Custom ROM lovers will be happy to learn that CyanogenMOD 11 M8 builds have begun rolling out for a number of devices today. These “Milestone” builds mark a culmination of bug fixes and performance improvements, and are considered considerably more stable and usable than Nightlies, which often arrive feature incomplete.
The changelog is below:
* Common: Android 4.4.4 (Google)
* New Devices: Sony Xperia Z2 (sirius); Xiaomi Mi2 (aries); Oppo Find 7a/s (find7); OnePlus One (bacon)
* Common: Fix VPN issues related to 4.4.3 merge
* Common: Enable ‘Heads Up’ notification mode (Settings > Notifications)
* Settings: ‘Interface’ replaced by ‘Status Bar’, ‘Notification Drawer’, and ‘Gestures’
* Settings: Moved ‘Expanded Desktop’ to ‘Display’
* Settings: Moved all lock screen related items to ‘Lock Screen’ and removed duplicates from ‘Security’
* Settings: Moved ‘Navigation Bar’ layout control to ‘Buttons’
* Trebuchet: Custom Homescreen grid size
* Trebuchet: Add Protected Apps feature
* Trebuchet: Add Search Panel (Google Now) option
* WhisperPush: No longer ignores ‘Blacklist’
* Futex: Protect against Towelroot
* Various small bugfixes, global and device-specific
The device list is as follows, with more coming soon.
• Samsung Galaxy S
• Samsung Galaxy S (B)
• Google Nexus 7 2013 (Wi-Fi)
• Google Nexus 4
• Google Nexus 5
• Google Galaxy Nexus• Oppo Find 7A
• Oppo Find 5
• Samsung Galaxy Express (AT&T)
• HTC One XL
• Samsung Epic 4G
• HTC One X
• Barnes & Noble Nook Color
• LG Optimus G Pro (All e98x GSM)
• LG Optimus G (Intl)
• LG Optimus G (Canada)
• LG Optimus G (AT&T)
• HTC Droid DNA
• Google Nexus 7 2013 (4G)
• LG G2 (Intl)
• LG G2 (T-Mobile)
• Samsung Galaxy S III (US)
• Google Nexus S
• Samsung Captivate
• OnePlus One
• Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G
• Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet
• Acer Iconia Tab A700
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
• Sony Xperia Z1
The release brings all devices to Android 4.4.4 and adds a heads-up notification feature that began showing up on Nightly builds a few weeks ago. What’s amazing is that CM still supports devices from 2010 like the Samsung Galaxy S, Nexus S and Captivate.
[source]CyanogenMOD Download[/source][via]GSMArena, Reddit[/via]
