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Revision as of 19:27, 21 September 2023
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.
Freescale/NXP i.MX is part of OHA the Android Project providing a release based on the Android Project and Google and Linux Foundation sources.
Variscite extends this release to support its i.MX8 System On Module products.
Release version: P9.0.0_r01
General
Programming
- Adb and Fastboot
- Hello World 'APK' application
- Debugging with Android Studio
- Google Play Store
- Fastboot Unlock
- Android Application Accessing Hardware
Support
- Variscite Customer Portal
Register at Variscite Customer Portal to get high-quality engineering support for Variscite products
Build Android, Linux and U-Boot
Test and use an Interface
Notes:
- In any "How-to" steps where manual steps to be executed on the target are mentioned, either the serial port or an adb shell should be used.
- If a certain interface requires changes in the kernel code, then after those changes are done the boot image needs to be rebuilt and flashed on the SOM.
- All device tree changes and kernel driver changes the code path is:
android_build/vendor/variscite/kernel_imx/arch/arm64/boot/dts/