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CM 11 M10 Snapshot Now Available for Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10

CyanogenMod team decided to develop and to release a new CM custom ROM for Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10 devices. It is about the newest CM11 M10 Snapshot Update that is now officially available for download for specified devices.

The new CM11 comes based on stock Android 4.4.4 KitKat and it adds all new features that the official release has such as Heads-up notifications, new support for flashing different themes, option to change the toggles in the Quick Settings area and more other tweaks and features.

According to the Cyanogen Mod’s blog where we can read the official changelog for the new CM11 M10 build, the new firmware comes with some bug fixes, scramble pin feature, possibility to long press recent applications to make switch to last applications which you are used. The CM 11 M10 build also comes with support for smart cover, glove mode, and possibility to control NFC permissions by using Privacy Guard.

If you have a rooted device and it is running a custom ROM, it is more easily to install the new CM 11 M10 custom OS. As you probably know that if you want to install the new CyanogenMod custom ROM then you will need an unlocked bootloader, root access and a Custom Recovery Image installed on it.

Next, you need to download and install the latest Google (Gapps) pack from this address and the specific CM 11 M10 build from this address. All that you need to do is to copy these two files on your smartphone or tablet, then reboot your device into recovery mode, then select “install Zip” and after that “choose zip from SD card” now browse for the copied file and flash it, and reboot.

Keep in mind that, if you aren’t an advanced android user and you want to flash the new CM11 M10 be sure that you know exactly what you have to do before to proceed at any further actions.