Just a week after managing to launch Netflix on a Nexus Q, developer Jason Parker (aka “kornyone”) is running a full version of the CyanogenMod custom Android ROM on Google’s media streaming orb, with video evidence. It’s an extremely basic implementation, providing Bluetooth and Wi-Fi but lacking full sound support — still, as the CyanogenMod team points out on Google+, it’s a real “indication of potential” for the somewhat limited device.
CyanogenMod 9 and XBMC ported to Nexus Q as proofs of concept
A CyanogenMod developer has managed to get the custom Android ROM running on Google’s Nexus Q, alongside the XBMC media center.
A CyanogenMod developer has managed to get the custom Android ROM running on Google’s Nexus Q, alongside the XBMC media center.
Parker’s achievement follows hot on the heels of another success, getting a pre-built version of the open source XBMC media center to run on the Q. Again, its practical uses are limited — XBMC for Android is hardly out of the starting gate itself, and according to Android Police “the interface is still very much centered around arrow keys/a d-pad.” If you’d like to give it a go, an APK is available here, with Parker providing in-depth app loading instructions over at xda-developers.
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