14 DAY TRIAL // Owners of Android devices who would like to tweak them for a new experience while on the go can now download the final version of the CyanogenMod 10.2.0 software, which is based on the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system.
Of course, the unofficial Android platform is not available for all smartphones and tablets out there, but it does offer support for a great deal of them.
The final version of CM 10.2.0 can be installed on devices that received CyanogenMod 10.2.0 RC1, but support for more of them will be added in the not too distant future.
One thing that users should know, however, is that the team behind the custom software won’t continue working on the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean branch, although it will release minor fixes and patches when needed.
“Echoing the RC1 post, make sure you update your third party addon zips. As a cursory note, for those of you coming from 10.1 or earlier, if you notice your Phone app reports as ‘not installed’: simply remove the shortcut and re-add it from your application drawer,” a post on the CM blog reads.
Moving forth, the team will focus on the building of the CyanogenMod 11 release, which is based on Android 4.4 KitKat, the latest official flavor of the mobile operating system.
“CM 10.2 nightlies will continue and as we ramp up CM 11 nightlies, device maintainers will signal which devices are ready to make that jump as well. Whether you prefer stable, almost stable or bleeding edge, all of you will have something to flash very soon,” said blog post continues.
The team also plans on removing the Ice Cream Sandwich branches from their nightly releases, given that there are only minor changes included in new builds, and that CM11 is coming up.
One other important thing that CyanogenMod fans out there should keep in mind is the fact that the team is changing the release tagging process.
“For those of you who like to build for releases for yourself, note that all but the device repositories themselves are being built off of a new ‘stable/cm-10.2’ branch in our source,” the team explains.
Basically, “cm-10.2” is seen as the development branch, while “stable/cm-10.2” can be considered the release branch. However, “this change has no impact to gerrit or any code contributions,” the team explains.
ROMs based on the new CyanogenMod 10.2.0 Release can be found on the official CM download website. Users interested in grabbing them should keep in mind that their installation requires tweaking the device, which will void warranty.