Support

CyanogenMod User Help

We have written several end-user support articles to help you familiarize yourself with CyanogenMod and its operation.

Getting Started

• About CyanogenMod
• Why Modify your Device?
• How CyanogenMod is Versioned
• How To Install CyanogenMod
• Updating CyanogenMod

ClockworkMod Recovery

• What’s a Recovery Image?
• Basic ClockWorkMod Recovery Instructions
• The edify scripting language – a brief look at the language used to flash .zip files.

How To Use CM

• The Profile Manager — A CM 10 feature (in Settings->Profiles) to manage groups of settings.

Reporting Bugs

• JIRA project management — The official home of bug reports for CyanogenMod

Your Computer And CyanogenMod

• All About the Android SDK – the Software Development Kit – what it is and why you should care
• Download and use adb to communicate between your device and your computer
• Download and use fastboot to flash your devices from your computer

Modifying CM

• “Bare Bones” Device Guide – If your device has very little internal storage, this (older wiki) guide may help you determine which system apps you can safely delete to preserve space.

Concepts & Vocabulary

• Concepts: “rooting”, “sideloading”, “jailbreaking”, “flashing”, “unlocking”, “unlocking a bootloader” explained!
• More concepts: kinds of memory– “RAM”, “Internal storage”, etc. and common Android “partitions”/directories
• Glossary of Common Terminology

Contributing

• Development – Got mad coding skillz? Help develop CM!
• How to edit this wiki – Can’t code? Then make this wiki better!

Additional Support

Having an issue getting CyanogenMod on your device? Stumped on how to get past a build error? Use the links below to connect with other CyanogenMod users.
Support is provided on official CyanogenMod Stable and Release Candidate builds only.

• CyanogenMod Forums – The official message board for CyanogenMod.
• Internet Relay Chat (IRC) – Live chat with other CyanogenMod users. Please choose the appropriate room for your queries.
• G+ Community – The CyanogenMod Google Plus community page.

Even More Help

• Community – Meet the gang and learn about CM culture, get-togethers, and more.