CyanogenMod 11.0 M12 rolling out, Lollipop-based CM12 nightlies hitting next month

CyanogenMod team has started rolling out CM 11.0 M12 builds for the compatible devices. These builds can now be grabbed from CM Updater or as a manual download from CyanogenMod website.

The official change-log is unavailable at this point but we hope to hear from the CM team soon, which should reveal what has changed in the CM 11.0 since M11.

Here is a look at just some of the popular devices for which CM 11.0 M12 is available: Sony Xperia Z2, Amazon Kindle Fire, HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, Nexus S, Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus, Moto G, Nook HD, Note 3, and more.

Update (Official Change-log): CM team has stated that the M12 release focusses on stability and security fixes. It includes Google patches against POODLE vulnerability in SSLv3 as well as Multi-SIM improvements.

CM 11.0 is based on Android 4.4 KitKat and the work on Lollipop-based CM release has just started and it will take some time for the Android 5.0-based CM Snapshot builds to arrive for the supported devices. CM team has stated that first nightlies of Android 5.0-based CM 12 can expected later this month or early next monnth.

Cyanogen teased an upcoming scramble pin layout feature that is likely to be introduced in an upcoming update to the OS. The feature is expected to increase security of phones protected by a pin lock setup as the feature scrambles the number set each time a user wants to enter pin to unlock. The teased scramble pin layout feature is most likely to land on the CyanogenMod-based OnePlus One smartphone.

If your device had got M11 build but you don’t see the M12 build on CyanogenMod website or in CM updater, it will most probably arrive in the next few days.

Cyanogen team also indicated that work on the Lollipop-based CM12 has begun in earnest, with the first nightlies expected at the end of the month or early next month.

We are unlikely to enable nightlies against CM12 until towards the end of this month, or early next month, as we work to incorporate the CM features you've all come to appreciate into the new code base, and reimagine those that no longer translate to the Material look of L. It is also currently too soon to tell how many devices will transition from 11 to 12, though early traction has this number higher than we had initially hypothesized.

Source : Cyanogenmod Blog