CyanogenMod

CyanogenMod
The default CyanogenMod 13 homescreen, based on Android 6.0 "Marshmallow"
DeveloperCyanogenMod open-source community[1]
Written inC (core), C++ (some third-party libraries), Java (UI)
OS familyAndroid (Linux)
Working stateDiscontinued[2]
Source modelOpen source
Initial release3.1 (Dream & Magic) 1 July 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-01)
Final release13.0 ZNH5YAO (from Android 6.0.1 r61) / 20 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-20)[3]
Final preview14.1 nightly build / 25 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-25)[4]
Marketing targetFirmware replacement for Android mobile devices
Available in27 languages[citation needed]
List of languages
Update methodOver-the-air (OTA), ROM flashing
Package managerAPK-based
PlatformsARM, x86
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Default
user interface		Android Launcher (3, 4)
ADW Launcher (5, 6, 7)
Trebuchet Launcher (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
LicenseApache License 2 and GNU GPL v2,[5] with some proprietary libraries[6][7]
Succeeded byLineageOS
Official websiteCyanogenMod's website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-08-03)
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CyanogenMod (/saɪˈænoʊdʒɛnmɒd/ sy-AN-oh-jen-mod; CM) is a discontinued open-source operating system for mobile devices, based on the Android mobile platform. Developed between 2009 and 2016, it was free and open-source software based on the official releases of Android by Google, with added original and third-party code, and based on a rolling release development model. Although only a subset of total CyanogenMod users elected to report their use of the firmware,[8] on 23 March 2015, some reports indicated that over 50 million people ran CyanogenMod on their phones.[9][10] It was also frequently used as a starting point by developers of other ROMs.

CyanogenMod offered features and options not found in the official firmware distributed by mobile device vendors. Features supported by CyanogenMod included native theme support,[11] FLAC audio codec support, a large Access Point Name list, Privacy Guard (per-application permission management application), support for tethering over common interfaces, CPU overclocking and other performance enhancements, unlockable bootloader and root access, soft buttons, status bar customisation and other "tablet tweaks", toggles in the notification pull-down (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS), and other interface enhancements. CyanogenMod did not contain spyware or bloatware, according to its developers.[12][13] CyanogenMod was also said to increase performance and reliability compared with official firmware releases.[14]

In 2013, the founder, Stefanie Jane (née Kondik),[15][16] obtained venture funding under the name Cyanogen Inc. to allow commercialization of the project.[1][17] However, the company did not, in her view, capitalize on the project's success, and in 2016 she left or was forced out[18] as part of a corporate restructure, which involved a change of CEO, closure of offices and projects, and cessation of services,[19][20] and therefore left uncertainty over the future of the company. The code itself, being open source, was later forked, and its development continues as a community project under the LineageOS name.[21]

  1. ^ a b "A New Chapter". CyanogenMod. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. ^ Russell, Jon (24 December 2016). "Cyanogen failed to kill Android, now it is shuttering its services and OS as part of a pivot". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CM 13.0 Release – ZNH5Y was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "CyanogenMod Downloads". Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Licenses". Android Open Source Project. Open Handset Alliance. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems". GNU Project. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2016. This modified version of Android contains nonfree libraries. It also explains how to install the nonfree applications that Google distributes with Android.
  7. ^ freecyngn – Removing proprietary userspace parts from CM10+ Archived 25 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine xda-developers
  8. ^ Soyars, Chris (21 March 2011). "CM Stats explanation". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  9. ^ Helft, Miguel. "Meet Cyanogen, The Startup That Wants To Steal Android From Google". Forbes. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  10. ^ CyanogenMod [@CyanogenMod] (12 January 2012). "CyanogenMod just passed 1 million active users" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Themes Support". CyanogenMod. 19 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Maintenance Mode". Computer-Howto. December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Video: CyanogenMod founder Steve Kondik talks Android". UnleashThePhones.com. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  14. ^ "About". CyanogenMod.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  15. ^ "Stefanie Jane 🌠 (@[email protected])". Hachyderm.io. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  16. ^ "cyanogen - Overview". GitHub. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  17. ^ Reed, Brad (18 September 2013). "With $7 million in funding, Cyanogen aims to take on Windows Phone". Boy Genius Report. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference nov2016-update was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ CyanogenMod [@CyanogenMod] (25 December 2016). "UPDATE: As of this morning we have lost DNS and Gerrit is now offline — with little doubt as a reaction to our blog post yesterday. Goodbye" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference cm-forkintheroad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ "Yes, this is us". Lineage OS. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.