14 DAY TRIAL // A new CyanogenMod release is now available for download for the owners of Android-based devices out there, in the form of CyanogenMod 11.0 M5, which comes with support for over 50 devices right out of the box.
The new version of the custom platform is available for download both via the CM updater and through the official CyanogenMod website, with a nice range of enhancements over the previous release.
Among these, we can count a series of fixes for Trebuchet, including one for the disappearing last icon from hotseat and one for the custom home transition effect.
Moreover, the opacity of transparency in the volume panel has been increased in the new release, while WhisperPush has been relocated to the Privacy menu (it also received a fix for NPE on viewing identity if unregistered).
CyanogenMod 11.0 M5 brings initial imports from CrowdIn for translations, along with a series of support patches for multiSIM, as a post on AndroidOS notes.
There is also a fix for the stylus eraser being disabled by palm rejection, together with “screen color” support in settings, new AppOps permissions in Privacy Guard, and additional Right-to-left (RTL) layout mirroring support.
The update also brings NavBar enhancements, allowing toggle in runtime (needs kernel support), Quickboot support (device specific), and an Ethernet icon support to status bar.
Soon, the CyanogenMod team might bring a release candidate version of CM 11.0 to devices, given that M5 is the fifth snapshot release of the new platform iteration.
Those who would like to grab the new build should head over to the official CyanogenMod download website for that. The full list of supported devices is available there as well.
In the meantime, we should note that CyanogenMod has performed a brand change recently and that it also adopted a new logo, which can be seen embedded above.
“As a company grows, its brand must evolve to meet that need. The brand should continue to embody the spirit of the company origins, but also speak to the future. The company’s new logo is the vehicle to showcase that brand,” CyanogenMod notes in a blog post.
Cid, the previous logo that CyanogenMod has had, will continue to live through the community, the team also announced. In fact, they said loud and clear that Cid actually belongs to users and not to the company.
“Without the support of our users, this company would not be where it is today. We have you to thank for that, and we will not lose sight of that. Together, through company and community, open source and innovation, we will build something unique,” the team also said.