Smartphone functions have been made efficient with CyanogenMod’s advanced gestures. If you need to take a selfie, just draw a circle across the black screen and your phone’s camera will start! Playing music on your phone can be done by swiping two fingers vertically downwards across the screen.
CyanogenMod, CM for short, is basically a custom Android operating system which provides various features and controls for Android users which the original firmware of the phone may not provide. The first version of CM was made for the HTC Dream (also known as T-Mobile G1 in the UK) back in 2008. This provided a way to gain root access within the Android Linux-based subsystem, which means users were able to gain more control over their devices. Now over two hundred devices, from companies like HTC and Samsung are officially supported by CM.
So what are these features that make CyanogenMod the talk of the tech town? CM makes your android device faster making it perform better by removing the OEM skins running on top of it, which generally takes up a huge amount of resources. The same old laggy device you had can be much faster now due to CM. Another feature that attracts the users is the customisation. CyanogenMod takes customisation to whole new dimension. There is almost no limit, from the tile in the quick setting to the icons; each and every aspect of the OS can be customised. Other than that CM provides unadulterated Lollipop experience even if your phone does not have Lollipop. Moreover, the advanced gestures features can also be a thrill to the users. These and many other features make CyanogenMod a better version of Android to the one Google provides.
The biggest downside to CyanogenMod is it dissolves the warranty of your phone. There also has been complaints about bugs and poor battery life.
CyanogenMod can be installed in any Android device but only a few companies solely use the Cyanogen OS. OnePlus One is the most distinguished phone that has operated on this OS. Launched in April of 2014, this phone, titled as the flagship killer, lives up to its name. It provides amazing specs that any flagship phone would provide but the twist here is that their phones cost almost half that price. The phone comes in a sleek design with a 5.5 inch screen, it has a larger screen than its competitors like Sumsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9. The screen is also protected with gorilla glass. There are two versions – the Sandstone Black which has an internal memory of 64 GB and the Silk White with a memory of 16 GB. The Sandstone black version has a unique rear finishing. This might sound unusual but the rear side of this version is both soft and rough when felt. As if you are touching a real sandstone paper!
With a RAM of 3 GB and 2.5 GHz Quad-core processor, its internal specs are second to none. The 3100mAh lithium polymer battery keeps the phone running all day. You can also awaken the inner photographer in you with the 13 MP primary camera comprised of 6 lenses and selfies look better on the 5 MP front camera. However the best is yet to come. With OnePlus One you have a 4k resolution video camera right in your pocket and even the front camera records at 1080p!