

Newly formed company must tread lightly lest it anger Google


I. Cyanogen Becomes a Company




Cyanogen Mod



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II. A Simple Installer -- Free at Last



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CM Installer




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RE: This is sooooooo cool
By troysavary on 9/18/2013 10:45:20 PM , Rating: -1
Again, rather than disputing the point, both reclaimer and retro resort to name calling as soon as they perceive a slight to their precious Android.

I picture you two as the "Leave Android Alone!!!" guys.

Why should users have to mod their phones to get simple OS update, anyway? Blackberry, iPhone and WinPhone all get updates straight from their respective companies. Why is Android the only one at the mercy of carriers?

I don't have an iPhone, thank you. Just because I can recognise the strengths of a platform, doesn't mean I am some sort of disciple. It is possible to see good in the other guys once in a while. Your bland fanaticism to all things Android is starting to make Mr. Swash look like an impartial observer.

RE: This is sooooooo cool
By retrospooty on 9/18/2013 11:15:59 PM , Rating: 3
"Again, rather than disputing the point, both reclaimer and retro resort to name calling"

I apologize for the insult but I did it because you commented on an issue referring to another thread where you obviously didn't bother to read and understand what you are talking about in either. You just completely missed everything discussed in the other thread and confused custom ROM with rooting and installing malware (which BTW, was an issue on Android 2.x not anything recent.) Its clear you don't get what any of these things are, what is required and how its used, and who abuses it.

"Why should users have to mod their phones to get simple OS update, anyway?"

They shouldn't have to. Device updates are a weak point for Android OEMs and Android in general. Fortunately there are options. Google editions, Nexus and if those aren't available In a phone you want, there are custom ROMs. Custom romming isn't made for the non technical or for the victim mentality whiners. Its an option for those that choose it.


I totally agree and do see good in all platforms. To me Android is simply the best for me right now. If something tops it, I dump it immediately.

RE: This is sooooooo cool
By troysavary on 9/18/2013 11:45:38 PM , Rating: 2
Isn't the point of making a one click mod installer available on Google Play to make it accessible to the non-technical?

RE: This is sooooooo cool
By retrospooty on 9/19/2013 12:04:57 AM , Rating: 2
That would be an upcoming feature, but it still needs to be rooted and the boot loader unlocked, so its still not for the meek. The events in the article above represent a lot of great things that are coming. Potentially a separate OS fork, and hardware as well (which would be easy).

RE: This is sooooooo cool
By Sazabi19 on 9/19/2013 8:53:53 AM , Rating: 2
You can say that again, took me 2 days to find and finally get working a proper way to root my Bionic on 4.1.2 JB. I had to DL a Linux VM image and a VM manager. Then I had to import the machine, turn it on, connect my phone (make sure it was on debug + a media device, not storage) and then I had to attach it to wifi on the same network (couldn't do it at work). Once I got that done and the in the VM I had to connect to my machine via a preset wifi shared area that let it know I was really the one trying to do this. Rooting took a few minutes and the device finally restarted. That was just the root, not installing SafeStrap (easy), following the directions to save my image, move to a new area, partition it, and then start to load CM. It wasn't until a day after I found out how to get core Google apps (play, maps, gmail, etc...). You have to flash those on yourself, as the article states, they are not free to just give out. I am running CM 10.1.3RC2 and it has been fairly stable the whole time (a few restarts/battery pulls) but overall it has been much faster and I no longer have my data randomly cut out on me. This gave my Bionic new life. I would love to get a VZW Nexus 5 though if they actually get 1 this time around.

RE: This is sooooooo cool
By nafhan on 9/19/2013 1:40:45 PM , Rating: 2
It sounds like you're saying: "technical people like wasting their time." Does that really make sense to you?

Technical people tend to be efficient, and a one click installer from a trusted source is more efficient than the current Cyanogen install process.

