Cyanogen reaches 50M users, says it beats Windows Mobile and BlackBerry

10 August, 2015
Cyanogen's employee Adnan Begovic dropped quite the bomb over the Seattle Code Rush dev event. He claims today Cyanogen has over 50 million users, which is more than Windows Mobile and BlackBerry combined.

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  • AnonD-383187
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  • 14 Aug 2015

ithehappy, 10 Aug 2015Yes, normal. OEMs like Samsung, LG, HTC don't support old p... moreCustom ROMs on Android are full of bugs because of so many different hardware and drivers. No standard hardware like Windows Phone devices.

    There is a difference between CyanogenMod and Cyanogen OS, they are different companies. CM is much much better than Cyanogen OS and I am pretty sure they don't make stupid comments like this. Only a company that runs solely for profit makes such comments. CM is more of a developer work for the people.

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      • ithehappy
      • rAe
      • 11 Aug 2015

      ithehappy, 10 Aug 2015Yes, normal. OEMs like Samsung, LG, HTC don't support old p... moreI agree with you. Cynogenmod is waste because it is only for flagship smartphones. And flagship already get latest update. then what is the use of cynogenmod. lol

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        • AnonD-294896
        • Pv%
        • 11 Aug 2015

        Ezzy, 11 Aug 2015"Windows Phone had 50 million active users by the end ... moreSales are growing, and the first WP8 phones are still being supported, three years after launch.

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          • Shaggy
          • TXU
          • 11 Aug 2015

          I have no idea if their claim is factual or not and I don't care. It's just unecessary bragging. I used to like CM before it became to be Cyanogen Inc.. The CEO is quite arrogant, spews out BS regularly and screw over an OEM partner for profit.
          My problem is, I like Android but not Google, therefore the idea of CM is great. A non Google Android OS. I'm therefore considering to switch to Sailfish OS, which seems like a worthy contender, but they lack OEM partnerships. I'm not a fan of the Jolla phone, so my other choice is manually installing and dual-booting on an existing Android device, which is not ideal. Very buggy in my experience.
          I know my comment went astray, so my apologies.

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            • Ezzy
            • mWX
            • 11 Aug 2015

            "Windows Phone had 50 million active users by the end of 2013 as per AdDuplex report, which means 20 months later those should be a lot more."

            What's the reasoning behind this?

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              • Ryan
              • X}6
              • 11 Aug 2015

              CM is a good os. It has some bugs but smooth and stable for daily usage. It is for android enthusiasts not for beginners. I like it better than stock roms.

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                • Hblnk
                • CDE
                • 11 Aug 2015

                Tell that os to beat microsoft in terms of networth not users
                Tell that os to beat blackberry in terms of security
                Microsoft is used by almost everyone as a computer os.
                Blackberry is even used by presidents
                and plus both of them have created their own softwares Cyanogen are using another mans invention to boast.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 7j{
                  • 11 Aug 2015

                  It says Windows Mobile,not windows phone;which is yet to start its operation!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • tue
                    • 11 Aug 2015

                    Anonymous, 11 Aug 2015You know what, i really miss DisqusMay I ask what Disqus is?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • vfj
                      • 11 Aug 2015

                      You know what, i really miss Disqus

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                        • Anonymous
                        • fXf
                        • 10 Aug 2015

                        I think what they ment was their user base is larger than Windows phone *or* Black Berry. And that is working on the past figures from Aduplex which stated that Windows Phone had 50mil users.

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                          • AnonD-43588
                          • Hx2
                          • 10 Aug 2015

                          probably most of the 50 millions are galaxy S3s

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                            • Mree
                            • Pxx
                            • 10 Aug 2015

                            Should not be too proud that they beat Windows Mobile and BB OS. After all, their OS is just an Android based OS and not really their own.

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                              • sr777
                              • X}t
                              • 10 Aug 2015

                              AnonD-286474, 10 Aug 2015Windows might have a chance to actually compete if the app ... moreThere is a project caled Astoria going within Microsoft to Install Android and iOS apps on Windows Phones. A beta was leaked few days ago and some have already successfully installed Android apps. But it seems push notifications are not working. Lets wait and see for the final. A note to you guys. This is not an app for regular users but for app developers to convert apps quickly to windows phone apps.

                                Yes, normal. OEMs like Samsung, LG, HTC don't support old phones, so those are stuck with old Android versions, and most of them don't want to switch to a new phone, and CM is the saviour for those phones, with a newer version of Android.

                                But that doesn't eliminate the fact that CyanogenMod is practically garbage, full with bugs. Those who are on flagship phones, it's just a joke.

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                                  • siv
                                  • X{y
                                  • 10 Aug 2015

                                  AnonD-163361, 10 Aug 2015According to a few Reddit posts, you can install Android ap... moreyes

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                                    • AnonD-163361
                                    • tRf
                                    • 10 Aug 2015

                                    AnonD-286474, 10 Aug 2015Windows might have a chance to actually compete if the app ... moreAccording to a few Reddit posts, you can install Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile.

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                                      • AnonD-407114
                                      • tA3
                                      • 10 Aug 2015

                                      Feeling sad for GsmArena,i had already read this information yesterday from another site,but u posting it now only.you have to work fast as possible🙆.

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                                        • AnonD-286474
                                        • uts
                                        • 10 Aug 2015

                                        Windows might have a chance to actually compete if the app conversion from iOS and Android works properly to finally remove the no gamezzz and appzzz