ClockworkMod is a software company, owned by Koushik "Koush" Dutta,[4] which develops various software products forAndroid smartphones and tablets. The company is primarily known for its custom recovery image, ClockworkMod Recovery, which is used in manycustom ROMs.[5]
ClockworkMod Recovery was an Android customrecovery image. Once installed, this recovery image replaced the Android device's stock recovery image. Using this recovery image, various system-level operations could be performed. For example, one could create and restore partition backups,root, install, and upgradecustom ROMs.[6][7]
ClockworkMod Recovery was released under the terms of the Apache License 2.0 software license.[3]CyanogenMod Recovery is a fork of ClockworkMod Recovery.[a]
ROM Manager: An app for installing custom operating systems, known as ROMs. It was briefly pulled for violatingGoogle Play's in-app-purchase policies.[11]
Tether: An app used fortethering regardless of carrier restrictions.[12]
Helium: An app used to backup user and system data to a phone without the need forroot.[5]
DeskSMS: An app for sending and receiving text messages from an email, browser, or instant messenger client.[5]
AllCast: An app that enables streaming of local and cloud videos to Chromecast, AppleTV, FireTV, and DLNA devices.[5]
Vysor: An app that allows mirroring and control of an Android device through a desktop computer. It was temporarily removed due to licensing issues.[13]
