YU has finally started rolling out Cyanogen OS 12.1 update based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) for its YUREKA and YUREKA PLUS smartphone. This comes months after the company said that it had entered final testing phase. Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU has apologized for the delay and said that they wanted to put up something concrete and ensure its worth the wait. The Cyanogen OS 12.1 update brings several new features, performance and amazing thermal control for YUREKA and YUREKA Plus smartphones.
New features in Cyanogen OS 12.1
- Redesigned Launcher: App Drawer and Folders have been redesigned for one-handed use.
- Smarter Screen: LiveDisplay intelligently adjusts your screen based on environmental conditions.
- Calendar Together with Email: Enjoy the latest Boxer powered experience where you can seamlessly share your availability and schedule appointments.
- Fresh AudioFX: The user interface has been updated for consistency across all devices.
- More Playback support: Substantially increased support of codecs for video and audio playback.
The Cyanogen OS 12.1 update (YOG4PAS3JM) for the YU YUREKA and YUREKA PLUS smartphones will be rolled out in phases over the coming two weeks, but you can manually download the OTA ZIP files from XDA forum here and flash it from recovery, if you can’t wait. YU said that it is working on bringing the Cyanogen OS 12.1 to YUPHORIA soon. Both YU and Cyanogen already confirmed that upcoming YUTOPIA will run Cyanogen OS 12.1 out of the box.