OnePlus One Update: Is CyanogenMod 11S Final Android 4.4.4 OTA Before CyanogenMod 12 Android 5.0 Lollipop? [REPORT]

OnePlus One will receive a major CyanogenMod 11S system update (O5Q release) for Android 4.4.4 KitKat. The latest over-the-air (OTA) update is designed to offer a number of major fixes for the "Flagship Killer" smartphone.

We expect the latest update to be the final Android 4.4.4-based update before the OnePlus One upgrades to the highly anticipated Android 5.0 Lollipop system. Obviously, early adaptors that cannot stand waiting for Android 5.0 Lollipop to arrive OTA can manually install the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop via the CyanogenMod 12 nightly ROM build. However, we recommend users to backup their phones before executing the manual install.

As for the CyanogenMod 11S OTA update for Android 4.4.4, notable improvements include updated media codes, security fixes, NFC updates, and OnePlus integration SwiftKey and MaxxAudio by Waves. Camera improvements include three video focus options: auto, continuous, and infinity. Finally, the latest update also removes obsolete features such as unused key layouts, references to non-existent ringtones, unused strings in CMAccount, and the option for a silent alarm ringtone. Translations have also been improved in Apollo, CMAccount, and the system in general.

Check out the list below for the complete inventory of fixes and improvements that will be offered in the latest update (provided by the official OnePlus forums):

Recovery

· Fixed dab with Linux 3.10

· Improved ADB Sideload

· Improved wipe confirmation screen layout

· Improved progress bar

General

· Fixed wrong emergency call property

· Improved audio policy flexibility

· Increased void volume

· Improved light controls

· Updated WCNSS configuration

· Upgraded ADCB Files

· Powered HAL improvements

· Upgraded SQLite to version 3.8.6

· Reduced volume increment/decrement step per click

· Added support for Query SIM SMS capacity

· Upgraded TP firmware to 14001220

· Fixed headset insert/remove crash

· Fixed ability to hang up a call from a wired audio headset

Set Up

· SetupWizard: Allow turning on mobile data if off by default

FileManager

· Fixed force close when sharing multiple files over Bluetooth

FOTA

· Displays download size as a decimal prefix

· Enabled scrolling on the system update screen

· Added Download clicked notification

· Shows download size on UI

· Updated Icons

· Added progress bar

CameraNext

· Added letterbox view to show actual capture in preview

· Added toast information to aid in first time use of Continuous shot

GalleryNext

· Additional supported video types

Dialer

· Blacklist, strip extension from number

· Fixed screen rotation behaviour during call

Clock

· Call events can be handled on alarm

· Fixed city and time zone entries