CyanogenMod, the famous third-party ROM in Android, announced to stop system updates and all services at the end of 2016 for various reasons within the company. Although it is regrettable, fortunately, the CM team did not give up on this, but set up a Lineage community on its own. Lineage is translated as "bloodline" in Chinese. Does Lineage OS really inherit CM's bloodline?

Linegae currently supports multiple models, including Nexus, Hongmi LG、HTC、 Huawei and others, like CM, provide a variety of firmware options such as nightly and experimental to meet the different demands of engine oils. This time we Love to play computer games Use the Nexus 6P to brush into the nightly version of Lineage OS for experience.

After downloading the firmware, use the third-party Recovery to directly swipe it in. In the system version, it can be seen that Lineage OS is based on the latest Android 7.1.1, and the OS version is 14.1, which obviously continues the CM number. At least in the version number, the CM lineage of Lineage OS is revealed. In the process of the experience, Lineage OS prompts that there is a system update. After downloading, incremental updates will be made through Recovery. Unfortunately, because the third-party TWRP Rec that is flushed in is not compatible, I did not expect that there is still a "tradition" of CM in this regard.

Although the system is based on the latest Android 7.1.1, Lineage's UI gives people the first impression that it is more like the era of Android 5.0. In contrast, Google's aesthetic has made progress. When you open the drawer, Lineage uses efficiency first alphabetical sorting by default. It is only equipped with the most basic function app. All kinds of third-party apps or Google Family Bucket that can be found in other systems are deleted, truly maintaining the "pure" system. On the other hand, if you want to use Lineage OS, you have to do something by yourself.

Since Google has become more and more strict in all aspects since Android 7.0, there is no difference between Lineage OS and native Android in terms of notice bar, settings, etc., but the Lineage team has made detailed improvements in many aspects, such as providing more personalized options on home screen settings, In terms of theme color, both light color and dark color are basically available. For the 6P using AMOLED, dark color can save a little power.

In addition, personalization of the status bar is also directly integrated into Lineage OS. Users can customize the icons displayed in the status bar, control the styles of various icons (including the author's favorite ring battery icon), and even slide to adjust the brightness on the status bar or double click to turn off the screen. I believe that these small changes are the highlights of Lineage OS for users who like to make trouble.

In addition to the customization of the status bar, Lineage OS also provides a small function to extend the desktop. In short, it hides the status bar and the three king keys, and then slides out when necessary. The advantage is that after hiding, the whole screen is used to display the content, which is more "immersive" than the immersive status bar, especially when browsing the web page; The disadvantages are also obvious. Calling out the three king keys or the notification bar requires one more step. In particular, the notification bar had to slide more to open the shortcut after Android 6.0. Now it still needs one more step. I feel very tired. Fortunately, this function can be set separately for applications. The author strongly recommends that browsers must use this extended desktop!

Among the built-in apps, the camera app is the most different. Compared with native Android, the UI is completely "brand new" and the function is almost perfect. It provides detailed white balance, exposure and other parameter settings, as well as different scenes and effect options. What makes people a little concerned is that only 55% - 75% of the image quality is provided, why not 100%? However, the open HDR of the Nexus series cannot be carried on the Lineage OS. Whether this is worth choosing depends on the user's own needs.

There are many interesting details in Lineage OS, such as the background color of the status bar and function keys will turn orange after the power-saving mode is turned on, and the list of contributors will be listed as the logo of Lineage OS. However, there are also some places that reveal that Lineage OS is still a "renamed version" of CM, such as the word "CM Updater" when it is prompted to update.

After experiencing Lineage OS, I can feel that the CM team is still a familiar Geek, and has not set out in another direction because of setbacks. Compared with the feature that CM became more and more commercialized in the later period, Lineage OS is more pure in this regard. Even though Lineage OS is only a "brand change" of CM14.1 for the time being, I personally expect it to shine and glow in the future. （58c41a983a76f7e0613f375825359796bfd1ce75）

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