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Hang on, wasn't the whole point of Cyanogen about removing bloatware in standard Android distributions and adding more privacy measures? How can adding a large
by RyanZAG 11y ago
Hang on, wasn't the whole point of Cyanogen about removing bloatware in standard Android distributions and adding more privacy measures?
How can adding a large app that sends data to Microsoft help with bloatware or security..? I've used Cyanogen a little before on certain Android devices that had tons of built in bloat and themes to slim it down a bit. I definitely wouldn't want to swap one type of bloat for another.
Time to use a different slim rom from XDA I guess?
- gvurrdon 11y agoIIRC this only affects Cyanogen OS and not CyanogenMod. http://www.androidcentral.com/difference-between-cyanogen-os-and-cyanogenmod http://www.androidcentral.com/difference-between-cyanogen-os... So, you should be able to avoid Cortana by using CyanogenMod instead.
- x1798DE 11y agoI'm not 100% sure, but I think cyanogen is different from cyanogenmod. One is the rooted power user rom, the other is some more standard style rom without root.
- frik 11y agoMicrosoft literally bought the company behind Cyanogen mod. Why would Microsoft do that? Now we know it. Shady tactics. Don't use Cyanogen OS. "CyanogenMod Dumped by Major Partner Shortly After Funding From Microsoft Revealed": http://techrights.org/2015/02/02/ms-cm-cyanogenmod/ http://techrights.org/2015/02/02/ms-cm-cyanogenmod/ -> Summary: Now that Cyanogen acts more like a Microsoft attack dog than a real independent entity there is backlash from many and OnePlus dumps CyanogenMod* "Cyanogen Announces Strategic Partnership with Microsoft": https://cyngn.com/press/cyanogen-announces-strategic-partnership-with-microsoft https://cyngn.com/press/cyanogen-announces-strategic-partner..., "5 things Microsoft's Android-powered CyanogenMod Lumia needs for success": http://betanews.com/2015/01/29/5-things-microsofts-android-powered-cyanogenmod-lumia-needs-for-success/ http://betanews.com/2015/01/29/5-things-microsofts-android-p... "Cyanogen announces partnership with Microsoft that will bundle their apps on Cyanogen OS": http://phandroid.com/2015/04/16/cyanogen-microsoft-partnership/ http://phandroid.com/2015/04/16/cyanogen-microsoft-partnersh...
- Infinitesimus 11y agoMicrosoft doesn't own the company, Cyanogen Inc is venture funded presently