The official CyanogenMod team have announced CM12.1 which is based on the Android 5.1 Lollipop. Not only does the new 5.1 Lollipop unofficial build come with an official changelog which you can read below, but they’ve also provided us with direct links to download for a number of devices. Below you will find links for various OEMs, including Samsung, Oppo, OnePlus and Google Nexus. The team have announced there will be another 17+ devices added to the list. When those download links become available, we’ll surely post those too. Some other brands you can expect to see added to the list include Sony Xperia handsets, the Moto X, Moto G and Moto E, other Google Nexus handsets, the LG G3 and more from Samsung.
The changelog includes more material design coming in 2012, Android 5.1 Lollipop, new CM file manager features, support for Android Wear wearable technology, new browser, new CM messaging and other apps are all updated to better suit the material design UI that started in Lollipop.
Download CyanogenMod 12.1 for y our device below:
- Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F
- Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9195
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005
- Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505
- Google Nexus 6
- OnePlus One
- OPPO Find 7
You should backup your devices before starting to install the files above. Use apps from Google Play like Titanium backup for those of you with root access already. Otherwise check out how to take a Nandroid backup. A Nandroid will give you a mirror image of the current ROM. Furthermore, you’ll also want to update your USB drivers so you can connect to the computer and transfer files without any worries.