You can still flash gapps on your phone and get all the default Google Apps back to life. That’s the fun of open source.īut lets face it, many apps are only available on Play Store and you may be well dependent on some Google service such as Hangout or G+. You get the freedom of choosing whatever ecosystem you want – Google Play, Amazon, or some other store. You see, CyanogenMod is an open software, promoting freedom in every sense.
Congratulations, you now have the world’s most used 3rd party Android ROM!ĬyanogenMod installation doesn’t come with Google Apps (GApps for short) pre-installed. Log in to you Cyanogen account (create one if you don’t already have it). You’ll see the familiar “Android is starting… Optimizing apps…” screen. The first boot takes time so be patient and don t worry. Now remove the SIM card (VERY IMPORTANT) and restart the phone. Step 6 – You have successfully flashed CyanogenMod. Step 5 – Wipe Cache and Dalvik (you’ll see buttons for that in TWRP itself after flashing is complete). Swipe the slider at bottom to start flashing the zip file.
Step 4 – Select Install and select the CyanogenMod zip file you copied in your phone. Press volume down key to navigate to ‘recovery’ option and press volume up key to select it. Step 3 – Boot into recovery mode – power off the phone, hold power button and volume down button together for 3 seconds and release the power button.
Step 2 – Copy this zip file in the SD card or phone memory. Step 1 – Download the latest zip file from here – Step 4 – Type type following commands in sequence – adb reboot bootloader If your device is listed that means you have successfully connected your phone. Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot command prompt from desktop (if you made a shortcut) or from installation location. Step 3 – Connect your phone to PC using USB cable.
Step 2 – Get the latest TWRP img file for titan (Moto g 2014’s code name) from the official download location and place it in the same folder where you installed Minimal ADB & Fastboot (typically C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot\). Step 1 – Download and install the Minimal ADB & Fastboot installation from here – Installing TWRP (skip if you already have this) Make sure you have enabled USB debugging on your phone.
Make sure your phone’s battery is fully charged. Make sure you have a good quality data cable which doesn’t disconnect.Ģ. For other phones users can browse XDA forum for appropriate steps. Moto G 2014 users can follow the steps provided below to install CyanogenMod on their phone. The latest version of CyanogenMod is 12.1 and is based on Lollipop 5.1.1 (as of time of writing this post). I’ll be writing another post about the various features and advantages of this. So many, that it you’ll almost feel like using a new phone. CyanogenMod offers numerous advantages both performance wise and feature wise.
If you have an Android phone and you don’t flash CyanogenMod (or any 3rd party ROM) on it, then you aren’t using your phone to its full potential. It’s based on AOSP, is available for a wide variety of phones and includes features not found in other Android distributions. CyanogenMod is a highly modified distribution of Android operating system.