CyanogenMod is an open source community version of Android. It was first released back in 2010. The current version CM7 which is based on gingerbread2.3. It offers features and options not found in the official firmware distributed by vendors of these devices and available for vast number of devices.
The idea behind was giving linux like root acess to users and offer some premium services free otnerwise be charged by mobile operator/carrier. Cyannogen has some inbuilt features such as tweaking and overclocking which is not available in barebones android and have to be done by 3rd party applications. CyanogenMod has inbuilt permission control and security features to control apps and avoid spyware
Mobile Phone maufactures and carriers are unspportive to cyanogen and other 3rd party firmware dut to increase in supporting costs. However, as community-developed software has grown popular and following a statement by the Librarian of Congress (US) that permits the use of "jailbreaking" mobile devices, manufacturers and carriers have softened their position regarding CyanogenMod and other unofficial firmware distributions and even actively providing support and encouraging development.
However cyannogen is not completely free it includes propietry applications and drivers, there is another firmare called Replicant Os it is completely free.
I am not anyway related to any of the vendors or compamies mentioned in this article and take no responsibilty of damage or loss of property, data, earning or any other things and this review is not any offical statement.
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