Android 4.4 Port

[ame]

Why not scrap this sub-forum?

Because it corrals these people together and stops them spamming the other topics.

Anyway. I'm still disappointed that Android hasn't been ported to the Arduino.

[mahjongg]

Android does keep popping up, but it's popped up by the same people each time. That doesn't, to me, feel like a much in demand OS.

Count back, and you will find that there are about 50 unique people wanting Android who have posted here. To make it cost effective to port, that would need to be about 500000.

I JUST CANNOT SEE IT HAPPENING ON THE PI AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.

Quite so, Intel was behind porting Android to their Chipsets and put in the time, effort and costs, the RPF does not have that much dosh.....

https://software.intel.com/en-us/android

2.5+ years and still no fully working Android Port

not having the "dosh" has not much to do with it, not convinced there is any benefit, but rather being convinced it will turn the kids even more into consumers instead of makers has more to do with it, and the fact that Android isn't a good fit for this SoC.

[fruitoftheloom]

Android does keep popping up, but it's popped up by the same people each time. That doesn't, to me, feel like a much in demand OS.

Count back, and you will find that there are about 50 unique people wanting Android who have posted here. To make it cost effective to port, that would need to be about 500000.

I JUST CANNOT SEE IT HAPPENING ON THE PI AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.

Quite so, Intel was behind porting Android to their Chipsets and put in the time, effort and costs, the RPF does not have that much dosh.....

https://software.intel.com/en-us/android

2.5+ years and still no fully working Android Port

not having the "dosh" has not much to do with it, not convinced there is any benefit, but rather being convinced it will turn the kids even more into consumers instead of makers has more to do with it, and the fact that Android isn't a good fit for this SoC.

We all have a differing perspective, anyway was not the original pre Google Android compiled on ARMv6 ?

Though do wholeheartedly agree Android Platform is aimed at Consumers

[Joe Schmoe]

I pointed this out the last time this shaggy dog came up. That as long as there is an Android forum, people will keep talking about it.

And that there is as much chance of getting Android running on the Pi as there is of getting z/OS running on it.

[DougieLawson]

And that there is as much chance of getting Android running on the Pi as there is of getting z/OS running on it.

I haven't got z/OS running (because I can't buy a licence & I don't want to get sued by IBM Corp.) but I have had MVS 3.8, JES2, VTAM & TSO running at 1.7 MIPS with Hercules.

[Joe Schmoe]

And that there is as much chance of getting Android running on the Pi as there is of getting z/OS running on it.

I haven't got z/OS running (because I can't buy a licence & I don't want to get sued by IBM Corp.) but I have had MVS 3.8, JES2, VTAM & TSO running at 1.7 MIPS with Hercules.

Heh heh. Yeah, I remember your making that same point as well (the last time).

[jamesh]

Agreed on shutting the forum. I wonder if we can freeze the whole forum to new posts. I'l check with the powers that be.

[mimi123]

Agreed on shutting the forum. I wonder if we can freeze the whole forum to new posts. I'l check with the powers that be.

That will be good. ( it is and will always be in the PoC state) and useless.