CyanogenMod 11 M8

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CyanogenMod logo (75 pix)CyanogenMod is een opensourcebesturingssysteem voor smartphones en tablets. Het is gebaseerd op een kale versie van Android en voegt extra functionaliteit toe, waaronder root-toegang, snelkoppelingen in de notificatiebalk, een uitgebreid lockscreen en verschillende thema’s voor de interface. Verder zijn er vaak prestatieverbeteringen waar te nemen ten opzichte van de software die een fabrikant zelf meelevert.

CyanogenMod versie 11 is gebaseerd op Android versie 4.4.x en is nog volop in ontwikkeling. Bijna dagelijks komen er onofficiële builds uit, ook wel nightlies genoemd, maar deze zijn niet altijd even stabiel. Om dit te verbeteren wordt eens in de paar weken een code freeze ingesteld, zodat er kort daarna een stabielere build dan gemiddeld beschikbaar kan komen. Inmiddels is de achtste zogenaamde Milestone-build verschenen en de release notes voor deze uitgave zien er als volgt uit:

CyanogenMod 11.0 M8 Released

Not to be confused with the device from the makers of humongous tinfoil catamarans, the M8 release of CyanogenMod 11.0 is well under way. Builds began last night, and will continue into today. In lieu of posting a changelog, you can learn more about the majority of changes via our last recap post.

A quick FAQ for those common questions asked:

  1. When was M8 branched?
    The M8 code was branched to stable on June 30th and is based on Android 4.4.4.
  2. What is the last ‘safe’ nightly I can upgrade from?
    The last nightly you can upgrade from without chance of issues is June 29th.
  3. I didn’t see/know there were such considerations as #1 and #2, and now Settings is crashing – what can I do?
    Clear the data for the Settings app – this can be accessed via the recents menu (long press the Settings multitask item).
  4. Why is #3 happening?
    By being on a newer nightly than June 30th, your Settings database version is higher than that of the M release – and downgrades of database versions are not allowed in Android.
  5. Where is my device?
    Currently, the builds have not yet completed, your device may yet still be under way. In the event your device did not get an M8 release, then consider it not deemed ready by your maintainer.
  6. What about [xyz device] that CM doesn’t yet support?
    Aliens
  7. CM SUCKS AND BROKE ALL THE THINGS!
    Thank you for your valuable feedback – please direct your bug report to our JIRA instance with a log so we can suck less.
  8. Why did CM abandon [xyz device]?
    We didn’t. If we discontinued support for a device, we would announce the reasons why. No M8 release for your device does not equate to abandonment – it means we know something is broken, and would rather not subject the masses to that item.

Happy Flashing

CyanogenMod 10.2 screenshots op Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (620 pix)