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Questions tagged [android]

For questions pertaining to Android, the Linux-based touch-enabled operating system designed for mobile devices.

Android, developed by the Open Handset Alliance (led by Google), is a Linux based operating system designed for ARM powered phones. Applications are primarily written in Java.

Android on the Pi is still in Alpha. Proper integration of GPU capabilities is not finished. Please use the Google Group for discussion until the project matures and becomes endorsed through official channels. Experts on porting Android and SurfaceFlinger are always welcome.

When should I use this tag?

This tag should be used to describe questions relating to installing and/or using Android on the RPi.

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Can I install Android?

Is there an Android port for the Raspberry Pi, and if so, where can I find out more about it?
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Receiving files from Android via Bluetooth?

I currently have an Android application that is paired to my Pi via the Bluetooth dongle. In order to receive a file, I have to manually accept for the transfer to occur. Is there way to bypass this step? Or to have all the transfers automatically…
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Using the UV4L driver to stream video from the raspberry pi camera to android phone

Hello raspberry people! I'm posting a new question because I don't have enough rep on raspberrypi.stackexchange to post a comment on this post: https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/15000/stream-video-from-rpi-cam-to-android-phone which…
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Would this touchscreen work with a Raspberry Pi?

I'm looking at getting this 659GL-70NP/C/T touchscreen for my Raspberry Pi but I'm not sure if the touch surface will work with the Raspberry Pi Android OS. Will it?
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How do I install the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) on a Raspberry Pi?

I want to use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) on my Raspberry Pi. How can I setup it up?
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Raspberry PI 2 as screen mirroring adapter

I have a need for mirroring my Android phone display to TV/Monitor and besides I have RPi 2. Can I implement this without buying any additional devices, cables or adapters? Casting protocol is of no importance for me. It could be Miracast, Samsung…
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Using python with bluetooth to communicate

I'm trying to write a simple program to communicate between the RPi and a bluetooth cellphone. I went with this tutorial: Bluetooth Python tutorial for RPi and was able to connect to the phone and they bounded correctly. Then I wrote this python…
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How can I compile Android applications?

I want to use the pi as a continuous integration server. One type of the software are Android applications. Is it possible to have the Android SDK or something similar to compile Android apps? I didn't find the Android SDK for arm on the official…
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Android screen cast/mirroring to Raspberry Pi?

How I can cast my Android screen to the Raspbian? Per this Android 4.3 is added some API for easy screen casting, Settings > Device > Display > Cast screen however I couldn't find anyway to make that with Raspbian. It is done for Airplay but from…
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SSH from Android to rPI using USB?

Is it possible to connect a rooted Android device to a RPI via USB and then SSH into the RPI from the Android device over the USB connection? If so is there any documents or tutorials out there that outline this? I've done it from wireless several…
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Android Things: How many PWM pins on Pi 3 Model B?

I'm interested in using the Android Things on the Pi 3 Model B, but I need to access a minimum of 4 pins and use them for PWM control. On the pin-out diagram on Google's Android Things site, there are only two pins labeled PWM 0 (BCM 18) and PWM 1…
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installing Android Studio

I am trying to install Android Studio on my new Raspi 3B with Raspbian Jessie. In the middle of the setup wizard I get an error: "Unable to run mksdcard SDK tool." After searching through stackoverflow I found this on installing missing 32-bit…
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What Operating System/Web Browser supports HTML5 video with hardware acceleration on the Raspberry Pi?

Problem: I'm currently attempting to boot my Raspberry Pi into kiosk mode so that an HTML5 Video will play without skipping. My problem is that all video skips and will not play smoothly without GPU hardware acceleration. I've attempted several…
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Raspberry Pi - Rainbow screen

I'm trying to boot up Exton's Android build on Raspberry Pi 2, but I seem to be getting the rainbow screen. Here is what I have - 4 partitions as follows boot which has 512 MB, flagged as bootable system which has 1 GB cache which has 512 MB data…
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How to enable Wifi direct on the Raspberry Pi using the TL-WN721N wireless Adapter (Noob instruction)

I was looking to find noob instructions on how to connect to the Raspberry Pi using Wifi Direct from either a phone or another computer. I tried a few instruction but they are aimed for more advanced users (eg:…
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