CyanogenMod 6 has finally made it out of the “Release Candidate Stage” and is now available for download and install on supported Android devices. For those of you who don’t know, CyanogenMod is a ROM for various Android-powered phones. Built from the official Andoid Open Source Project (AOSP) codebase, CyanogenMod adds various tweaks, enhancements, and replacement apps with the intent of making your Android phone faster, more stable, and less dependant on carriers to update their handsets (as evidenced by the T-Mobile G1 running Froyo, and running it well).
If you have one of the supported devices, you can find your downloads and instructions specific to your handset at the CyanogenMod Forums.
Supported devices for 6.0
Nexus One
Motorola Droid
HTC EVO
HTC Desire
HTC Incredible
HTC Hero (GSM/CDMA)
HTC Dream (G1)
HTC Magic (myTouch)
HTC Aria
MT3G Slide
Things that aren’t in 6.0 (but may be in 6.1)
Vibrant support
EVO: Wimax, HDMI, FM radio
Apps2EXT
Changelog
ANDROID: Google, HTC, Qualcomm, and everybody else. We <3 U
Common: ADWLauncher 1.0.1 – Ander Webbs
Common: Music app enhancements – Eliot Stocker
Common: Phone mod V.30.1 – cytown
Common: WyContacts 1.2 – Wysie (port to Froyo by Sileht)
Common: Superuser 2.3.3 – Adam Shanks (ChainsDD)
Common: Deskclock extra settings – Cyanogen, Michael Webster
Common: MMS enhancements from Ruqqq, Takuo Kitame, jeagoss, temporalshadows
Common: Improved RTL text rendering – David Kohen, Omri Baumer
Common: Themable user interface elements – Wysie, bcrook, jeagoss
Common: FLAC playback support – Kenny Root, Cyanogen, Glenn Maynard
Common: Lockscreen enhancements – Wysie
Common: Long-press home options – Wysie, bcrook
Common: OpenVPN support – James Bottomley, Takuo Kitame
Common: Br0tips – Kmobs
Common: Browser incognito mode – Optedoblivion
Common: Zipalign on install (if needed) + system dex cache to /cache – Cyanogen, Chris Soyars
Common: Customizable Nexus LWP – Chris Soyars/Cyanogen
Common: JIT toggle, configurable heapsize, compcache supprt – Cyanogen
Common: Adjustable haptic feedback – Michael Webster
Common: Custom wallpapers – jairomeo, prash, SatanR1
Common: Battery percentage display – canadiancow, jeagoss
Common: Trackball wake, trackball unlock, menu unlock – Jon Boekenoogen/Kmobs
Common: Surfaceflinger night mode and effects – Jeff Sharkey, widget from Wysie
Common: Reflow webviews on pinch option – Jonas Larsson
Common: Enhanced accelerometer settings – Jonas Larsson
Common: A2DP bugfixes – Glenn Maynard
Common: Browser fullscreen mode and other enhancements – Wysie
Common: Translations: Takuo Kitame, Matthias Büchner, Eug89, comercy
Common: Major build system enhancements by Chris Soyars & Koush
Common: Long press volume buttons to skip songs – Jon Boekenoogen
Common: Accelerated ARMv7 JPEG and PNG decoding – Qualcomm
Common: Skia acceleration on ARMv7 – Qualcomm
Common: Patch wrangling – Cyanogen, Chris Soyars, Koush, Kmobs
Common: Bluetooth HID support – Erin Yueh @ 0xlab
Common: Mouse pointer support – Chih-Wei Huang (android-x86)
Common: Configurable install location + allow move any app to external storage – Cyanogen
Common: Busybox and rsync Android ports from Dylex
Common: nano, and libncurses are now built from source. – cvpcs
Common: Dual camera support – Cyanogen
Common: Support for HTC camera firmware with extra features – Cyanogen, Qualcomm
Common: Other camera enhancements – Cyanogen
Common: Customizable status bar – Michael Webster
Common: Lockscreen music controls – Kmobs
Common: “Roam Only” mode – jrgutier
Common: Mobile data toggle for power widget – Drakaz
Common: Exchange support fixes and volume rocker selection – Michael Webster
Common: Lock home app in memory option – Cyanogen
Common: Audio DSP support (equalizer, virtual room, compressor effects) – Antti S. Lankila
Common: Customizable trackball notifications – Pedlar
Common: Arabic language support – Aziz Huss, David Kohen
Common: Torch app – Ben Buxton, Cyanogen
Common: Browser color invert (save battery on AMOLED screens) – Qualcomm
Common: Configurable brightness sensor – Jonas Larsson
Common: Ad-Hoc wifi support – Petr Havlena
Common: Audio focus enhancements – Jonas Larsson
Common: Mail folder sync settings – Michael Webster
N1/DS/Desire: Kernel 2.6.34.2 with Pershoot/Kmobs clock settings
D/S: Camera reverse engineering by NCommander & Cyanogen
D/S: Kernel patches for stability from Zinx Verituse
D/S: MT3G Fender/1.2 support from Zinx Verituse
D/S: Better media profiles – Charan Singh
EVO: Kernel base from toastcfh, display patches from AssassinsLament and netarchy, backport of various features from Cyanogen (2.6.32)
EVO: Sprint MMS fixes – Darchstar, toastcfh
