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Apple's two failed iPhones in 2025

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The interest in the iPhone 17 series is high, particularly for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max models, which are outselling their predecessors. The iPhone Air has a different tale to tell; sales haven't been great, with reports showing low demand and major production cuts.  In contrast to the heavily publicized flop of the iPhone Air, there hasn't been much info on how the iPhone 16e is doing in sales. Early reports suggested it was doing pretty well, but it seems that wasn't up to Apple's standards.  Sales of the iPhone 16e and iPhone Air aren't meeting Apple's expectations, as per info from leaker Fixed Focus Digital (source in Chinese). While no exact figures were shared, the leaker suggests that Apple's effort to launch a popular, budget-friendly iPhone hasn't succeeded. Even with the challenges, Apple is still set to roll out successors for both models. The iPhone 17e is anticipated to launch on time in spring 2026, whereas the iPhone Air ...
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Download and Install CyanogenMod CM10.1 Official Nightly Build for T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 Hercules SGH-T989

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Just a heads-up for those who now runs with CyanogenMod 10 on their T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-T989 aka "Hercules".  The official update CM10.1  is now also available for T-Mobile's S2 Hercules, it's only day ahead after the released on AT&T’s Galaxy S II Skyrocket.

The CM10.1 Nightlies  is now also available for AT&T and T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note variants, since the
CyanogenMod team are already been working hard for the last few months to make these releases possible and right on time.

CyanogenMod 10.1 for T-Mobile Galaxy S2 T989

CM10.1 Known Issues

  • Whole-device encryption is not supported at this time
  • WIFI hotspot does not work
  • Camcorder preview is low resolution/wonky
  • (AT&T only) "Use only 2G networks" option in Settings does not work
  • (AT&T only) Changing "Preferred network mode" in Settings does not work
  • Contacts on SIM card are not accessible
  • Changing call forwarding from this ROM is broken
  • MTP mode does not work on Linux or Mac - stick with USB mass storage for now

CM10.1 Fixes

  • Fix: brightness slider did not take affect until lock/unlock of device
  • Fix: CPU spends most of time at 1512 and 384 && battery life is short (credit: cyanogen, who tuned the powerHAL)


You can directly download the CM10.1 Nightly build from here -> download.cyanogenmod.com

T-Mobile Galaxy S2 Hercules CM10.1

For any detailed info, you may also join the discussion thread at XDA-Developers.
For Instructions on how to install, read at teamchopsticks.org

credits to [mikeyman77] and thanks to [bmakk2055] for the screenshoots.
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