CyanogenMod

Samsung Vibrant back on official CyanogenMod list, 911 issues fixed

Samsung_Vibrant Back in December CyanogenMod discontinued all official support for the Samsung Vibrant. It was with good reason, as the phone could not make 911 calls due to a bug. Good news for Vibrant owners, as the bug has been fixed and CyanogenMod has added support once again. It's a good day for owners of the Vibrant, as they can once again frolic in the land of AOSP ROMs. Do... Read more »

HP TouchPad had Android kernel developed internally, released by HP themselves

169289-TouchPad-1 Remember hearing about a few of HP's TouchPads shipping with Android instead of webOS? It turns out there was quite a bit more of a story to that, as it appears that HP had an internal team developing Android for the TouchPad all along. Out of the kindness of their hearts, HP has given that very Android kernel they developed to the CyanogenMod team. It also appears... Read more »

CyanogenMod 9 Music Player now available for download

image-CyanogenMod-9-Music-app Weeks ago, reports came down the pipe that the CyanogenMod Music Player application would be made available for anyone out there to download, whether they were rooted or not. This morning, we've got good news and even better news, as the application has finally become publicly available for anyone who wants to download it. It's not available in the Android Market (we... Read more »

CyanogenMod hits 1 million unique user installs

screenshot-13154347368841 CyanogenMod is most one of the most popular custom ROMs currently available, and they now have a big number to show it. Last night the original creator of the ROM let the world know that they officially have 1 million unique user installs. That means that the ROM has been flashed on 1 million different devices. Of those installs, the most popular version was version... Read more »

CyanogenMod Team contemplates a root/banned-app store

CMsmooth Looks like some action on the Google+ yesterday. One of the members of the CyanogenMod team, Koushik Dutta, posted an interesting idea on the CyanogenMod Google+ account. The post outlined a plan to develop a separate app store that would bring root-access-required apps and apps banned from the Market together, not unlike Cydia for the iOS platform which brings apps... Read more »

HP TouchPad boots Ice Cream Sandwich, still has a long way to go

DSC_0240 All owners of the HP TouchPad have been waiting patiently for an Ice Cream Sandwich port to their discontinued tablet. Some progress has been made however, as developer tigerdavid has successfully booted the new Android version onto his tablet. It isn't what you'd expect though, as the UI immediately crashes. The touchscreen isn't working either, so the only thing he... Read more »

3 LG devices get nightly CyanogenMod love

lg-cm7 LG Optimus 3D, LG Optimus Pro, LG Optimus Hub, and LG Optimus Black owners, come and get some love. Some CM7 love that is. Ricardo Cerqueira, a member of the CyanogenMod team and apparent LG device expert has brought nightly support to the three phones. For those uninitiated, nightlies describe releases on a daily or near-daily basis. The releases would come from... Read more »

Samsung Epic 4G receives official CyanogenMod support

samsung-epic-4g_cm Today is a good day for many Samsung Epic 4G owners, as it is finally receiving official support for the popular CyanogenMod ROM. Some things to note are the fact that Wi-Fi hotspot currently isn't working, and not all third-party apps will work. There may also be a few minor bugs here and there, but nothing too bad. If you're interested in flashing the ROM hit the... Read more »

CyanogenMod 9 to feature revamped music player

Screenshot_2011-12-29-19-57-18 CyanogenMod 9, the upcoming release of the popular CyanogenMod, is going to feature a new and unique music player based off the current Android 4.0 version. All of the core features currently available will be there, along with some new ones like custom shake actions, the ability to search the Android Market, custom notification area controls, a full theme engine,... Read more »

CyanogenMod’s Trebuchet hurtles itself into 4.0.3 devices

Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.06.51-PM CyanogenMod, the community favorite when it comes to custom ROMs, has released an Ice Cream Sandwich launcher called Trebuchet (get it?). Trebuchet is only available for Android 4.0.3 devices. If you feel like you've been shortchanged, you're not alone. You're in the 99%. We didn't report on this just to tease you though, this just shows us that progress is being... Read more »