ClockworkMod

ClockworkMod is a software company, owned by Koushik "Koush" Dutta,[1] 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.[2]

ClockworkMod Recovery
ClockworkMod Recovery
Original author(s)ClockworkMod
Repositoryhttps://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_bootable_recovery/tree/cm-9.1.0
Written inC, C++[3]
Operating systemAndroid
SuccessorCyanogenMod Recovery,[lower-alpha 1] LineageOS Recovery[lower-alpha 2]
LicenseApache License 2.0[5]
Websitehttp://github.com/koush/android_bootable_recovery

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.[5] CyanogenMod Recovery is a fork of ClockworkMod Recovery.[lower-alpha 1]

In comparison to the Android stock recovery
  • Unlike TWRP, but like the stock recovery, CWM Recovery uses volume buttons to navigate menus.
  • Both recoveries 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.

Other software

The company also provides the following apps:

  • ROM Manager: An app to install 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 based tethering plans.[12]
  • Helium: An app used to backup user and system data on your phone without the need for root.[2]
  • DeskSMS: An app to send and receive text messages from your email, browser, or instant messenger client.[2]
  • AllCast: An app that enables stream local and cloud videos to Chromecast, AppleTV, FireTV, and DLNA devices.[2]
  • Vysor: An app that allows mirrorring and control of an Android device on a desktop computer. It was temporarily removed due to licensing issues.[13]

See also
  • TWRP – an alternative to ClockworkMod Recovery

Notes
  1. From the archive URL[3] and[8][9]
  2. Forked from CyanogenMod and uses the same path.[4]

References
  1. Corporations and Charities Filing System, Washington Secretary of State, UBI: 603072700, retrieved 6 August 2019
  2. Crider, Michael. "[Interview] Koushik "Koush" Dutta On Leaving Cyanogen, Inc. And His Return To ClockworkMod". Android Police.
  3. "Github - CyanogenMod/android_bootable_recovery". Archived from the original on 24 October 2010.
  4. "Github - LineageOS/android_bootable_recovery". Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. Based on: "android_bootable_recovery/NOTICE at cm-9.1.0 · CyanogenMod/android_bootable_recovery". GitHub, Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. Hoffman, Chris. "What is a Custom Recovery on Android, and Why Would I Want One?". How-To Geek.
  7. Danny Stieben (12 January 2014). "What's a Custom Recovery? Exploring CWM, TWRP, and Friends". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  8. "My Brain Hurts: ROM Manager - Any Recovery". See "forked". Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  9. "koush's android_bootable_recovery at eclair - GitHub". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. Marc Knoll. "How to make a Nandroid backup of your Android phone". Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  11. Ruddock, David. "It Looks Like ROM Manager Is Back In The Play Store Already". Android Police.
  12. D'Orazio, Dante. "New ClockworkMod app offers free tethering to Android phones, sans root". The Verge.
  13. Novet, Jordan. "Vysor app for using your Android device from your computer becomes unavailable". VentureBeat.

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