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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 28, 2011
If you've ever wanted to build a ROM yourself from scratch and happen to love CyanogenMod, there's a new tool that you might want to have a look at -- the CyanogenMod compiler. What it...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 24, 2011
Because of the Samsung Nexus S' VGA front camera, face unlock was left out of the official and AOSP builds of last year's reference phone. You know where this is going -- the files hav...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2011
Have an Optimus 3D or LG Thrill 4G (the U.S. version on AT&T)? Here's news you'll love -- Ricardo Cerqueira, an Android hacking mastermind when it comes to high-end LG devices, has...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2011
HTC has released the kernel source and other GPL bits for the Desire S Gingerbread update, and for the various Sensation XL versions across the globe. As usual, average and well-adjusted peopl...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2011
It's not anything official, but enterprising Android developer bubby323 has ported CyanogenMod 7.2 to the Sprint Epic 4G Touch. Yes, 7.2 is Gingerbread and not the Ice Cream Sandwich every...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2011
The Samsung Vibrant (the first of the original Galaxy S devices to hit the U.S.) is no longer supported by CyanogenMod. According to developer Abhisek Devkota, issues with the way the radio in...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 11, 2011
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has yet to officially hit any phone other than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but since the source code dropped a while back everyone and their brother has been working on ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2011
Ever do something you shouldn't have whilst hacking away at your phone, and end up stuck in a bootloop? Of course you have, because we all have. That will soon be a thing of the past...
Article
by Jared DiPane
Nov 23, 2011
Still rocking an original Motorola Droid and looking for something new to mess around with? Peter Alfonso has had quite a running record of amazing Droid ROM's to date, and he came back again wi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 20, 2011
You didn't think we would stop playing with the Ice Cream Sandwich AOSP ROM for the Nexus S so soon did you? Trust me when I tell you it's almost 100 percent, and well worth the time t...
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by Jared DiPane
Nov 08, 2011
Just a few days ago we saw the HTC Thunderbolt get a semi-functional MIUI port, and today we were graced with the good news that the data and SMS issues have been resolved. Developer DroidVicious tw...
Article
by Jared DiPane
Nov 07, 2011
The HTC Thunderbolt has been quite a doozy for developers, we saw it take quite a while for the CyanogenMod team to get working data and unfortunately it seems all developers are facing the same iss...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Oct 10, 2011
We teased the Breaksclusive™ last week from the CyanogenMod panel at the Big Android BBQ (check out the video if you haven't already), and today CyangenMod 7.1 has been released. The chang...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Sep 27, 2011
I'm an AOSP man. Sense has gotten good, but I just can't seem to tear myself away from vanilla Android, and more specifically, CyanogenMod.
The speed, the themes, and the customization a...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 19, 2011
Owners of LG's Optimus 3D (and the AT&T variant, the Thrill 4G) wanting to try some new, exotic software will welcome today's release of an early version of popular custom firmware Cyano...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 12, 2011
After a week or so of teasers, unofficial builds of CyanogenMod 7 are now available for the HTC Sensation and HTC EVO 3D. You won't find these n the source tree just yet, and there's no wor...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
Want a solid aluminum 7-inch Android tablet that runs Honeycomb? If you're sporting an HTC Flyer, today may be your lucky day. The first Honeycomb RUU has been leaked out, and more importa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 29, 2011
LG has released the Kernel source and assorted GPL bits for the Gingerbread build on their Optimus S device. No reports of anything showing in the LG updater tool just yet, and rumor says mid-Se...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 22, 2011
We're back with another ROM review, and Android Central forums adviser PvilleComp and his Dinc have returned. This time we're going to have a look at Nils' Business GingerSense. It's base...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 20, 2011
We love reader-submitted ROM reviews, and once again we have Android Central member digitalslacker and his the Nexus S 4G, bringing us a review of GPA for the Nexus S 4G. This one is a treat -- ...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2011
This time around our friend and Android Central forums adviser PvilleComp is back, and he brought his trusty HTC Droid Incredible with him. He gives us a nice look at SkyRaider Sense for his Din...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 14, 2011
If you're rocking an Optimus S on Sprint, and we know a lot of you are, here's one more reason to hack the daylights out of it -- the Theme Team. Android Central developers jstntp and jondevere ...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 13, 2011
We're back with another reader submitted ROM review, this time around we have Android Central member digitalslacker showing some love for the Nexus S 4G with a great review of Oxygen ROM. I've u...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Aug 11, 2011
Since Revolutionary came out, I've been waiting for a good Senseless ROM to tie me over until CM7 gets an official port. My prayers seem to have been answered in scrosler's very own Sensel...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jul 22, 2011
Good news for Galaxy S II owners looking for a bit of custom firmware action. Samsung's excellent flagship device has taken its first step towards being fully supported by CyanogenMod, with early Gala...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 19, 2011
Android developer c21johnson has worked up a custom ROM for the Motorola Droid X2. Minimal X, currently in a beta-release stage, is the first available custom ROM for the X2, which still has a l...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 11, 2011
MIUI, a popular third-party ROM for Android devices, is now available as a stable version for the B&N Nook Color. It's worth noting that this is not part of the official MIUI proje...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 27, 2011
CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1 is now available for download from the mirror network. The changelog looks pretty impressive, addressing most of the user issues and adding features and options -- which ever...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Jun 25, 2011
While some folks swoon over HTC Sense, there is a good amount of people out there who just simply do not like it. This is yet another one of those great things about the Android platform -- if y...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 24, 2011
It was only a few days ago that S-OFF was achieved on the Droid Incredible 2. That of course, left the doors open for some custom ROMs to be built for the device and as such we're now starting to see...
