CyanogenMod / MIUI / Replicant / Android

Subject: CyanogenMod / MIUI / Replicant / Android Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:12 pm

CyanogenMod is an unofficial firmware available for more than eighty mobile phones and tablets based on the open source operating system Android. It offers features not found in the official Android based versions supplied by the manufacturers, including, among other improvements:

Support for Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Multi-touch
Compressed cache (compcache).
A long list of APNs.
Reset menu
Support for tethering via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB.

CyanogenMod ensures that your changes improve performance and reliability compared to the official version of the software.

CyanogenMod developers voted against the protection of user privacy, arguing that manufacturers feel annoyed.

Development

Shortly after the introduction of the HTC Dream terminal in September 2008, the Android developer community found a method to obtain superuser (root) on Android's Linux subsystem (procedure known as 'rooteado' the device) .6 This finding combined with the open source nature of Android, as to alter the original firmware and reinstall on the phone at will.

The latest version of CyanogenMod is based on Android 4.2.x (Jelly Bean). Lots of modified code are written primarily by Cyanogen (Steve Kondik) but include contributions from the xda-developer community developers7 (such as improved browser) and other contributors to project.8

Cyanogen also maintains the recovery image used in combination with CyanogenMod. Provides a special boot mode that is used to back up and restore the device software, or repair and upgrade the firmware.9 is an essential integral methods rooteado "one click" available for most current Android devices .10 11

CyanogenMod Updater application allowed users to receive notifications of updates, download and install them on your terminal. It was available through the Android Market and was developed by Garok89 (Ross McAusland) and Firefart (Christian Mehlmauer) from the xda-developers community, based on Sergi JF Velez-Updater. Now is the Manager12 ROM application that best meets these tasks. The application, developed by Koush (Koushik Dutta) is also available in the Market, and is integrated into CyanogenMod.

Controversy about the license

Until version 4.1.11.1, CyanogenMod included several closed source applications Google, like Gmail, Maps, Market, Talk and YouTube, as well as several proprietary drivers. These packages are included in the original distributions of Android, but prevented their licenses freely distributed. When Google sent a cease and desist letter to the head of development of CyanogenMod, Steve Kondik, in late September 2009, complaining about the situation, the development was interrupted for a few days.13 14 15 16 Many users reacted CyanogenMod hostile Google, and many believed that Google's legal threats contravened their own interests and violated his casual corporate motto: "Do not be evil" ("Do not be evil") .17 18 19

This action by Google also generated reactions in different media such as PC World, 20 The Register, 21 The Inquirer, Ars Technica 22, 23 and eWeek.16 ZDNet24 25

After a statement explaining his posición26 Google and the subsequent negotiation between Google and Cyanogen, it was decided that the CyanogenMod project could continue, provided that no proprietary components incorporated in conflict.27 28

As satisfactory solution, it was determined that proprietary applications supplied with the original software could be copied to the phone before the modification, and then restored in the system with CyanogenMod without infringing any copyright. Nevertheless, as a result of the dispute, some developers have decided to start creating open source applications that replace those provided by Google.29

Cyanogen also warns that although Google dispute is closed, there are still potential licensing issues regarding proprietary drivers which are distributed with their modificación.30

Subject: MIUI (pronounced "miyuai") , Development Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:13 pm

MIUI (pronounced "miyuai")

Is a unofficial firmware for smartphones based on the open source operating system Android developed by Xiaomi Tech has a modified user interface that eliminates the Android application drawer and has been compared with the Apple.2 iOS includes additional features not found in Android, including switches in the notification window, new applications such as the music player, image gallery or camera, and dialer contacts showing altered that match the user dials numbers while

Development

MIUI is based on the source code of Android 2.3.7 and CyanogenMod 7.1 now also developed for later versions as: Android 4.0.4 and 4.1.2 and Jelly Bean novel was originally developed by the Chinese company Xiaomi Tech.4 Xiaomi MiTalk added several applications such as (a clone of BlackBerry Messenger), Minotes, MIBackup, MIGallery MIMusic and to improve the interface.

Updates usually are released every Friday. MIUI is then translated and ported to unofficial versions in other languages by independent developers. The list of translations can be found at the official site of MIUI.

Reviews

The modified operating system has been criticized for being similar to iOS Apple.6 Due to the fact that MIUI is developed in China, some features that are not relevant to the Chinese market, such as support for WiMax, are not available on MIUI and as you can not access the source code, it is possible for third parties to add support for these technologies.

supported Devices

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HTC Desire
HTC Desire HD
HTC Desire S
HTC Desire Z
HTC Droid Incredible
HTC EVO 4G
HTC HD2 Leo
HTC Incredible S
HTC Sensation
HTC One S
HTC One X
HTC EVO 3D
LG Optimus 2x
Motorola Defy
Motorola Milestone
Motorola Razr MAXX
Motorola Atrix 2
Nexus One
Nexus S
Nexus 7
Huawei Ascend P1
Huawei Ascend D1
Huawei Honor
Huawei Honor II
Nook Color
Samsung Captivate
Samsung Galaxy S
Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung Vibrant
Xiaomi MI One
Xiaomi MI Two
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo/Neo V
Sony Ericsson Xperia S
Sony Xperia Arc S
ZTE Grand X U970

Subject: Replicant (operating system) Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:14 pm

Replicant (operating system)

Replicant is a free software clone Android, eliminating components and proprietary APIs SDK.2 Try replacing the drivers (drivers) required proprietary hardware drivers on some phones with free and abierto3 code

His name is a pun on replicating, a variant of an android robot (synonym = bioroid) in the film Blade Runner.

Subject: Android Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:15 pm

Android

Android is an operating system based on Linux, designed primarily for touch screen mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets initially developed by Android Inc., which Google supported financially and later bought in 2005.11 Android was introduced in 2007 with the founding the open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware, software and telecommunications to advance open standards for mobile devices móviles.12 the first Android operating system was the HTC Dream and was sold in October 2008.

Was initially developed by Android Inc. , a firm purchased by Google in 2005.14 It is the main product of the Open Handset Alliance, a conglomeration of manufacturers and developers of hardware, software and operators servicio.12 units sold Android smartphones located in first place in the United States, in the second and third quarters of 2010.15 16 17 with a market share of 43.6 % in the third trimestre.18 Worldwide reached a market share of 50.9 % during the fourth quarter of 2011, more than twice the second operating system ( Apple iOS , Inc. ) with more cuota.

It has a large community of developers writing applications to extend the functionality of the devices. To date, it has already reached 1,000,000 applications ( of which two thirds are free and compared to the App Store cheaper ) available for official application store Android : Google Play, regardless applications other unofficial Android stores as Samsung App Store Google Apps Samsung.20 21 Play is the online app store run by Google , though it is possible to obtain software externally. The programs are written in the programming language Java.22 However, there is a malware free operating system , but most of it is downloaded from sites

The Android system announcement was made on November 5, 2007 along with the creation of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 78 companies for hardware , software and telecommunications dedicated to developing open standards for devices móviles.24 25 Google released most Android code under the Apache License , a free license code and abierto.

The structure of the Android operating system consists of applications running on a Java framework for object-oriented applications on the core Java libraries on a Dalvik virtual machine with runtime compilation . Libraries written in C include GUI manager (surface manager) , a framework OpenCore a SQLite relational database a programming interface API OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics , WebKit rendering engine , SGL graphics engine , SSL and Bionic C library . The operating system consists of 12 million lines of code including 3 million lines of XML , 2.8 million lines of language C , 2.1 million lines of Java , and 1.75 million lines of C + + .

Etymology

Both the name Android ( Android in Spanish ) as Nexus One hint at the novel by Philip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep , which was later adapted for film as Blade Runner. Both the book and the film focuses on a group of androids called replicants - 6.27 Nexus model

The logo is the robot "Andy" .
Acquisition by Google

In July 2005 , Google acquired Android Inc. , a small company in Palo Alto, California founded in 2003.11 Among Android 's co-founders who went to work at Google are Andy Rubin (co -founder of Danger) , Rich Miner 28 (co -founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc. ) , 29 Nick Sears (once VP at T- Mobile) , 30, and Chris White ( who headed design and interface development at WebTV ) .31 at the time, little was known of the functions of Android Inc. that developed outside phone software móviles.11 This led to rumors that Google was planning to enter the mobile phone market .

At Google , the team led by Rubin developed a mobile device platform based on the Linux kernel was promoted to device manufacturers and operators with the promise of providing a flexible, upgradeable system . It was reported that Google had already lined up a series of hardware and software manufacturers and traders said it was open to various degrees of cooperation on their part.

The speculation that Google 's Android system would enter the mobile phone market increased in December 2006.35 BBC reports The Wall Street Journal noted that Google wanted its search services and applications on mobile phones and it was very committed . Print and online media soon reported that Google was developing a phone using your brand.

In September 2007 , " InformationWeek " broadcast a Evalueserve study reporting that Google had applied for several patents in the area of telephony móvil.

Open Handset Alliance

On November 5, 2007 the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of several companies among which are Texas Instruments, Broadcom Corporation , Nvidia , Qualcomm , Samsung Electronics , Sprint Nextel , Intel , LG , Marvell Technology Group , Motorola , and T -Mobile , was released in order to develop open standards for devices móviles.12 Along with the formation of the open Handset Alliance, the OHA released its first product , Android , a platform for mobile devices built on Linux version 2.6 .

On December 9, 2008 , it was announced that 14 new members would join the Android project , including PacketVideo , ARM Holdings, Atheros Communications, Asustek , Garmin , Softbank , Sony Ericsson , Toshiba , Vodafone and ZTE.

History of updates
Main article: History versions of Android .

Android has seen numerous updates since its initial release . These updates to the base operating system typically fix bugs and add new features . Generally each update of the Android operating system is developed under a code name of an element related to desserts in alphabetical order .

The repeated appearance of new versions , in many cases , they fail to function properly in the hardware designed for previous versions , make android is considered one of the promoters of planned obsolescence .

Android has been criticized many times by fragmentation suffering terminals not being supported with constant updates by the various manufacturers . It was believed that this situation would change after a Google ad which stated that manufacturers undertake to apply updates at least 18 months since its release , but this ultimately never materialized and the project was canceled

Subject: Auto compiled builds of the latest Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:16 pm

Auto compiled builds of the latest CyanogenMod source

Downloads

Latest build: CyanogenMod Downloads
Google Apps: Goo.im Downloads - Browsing gapps
Please use Goo.im Downloads - Downloading gapps-jb-20130729.zip

Subject: Installation Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:16 pm

Installation

- First time flashing CM10.2 to your Galaxy S (or coming from another ROM)?

Root your device and install ClockworkMod Recovery.
Reboot into Recovery using 3-button-combo
Do a Nandroid backup!
WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition)
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery
Optionally install the Google Addon

- Upgrading from CM7/CM9?

Do a Nandroid Backup!
WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition)
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery
Optionally install the Google Addon

- Upgrading from another CM10/CM10.1/CM10.2 prior to 20130816 Build?

Do a Nandroid Backup!
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery
Optionally restore /data from Nandroid Backup (the update will wipe your /data)
Optionally install the Google Addon

- Upgrading from another CM10.2 Build?

Do a Nandroid Backup!
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery

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