that are landing are: * HDR Mode for photos only (we presume this means hardware HDR, so it will be faster) * […]
Steve Kondik is a name that nearly every Android fan or developer will know very well, the man behind CyanogenMod and all round Android Legend has decided to call it a day at Samsung without given hints as to what lays ahead for his career. The announcement that he had left Samsung wasn’t a huge […]
Although most of you who know about the Great work the CyanogenMod team does, you may have been forgiven if you thought that Jellybean/CM10 hitting various devices was in the slow lane. Well the latest news is that the team have been working hard on a CM10 alpha version for the Nook Colour. The project […]
The I9100 has been grace with a delicious Jelly Bean treat thanks to Teamhacksung. The ROM is just a preview of CyanogenMod 10 so of course there will be bugs and it will not be perfect but these previews have been pretty stable on most devices so far. I’m running a preview build as my […]
The Nexus Q, otherwise known as Google’s glowing ball, has had it’s own little version of CyanogenMod 9 built for it by developer Jason Parker. According to his Google+ post, the Bluetooth and WiFi work, with the sound being a bit of a mess, but more should be expected to come in the future! […]
As promised, Google have released the source code for Android 4.1, allowing the developer masses to tear it apart. What is most anticipated is when the development groups will be able to integrate the changes into the existing base code of their custom ROMs. As reported last week, the CyanogenMod team predict a fast turnaround. […]
When Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) was announced at Google I/O all we wanted to know was when we would get our hands on that buttery smoothness. The Galaxy Nexus phone will begin shipping with Jelly Bean next week (it addresses the universal search Apple patent that is currently preventing shipment in the US), with the […]
Have you been waiting for CyanogenMod 9 to mature before you got a taste for some tasty Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.4) on your phone? Well! Now is the time! The first Release Candidate for CM9 has been built and released for a truck load of devices, with some possibly still building. CM9 brings with […]
The CyanogenMod team have released a nice little new boot animation, and this time folks it features Cid! It was tweeted just now by Steve Kondik himself and stuck on their Google + page as well, and is now uploaded onto YouTube of course. It shows off the new custom boot animation for the new […]
Release Candidate number 3 for CM7.2 has been built for the supported CyanogenMod devices. In addition, it appears that a more ‘human’ name of each device appears under the build list in addition to what used to just be the code names, which was confusing for some. Go and grab it for your phone […]
That’s right! Release Candidate number 2 for CM7.2 has been built for a whole tonne of supported CyanogenMod devices, with others being built now. Go and grab it for your phone now! Source: CyanogenMod Download Page
Android is all about the modifying you can do to your device there are many ROMs made by many developers but the major ROMs known by everyone in the community has to be CyanogenMod, AOKP, and MIUI. Which do you prefer? [poll id=”17″]
So a couple of days ago on Land of Droid we ran a news article about the new CyanogenMod mascot, rAndy. Well, things have been finalised now, and the CyanogenMod team would like you to meet Cid, the CyanogenMod I.D. As you can see, Cid is a minor alteration of rAndy, bringing with him the […]
After CyanogenMod asked for a new mascot, many applied and a handful went into the final round. “After weeks of consideration, discussions, and two internal voting phases” they have finally chosen the final mascot. Introducing rAndy! He’s still a work in progress, so he will shown off in his full glory soon. What do you […]
CyanogenMod’s latest delicious cyan treat is now making its way onto the Optimus LTE and Nitro HD made by LG. The build is not official and no announcement on when the devices will get an official build as this build is just a nightly. For those who don’t know what a nightly is, it’s a […]
As can be found through here, the Release Candidates for CyanogenMod 7.2 have official torrent links. As CyanogenMod developer Keyan Mobli (kmobs) has posted on Google+ “Please use our torrent links for 7.2-RC1 rather than trying to directly download from the site” By using these torrents over conventional downloads from the CyanogenMod site, you are […]
Android 4.0 has been close to the top of the list for many smartphone enthusiasts and general users ever since it was announced, but the question has always been “Will my device be getting ICS?” For awhile now many aging devices have had to rely on the CyanogenMod team to provide them with OS updates […]
Last week the CyanogenMod team released nightlies for CM9, on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, and Motorola Xoom. Now there have been five more devices added to that list including the: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Wi-Fi and I/O Edition) Download Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 SGH-T859 (T-Mobile) Download Samsung Galaxy S II (Not US variants) […]
