Another set of great CyanogenMod 7 themes (HDPI/MDP)

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A good portion of us Android enthusiasts love to customize our devices in as many ways as we can. We want to make it our own, stand out from the rest. This is the whole reason for the existence of XDA-developers.
Well one of XDA’s hard working members - kevin2516 – has brought us some more eye candy for our enjoyment. He has created six different themes, all extracted from various devices: Motorola, Samsung and Sony. All of which give you their specific look and feel with, GingerBlur, Xperia, and Xperia arc, MotoBlur, TouchWiz themes.

You can read more on this at the original thread in the XDA-developers forum. So head on over and check them out. If you choose to use one of  kevin2516’s themes, give him a quick *thanks* for all the hard work.

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CyanogenMod Adds Support For Revoking And Faking App Permissions

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Back in March we reported on a proposed patch to CyanogenMod that would allow users to deny apps access to certain permissions while retaining the connection to others. Rather than denying permissions outright, which would surely result in mass force closes, the new feature fakes them in a completely transparent manner. This lets users install applications they are interested in, while remaining mindful of their privacy.
The proposed patch went live (also here and here) yesterday, making the changes available to those who use the mod’s nightly builds. It remains to be seen whether this new feature will result in a rash of unexpected force closes in applications that don’t play nice with it for some reason as well as an uproar from developers who suddenly start getting flooded with fake data.

In order to activate the functionality, you’ll need to navigate to CyanogenMod Settings, then Permissions, and finally Enable Management. From there, permissions can be enabled or disabled through the Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications menu. Most permission changes will go live immediately. Enabling "Network Communications" will require a reboot.

Here are the main details of the new feature, as documented in this commit:

Adds support for revoking permissions.
- 2 new methods in PackageManager: set and getRevokedPermissions.
- new permission android.permission.REVOKE_PERMISSIONS that guards the new methods.
- new widget that can revoke permissions and is to be used in Settings app.
- setting to enable disable permission managment.
- special message for force closed applications that have revoked permissions.
- "Reset permissions" on force close dialogue for applications wiht revoked permissions.
compile fix.
Change-Id: I19aace30b6e2bd2075231f8a8581c22b428e86e8

If you successfully flashed a nightly build with this feature enabled, feel free to leave a comment and let everyone know whether it’s working correctly or causing problems.

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Samsung Captivate gets CyanogenMod 7 officially

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For those that might not know the Samsung Captivate, a Galaxy S phone has recently been getting a little buzz about finally getting CyanogenMod 7. There has been a little chatter about it over the last few weeks, and that is simply because people can build CM7 ROM’s for phones using the open source kitchen that the CyanogenMod and TD team has in place, so they were unofficial builds that were created by developers. Tonight is the first official nightly build and it is available now.

The AT&T Samsung Captivate was recently just updated to Android 2.2 FroYo, and it has been around for a while. So to be able to finally run the latest and greatest Android 2.3.4 should be a nice change of pace for those looking to get the greatest rom ever. Yes that would be CyanogenMod.
Without explaining to much, because you should only be flashing this if you know what you are doing, I’ll go ahead and link to the first official CM7 Nightly build for the Captivate. Click Here. What this means is the great developers of CM and @ChrisSoyars now feel it is feature complete and stable enough for some beta testing. So for those feeling on the edge, or just love CM7 like the rest of us feel free to get it now. As always do a backup of your current rom, and if you switching to another you should always do a full wipe first. The recommended steps for CM7 on the Captivate are the same for most devices, it must be rooted, and have clockworkmod. Or to make things easy just download Rom Manager from the market, update your captivate to the latest clockworkmod version and then use Rom Manager to search and find CyanogenMod7, install it and enjoy.
Samsung Captivate nightly build: Download

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NOOKColor humming on Gingerbread thanks to CyanogenMod7

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The flexibility of the Barnes and Noble NOOKColor shows itself again as the Android eReader has been rooted to become a full-on Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) tablet. The mod, based on CyanogenMod7, has completely wiped out the BN ebook reader overlay and has also overclocked the NOOKColor’s 800 Mhz processor in order to get it run smoothly. The only real issue appears to be a hardware limitation, since Gingerbread requires multiple hardware buttons and the NOOKColor only has a single button plus volume controls. But other than that, the NOOKColor is humming along rather nicely at 1.1 Ghz speed.

The video describes how users must wipe the data by flashing ClockWorkMod Recovery and it’s ROM Manager, then installing the CM7 Zip file. Once up and running, you flash the Overclocking kernel to get the processor up to 1.1 Ghz and you’re done. Native video playback isn’t supported natively, but videos can be watched with an app called RockPlayer Lite. And Google Maps has to use WiFi as the NOOKColor isn’t GPS capable. But it works if you need to get directions on getting from here to there.
Instructions for rooting the NOOKColor for Gingerbread can be found over at the XDA Forums link for CM7. There’s a lot to go through, as the thread has 125 pages, but it’s worth reading so you can stand on the shoulders of those who came before. Also, the rooting was based on a premature “nightly build” of CM7. A much more stable version is now out for Gingerbread and most of the issues have been addressed. Once done, if having eBook reading capability is still important, the Nook software is available as a free download at the Amazon Market.

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CyanogenMod 7.0.3 Fixes Security Hole and Notification Bug, But Still No 2.3.4

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Chris Soyars – a member of the CyanogenMod team – has announced a .3 update for the current stable version of CyanogenMod. No, folks, this is not 2.3.4. (But did you know you could get Google Talk with video anyway?) This one fixes an “important” security hole and also fixes a bug with the update notifications system. They unfortunately cannot say what the security vulnerability is for quite some time but that’s because they want to make sure hackers won’t get their hands on that information and use it against everyone. You’ll want to apply this update ASAP, I imagine, so be sure to find it over at their mirror site now. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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CyanogenMod 7 running strong, Installed on over 200,000 devices

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For those that may not be keeping score of our favorite ROM developers CyanogenMod, I have been watching for you and I can now say it looks like they have hit a pretty large milestone. 200,000 users running CyanogenMod 7. That is extremely impressive for the guys from TD. This all started back on the G1 and has grown into something larger than any of them had ever expected. This is only for CyanogenMod 7, this doesn’t count users that for some reason may still be on CM6, or even CM5 from the good ol days.


From the photo you see above, clearly I am doing my part with the CM7 installs. I have it on all 3 of the devices I still own, not to count the others I’ve sold with CM installed. (Took more than a few tries to get that photo timed right, in case you were wondering). I’d throw it on my iPod Touch if I owned one. My G1 is with a friend or it would be in the lineup, can’t forget the Original G.

Steve (cyanogen himself) and the entire CyanogenMod team probably never imagined it would get as big, or popular as it is today. With over 30 devices supported officially they are as strong as ever and only getting bigger. This huge milestone of over 200,000 installs is counting all the official devices, as well as what we call “kangs”. A “kang” is a privately compiled version of CyanogenMod that has been done by someone other than the cyanogenmod team. Users can add, and remove features and compile their own builds, as well as customize them for phones that are not supported like the popular Motorola Cliq, or the Droid Eris. Those are both near the top of the list along with the Thunderbolt for top kangs.
One of the lead members @ChrisSoyars has recently been tweeting some of the above information and I just had to comment on it. Check it out yourself at stats.cyanogenmod.com. That shows you the complete breakdown and at the time of writing this they are about to break the 210k mark, and 180,000 official installs.
I want to take this moment to say well done guys! You are the best for a reason, and we all appreciate your hard work and long nights put toward CyanogenMod.

[via CyanogenMod]
 

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Android 2.3 Gingerbread comes to the G2x thanks to CyanogenMod 7

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Great news for you all this evening, I know UFC is going and everyone is probably watching that like I am, but we have some great news that just dropped to twitter a few minutes ago. @CM_arcee has been the lead developer for CM7 for the LG G2x and Optimus 2x and he has just announced that nightly’s are now available for download from the CM download mirrors.


Yes what you see is real. The time has finally come and the CyanogenMod team feel that the builds for the LG G2x are now at a complete enough level that we can all flash the latest nightly if we choose. I’m excited, so excited to finally have CM7 and Android 2.3 on this amazing phone that I’ve already flashed it for mine, if you didn’t notice the photo above. So for those that don’t want to wait for T-Mobile to release Android 2.3.3 for the G2x, get it now with CM7.
As always, flashing something like a nightly or unstable build of a rom is a *at your own risk* type deal. Make sure you have rooted and installed clockwork recovery. Guides to both of these things are here. I’d do a nandroid backup first, I always do. So get rooted, flash clockworkmod and go get the latest nightly for the p999 (G2x) or the p990 for the O2x. Don’t forget the gapps for all your Google apps.
Just in case you missed it here is the link again for the downloads of CyanogenMod 7 for the G2x.
CM7 Download Mirrors

[via Twitter, AC]

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Cyanogen Gingerbread Mod adds Droid support with bug fixes

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A new update of Cyanogen 7 has been released, fixing a few bugs, adding a few new features, and bringing Gingerbread to the Motorola Droid. The new release, CM7.0.2, offers a built in theme engine, GPS fixes, a fix to the proximity and light sensor, as well as tablet and notification tweaks. The release comes fresh on the heels of 7.0.1 which was announced at the beginning of the month. But users complained of several bugs and the mod was prompted pulled and polished to get it ready for prime time.

In addition to the Droid, Nexus One users can give the ROM a whirl, as well as the HTC Hero, Desire, Evo, and several others. Even tablet fans looking to boost their Android OS can use it, as there is support for models like the ViewSonic G-Tablet and even the NOOKColor. There’s also multi language support of over 15 languages.
Droid, and other users looking to bring Gingerbread to their phones can get the new ROM at Cynogen’s mirror site here. Users are advised to use ROM Manager to install the ROM. And if you’re using a previous version, you should get a notification that a build is ready for your device. One thing though, is that this may be the last update for awhile, as it’s pretty stable, offers most features and baring any further bug fixes, it looks to be pretty well cooked.
 

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Updated: [Download] CyanogenMod 7 For The HTC Thunderbolt (Pre-Alpha) Now With Fast Mirror!

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Yes, you read right – CyanogenMod 7 for the Thunderbolt. We’re super excited, too, because we can finally get our Thunderbolt Gingerbread on! But, please be careful, this is a pre-Alpha release (that means the release before the release before the beta), so be careful. Here’s what does not work:

-USB Tethering does not work.
-Phone Testing menu does not display correct radio options. If you play with it, you will have to relfash a Stock based rom to 4G back.
-Possible Data/Voice bugs and issues.
-Possible Mic issues on phone calls (try a reboot)

This is basically saying your Thunderbolt might not work very well as a phone. So please, download at your own risk!

DOWNLOAD HERE: CyanogenMod 7 Pre-Alpha For HTC Thunderbolt

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