Google has ordered a custom Android developer to stop distributing his software because it includes the search giant’s proprietary applications such as YouTube, Gmail and Maps.

The programmer of the CyanogenMod ROM was served a cease-and-desist order because Google took issue with the software for modifying and distributing its applications.

CyanogenMod ROM is an Android modification created by developer Steve Kondik that offers all the same functions of the standard-fare mobile OS, but also provides bundled applications, faster runtime and additional features that can’t be found on conventional Android.

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via Google Shuts Down Android Dev Site – InternetNews.com.