That's right folks - CyanogenMod7 RC3 is up for grabs, and we'll be posting the devices it's available for as they come in. Here's the links we have so far:
We'll keep this list updated as more devices are added.
One of the ways Android protects application users from unwanted activities is by requiring every app to declare a set of permissions and allowing users to view those permissions during the installation phase. Don't like what an app can do? Just don't install it.
However, this all or nothing approach doesn't allow you to selectively turn off specific permissions, so if you don't like that an application accesses your phone state, you can't just disable that and still have the app installed. This forces you to either potentially compromise your privacy or miss out on what could be a great piece of software.
A number of Gingerbread-hungry developers (including some from the CyanogenMod team, particularly Slayher) are hard at work preparing CyanogenMod 7 for its Thunderbolt debut, and progress is steadily being made. In the video above, you can see CyanogenMod 7 successfully booting up on the HTC Thunderbolt (albeit without the signature boot animation) and running through various simple tasks in Android.
Cyanogen has just announced via the CM blog that CyanogenMod 7 Release Candidate 2 is rolling out now for supported devices. The team has managed to work in the changes found in Android 2.3.3, and this is the first RC to pack WiMAX for the EVO (previously it was only found in nightlies). CM7 has been feature-frozen with RC2 as well, meaning the team will focus on fixing bugs from this point on.
CHANGELOG
7.0.0
- Common: Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) - Google
- Common: Fixes and changes from AOSP master - Various
- Common: ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0: Koush, Cyanogen, Zinx
- Common: Themes engine - T-Mobile
- Common: Performance enhancements for Qualcomm hardware - Code Aurora
- Common: New boot animation - 73v1n - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYXiKWwp0DQ
- Common: Fix readahead values for NAND/MMC devices
- Common: Revamped notification widget - cvpcs
- Common: Updated various graphics for GB style - blunden
- Common: DSPManager updated for 2.3 - alankila
- Common: Restyled music app and forward-port of features - Jason Asher
- Common: Rotary answer in Phone app - James Peterson
- Common: BT VoiceDialer fixes - Matthew Sparby
- Common: Calendar enhancements - James Peterson
- Common: Stagefright fixes for 7x30, 8x50, and 7x27 - Zinx, arcee, Cyanogen
- Common: Pacman package manager - Kmobs
- Common: Workaround for unknown phone number - Jiri Tyr
- Common: Trackball answer/hangup - Juan Rodriguez
- Common: CMParts reorganization - Robert Burns
- Common: Optional screen on/off animations - Diogo Ferreira
- Common: New browser incognito mode - optedoblivion
- Common: New trackball/trackpad wake - Zinx, Cyanogen
- Common: Legacy sensor/GPS support - arcee
- Common: Enabled v8 javascript engine on armv6 (msm7227/msm7225) - arcee
- Common: Customizable overscroll - arcee
- Common: Torch cleanup - defer
- Common: 2D compositor backwards compatibility - arcee
- Common: OpenGL backwards compatibility - Zinx, Cyanogen, Sileht, ezterry
- Common: SMS templates using gestures - Riccardo Ciovati
- Common: Phone Goggles - David Bidorff
- Common: Option to always show battery percentage on lockscreen - Robert Burns
- Common: CPU frequency/scaling control in CMParts - Robert Ramiega
- Common: Option to pause/play music with camera button - cvpcs
- Common: Allow SIP User-Agent configuration - arcee
- Common (non-HTC): Fixed mobile connection suspension - arcee
- Common: New music widgets - Jason Asher
- Common: Updated FLAC support - cvpcs, Cyanogen, kroot
- Common: Updated wallpapers - Fitsnugly, Prash
- Common: Customizable search/long-press search - Sven Dawitz
- Common: New lockscreen styles - Rotary Revamped (default) and Lense - Sven Dawitz, Stefano Pignataro
- Common: Customizable app launcher on rotary lockscreen - Sven Dawitz
- Common: Now playing and album art on lockscreen - kmobs
- Common: GPS fixes - CodeAurora, arcee
- Common: Breakfast/Brunch - arcee
- Common: Statusbar battery percentage with mini icon - Sven Dawitz, design by Jazz Kalsi
- Common: SMS split for braindead carriers - Mike Wielgosz
- Common: CMParts cleanup - Sven Dawitz
- Common: Notification profiles - Martin Long
- Espresso/Legend: Enabled native WiFi tethering - Cyanogen, OMAPZoom.org
- Z71: Enabled MPEG4/AAC video recording - arcee
- Z71: Enabled native WiFi tethering - arcee
- Passion/Bravo/BravoC/Supersonic/Inc: Kernel 2.6.37 - Google, Cyanogen, defer, Kali-, toastcfh, slayher
- Vision/Glacier/Espresso: WiFi calling compatibility and optimization - Zinx
- Vision/Glacier/Ace: Unified kernel - HTC, Cyanogen, Zinx, Kali-, defer
- Vision/Glacier/Ace: Fix FM radio on 2.3 - Zinx
- Vision: Only install WiFi calling on TMUS devices - attn1
- Espresso/Legend/Liberty: Unified kernel - HTC, Cyanogen, attn1, jznomoney, Alex Hofbauer
- Supersonic: WiMAX support - HTC, Shinzul, toastcfh, shift, #teamwin, Cyanogen
- ONE: Enabled native WiFi tethering - arcee
For those who don't know, CyanogenMod is the largest and most popular custom ROM for Android.
As I've said before, CyanogenMod (CM) custom theme support is just plain awesome, and today's example is no different. It's called NTSense, and as you can probably guess, it's a Sense-inspired theme created by nhnt11. It's currently in beta and only supports LDPI and HDPI devices at the moment, but things look pretty good so far.
As it's still early in development, there are a few notable caveats. First, HDPI support isn't quite finished - there are still a few missing features (app icons don't change because he hasn't made them yet), and there are probably a few bugs lurking about.
Last night, Cyanogen revealed on Twitter that WiMAX had officially landed in CM7, via the latest nightly. No small feat, given that the team had to write their own code entirely from scratch. And while CM-based builds with WiMAX have been floating around for a few weeks now, this is the first official release - effectively addressing the last major qualm many EVO owners had with CM.
I have to say, WiMAX in CM7 certainly doesn't fail to impress: I managed to hit 6.5 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload. In 3 tests, I averaged 5470 Kbps download and 1041 Kbps upload - handily beating the roughly 4.5-5 Mbps download I hit on stock-based ROMs.
Well folks, the day has finally come: the Gingerbread-based CyanogenMod 7 Release Candidates have landed for 17 Android devices. These "RCs" are suitable, generally speaking, for everyday use and have been road-tested enough that TeamDouche feels they're almost ready for prime time. Hit the links for the individual threads, which contain instructions and download mirrors:
Happy flashing, and be sure to read the instructions if this is your first go.
Having your phone model supported by CyanogenMod's community is quite an honor nowadays, and for many people it's a deciding factor when picking up a new phone. CM usually stays ahead of the curve and is likely to support your phone well after manufacturers and carriers stop showing any interest.
Therefore, ZTE Blade/Orange San Francisco owners should be feeling quite ecstatic right now, as the world's largest ROM community announced its official support of this device (see Cyanogen's commit here).
There are no final builds just yet, but you are free to download and flash the CM7 Release Candidate from here.
Ever since the official Honeycomb video preview was unleashed at CES, the blogosphere has been aflutter with admiration for the update's stunning UI. It didn't take long for the developer and modder community to push out Honeycomb-like visuals, either - for example, the clock widget has been available for a few weeks.
Now there's an even better way to get that Honeycomb feel, at least for those running CyanogenMod 7 (CM7): Honeybread. I've been running the theme for the past few days, and I'm seriously impressed. (Side note: I had to flash CM7 to try the theme, and I'm hugely impressed with it, as well as Gingerbread.
There's been exciting news floating around the blogosphere today of a "working" beta of CyanogenMod 7 for the Galaxy Tab being released. Just one caveat - it isn't really CyanogenMod 7.
Before I go onward with this rant, I want to make it crystal clear that I have nothing personally against the developer who ported CyanogenMod 7 to the Galaxy Tab, people like him (or her, of course) are part of the reason I love Android. But they're also part of the reason I have become increasingly frustrated with the custom ROM community's professionalism and ethical standards at large. Let me explain.
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