Cyanogen OS 12 is here, and the OnePlus One gets it first

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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/f04bdcc089283820ec74d3a9a211ce57/201852114/12_blog_body.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/13/cyanogen-os-12-oneplus-one/)Cyanogen and OnePlus aren't as close as they once were (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/31/oneplus-one-cyanogenmod-11s-leak/), but the wide open Android variant finally has a release-ready version of Lollipop (https://cyngn.com/blog/cyanogen-os-12-is-the-sweetest) and it's rolling out to the OnePlus One today. Cyanogen OS 12 has all the improvements Google could pack in (http://www.engadget.com/android-lollipop-review/) to the fifth iteration of Android -- you'll need to wait for 12.1 for the 5.1 tweaks (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/09/android-5-1/) -- plus a couple of special additions with app theming, a built-in Gmail replacement (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/11/cyanogen-boxer-email/) and more. If you're not seeing the rolling update on your device yet, the factory image should be available to download here (https://cyngn.com/support) soon. Of course, OnePlus has its own OxygenOS version of Android (http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/04/oneplus-releases-oxygenos/) to offer owners of the devices, so in the space of nine days, anyone carrying a One has gone from no official avenues for installing Android Lollipop to two. Choose wisely.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/13/cyanogen-os-12-oneplus-one/