CyanogenMod Category

CUSTOM ROMS

Feb 18, 2015

The 5 best custom ROMs for the OnePlus One

After the Nexus devices, the OnePlus One is among the most popular handset in the Android community. This means that there are plenty of mods, ROMs and kernels for the handset from a bunch of

CUSTOM ROMS

Feb 3, 2015

CyanogenMod 12 (CM12) features walkthrough

At the beginning of January, the CyanogenMod team started rolling out the official CM12 nightlies for a wide range of devices. CyanogenMod 12 is based on the very latest version of Android -- Lollipop -- and is

CYANOGENMOD

Jan 29, 2015

Microsoft is reportedly investing in Cyanogen

Microsoft is known for a lot of things, and a company that has a lot of money, and several different aspirations are just a couple of them. The company that built Windows is also known

CYANOGENMOD

Jan 26, 2015

Cyanogen Inc. is making a version of Android that is more open; Plans to open its own app store in 18 months

At the "Next Phase of Android" event held by The Information, Cyanogen Inc.'s CEO, Kirt McMaster, revealed the future of Cyanogen Inc. -- a future where the company will not be so heavily dependent on

CUSTOM ROMS

Jan 24, 2015

How to install CyanogenMod 12 on your Android device

Installing CyanogenMod on your Android device is a great way to breathe a lease of new life into it. Even if you have a very recent flagship handset like the LG G3, HTC One M8

CYANOGENMOD

Jan 24, 2015

Here’s a look at the new boot animation of CyanogenMod 12

If you are a CM12 nightly user, you will be glad to know that the CyanogenMod team has refreshed their boot logo to keep it inline with the new design guidelines of Android. It was

CYANOGENMOD

Jan 18, 2015

Theme Engine added to CM12 nightlies

At the beginning of this month, the Cyanogen team started rolling out CM12 -- based on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop -- for a selected bunch of devices. Since the builds are only a couple of weeks

ANDROID ONE

Jan 12, 2015

CyanogenMod adds official support for Android One handsets

The CyanogenMod team today announced that they are bringing official CM11 support to the Android One handsets from Google. Priced at roughly $100, the Android One handsets from Google is aimed at "the next billion

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 6, 2015

CM12 nightlies based on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop officially starts rolling out for selected Android devices

CyanogenMod has just announced that they have started rolling out CM12 nightlies, based on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, for a selected few devices. The team considers their work for the first CM12 M release

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 8, 2014

Cyanogen Inc. will NOT provide software updates for the OnePlus One in India

Late last week, Cyanogen Inc. confirmed that it would be providing software updates to the OnePlus One units sold in India. Or apparently, that's what we all thought. The company has just confirmed that

CYANOGENMOD

Dec 5, 2014

Cyanogen Inc. will provide software updates for the OnePlus One in India

Last week, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei announced that Cyanogen Inc. will not be providing software updates for the OnePlus One in India because of their exclusive deal with Yu. This came as a shock

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 14, 2014

First CM12 nightlies could be available by the end of this month

With the source code of Android 5.0 Lollipop already available on AOSP, most CyanogenMod users are eagerly waiting for the team to release the first CM12 nightly for their devices. Besides releasing the CM11

CYANOGENMOD

Nov 14, 2014

CyanogenMod 11 M12 builds rolling out with security and stability fixes

The CyanogenMod team has started rolling out the M12 build of CyanogenMod for all their supported devices. The release focuses more towards stability and security fixes and is “less heavy on features. (https://www.

CYANOGENMOD

Oct 28, 2014

Nexbit Baton will bring Continuity like feature and more to CyanogenMod running devices

Nextbit, a relatively small startup that is founded by some former executives who previously worked in the Android division at Google, today announced its first product -- the Nextbit Baton. Nextbit Baton is a low-level

CUSTOM ROMS

Oct 11, 2014

Top 5 themes for CyanogenMod 11’s theme chooser

One of the benefits of using a custom ROM is that they come with a built-in Theme engine, which allows users to customize the look of the OS with different themes. Earlier this year,

CUSTOM ROMS

Oct 8, 2014

CM11 Milestone 11 builds are now rolling out

The CyanogenMod team has started rolling out the 11th Milestone release of CM11 based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat for the 100+ devices supported by them. Like all the previous Milestone releases, the latest

CYANOGENMOD

Oct 3, 2014

Report claims Google tried to acquire Cyanogen Inc. for $1 billion, but was turned away

Ever since Cyanogen Inc. started things out on their own, the Seattle-based company has had quite a bit of attention turned towards it to see what's next. According to a new report, something

CUSTOM ROMS

Sep 28, 2014

Enable call recording on CyanogenMod 11 with this Xposed module

Recently, the CyanogenMod team added support for call recording on certain devices in CM11 nightlies. However, because of privacy concerns and regional law restrictions, the team will not be providing users with an option to