Cyanogen to bring Theme Showcase app to Play Store on June 16

Slim UI CM11 theme by Nikolai Prettner

One of the biggest new features on the CyanogenMod-running  OnePlus One is the new theming engine, which lets you quickly apply style elements such as fonts and boot animations or entire themes that give your device a fresh unitary look.

Now Cyanogen Inc. is bringing the Theme Showcase app to other CM devices, opening it for all theme designers interested in the project.

According to Cyanogen Inc’s community manager Brian Resnik, Theme Showcase will hit the Play Store on June 16. Designers who wish to have their work showcased when the app launches can submit their themes by following the guidelines here. The themes or individual elements will be made available through the Play Store and they can be free or paid-for. Individual elements can include wallpapers, lockscreens, fonts, styles, boot animations, and sounds.

Cyanogen promised that Theme Showcase will be updated with new content every Thursday, so customization addicts will want to check back to the app frequently.

CyanogenMod Installer removed fromPlay Store after Google issues warning

Just a few weeks after its release, the

CyanogenMod Installer app has been

removed from the Google Play Store.

The app assisted users in replacing

their phone's firmware with the

CyanogenMod custom ROM (firmware)

which is also based on Android.

The creators of CyanogenMod informed

in a blog post that they have pulled

the app from the Play Store, after

being contacted by Google Play

Support team which informed them

that the application violated Google

Play's developer terms and advised

them to voluntarily remove the

application, warning that they would be

forced to remove it administratively

otherwise.

The developers informed that the app

essentially performed a single function,

of guiding users to enable

"ADB" (Android Debug Bridge), a

built-in development and debugging

tool, and then guide the user to the

desktop installer of the software.

It's

only the desktop app that then allows

users to install CyanogenMod on their

Android devices. The ADB mode just

lets users modify their device software

via their PCs.

They added that the Play team had

communicated to them that though

application itself was harmless, it

'encouraged users to void their

warranty', which is the reason why it

could not be allowed to remain in the

store.

"We've seen hundreds of thousands of

installations of the application, proving

the demand for more choice, and that

the need for an alternative Android

experience exists. As we work through

this new hurdle, we will continue to

make available and support the

installation process via our own hosting

services," said the developers.

The application will continue to be

available through the Get Started link

on CyanogenMod.org, and can be side

loaded, they informed. However, users

would need to enable app installation

from unknown sources through their

phone's security settings.

CyanogenMod

is also submitting the application to the

Amazon and Samsung app-stores.