We have been hearing rumors that the folks behind the CyanogenMod, Cyanogen Inc., are planning on launching a smartphone of their own. Well it turns out that the rumors are true as Cyanogen Inc. have announced it on their Google+ page, where they state, “We’re not quite ready to lift the veils but we can confirm that we have a new hardware partner!” As it stands Oppo has the Oppo N1 which is essentially an Android smartphone that runs CyanogenMod, as opposed to a custom UI cooked up by the folks at the company. However while the software might be Cyanogen, the hardware portion is more or less dictated by Oppo, and we can only imagine that Cyanogen’s own phone will see hardware and software controlled by them from start to end.
We had also heard about Oppo’s VP resignation where it was assumed that he would be joining Cyanogen in developing a smartphone of their own. If anything this is definitely something we’d like to see happening. While Google releases Android updates occasionally, manufacturers and carriers are usually pretty slow when it comes to updating their devices, despite the updates being available for months on end. Users typically resort to community driven efforts, such as CyanogenMod, in an effort to get the latest Android build for their devices which might not have otherwise been supported officially. So, who else is looking forward to seeing what kind of hardware Cyanogen will be able to put out there?
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