Video: CyanogenMOD 9 progress on the HTC Amaze 4G (No, this is not a Dream)

For HTC Amaze 4G owners, the custom ROM community hasn’t exactly been as exciting as it has for many other devices. To my knowledge, there is a total of one AOSP ROM available for flashing and only a handful of developers working on custom Sense builds. While, we were just graced with a touch version of ClockworkMOD Recovery, and there’s even a pretty nice Sense 3.5 ROM that I’m rocking at the moment, but the experience just feels a bit incomplete.

I say this as an Android user since the OS’s inception and as an adamant AOSP fanatic. I’m not against Sense or the other OEM skinned Android experiences — I understand why they are in place, but they just aren’t for me. That being said, I was absolutely thrilled to find a post from the CyanogenMOD Google+ page that is sure to make my fellow Amaze owners as excited as I am. In a brief status update, the CM team reassures, “No, it’s not dead/dropped/lost/forgotten/[insert normal over-exaggeration.]”

Now, if that isn’t enough to make you finally breathe a sigh of relief that your money was well spent on the Amaze, I dunno what is. Though there has been nothing officially mentioned up until now about CM9 supporting the device, that doesn’t mean the developers haven’t been hard at work behind the scenes, busting their hump to make sure support is extended to as many devices as possible. And, while there may not be any official nightlies available for us to download just yet, they were kind enough to release a video to tease us of the AOSP Ice Cream Sandwich goodness that is upon us.

Originally posted by +Max Krivonos, here’s a look at what’s working and what’s not. As is the case with most ICS ROMs, the camera is still a nagging obstacle that’s holding up the progress.

CM9 Amaze 4G Status Update

Working:
2D/3D Acceleration
HW Video decoding(OMX)
Audio
Sensors(Accel, Gyro, Mag)
Internal/External sdcard
Backlight

Not Working:
Camera
USB cable detection(charge, adb)
Radios(RIL, WiFi, BT, GPS)

Will update as progress is made.

I will absolutely be keeping an eye on the progress of this one, kids. When it becomes available for public consumption, we’ll definitely let you know.

Source: Google+