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Oct

[New App] Kangerator Keeps AOKP Users In The Know And Up-To-Date

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, News

There's a lot of great things about custom ROMs, but one of the pitfalls is that you need to manually check for updates and install them. Those of you running the popular AOKP (Android Open Kang Project) family of ROMs will definitely want to check out Kangerator, a new app designed to compliment everyone's favorite unicorn-powered Android build. The brand new release is available from the Google Play Store now, free of charge.

In addition to updates and links to the latest official AOKP builds, the app includes an auto update check feature, which can be set for daily or boot checks.

May

CyanogenMod Has Now Been Installed On Over 2 Million Devices, Doubles Install Numbers Since January

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Android OS, News

It's amazing what a new look can do for a platform, isn't it? Back in January, we reported that CyanogenMod, the most popular third-party Android ROM, reached one million unique installs. Now, a little more than four months later, that number has doubled, according to CM's stat tracker. This is huge.

For those who are curious as to how the stat counter works, here's a more detailed explanation. The short version is that unique hardware is counted, so reflashes and reinstalls don't count towards the total. From CM's site:

"The data sent includes an non-reversible encrypted hash of your IMEI or MEID, allowing us to track unique devices without compromising privacy."

Cyanogenmod has been in development for years and only reached the million install mark, which included official and unofficial installs (KANGs), just a few months ago.