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| CyanogenMod announces plans for CM11 stable; faster updates in the future Posted: 04 May 2014 06:23 PM PDT
As time passes, CM fans around the community are often found pondering when a stable build of CyanogenMod will finally land for their favorite Android device. With the official announcement of CyanogenMod 11 M6, CM also announced major changes coming to their community distribution channel in the future (that’s ROMs to you and me). We won’t be seeing release candidate builds for devices in the future, nor will we even see a build tagged as stable. The M-series builds have served as a “stable” release channel for some time now and are aimed at replacing it altogether. According to CyanogenMod, labeling a build as stable was a bit of a misnomer as it doesn’t mean completely bug free and it doesn’t mean that new features won’t arise in the future – just like firmware released from the big boys Samsung, HTC, Motorola, etc.
This type of rapid release schedule sounds like CyanogenMod is gearing up support for the upcoming OnePlus One with CyanogenMod 11S and they’re doing everything in their power to ensure a positive future of the CyanogenMod community ROM. This shouldn’t be surprising seeing as Cyanogen Inc. is an actual company with funding now. Cyanogen Inc. has the means to hire talented staff members to fill needs and close any gaps that might exist, taking away pain points for both users and their company. Source: CyanogenMod |
| CyanogenMod 11 M6 snapshot builds now available [Updated] Posted: 04 May 2014 01:42 PM PDT
If there’s one feature that makes Android stand out ahead when compared to other mobile platforms, it’s customization. Those of you into rootin’ and ROMin’ your Android devices are most likely familiar with Cid and his pals over at CyanogenMod. You’ll be happy to know that CyanogenMod 11 M6 is now rolling out to select devices.
Based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat, M6 is a snapshot build or a milestone release that occurs every month or so throughout the CyanogenMod world. The M series snapshot builds are much more stable than nightly builds, but aren’t yet stable enough yet to get the full stable build tag. If you aren’t too keen on bleeding edge nightly builds, these snapshot builds should be stable enough for daily use. That said, many CyanogenMod nightly builds are good enough for daily use at this point in the game as well. To get CyanogenMod 11 M6 on your Android device, you’ll want to head on over to the official download page to see if your phone or tablet has an M6 snapshot build available. From there you have a few choices when it comes to actually getting CyanogenMod up and running. You can go about it old school, downloading and flashing the ROM manually. You can use the new CM Installer and have nearly the entire process automated for you. And lastly, if you’re already running a CyanogenMod ROM, you can visit Settings, About phone, and tap CyanogenMod updates to download the update over the air and update directly on your device. Happy Flashing! Update: CyanogenMod has posted the official M6 changelog: Quiet Hours – Fix longpress QS tile option |
Currently, M-series releases tend to come about once a month. If waiting about four weeks is too long for you between milestone builds, CM has plans to get a more “stable” build out the door more frequently for users. Once CyanogenMod has all of the kinks worked out of their new plan, we should see quality releases come every two weeks. This type of release schedule allows bugs to be submitted, tracked, and fixed in an timely manner.
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