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Learning Embedded Android N Programming

You're reading from   Learning Embedded Android N Programming Customize your Android system with the power of embedded programming

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785282881
Length 282 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Understanding the Architecture 2. Obtaining the Source Code – Structure and Philosophy FREE CHAPTER 3. Set up and Build – the Emulator Way 4. Moving to Real-World Hardware 5. Customizing Kernel and Boot Sequence 6. "Cooking" Your First ROM 7. Tailoring Your Personal Android System 8. Beyond the Smartphone Index

The Android philosophy


Android is an open source platform created to be compatible with a huge number of different devices, from a hardware point of view to a purpose point of view. The main goal is to provide a freely available software platform for both large enterprise companies and small independent makers or even single developers. Android aims to provide an easy way to create innovative solutions and bring them to market with no effort.

Everything started in 2005, when Google acquired Android Inc., a small company that was developing an operating system for mobile devices. A couple of years later, the Open Handset Alliance was born. In 2007, 84 companies, including mobile operators, handset manufacturers, and semiconductor and software companies, publicly announced their brand new, upcoming mobile operating system.

For one more whole year the project was kept a secret. Google worked hard to bring the project to version 1.0 and in 2008 Android was shown to the world. In the following...

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Learning Embedded Android N Programming
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