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Cyanogenmod is one of the most widely used custom ROMs for Android devices. Android users install custom ROMs because some want to get rid of software modifications that the manufacturer makes, for example Samsung slaps on the TouchWiz UI and HTC adds Sense. Back in March a statement by Team Hacksung was taken for Cyanogenmod’s official stance, the statement said that Galaxy S4 won’t be supporting Cyanogenmod. The very next day clarification came from Cyanogenmod’s camp saying that they wouldn’t have a stance on Galaxy S4 until it was sold at retail. Now Galaxy S4 is selling at retail and they have a stance on this smartphone. Galaxy S4 Cyanogenmod first nightly builds have now been released, albeit for Canadian and T-Mobile variants.

Steve Kondik, better known as Cyanogen, has confirmed that only Canadian and T-Mobile variants support the new builds right now, though in the future the international i9505 variant will be supported as well. He hasn’t confirmed whether Exynos Octa or the other i9500 variants will get support. Do keep in mind that flashing custom ROMs isn’t an easy task for a novice user. Please do so at your own risk.

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As the Samsung GALAXY S 4 sees its first public bootloader unlock today, so too does it see the final confirmation that earlier reports that famed hack CyanogenMod would not be coming to the handset. In a push to inform the masses that the smartphone would indeed be supported by the hacker team, head developer Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik revealed to Google+ the screenshot you see below, saying how lovely it was to be running. It’s not clear at the moment if all versions of the GALAXY S 4 will be supported.

The version of the Samsung GALAXY S 4 you’re seeing here hacked and modded with CyanogenMod is from T-Mobile. The AT&T iteration of the phone was the one seen with an unlocked bootloader earlier today. While one modification is certainly done at a different difficulty level than the other, users can assume that one will be compatible with the other relatively soon.

The original note on the subject of CyanogenMod not working with the GALAXY S 4 seems to have come from a developer who was ill-informed. As it stands, the CyanogenMod team will be bringing the most popular ROM in the world to smartphones using Samsung’s Exynos processor for some time to come, the same being true of those working with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors as well.

The CyanogenMod rom continues to grow in popularity here through 2013 as it reaches version 10.1, this including Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and additional modifications unavailable to the basic build of Google’s mobile operating system. This modification is available to any Android owner whose device is supported and whose willing to unlock their device without fear of being kicked from customer support at their local carrier. Know what you’re getting into before you move forth!

[via Android Community]

GALAXY S 4 runs CyanogenMod 10.1 in final hack rumor debunk is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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When Barnes & Noble first announced the NOOK Color, that was all the way back in October of 2010, which frankly, is a pretty long way back to the past via the time machine – at least in terms of technology, 3 years is a pretty long time ago. The NOOK Color held the distinction of being the first popular 7” Android-powered tablet that was specially priced to move without breaking the $250 price point, where it ran on a highly customized version of the Android operating system that was specially designed to play nice with B&N’s app and book stores.

Needless to say, it did not take too long before hackers managed to figure out just how to load custom ROMs on the NOOK Color, and three years down the road, NOOK Color hacking still remains strong. In fact, you are now able to download nightly builds of CyanogenMod 10.1 for the NOOK Color, which lets you enjoy a custom version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean complete with full access to the Google Play Store. That’s saying a whole lot you know, considering how other some handsets that were released even as late as last year will never see Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for that matter in its life cycle.

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Sony has been friendlier than many of its mobile rivals toward outside code, backing AOSP efforts even when it has had to shoulder most of the responsibilities. It’s only fitting, then, that five of its more recent smartphones just received their first nightly CyanogenMod 10.1 builds, all in one fell swoop. Support for the Xperia Z and ZL is no doubt the highlight, although experimenters who stand just short of the cutting edge can get CyanogenMod releases for the Xperia T, TX and V. As always, nightlies of custom OS code redefine risky — but those who can’t wait for Sony to push a safe Android 4.2 release can now do more than just twiddle their thumbs.

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Source: CyanogenMod (Xperia Z), (ZL), (T)

On April Fools’ Day, the folks behind the popular Android ROM CyanogenMod updated its CM Stats feature and removed the opt-out option for users, which wasn’t an April Fools’ joke. CM Stats collects a few details about users’ devices, but with the opt-out feature removed, a handful of CyanogenMod users have complained. A day later, though, and the dev team restored the feature.

Steve Kondik, one of the dev team members of CyanogenMod and the guy who recently quit Samsung, announced via Google+ that the opt-out features has been restored, and users can now have the option to not send device information to CyanogenMod. This information includes either the device’s anonymized/hashed IMEI or WiFi MAC address, device name, the version of CyanogenMod, country, and carrier.

However, it seems Kondik was a bit upset when he announced the reversal, saying that “it’s incredibly frustrating that a handful of incredibly vocal users are ready to “fork” over the issue. News flash: there are already a hundred forks of CM.” He continued by assuring CM users that “there’s no sinister plot to crack the hashed data and sell your deepest darkest secrets to Verizon and the NSA.”

Kondik said that the removal of the opt-out features was “well-intentioned,” and the initial announcement of the removal of opt-out notes that the information is already collected by Google and most apps in the Google Play store, so CM certainly isn’t the first to ask for this type of device information.

CyanogenMod restores opt-out feature after user backlash is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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