CyanogenMod

CyanogenMod (pronounced sigh-AN-oh-jen-mod),
is a customized, aftermarket firmware distribution
for several Android devices (See above for
supported devices & how to install CyanogenMod
on said devices). Based on the Android Open
Source Project, CyanogenMod is designed to
increase performance and reliability over Android-
based ROMs released by vendors and carriers
such as Google, T-Mobile, HTC, etc. CyanogenMod
also offers a variety of features & enhancements
that are not currently found in these versions of
Android.
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While this build is heavily optimized, it is also
capable of pushing your phone much harder.
CyanogenMod and it’s team hold no responsibility
to any damage caused to your phone, loss of
earnings as a result of damaging your phone or
anything else that is connected to the development
of this rom.
For a list of devices officially supported by
CyanogenMod, check out the official devices page.
Such is the craze for CyanogenMod, that devices
that aren’t officially supported, still manage to
receive ports of the ROM courtesy of enthusiasts
and developers. CyanogenMod offers the most
barebone Android experience coupled with some
very powerful tweaks. This whole package by now
is not wholly developed by CyanogenMod
developers alone, but is a collaborative effort
between them and independent developers around
the world.
Right now, CyanogenMod consists of four parallel
and active major versions: CyanogenMod 10
(Android 4.1), 10.1 (Android 4.2), 10.2 (Android 4.3)
and 11 (Android 4.4). The variants of the firmware
are split into categories, such as: Stable, Release
Candidate, M-series and Nightlies. The Stable
version, as suggested by the title, is the tried and
tested variant of the firmware proven to be mostly
bug free and suitable for daily use. The latest
stable version is available for an assortment of the
officially supported devices. A Release Candidate
(RC) build may not be the final version, but a
variant that has no fatal flaws or bugs, on the
stabilization stages to become the final product that
is the Stable variant. M-series releases behave
similar to the RCs, but are considered ‘stable’ for
our users.  Lastly we have the Nightlies, which are
as volatile as a firmware can get. These releases
keep coming at an interval of a day or two and if
you do end up trying one of these, do not be
alarmed if your device goes cuckoo on you. These
ROMs are largely untested, and as advised by
CyanogenMod, not meant for use for an average
user. These releases, are meant to test untested
waters that may or may not break your phone.
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