Andre Yoskowitz
18 Sep 2013 22:45
CyanogenMod, the popular custom Android developer has become a real company, Cyanogen Inc., raising $7 million in venture capital funding.
Founder Steve Kondik says the goal of the company is to make Cyanogen one of the most popular smartphone operating systems in the world. To get started on that goal, the company knows it needs to make the process of installing the software easier than it currently is.
Kondik calls the current installation process "hideous," and it does indeed need advanced Android knowledge to install the OS. It also requires root.
To remedy this, Cyanogen Inc. will bring a CM installer to the Google Play store in the next month. Android phone owners will download the app, click one or two buttons and install CM to their device.
CyanogenMod is a stock version of Android, along with streamlined features, additional personalization and added security features. CM also updates the OS regularly, so you will not have to wait for your carrier, or phone maker (HTC, Samsung) to approve and test all OS updates. That process normally takes months after Google releases their latest firmware.
Eventually, the company wants to remove all "bloat" from Android and increase security even more. Kondik says the company eventually wants to pass BlackBerry and Windows Phone to make CM the third most popular OS in the world.
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