CyanogenMod 13 for Xperia Z5 Compact
CyanogenMod 13.0 stable build has been released CyanogenMod/Twitter

Popular open-sourced operating system community CyanogenMod has rolled out their latest Snapshot build for supported devices, the CyanogenMod 13 with build ZNH5Y. CyanogenMod is a free, community-built distribution of Android which greatly extends the capabilities of your device and is one of the most popular custom ROMs of all time.

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Snapshot builds are a good option for those who do not want the risk of running their phones on nightlies or beta releases. A snapshot build brings stability to the supported devices in terms of security updates and a ton of new features.

This snapshot build release brings along a new black boot animation especially for users of AMOLED devices. It also has a security patch level of 5 August, so all previous security fixes are covered until then.

Below are the main changes in the latest build as provided by Cyanogen:

  • Wi-Fi Tethering – automatically turn off hotspot after X minutes of inactivity
  • Profiles – add notification light controls
  • Do Not Disturb/Priority Mode – add notification light controls
  • Privacy Guard/App data usage – Restrict apps to Wi-Fi or Cellular data only or block all internet access, per app
  • Bluetooth Devices battery support – For compatible devices, a new battery icon will appear in the status bar to show the paired devices' battery level
  • Lockscreen Wallpaper picker makes its return
  • Lockscreen Weather and new Weather plug in support – see weather blog post
  • Lockscreen Blur support (on a per device basis) and the ability to disable the effect
  • Live Lockscreen support
  • New LiveDisplay hardware enhancements and API
  • Snap Camera (per device basis)
  • Gello Browser (per device basis)
  • Lots of translations – shout out to the CM translations team on CrowdIn
  • Cyanogen Apps support (see blog post, x86 is not supported yet)
  • Additional CM SDK APIs
  • Security fixes galore