You probably know Cyanogen for his version of Android CyanogenMod or the OnePlus One smartphones. Cyanogen has rightly made headlines recently for a major partnership with Microsoft. Want to know what is it?
Just to clarify certain lanterns, Cyanogen is the company behind two products: CyanogenMod and Cyanogen OS . CyanogenMod is a ROM (modified version of Android) open source code that was created in 2009 and continues to grow since. She wants faster and optimized the Android versions from different manufacturers while adding new features as and when it evolves. Cyanogen OS meanwhile, is the commercial version of CyanogenMod, one found on OnePlus One among others, and can be seen in the special version CM11S. Both the versions, CyanogenMod and Cyanogen OS, continue to coexist and evolve together.
In recent years, several giants such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have tried to acquire Cyanogen. Fortunately for the community and neutrality, Cyanogen has always refused these offers. By cons, recent months have often left out Microsoft as a partner and they were solidified there to this days. The community's discontent was immediately heard. Add to this news, the April Fool Cyanogen team: replace the menu button for a Windows button and a warning message of making comic day! I'm sure many were afraid (or rage) when updating the 1 st April. The community was on edge.
Cyanogen went there with an explanatory note on their blog to clarify everything. The partnership with Microsoft is for version Cyanogen OS to add applications like Skype, OneNote and Outlook (to name a few). They say that no other application will be pre-installed on CyanogenMod, not even those of Google. And it will stay like that. The community sighed.
In recent days, another partnership was concluded between the Cyanogen and Swedish TrueCaller. TrueCaller offers to inform you of the caller that you ignore. With more than 1.6 billion numbers in its database, it is possible to see that a number has been identified as spam by 635 users; you will know a little more what to expect if you take the call! If you are afraid to share your contacts, it will be possible not to enable this feature, but keep in mind that it is the same principle as the old phone book where everyone had access to all the numbers. Also note that Google and Facebook (Hello) already do this kind of research for years to identify callers ... This alliance is in line Cyanogen Google wanting to detach as much as she can. The bravest people can already try this service via an application available on most platforms. This feature will be pushed through an update Cyanogen OS (not CyanogenMod) in the coming months.
Personally, I love CyanogenMod and I must admit that reading the announcement of the partnership with Microsoft made me stride, nothing more. While I see the one with TrueCaller another look, perhaps I should more worry, but I feel like trying it! Thanks to partners like Microsoft, and TrueCaller OnePlus, Cyanogen can only evolve and change is good! In the worst case, I would uninstall unwanted applications, for I am root! What good CM without being root?
If you are the least bit techie, try CyanogenMod.. It's like having a Nexus with super powers!
Just to clarify certain lanterns, Cyanogen is the company behind two products: CyanogenMod and Cyanogen OS . CyanogenMod is a ROM (modified version of Android) open source code that was created in 2009 and continues to grow since. She wants faster and optimized the Android versions from different manufacturers while adding new features as and when it evolves. Cyanogen OS meanwhile, is the commercial version of CyanogenMod, one found on OnePlus One among others, and can be seen in the special version CM11S. Both the versions, CyanogenMod and Cyanogen OS, continue to coexist and evolve together.
In recent years, several giants such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have tried to acquire Cyanogen. Fortunately for the community and neutrality, Cyanogen has always refused these offers. By cons, recent months have often left out Microsoft as a partner and they were solidified there to this days. The community's discontent was immediately heard. Add to this news, the April Fool Cyanogen team: replace the menu button for a Windows button and a warning message of making comic day! I'm sure many were afraid (or rage) when updating the 1 st April. The community was on edge.
Cyanogen went there with an explanatory note on their blog to clarify everything. The partnership with Microsoft is for version Cyanogen OS to add applications like Skype, OneNote and Outlook (to name a few). They say that no other application will be pre-installed on CyanogenMod, not even those of Google. And it will stay like that. The community sighed.
In recent days, another partnership was concluded between the Cyanogen and Swedish TrueCaller. TrueCaller offers to inform you of the caller that you ignore. With more than 1.6 billion numbers in its database, it is possible to see that a number has been identified as spam by 635 users; you will know a little more what to expect if you take the call! If you are afraid to share your contacts, it will be possible not to enable this feature, but keep in mind that it is the same principle as the old phone book where everyone had access to all the numbers. Also note that Google and Facebook (Hello) already do this kind of research for years to identify callers ... This alliance is in line Cyanogen Google wanting to detach as much as she can. The bravest people can already try this service via an application available on most platforms. This feature will be pushed through an update Cyanogen OS (not CyanogenMod) in the coming months.
Personally, I love CyanogenMod and I must admit that reading the announcement of the partnership with Microsoft made me stride, nothing more. While I see the one with TrueCaller another look, perhaps I should more worry, but I feel like trying it! Thanks to partners like Microsoft, and TrueCaller OnePlus, Cyanogen can only evolve and change is good! In the worst case, I would uninstall unwanted applications, for I am root! What good CM without being root?
If you are the least bit techie, try CyanogenMod.. It's like having a Nexus with super powers!