Author: Swapnil Jha

Make the World a better place with Facebook!

Hi Guys,

Today, we are discussing how to make the World a better place to live in an easy manner with the help of technology and without you ever leaving your couch.

Why should I contribute in making World a better place?

Hmmmmmm…. You are seriously asking this question? Well, you live in this World and should try to make it better for your family, loved ones, kids, siblings, or at least for yourself.

How can I make the World a better place through technology?

I’m assuming that you are familiar with Facebook  and have a Facebook Account. Facebook, not only provide services to chat, post status, and like, and comment and share but also has a hidden feature which helps make the World a better place by allowing its user to suggest some edits to places, pages, or anything else.

This means that you can simply verify if the given single statement about a specific place, news, or page etc. is true or not by personal experience. If your suggested edit is accepted, it would help a lot of other people who are searching that specific place will get updated and better results only because of You.

It is really an easy way to make the better place without much efforts. All you have to do is choose from Yes, No, or Skip for a given question.

So, next time you have some leisure period open your Facebook app or site, and find Suggested Edits in the Apps.

I’m intelligent too. Can that help?

Yes, than can help the World a lot. If you want to help the world by spreading knowledge about Technology. Your posts will be welcomed by TechGlobule. You can Write an article on any technology related topic. You can send us your articles to techglobule4(at)gmail(dot)com.

But I’m rich too.

If you rich or just want to donate to us. You can visit Indiegogo. We are currently doing a fund raising campaign and would love even your smallest donation.

Do share this post on your favourite social network and let us know your views in comments.

That’s all folks

Image source – philanthropicpeople.com (Featured image), tomsguide.com (Facebook image), Swapnil’s iPhone 4S and Swapnil’s ASUS K50C (for screenshots).
Author – Swapnil Jha

How to Reset a device: Advanced User

Hi Guys,

Today, we gonna discuss how to Hard Reset various devices including both Android and Apple iOS.

A quick summary of Recovery Mode

ClockWorkMod Recovery
ClockWorkMod Recovery

Recovery is a limited boot (start-up) mode, independent of your normal Android operating system. In a recovery, you can back up, restore, install packages, wipe data, and do some troubleshooting on your Android device. The set of features available depends on the specific recovery installed. Generally, stock recoveries (which come pre-installed on your device) are the most limited. They typically only allow manufacturer updates to be performed and remain mostly invisible to the end-user. Rooted Android devices can change their Recovery.

Why do I need a Hard Reset?

Hard reset can be very helpful under certain circumstances, like when we forget the password of our smartphones and are unable to open it, or when to want to sell it to someone and don’t want her/him to recover any deleted data. In these or many other circumstances, Hard Reset is the best bet. It is also helpful if you are finding some problem or a nasty bug in your device which was not there earlier.

You may be thinking about what a Soft Reset is? A soft reset is simply a restart of a device by cutting the power supply of the device; it is used in case the device stops responding and is frozen. In some devices, soft reset also deletes the user data. But remember the data deleted through soft reset is recoverable. And someone may be able to recover your files, intruding your privacy.

How to hard reset my Android Device?

I’m writing this post for all the Android devices at once, because even if the method of going to Device recovery is different for every Android device but afterwards every step in all the devices.

Steps to Hard Reset an Android Device –

PhilZ Recovery
  • Make sure you have made a backup of your important or personal data present in your phone memory and saved it somewhere safe like Micro SD Card or your PC.
  • Eject your micro SD Card from the phone, if any. In some devices, a hard reset may format the SD Card as well.
  • First, enter into the recovery using the appropriate method. You may find a lot of options in there.
  • Using the Volume Down button, scroll down to the option of Wipe Data / Factory Reset and press the Power button. The power button is referred to the Lock / Unlock button.
  • Select Yes–delete all user data using the Volume Down button. Confirm the option by pressing the Power button.
  • After all your user data is deleted, select the option Reboot device; by using the Volume and power buttons.
  • Congratulations, you successfully reset your Android device, as a new device.

How to hard reset  Apple iOS Device?

Steps to Hard Reset an iOS Device –

  • This method will delete all the Settings as well as user data and your device will be as such newly bought.
  • Open Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
  • Your iDevice will reboot, it may take a longer than usual to reboot.
  • Congratulations, you successfully reset your iDevice as a new device.

That’s all folks.

Image Source – forum.xda-developers.com (Clock Work Mod Recovery), jdrakeproductions.com (Featured image) and Siddhant’s Micromax Canvas 2 Colors (PhilZ Recovery).
Author – Swapnil Jha

How to find files faster with Everything!

Hi Guys,

Today, we are going to learn about a very useful App to replace the default Windows Search, known as Everything.

What is Everything?

Everything

Everything is a freeware app made for Windows Operating System by David Carpenter. Everything is an offline search engine that locates files & folders by filename instantly. It’s kinda better and faster alternative to default Windows Search.

How does it work?

Everything Settings

Whenever a user runs Everything, it creates an index of names of every file & folder residing on the Hard Disk in a matter of seconds.

Once indexed, it continues to update its index in real-time with minimal resources, which is usually about 40 MB of RAM.

Because Everything doesn’t index file contents and relies upon NTFS Change Journal it is unable to find and index files on any File System Volume, that is it may not be able to index all types of secondary storage devices. But you can try it to index any attached memory by Tools > Options > Indexes > NTFS > Auto include new removable volumes. Get a tick in “Auto include new removable volumes” option.

How long will it take in indexing?

It usually takes less than 0.00001 seconds to index a file regardless of its size. Most PCs have no more than 0.2 million files. So even if you have a million files, it would take less than 10 seconds that too on the first run. Somehow, it keeps getting better in terms of speed with usage, Or maybe it is only me feeling it 🙂 .

How much resources will it need to function properly?

A fresh install or run of Everything will use about 6MB RAM and less than 3MB of disk space.

Sooooo even if you have a million files, it will require only about 50MB of RAM and 15MB of disk space. Though you don’t need to worry about RAM, it is not continuously using your system resources in the background, and only when you are really using it.

Will it index file changes in real-time?

Yes, it updates its index of files in real-time, your search window will reflect any such changes.

Will Everything not index changes if it isn’t running in the background?

No, it doesn’t need to be kept running in the background, Everything updates its index whenever it is run.

Is Everything free to use?

Everything is a Freeware and is absolutely free to use. You can consider donating. By the way, you can do consider donating to TechGlobule too, contact us to be a patron.

Everything vs. Windows Search

Unlike Windows Search, “Everything” initially displays every file and folder on the device, and then limits the results as we type the file name we want to search or get.

Everything is way faster and uses minimal resources as compared to Windows search.
I personally use it on my ASUS K50C Laptop with 2GB of RAM, and Everything was about 5 to 7 times faster than the traditional Windows Search.

How to get Everything?

You can download your preferred version of your choice by visiting voidtools.com.

(30 March 2018) – If not sure, you can download the as on date latest English version of Everything 1.4.1.895 for 32 bit Windows PC or Laptop by clicking here. It’s about half an MB to download.

What version of Everything should I download?

Version Description
Installer The installer version will guide the user through the installation of Everything (recommended). The installed Everything.exe is the same as the portable Everything.exe.
Portable The user must extract the Everything.exe to the desired location from the .zip file. No changes to the system are made. Most of the options in the installer version are available in the portable version too.
x86 Only x86 context menu extensions will work in Everything. It will work better with 2GB RAM and low, that is 32Bit PC devices. But it can be used with 64Bit Devices too.
x64 The x64 version requires a 64bit x64 OS. Supports databases larger than 2GB. Only x64 context menu extensions will work in Everything. The x64 version will use more memory than the x86 version. For sake of understanding, it will work better with above 2GB RAM or simply 64Bit Devices.
English (US) Only English is available for this version.
Multilingual Includes the Everything language pack for multiple language support.

That’s all folks.

Data Source – voidtools.com/support/everything/installing_everything
Image source – My ASUS K50C and inquirendum.nl for the featured image.
Author – Swapnil Jha

Great Cydia Tweaks- May 2015

Hi Guys,

Today we are providing a list of some great tweaks we found this month.

List of Cydia Tweaks we found in May 2015

  • AppETA

    It helps a user to know the Estimated Time of Arrival of any downloading app.
    It costs 0.99 USD.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

  • Applocker

    As the name suggests, it will lock specified apps with a pass code.
    It costs 0.99 USD.
    It is easily available on ModMyi.com Repo.

  • Barrel

    It will add some great graphics to your iDevice icons.
    It costs 2.99 USD.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

  • CacheClearer

    It is used to Reset any app’s cache.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on RPetrich Repo.

  • Cask

    It adds some great graphics to your scrolling.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on RPtetrich Repo.

  • CurtiansForYou

    It adds an attractive back gesture.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on RPetrich Repo.

  • DetailedBatteryUsage

    It adds a usage Graph to Battery usage.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

  • Iconoclasm

    It is used to customize icon grids.
    It costs 3.00 USD.
    It is easily available on ModMyi.com Repo.

  • MIUI V5 Port

    This is a MIUI 5 inspired theme.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on ZodTTD & MacCiti Repo.

  • NoSlowAnimations

    This tweak will help you speed up iOS’s default fade animation.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

We will discuss these tweaks one by one in future posts.

That’s all Folks.

Image sources – iphonehacks.com, johnsphones.com, todoiphone.net, youtube.com, biteyourapple.net, & Swapnil’s iPhone 4S.
Author – Swapnil Jha

How to Flash a Recovery -PhilZ Touch

Hi Guys,

Today, we are going to tell you how to flash a custom recovery (Philz Touch) in any Android device with. Porting a Custom recovery is just a step ahead of this. It helps in getting more control on your Android device.

What is meant by a Recovery? Why should I use it?

Recovery is nothing but a medium or environment to change custom ROMs i.e. it helps the user to interactively change files in the operating system of a mobile device in an easier and convenient way. It can be compared to the BIOS of a Windows PC.

How to flash a recovery?

i) First and foremost, your device should be rooted before doing this. To know if your device is rooted or not, download Root Checker from the Google Play Store. To root your android device, you may prefer the Ways of Rooting post.

ii) Now you need to find your device’s recovery in your device’s forums. Or else you will have to port it yourself.

iii) Download and install the app named Mobile Uncle Tools from Google Play Store.

iv) Place your device’s recovery in root folder of your SD Card. (Just to find it easily while using it).

v) Open Mobile Uncle Tools > Recovery Update > *.img

vi) Tap “Flash Recovery”. After this step ,your device mayn’t respond for a while, it’s normal and nothing to worry.

vii) You will see a message “Recovery flashed. Reboot into recovery mode”. If you see this message, it means that you have successfully flashed the recovery image in your Android device.

viii) Tap “Yes”. You will be rebooted to your selected recovery. If you tap no, you will have to manually reboot into recovery mode.

Video Tutorial

You can also watch this video on our Youtube Channel. You can ask your queries or post any feedback in the comments below.

That’s all folks.

Image source – motherboards-reviews.com & addictivetips.com.
Author – Swapnil Jha
Co – Author – Abdul Rehman.

Get paid apps for free in iOS9 without Jailbreak via Tongbu

Hi Guys,

Today, we are gonna learn how to get paid apps for free in an iOS device without jailbreak or use of PC, this famous or I may say infamous app is called Tongbu.

Why a post on Downloading Paid Apps for free?

TechGlobule by no means is supporting or will ever support Piracy. We are with all our might against Piracy.

And the only reason we are showcasing Tongbu, because it is a way to users who are willing to pay for an app or game, but want to try it first before paying their hard-earned money. Many of the times if not all, after buying an app, it seems unworthy of the money spent.

Want some more apps for free. Try Kuaiyong instead.

Who is the developer?

Tongbu, which means “sync” in Chinese, was a forum for cracked apps that has spawned its own tool for downloading pirated apps called Sync, i.e. Tongbu. It’s been made by the Chinese, and we should thank them for this app.

How does the app works?

Tongbu acts as an alternative App Store, featuring almost all the apps on the original App Store.

The only difference is that all the apps are free on Tongbu.

Will it support my device?

Yes, the app supports all iPhones and iPads, whether jail-broken or not. I have not tested it on an iPod, but I have a hunch it might work on it as well. It worked fine on iOS 7.x.x. and iOS 9.x.x. You will have to test yourself if you are using any other iOS version. Don’t worry, even if the test fails, the worst thing that can happen is that you will not be able to open the Tongbu app after installing it, in such a case you can simply delete it. I personally tested it on an iPhone 4 (iOS 7.1.2) and iPad 2 (iOS 8.1.3, now iOS 9.0) and iPhone 5 (iOS 9.0).

How to get it?

i) Open Safari in the iOS device. This only works on Safari.

ii) Open Tongbu. This link will redirect you appropriately according to your device and iOS version.

iii) You will land a site in Chinese language. It will have 2 buttons, one with an Apple Logo (that’s for non – jailbroken devices), and one with a PineApple Logo (that’s for jailbroken devices).

iv) Tap on the button according to your device > Install. In case you don’t know if your device is jailbroken or not, you can simply tap the Apple Logo button, it works on both jailbroken as well as non – jailbroken devices.

v) A box will appear asking tbsq.tongbu.com would like to install “@!#3.3.0”. Tap on Install.
Here, @!# represents Tongbu written in Chinese, and 3.3.0 is Tongbu version. You can install any version, whatever is available to your iDevice as per your iOS version.

vi) For iOS 9: Go to Settings > General > Profiles > Fuzhou Xiao Yue Trade Co. > Trust.
For iOS 8 or below: When opening the app, a message may occur asking you if you trust the app developer. Tap on Trust.

How to use it?

For iPhone users –

  • There is a slight catch in Tongbu’s iPhone version. It’s in Chinese.
  • Don’t despair yet.
  • It’s still very easy to use.
  • Refrain using Apple ID in the Tongbu app.
  • It will prompt a message to install 12-15 sponsored apps. You can easily cancel that by using the above cancel button present in the top left corner of screen.
  • No need to configure its settings, the default settings are well enough.
  • You will see a search bar in the top.
  • Search for any app, let’s say Need For Speed.
  • You will find a list of apps with icons to their right, if the icon is circle with down arrow, you can easily download and run that app.
  • These icons keep changing as new updates come for these apps. If you find an unfamiliar icon in front of an app, you may not be able to download it.
  • For iOS 9: Go to Settings > General > Profiles > ‘something ‘Co. > Trust.
    For iOS 8 or below: When opening the app, a message may occur asking you if you trust the app developer. Tap on Trust.

For iPad users –

  • Congrats! most probably you got an English version of Tongbu.
  • You don’t need any instructions, you can freely explore the app and its settings. But in case, you got a Chinese version of the app and you need instructions follow the same instructions given for iPhone above.

After downloading the app –

  • The tongbu app will ask for a permission to install the app. Tap on yes.
  • On opening the newly installed app, it will ask the same trust question which you encountered while opening Tongbu. Tap on Trust.
  • You can see Downloads by tapping the “arrow in box” button on right side of search bar.
  • The first screen shows currently downloading apps. Swipe from right to left to go to second screen.
  • The second one shows downloaded apps. Swipe from left to right to go to first screen.
  • You can tap on any downloaded app to reveal 2 options, the blue option is for installing that game, and the red option is to delete that downloaded file after installing it.

Note for Jailbroken users

Jailbroken users can also use the same way to download free Tongbu.

Screenshots Gallery

iOS 9 Screenshots

Tongbu App –

That’s all folks.

Note – In case you install Tongbu for PC, TechGlobule is by no means responsible for any damage to your device. These are my personal views. I have told you all the possible risks.
Image source – itechnoforum.altervista.org (Featured image) and Swapnil’s iPhone 4S (iOS 8.1.2) and iPhone 5 (iOS 9.0)for screenshots.
Author – Swapnil Jha

Activator Tweak: The best Cydia Tweak

Hi Guys,

Today, we are gonna learn about a famous Cydia Tweak, known as Activator.
For more such tweaks, visit our category of Jailbroken Apps.

What is Activator?

Activator is a tweak designed to improve the customizability of shortcuts in the native iOS system as well as to third-party apps.
It is a dependency of many other major tweaks. It is the backbone of a Jailbroken iDevice. Well, not really, your iDevice can work well without it, but with it, it will work awesome.

What can it do?

Activator Tweak

Activator as said in its description on Cydia –
“Centralized gestures, button and shortcut management for iOS.”

Various jailbreak tweaks like LastApp and SBSettings use Activator as their method of activation.

 

There is plenty of customized actions you can do with Activator on your own to make your life easier. You can use it to quickly launch apps, and perform other system actions. It can be a great way to save time.

 

Activator can do any “task” when an “action” is triggered (Don’t worry, you are the one here specifying the task as well as the action). The options are Anywhere, At Home Screen, In Application, and At Lock Screen. Each one of these has the same massive list of activations, but they will only trigger if you are in the right part of your phone.

 

Personally, I always mostly use Anywhere, as I want to use most actions no matter what, but there are times where setting actions only at certain locations can be helpful.

 

It would fill a whole forum to list the available actions and combinations of actions (Cool!), but I will tell those which I use in my iPhone –
Turning on WiFi whenever I unlock my device, and it off on locking it, (it help saves me battery), I use the same for Location Services too, (yes I can assign multiple tasks to the same action).
I envied the back button of my Android using friends but that was before I jailbreaked my iPhone, I use LastApp, whenever I swipe the right part of the Status Bar, I get back to the last app being used.
 

It also integrates with tons of other jailbreak tweaks and apps, so many of their actions can be set to custom triggers. Triggers can also be assigned to controlling your music, locking and unlocking your device, launching certain functions on the phone like calling or messaging a specific person, opening different parts of settings, composing messages, posting status, performing system functions such as rebooting and going into safe mode, launching selected apps, and toggling quick settings like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, etc. etc. I’ll be tired if I try to explain its limitless functionality in brief. So as you can see, it can really help automate all kinds of things on your iDevice.

Who is the developer?

Activator tweak was developed by Ryan Petrich. He is one of the well-known Jailbreak Developers and iOS Hacker. This tweak along with other great tweaks are also available on his own Repo http://rpetri.ch/repo/

Will it support my device?

It will most probably work with all iDevices running any iOS. But developers say it supports iOS 5 and above.

How to get it?

It is readily available for free on the BigBoss Repo as well as Ryan’s own Beta Repo in Cydia. Simply search for Activator in the Search section, and install it. If you are unsure how to install, see our post or YouTube video to get assistance regarding installations in Cydia. BigBoss Repo – http://apt.thebigboss.org/repofiles/cydia/

Screenshots Gallery

That’s all folks.

Image source – carloborja.com (Featured image) and Swapnil’s iPhone 4S iOS 8.1.2 for screenshots.
Author – Swapnil Jha

How to download Torrents in iOS without Jailbreak?

Hi Guys,

Today, we are gonna learn how to get a BitTorrent client in an iOS device, namely iTransmission.

Why a separate post on Downloading torrents in iOS?

We are doing a separate post on this specific topic mainly because due to some privacy related concerns, Apple Inc. has not allowed any apps which acts or may potentially act a Torrent Client to the App Store.

But I would like to say to Apple Inc. that torrents aren’t always illegal to download. For e.g. Many free softwares (freeware and shareware) can be downloaded via torrents. Also many open source projects and software applications are downloaded via this method. The foremost example is Ubuntu.com, it allows its users to download Ubuntu OS via torrents.

Still, instead of waiting for Apple Inc. to include a Torrent Client, I found myself an app out of App Store.

How does the app works?

iTransmission 4 is a free, open-source native BitTorrent client for iOS that uses libtransmission as its backend, the same backend used in the Transmission client for Mac. iTransmission is a fully featured torrent application that will work on your iPhone and iPod Touch. The app has been updated, now it also supports iPad.

Who is the developer?

iTransmission, the first version, was originally created by Changping Chen, but version 2 and 3 were updated by iOShomebrew. The current version (that is iTransmission4) is an extension from version 3 which is being handled and updated by Andrew Wiik, a jailbreak developer.

Will it support my device?

Well, the app developers say it will support all iOS devices including 64 bit devices like iPhone 5S and iPad Air too but it doesn’t says anything about the iOS version support. I personally tested it on an iPhone 4s (iOS 8.1.1) and it worked awesome.

How to get it?

i) Open Safari in the iOS device. This only works on Safari.

ii) Go to iEmulators.com.

iii) Tap on Apps. You will find a large range of apps.

iv) Tap on iTransmission > Install.

v) A box will appear asking dl.boxcloud.com would like to install “iTransmission”. Tap on Install.

vi) Except some downloading issues, everything was perfect. By downloading issues I mean, an error may occur saying Can’t download App with 2 options Retry and Done. Just hit Done and forget about it for about half a day or so.
I found that it was successfully downloaded and installed.

How to use it?

Using iTransmission is a very easy job.
Simply get any torrent in any app, let’s say Dropbox, Google Drive, Safari, or any 3rd party browser. It also supports magnet URLs.
You will automatically see an 2 options of “Open in…” and “Open in “abc”, where abc can be any installed app.
If abc is not iTransmission, then tap on “Open in…” and select iTransmission.
It will automatically start downloading the torrent.

Important steps –

It will download the torrent files in a storage where you can’t reach, unless you jailbreak. So, basically you can’t just simply delete it.
What I do is after the downloading gets completed, I tap on the Torrent > Files > File > Open in > SHAREit.
Then I open iTransmission again, swipe the torrent to left to reveal Delete button.
On tapping Delete, it shows 2 options “Yes and Delete Data” and “Yes but Keep Data”. Always choose the first option. If you choose the second option, you simply can’t get rid of that downloaded data unless you jailbreak.
After jailbreak, you will have to get a file manager to find and delete that data.
Once the data is transferred to Shareit, it can be easily transferred to any other device.

Note for Jailbroken users

Jailbroken users can simply install iTransmission from Cydia.
You can read our article on How to install apps using Cydia?
For those who prefer a video version of installing apps using Cydia.

Screenshots Gallery

That’s all folks.

Note – To eliminate risks, I personally don’t download torrents on my iPhone because of complicated file manager. This is my personal view. I have told you all possible risks.
Image source – youtube.com, Swapnil’s iPhone 4 iOS 7.1.2 for screenshots.
Author – Swapnil Jha

Great Cydia Tweaks- April 2015

Hi Guys,

Today we are providing a list of some great tweaks we found this month.

List of Cydia Tweaks we found in April 2015

  • Activator

    It is a Toggle system.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.
    Read more…

  • Auxo 3

    It merges the App Switcher and the Control Center.
    It costs 2.99 USD.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

  • CCHide

    It hides specified sections of Control Center.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

  • CCSettings

    It customizes toggles in Control Center.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

  • F.lux

    It reduces the white glare of the mobile screen.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on Cydia/Telesphoreo Repo (the default repository).

  • iCleaner

    It helps saves memory by cleaning waste data.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on ModMyi.com Repo.

  • iWidgets

    It is the widget controller of iOS.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on ModMyi.com Repo.

  • LastApp

    It is shortcut to Last App.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

  • LocalIAPStore

    This tweak is used to buy in – app purchases for free.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on In-AppStore.com Cydia Repo.

  • SBFlip

    This tweak is used to enjoy iPhone 6 like rotation in any device.
    It is Free of cost.
    It is easily available on BigBoss Repo.

We will discuss these tweaks one by one in future posts.
 

That’s all Folks.

Image sources – dailyiphoneblog.com, youtube.com, iphonetouchnews2.com, moreinfo.thebigboss.org, brit.co, funkyspacemonkey.com, myrepospace.com & Swapnil’s iPhone 4S
Author – Swapnil Jha

Let's escape Android and use CyanogenMod

Hi Guys,

Today, we are gonna discuss the second most coined term by Android users that is Cyanogen Mod, which is only less than the term Android itself. We will try to cover every aspect of CynaogenMod in the following article….

What is Cyanogen Mod?

CyanogenMod is an enhanced open source custom ROM for Android devices.

Features supported by CyanogenMod include native theming support, FLAC audio codec support (which means it can play a larger variety of media file formats), a large Access Point Name list (which means better and easily configurable IP Address settings), an OpenVPN client, an enhanced reboot menu, supportfor Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB tethering, CPU over-clocking and other performance enhancements, soft buttons and other “tablet tweaks“, toggles in the notification pull-down (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS), app permissions management, as well as other interface enhancements. In many cases, CyanogenMod may increase performance and reliability compared with official firmware releases.

Difference between Android vs. CyanogenMod?

CyanogenMod 12

Once or twice a year, the Vanilla Android Open Source Project (known as AOSP) is internally developed, then released to the public, by Google. They give the source code to anyone who wants to download it. The CyanogenMod community, consisted mostly of unpaid volunteers and enthusiasts from around the world, downloads this newest Android code and “ports” it to dozens of new or old leagcy devices. At the same time, other CyanogenMod developers start adding features, fixes, and improvements that Google didn’t include to the CyanogenMod code, which benefits all the devices. The CyanogenMod community has a whole infrastructure for people to build and test experimental versions, report bugs, and contribute back to the source code.

Sometimes features that started in CyanogenMod have appeared in newer version of “official” Android update. And every time Android does a new “code dump” of their latest version, CyanogenMod benefits from Google’s changes.

In this way, CyanogenMod is one (but not the only) community distribution of what started as Vanilla AOSP. The Android community is vibrant, with numerous “modders” and “themers” and “performance enhancers” taking the source code and doing incredible things to it. Generally, there is a spirit of sharing knowledge and empowering people to experiment with controlling their devices, often giving old phones new life, and hopefully having fun in the process.

Why should one care?

CM is an open-source alternate OS intended to replace the one pre-installed on your smart phones and tablets.

If you’ve got an older device that isn’t getting updates anymore, or if your device seems unusually slow, or maybe you’re sick of spyware, adware, and other unwanted garbage on your phone that cam pre-installed and you can’t remove…
Maybe your device is missing features or has been otherwise artificially limited in functionality. Perhaps you just could use a boost in performance…
Or maybe you’d like to be more confident that your operating system has included some of the latest bug fixes…
If so, CM might be for you.

Why is it important or better than other alternatives?

The core ideas are the same throughout CM releases:

  • Secure
  • Light footprint
  • Bloat-free
  • Customizable
  • Open

This translates into an abundance of features that let you truly own your phone.

List of Compatible Devices

List of officially devices supporting CM

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices

List of unofficial ports of CM

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Unofficial_Ports
We will discuss about how to get CM to your Android device in future posts.

That’s all Folks.

Image source – androidauthority.com (Featured image), appmaniak.pl & dorylabs.com (images in post).
Author – Swapnil Jha
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