ClockworkMod
ClockworkMod
Company known for its so named custom Android Recovery
ClockworkMod is a software company, owned by Koushik "Koush" Dutta,[4] which develops various software products for Android smartphones and tablets. The company is primarily known for its custom recovery image, ClockworkMod Recovery, which is used in many custom ROMs.[5]
| Original author(s) | ClockworkMod |
|---|---|
| Repository | at Github |
| Written in | C, C++[1] |
| Operating system | Android |
| Successor | CyanogenMod Recovery[lower-alpha 1] LineageOS Recovery[lower-alpha 2][verification needed] |
| License | Apache License 2.0[3] |
| Website | github.com (archived) |
ClockworkMod Recovery is an Android custom recovery image. Once installed, this recovery image replaces the Android device's stock recovery image. Using this recovery image, various system-level operations can be performed. For example, one can create and restore partition backups, root, install, and upgrade custom ROMs.[6][7]
ClockworkMod Recovery is free and open-source software, released under the terms of the Apache License 2.0 software license.[3] CyanogenMod Recovery is a fork of ClockworkMod Recovery.[lower-alpha 1]
Compared to other recoveries
- Unlike TWRP, but like the stock recovery, CWM Recovery uses volume buttons to navigate menus.
- Like the stock recovery, CWM can receive over-the-air updates for ROMs designed for their respective recoveries.
- Signature verification is not enforced on CWM Recovery, allowing the installation of Custom ROMs.
- CWM Recovery adds Nandroid backup support.[10] This feature may not be present on CWM Recovery forks or successors.
The company also provides the following apps:
- ROM Manager: An app for installing custom operating systems, known as ROMs. It was briefly pulled for violating Google Play's in-app-purchase policies.[11]
- Tether: An app used for tethering regardless of carrier restrictions.[12]
- Helium: An app used to backup user and system data to a phone without the need for root.[5]
- DeskSMS: An app for sending and receiving text messages from an email, browser, or instant messenger client.[5]
- AllCast: An app that enables streaming of local and cloud videos to Chromecast, AppleTV, FireTV, and DLNA devices.[5]
- Vysor: An app that allows mirroring and control of an Android device through a desktop computer. It was temporarily removed due to licensing issues.[13]
- TWRP – an alternative to ClockworkMod Recovery
- "Github - CyanogenMod/android_bootable_recovery". GitHub. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010.
- "Github - LineageOS/android_bootable_recovery". GitHub. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- Based on: "android_bootable_recovery/NOTICE at cm-9.1.0 · CyanogenMod/android_bootable_recovery". GitHub, Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- Corporations and Charities Filing System, Washington Secretary of State, UBI: 603072700, retrieved 6 August 2019
- Crider, Michael (18 April 2014). "[Interview] Koushik "Koush" Dutta On Leaving Cyanogen, Inc. And His Return To ClockworkMod". Android Police.
- Hoffman, Chris. "What is a Custom Recovery on Android, and Why Would I Want One?". How-To Geek.
- Stieben, Danny (12 January 2014). "What's a Custom Recovery? Exploring CWM, TWRP, and Friends". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "My Brain Hurts: ROM Manager - Any Recovery". See "forked". Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "koush's android_bootable_recovery at eclair - GitHub". GitHub. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- Knoll, Marc. "How to make a Nandroid backup of your Android phone". Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- Ruddock, David (20 December 2013). "It Looks Like ROM Manager Is Back In The Play Store Already". Android Police.
- D'Orazio, Dante (3 January 2012). "New ClockworkMod app offers free tethering to Android phones, sans root". The Verge.
- Novet, Jordan (13 May 2016). "Vysor app for using your Android device from your computer becomes unavailable". VentureBeat.