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Learning Embedded Android N Programming

By : Ivan Morgillo
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Learning Embedded Android N Programming

By: Ivan Morgillo

Overview of this book

Take a deep dive into the Android build system and its customization with Learning Embedded Android Programming, written to help you master the steep learning curve of working with embedded Android. Start by exploring the basics of Android OS, discover Google’s “repo” system, and discover how to retrieve AOSP source code. You'll then find out to set up the build environment and the first AOSP system. Next, learn how to customize the boot sequence with a new animation, and use an Android “kitchen” to “cook” your custom ROM. By the end of the book, you'll be able to build customized Android open source projects by developing your own set of features.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Learning Embedded Android N Programming
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter you learned how to effectively customize Android at different levels, following real-world examples. You now know how to programmatically create a custom ROM from source code, preparing a customized folder structure with every piece in place, ready to be assembled by Android's build system. You also know how to approach the customization task if you have an already-assembled system image, and how to customize and reassemble a binary image.

The next chapter will bring you outside the pure smartphone experience and will show you how Android is effectively becoming ubiquitous in our lives: Internet of Things, Android Auto and Android Wear, domotics, and entertainment are just a few of the scenarios in which we can currently find the green droid.