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Cyanogenmod 10.1 RC1 Starts To Roll Out To Devices Near You
New submitter Noitatsidem writes "Good news for Cyanogenmod users, according to their blog it looks like 10.1 is nearing its stable release. 'We haven't used the "Release Candidate" nomenclature since the ICS days, but we feel the 10.1 branch is quickly approaching the point where a "final" build is due. To prepare for that eventuality, RC1 builds for CyanogenMod 10.1.0 are now landing on our servers! This will be one of (if not the last) milestone releases before a 10.1.0 is pushed out. These builds will appear as they complete the build process and, as always, you can download the builds via get.cm!' Android Police speculates that this is due in part to the rumored release announcement of Android 4.3 given at Google I/O 2013 which is taking place in (now) less than one week. Looks like the Android community will have a lot to talk about in coming days!"
Been running 4.2.2 on my samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 since i bought it. Fantastic and always been very stable.
My device (HTC Desire S) still only has "official" support for Cyanogenmod 7. Slightly out of date, I'd say. Actually, most devices aren't going to get CM10 for a long time, if ever. Just a few ones the devs happen to like.
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As someone who hasn't been running cyanogenmod but is interested in doing that, I have a question.
Is permission spoofing (e.g, reporting bogus info about location/contacts/etc to prevent spying by apps) currently in or out of CM? I heard mixed things and wasn't sure.
That is THE killer feature as far as I am concerned and is why I want to use something like CM.
Not really. If you are reading this site in the first place you probably know. Say 20% of people don't know (completely imaginary number), do you expect the editors to explain each thing every time just for that minority? Google is your friend.
If you dont know what cyanogenmod is, then you really should not be here.
Do you think all Linux related news should give a brief introduction to what the kernel is as well?
If you dont know what cyanogenmod is, then you really should not be here.
If you don't want to sound like a condescending douchebag, then you really shouldn't be posting here.
This is, ostensibly, a news site. It deals in information. If (as is the usual complaint when this comes up) you should "just Google it," you've just lost people to Google and any of the myriad better written pieces.
Yes, it's at base a subjective call as to what to define and what not to, but when all it takes is a few words inserted in the proper, subtle, journalistic fashion, and it doesn't happen, you end up leaving readers feeling excluded.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
I've been running 10.1 experimental on my HP TouchPad for a while and it's been fairly stable. Can't wait for the RC! My company has resurrected about two dozen TouchPads thanks to Cyanogenmod. Ghu love the folks who put their time and effort into this project!
"Melt the ice; eat the moose; drill the oil; get it over with." -Max Boot
To be fair, I only discovered Cyanogenmod about two months ago when my boss handed me a case of HP TouchPads and asked me if we could do anything with them. I'm a Windows Server monkey, but searching for "Android on TouchPad" led me straight to it.
"Melt the ice; eat the moose; drill the oil; get it over with." -Max Boot
CM specific - Some of the release canidates suffered from echos during calls, poor mic pick up. If you notice the other party on your call having problems hearing you speak it's a known issue on some devices.
Stability and battery life have been very good w/ recent CM 10.1 RCs.
This isn't unique to Cycanogenmod but I HATE how JB handles Wallpapers now. Whatever image you pick is cropped in the shape of a "t". WTF? There's live wallpaper apps that workaround this, but it's a stupid change. BOOOOooooo.....
News for nerds. Any decent nerd knows what cyanogenmod is. If every term was explained in every article, nobody would want to read them. TFA also does not explain "Amdroid", "ICS", or "Android." Consider what a boorishly long article it would be if it did. CNN and Fox News don't explain the word "sequestration" or "murder" in every article. There is a certain level of understanding you expect your audience to have.
I have a Galaxy Tab 2 and there's about 50 different cookbook methods for installing CM, none of which work.
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
" Any decent nerd knows what cyanogenmod is"?
Actually, no, there are more kinds of nerds interested in a broader range of subjects than in the little world between your very closely spaced ears. Even most Android users don't change the firmware of their devices, they have better things to do with their time.
Would it kill you to define "Android" like any respectable publication would? Yes, yes, I know - "if you don't know you shouldn't be allowed to read Slashdot" - but then that's exclusionist bullshit, obviously. I know it's a popular open source Linux build, but just because I know, and just because you know, that doesn't mean that everyone who comes here should know, and that anyone who doesn't is beneath contempt. It is possible to be interested in tech news and not know every detail of every branch.
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Would it kill you to define "Linux"
Yes, yes, I know - "if you don't know you shouldn't be allowed to read Slashdot" - but then that's exclusionist bullshit, obviously.
That would be exclusionist bullshit, but that is not the bar. How are you getting along with that straw man? The bar is if you can't use Google and Wikipedia, you shouldn't be allowed to use the internet. There is just no risk that if you ask google or wikipedia what cyanogenmod is that you will not find out immediately. If asking wikipedia doesn't even lead to a disambiguation page, then you have no excuse for not being able to find out what it is. If it doesn't mean anything to you when you read the summary, then the story is not for you. Move on, and quit your juvenile bitching.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
CM is like H-D. If we have to explain it, you won't understand.
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Yeah, it's also possible to not read articles with subjects you know (or care) little about.
Okay, you know what it means. But do you seriously have that much contempt for the average Slashdot user that you think they're incapable of looking something up for themselves?
please define 'google' and 'wikipedia'. and what's an 'internet'?
it's unfair and exclusionist of you to use such technobabble jargon without defining them.
also, i'm not clear on what 'straw' or 'man' are. you need to define them too. in grunts of one syllable or less.
Select unfamiliar word, right-click and select "Search Google for unfamiliar word" from the context menu.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
I wish some company would just sell a phone with cyanogen on it stock.
Android: Highly likely to be the most popular smartphone OS among slashdot readers.
Cyanogenmod: One of the most popular (if not the most popular) ROMs for Android.
Not so obscure.
I switched to Android from iOS earlier this year specifically to get a bigger screen and widgets (Galaxy Note).
The Samsung ROM was horrifically slow and ugly and filled with unremovable apps I didn't want, plus it contacted the AT&T mothership constantly even though I don't use AT&T and the phone is unlocked.
So I downloaded a CM10.1 experimental build. It was guaranteed to spontaneously reboot during the first 5-10 second of any placed or received call.
So I wiped and downgraded to CM10 stable. This one lets me make calls, but randomly reboots at least half a dozen times a day.
My first experience with Android phones (and it has been expensive in terms of learning curve to get rooted/installed) has not been pleasing. Android may be more flexible, offer larger screen devices, and have more active hacking community surrounding it, but first and foremost, I want to be able to rely on my device.
I'm now trying to decide whether to revert back to the Samsung ROM (Jelly Bean was finally just released for the i717 on the 3rd) and see if that restores the stability of the original Samsung ROM (though no doubt it will also restore the ugliness, slowness, and bloat) or try out a CM10.1 nightly...or just sell the device and get another iPhone and jailbreak it, even without widgets and a big screen.
I should say that my experience with cheap-ass Android tablets from China has been much better. They run stock and are stable and fast. But the phone thing is killing me.
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We should probably include summaries of what companies like Cisco, Microsoft, Intel and IBM do in each story as well then. Cyanogenmod is probably a B or C tier brand name, but it's in no way unfamiliar.
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Well anyone could just Google it. So any assburger level Slashdot user should be expected to. CM is not remotely obscure. If you Google the initials CM it is the third result... right after centimeter and a Wikipedia disambiguation page.
Of course just actually Googling Cyanogenmod, only produces relevant results.
"The Adobe Updater must update itself before it can check for updates. Would you like to update the Adobe Updater now?"
You so funny. ha ha ha.
But while we're laughing, we should exclude other obscure dev projects with smaller install bases like Win 8, Redhat, and all of the BSDs.
"The Adobe Updater must update itself before it can check for updates. Would you like to update the Adobe Updater now?"
Yeah, they keep mentioning "Linux" here too - I don't have the first clue what that is. I'm beginning to think Slashdot is some sort of tech site for people with a bit of intelligence, knowledge and self-motivation.
Running 10.1 RC1 on my Galaxy Nexus now, it uses a lot less memory than the M3 monthly snapshot (450 vs 600 MB). So my phone is a lot snappier now.
This doesn't work in Lynx. Do you have another method?
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Indeed. It seems there's lately been something of a rash of these complaints about terms not being spelt out. This one should be pretty much common knowledge in this forum, but if not, a search brings up a comprehensive result at the very top of the page. I'm getting a bit weary of such abject slothfulness.
"Even most Android users don't change the firmware of their devices"
User != Nerd. And you should really give decaf a shot. It's just as good. Really!
But do you seriously have that much contempt for the average Slashdot user that you think they're incapable of looking something up for themselves?
No, I just don't think they should always have to when a niche project like Cyanogenmod gets mentioned.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
I can't find a download for my trusty old SGS2. Am I beeing dense or does it not exist?
Nope. That's the only one. Sorry.
If you're a Lynx user and can't figure that out... welcome to 2013. You must have been asleep for 15 years.
Whats "google"? Please explain!
yes, I agree that's what the editors should be doing.
Nerd != cell phone firmware diddler
I don't drink coffee
It would be nice to be told what the differences are between 10.0 and 10.1. I just upgraded last night. The camera seems slightly different, and the lockscreen is slightly different too. Really the biggest change I'm seeing so far is that I need to update gapps.
This doesn't seem to be the summary's fault. Wikipedia essentially only says it's based on android 4.2.
I don't drink coffee
Well, maybe you should start. It might keep you awake enough to stay current with fairly major aspects of this technology, given that you are obviously interested enough to pursue this thread thus far. ;P
No, it's just that (in the case of H-D) if you tried, everybody would kill themselves laughing. Sorry, but by the time you're old enough to ride a motorcycle, you shouldn't need a pram.
If you still have an HP TouchPad, there's an experimental Cyanogenmod build for it - installed side-by-side with WebOS.
This doesn't work in Lynx. Do you have another method?
Yes, subscribe to the monthly printed digest version of Slashdot, which includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms in the back. Contact the subscription department for further information.
My God, it's Full of Source!
OUTSIDE_IP=$(dig +short my.ip @outsideip.net)
Gopher:// cyanogen
I actually agree with you, since I wrote the article I consider this to be good feedback, in retrospect I should have described briefly what Cyanogenmod is, aside from some formatting changes my post was pretty much unedited. Granted, one can probably figure out what Cyanogenmod is through the context (talking about android releases and whatnot), it should be made clearer for people who don't, or wouldn't know what it is (say iOS/WP users). So thanks for the feedback, I intend on being more clear for future articles I write.
Feel free to mod me down, just know that unlike some Anonymous Cowards I'm not afraid to express my views as myself.
I agree with you, and thanks for the feedback on my first article. It's really about asking yourself "what level of understanding do I expect the reader to have right off the bat, and how can I concisely put in possibly useful information into the article?" I've found this to be an enlightening experience, and look forward to posting articles in the future, and learning from the mistakes I've made as I go.
Feel free to mod me down, just know that unlike some Anonymous Cowards I'm not afraid to express my views as myself.
I am currently running CM10 on my HTC One S. The main problem that I have noticed is the battery drain that my phone has with CM10 Stable.
That word doesn't mean what you think it does.
What isn't common knowledge is what the equivalent version of standard Android is. Is there actually a system? If there's a pattern I haven't spotted it yet.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
I'm busy staying current with about a dozen other technologies at the moment. Maybe another year...
what I am interested in, is the attitude of a geek/nerd in one niche assuming all other geek/nerds would have knowledge of their niche, and moreover being astounded that someone else would not be familiar with their niche. Submitting and editing stories making such assumptions lowers the quality and usefulness of a purported technical news site.
in my world. I don't have three hours to spend on my phone during any given fiscal quarter, much less any given day. Maybe I could dedicate three hours a year to phone maintenance, but it's seriously a problem for Android.
I'm using the i717 builds of CM. Just reverted back to CM10.1 RC1 and it seems relatively stable—but the lag is awful.
Still not particularly happy w/Android...
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was to get the phablet size—it was between an iPad Mini with calls using Talkatone and the Galaxy Note series. I went "small" w/the Note series...but I'm within a week or two of just chucking it on eBay and getting the iPad Mini after all.
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Sure, it takes a minute or two to actually install a ROM, but the time spent crawling Teh Google just to learn what the Android ecosystem looks like (i.e. that there is something called CyanogenMod, and where to get it, and so on) is expensive. Increases exponentially if you want to look at other ROMs.
People keep saying "try another ROM" and all that kind of stuff, but just finding download links is like playing 'net tag. I don't have (or want to have) the time for this nonsense.
If there was a single source of links that was a portal, not a forum to wade through like XDA, Android would be far ahead of where it is.
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And while it's not rebooting, CM10 on the i717 is pretty sweet. But the damned thing needs to work.
When you're on the phone to international clients, you don't want spontaneous reboots and callbacks. It's just not good business.
I need a phone to work. So far, Android is not fitting the bill. But there's another week or two of patience left in me. We'll see how CM10.1 RC1 does, though so far it's laggy as hell.
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just works, but without the features that I want, vs. the features that I want that just don't work. :-P
I said in a comment in another story that I wish the universe would cough up a marriage of the iOS ecosystem and the Android ecosystem—all of the features, all of the stability.
For very sound empirical reasons, this is unlikely to happen. But good to dream.
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by putting on a bumper, there would be a much greater chance of me keeping it.
As it is, I have a case on it, but it drops calls anyway and I can't even do an immediate callback because for the first minute it's busy booting.
You could make the case that there's a parallel there, but the difference is in the degrees.
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