It seems like Cyanogen it is intended to be news. Just yesterday we announced on Android The arrival of a terminal from the company BQ with the optional system designed by this company that is based on Android helps. Well, today they have indicated their future plans in which there are advances for the aforementioned development and, also, of their well-known ROM.
The person in charge of disclosing the information has been Steve Kondik, CTO of Cyanogen, and the first thing he has indicated that Android Marshmallow is on the horizon for the two developments and that the new versions of both will be based on this work from Google. In addition, it has also been made clear that the symbiosis will be greater in the year, so being able to install the own applications of the company in the terminals with the ROM or the operating system is only a first step.
In addition, you want to extend the customization of your work at the API and SDK, which will undoubtedly mean that there will be much deeper modifications in the operating system, even on a visual level (and always moving away from the work of those of Mountain View). The examples that Kondik has given are the shortcuts or the integration of text messages. And, this will extend to the arrival of new developments of their own to replace those of Google.
The fact is that it seeks to advance in achieving the least dependence on the additional works that are included with Android terminals, although the aforementioned operating system continues to be the basis of Cyanogen. Anyway, it seems that there is also intention to start creating own plots in the SW so that their works are much more recognizable and that they give rise to the developers to work in a specific way
Future in terminals
The first, and most curious thing that Kondik has said is that the telephony market has almost become the "Wild West", with many brands launching terminals that are increasingly cheaper. But, according to him, the problem is in the back support and the amount of bloatware that is included in the devices. The truth is that they are quite right and this is what they seek to solve with their work.
The fact is that without giving specific data, the manager of Cyanogen has indicated that the number of manufacturers that will use his operating system will be significantly expanded (of course, the compatibility of the ROM in its thirteenth version will be expanded). So much so, that there will be in 2016 models of high end that will integrate their development. Good, very good news. And, all this, without missing economic models where one as indicated will arrive with a price of $75, although it has not been revealed who will be the associated manufacturer.
The fact is that Cyanogen continues to take important steps on its way to becoming a standalone Android option and adequate, and all of them lead you to separate from Google. We will see if in Spain with the arrival of the BQ model in collaboration with Telefónica its impact begins to be greater.