latest
EXCLUSIVE: CyanogenMod Theme Engine Isn't Coming Back, LineageOS to Find Replacement
CMTE, the popular CyanogenMod Theme Engine, is not returning to LineageOS. Read to find out more and learn about the future of custom ROM theming.
XDA-Developers has always focused on developers and Android enthusiasts. Because of this, a lot of people reading this post most likely had a custom ROM running on their device at some point. And if you ever had a CyanogenMod ROM on any of your phones, chances are you are familiar with the CyanogenMod Theme Engine.
XDA Forums Dedicated to LineageOS Now Live!
The XDA forums dedicated to LineageOS are now live. Go there to keep up to date with news related to LineageOS and to discuss anything related to the ROM.
Ever since Cyanogen Inc. announced that they will be discontinuing all Cyanogen OS related services, many users wondered what would happen to CyanogenMod. Unfortunately, the worst scenario played out this past weekend, and CyanogenMod was declared officially dead.
The Official Gerrit for Lineage OS is Now Up
The official Gerrit code review page for Lineage OS team members to submit and discuss patches to the open source Android distribution has now gone live.
With the departure of Steve Kondik from Cyanogen Inc, we knew there would be a big shakeup with the way CyanogenMod was handled. An official blog post announced the servers and funds that were keeping CM up and running would be discontinued on December 31st. Then seemingly out of nowhere, CyanogenMod’s website, wiki, forums, Gerrit, and download servers were all shut down thanks to a change in their DNS.
The Death of CyanogenMod and What it Means for Development
Cyanogen Inc. has announced that all support of CyanogenMod will cease, and will live on as LineageOS. What does this mean for developers and users?
Cyanogen Inc. has finally delivered a bullet to the brain - of CyanogenMod. After years of tumultuous turnovers in the company, Cyanogen recently announced that the company would consolidate all of their efforts into a new Cyanogen Modular OS program.
Nexus 5X, 6P and Pixel C Unveiled, Xperia Z5 Has the Best Camera?? Chainfire's Leaving SuperSU!
Today we talk about what happened this week over at XDA-developers.com. The biggest news , of course, was Nexus day! Google unveiled 2 new Nexus phones,
It's Friday, October 2, 2015, and let's talk about what happened this week over at XDA-developers.com.
PSA: Google Play Services Wakelock Affects Many 5.x ROMs
Google Play Services drains batteries with wakelocks on custom 5.x ROMs. Here are the fixes from Cyanogen and the dev community in a nice, neat roundup.
Wakelocks are the bane of the battery conscious, and this wakelock bug has been plaguing Android ROMs for a while. Yes, the issue is neither new nor unique, and it won't be resolved for good until Google steps up, but the recent launches of CyanogenMod 12 and CyanogenOS (among others) have prompted a new round of interest in the Google Play Services 7.x SystemUpdateService Wakelock bug. The good news is that CM12 saw a fix folded in yesterday, and CyanogenOS should be patched by next week. The bad? Every other ROM maker still needs to account for the newest issue, and the root cause is as buggy as ever. This is not the last time we will have this conversation, but for now let's discuss the problem, point out the patches & progress reports, and bring our battery power back to fighting shape.