CyanogenMod 11.0 M5 Release

CyanogenMod 11.0 M5 Release is here. The latest information shared about d2lte builds and the CyanogenMod projects were recently updated. Key information includes unification and a look at how devices are being treated.

Below are the highlights of CyanogenMod 11.0 M5 offerings:

Trebuchet – Fix last icon from hotseat disappearing

Trebuchet – Fix custom home transition effect

Volume Panel – Increase opacity of transparency (previous level led to visibility concerns)

WhisperPush – Relocate to Privacy menu

WhisperPush – fix NPE on viewing identity if unregistered

Translations – Initial imports from CrowdIn (followup blog post next week)

MultiSim – Additional support patches (25+)

Privacy Guard – Additional AppOps permissions

Additional Right-to-left (RTL) layout mirroring support

Settings – Add ‘screen color’ support

Quickboot support (device specific)

Stylus – Fix eraser being disabled by palm rejection

NavBar – Allow toggle in runtime (needs kernel support)

Add ethernet icon support to status bar

Dialer – Open Source forward/backward/incoming look-up

D2lte and Jflte

Normally, we wouldn’t comment on specific device families in release posts – under the basic pretense that if the devices aren’t ready, they simply shouldn’t go out. D2 and JF present an interesting issue for us. As we unified GSM and CDMA variants into ‘one build to rule them all’ we’ve been making necessary modifications over the past 2 months or so to address all the feedback we’ve received. However, now that all the variants are served by one build, it would lead to confusion to release a build under the ‘M’ banner that worked great on 90% of the supported variants, but not the remaining 10%. Users of the CDMA nightlies for these devices would likely agree that there are still some niggling issues. It is our plan to address these items prior to green-lighting an M build for these families.

Understand that this decision stings. Our device maintainers have done an amazing job with planning, executing and handling all the complexity the unification process involves – and now we’ve held these devices from 2 M releases in a row. However we stand by the fact that release decisions should be based on the actual quality of the release; even if it means making an unpopular decision. If you are in desperate need of a D2/JF ‘flash’, then the nightly channel builds are available for that purpose. Else, trust that we make these decisions based on the responsibilities you place on this team. /tangent

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