CyanogenMod 9 ported on Sony X8, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro

By Tyler Lee on 03/02/2012, filed in Home > CellPhones

CyanogenMod 9 ported on Sony X8, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro If you happen to own the Sony X8, X10 Mini or the X10 Mini Pro and you were looking forward to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, once again the Android developer has not disappointed as XDA forum member paul-xxx has managed to port CyanogenMod 9 over onto the three devices.

Granted the X10 Mini has seen and tasted Android 4.0 in the form of a very alpha build via MIUI4, for those who might prefer CM9 over MIUI4 now have an alternative to turn to. According to its developer, the CM9 port is stable enough for daily use, although there are some issues with the camera, hardware/software video decoder, FM radio and DHCP over WiFI.

However if these are issues you are willing to overlook, the downloads and instructions for the CM9 ROM for the X8, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro can be found over at the XDA forums.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

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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