CyanogenMod 5 available for bevy of devices

on 04/30/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

CyanogenMod 5 is finally out for the following handsets – the HTC Dream, Magic and Sapphire, which are also better known as the T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G. This release has been touted to be experimental, so you might want to think twice before flashing it onto your work handset, unless you’re one who loves living on the edge of things and already made a backup of all your data and important information once every other hour. G1 owners who are curious enough to give this a go will require to install DangerSPL that has a remote chance of bricking said phone whenever you perform a full wipe.

CyanogenMod: CyanogenMod is an alternative firmware that is based on the Android operating system. It is seen as more versatile that the stock firmware which comes in such devices, offering more features and options such as theme support, Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) compatibility, a huge repository of Access Point Name list (APN), an OpenVPN client, a souped up reboot menu, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB tethering support, the ability to overclock your device's CPU and perform enhancements, and soft buttons among others. One good thing about CyanogenMod is the obvious omission of pre-installed spyware or bloatware.

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