Articles tagged "Cyanogen"

CyanogenMod is dead, long live Lineage OS! Questionable puns aside, we are happy to report that things appear to be going smoothly for the guys behind the Android realm's most popular custom ROM and their new initiative - Lineage OS. A recent status...

If you’ve around around the XDA-Developers forums before, you’ve probably seen the name of this popular aftermarket ROM. CyanogenMod ROMs have been around since it first debuted on the HTC Dream, also known as the T-Mobile G1, the first smartphone...

Cyanogen, the company behind the Cyanogen OS is shutting down operations at the end of this year, specifically on December 31, 2016. As part of this process, all services will be shutdown and development on nightly builds will cease from that day...

Alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen has released Android 7.1 Nougat-based CyanogenMod 14.1 nightlies for some devices, including the Google Nexus 5, LG G Pad 7 LTE, Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), Nextbit Robin, Oppo R5/R5s, and Oppo R7...

An Android 7.0 (Nougat)-based CyanogenMod 14 build is now available for Xiaomi's Redmi Note 3 smartphone (Snapdragon variant). Keep in mind that this is not an official build - someone over at XDA has prepared it. Given that CM14 itself is...

Friday was the last day at the office for about 30 people at Cyanogen Inc. The company has laid off about a fifth of its workforce, mostly the open source division. US offices in Palo Alto and Seattle have been heavily affected by the cuts, while...

A new Cyanogen OS update is out and it brings about an exciting new feature, called Mods. But, before we dive into the story, one thing that always seems to come up has to be clarified - we are talking about Cyanogen OS, as found on some YU and ZUK...

Alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen has released the Marshmallow-based CyanogenMod 13 nightly builds for a number of new devices. The list includes the OnePlus 2, Yu Yureka, Moto X Pure, Oppo R5 and R5s, and the Xperia Tablet Z. The...

Alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen has released the Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based CyanogenMod 13 nightlies for a bunch of devices, including the Sprint, US Cellular, And Vodafone Galaxy S5, as well as the AT&T LG G3 and the Xperia...

Alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen has released the CyanogenMod 13 nightlies for the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the Galaxy Note 10.1. The builds brings Android 6.0 Marshmallow to these four-year-old devices. An important thing worth...

The Sony Xperia M was launched back in 2013 and the device received official Android updates till version 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Does that mean it'll be stuck there forever? Well, no. The good news is that now you can experience Android Marshmallow on...

If you're an HTC One A9 owner as well as a fan of CyanogenMod builds, you'll be glad to know that Cyanogen has released the Android 6.0-based CM 13 nightly build for the device, although only for the GSM model. Agreed, the One A9 already...

The list of Nexus devices that won't be officially receiving the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update was revealed back in September last year. Included in the list was the Nexus 10 tablet from Samsung, which was launched back in November 2012. If...

Just a few months after it was revealed that the LG-made Google Nexus 4 smartphone won't be receiving the official Android 6.0 update, alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen has released the Marshmallow-based CyanogenMod 13 nightly for the...

The Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based CyanogenMod 13 nightlies are now also available for Android One devices. They can be downloaded from CyanogenMod’s repository. Similar nightly builds are already available for select other phones, including ...

UK's O2 is planning to start offering the BQ Aquaris X5 this December and it turns out this might very well be the first Cyanogen OS phone that you can buy on contract in the country, perhaps even the EU. And while the phone itself isn't really...

Cyanogen Inc. aims to pick up the ball that Android One dropped. Google's initiative for low-cost smartphones for developing markets underwent several changes and reportedly, it no longer lives up to its original mission. Cyanogen is working with...

The Lenovo-backed ZUK Z1 is now finally ready to make its international debut, about a month and a half after its official unveiling in China. The affordable smartphone is set to become available to order through eBay's Spanish and French...

Alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen has announced that it has expanded the Cyanogenmod (CM) device family with the addition of more mid-range handsets from companies like Motorola, Xiaomi, Oppo, and others. Some of the devices that are...