Inside the Android OS - G. Meike

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Résumé :

Preface xiii

Chapter 1 Why Android? 1

Adopting Android 1

Full Stack 2

Broad Acceptance 2

Beautiful UI 2

Linux Based 2

Powerful Development Environment 3

Open Source 3

AOSP and Google 5

Other Choices 6

Micro-Controllers 6

Other RTOSs 7

Summary 8

Chapter 2 Booting Acme 9

Setting Up a Build Machine 10

Downloading the Code 11

Repo 11

Forking the Source 15

Android Version Selection 16

Local Mirror 17

Hosted Git Repositories 18

Tree Snapshot 19

Repository Commit Pinning 19

Example: Local Mirror of Forked Repositories 19

Building an Image 24

Device Tools 27

fastboot 28

adb 29

Flashing the Device 30

Summary 33

Chapter 3 Getting Started 35

Putting Android in Its Place 35

Hardware 36

The Linux Kernel 36

System Libraries 37

Applications 38

The Android Framework 39

The Android Service Model 40

Exploring the Source 43

Other Sources 44

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Biographie:
Blake Meike is a passionate engineer, code poet, and veteran of more than 10 years of Android development at organizations including D2, Realm, Twitter, and Cyanogen. As a teacher, he has trained hundreds of new Android developers. He is author of several books on Android development, including O’...

Sommaire:
The Complete Guide to Customizing Android for New IoT and Embedded DevicesInside the Android OS is a comprehensive guide and reference for technical professionals who want to customize and integrate Android into embedded devices, and construct or maintain successful Android-based products. Replete with code examples, it encourages you to create your own working code as you read---whether for personal insight or a professional project in the fast-growing marketplace for smart IoT devices.Expert Android developers G. Blake Meike and Larry Schiefer respond to the real-world needs of embedded and IoT developers moving to Android. After presenting an accessible introduction to the Android environment, they guide you through boot, subsystem startup, hardware interfaces, and application support---offering essential knowledge without ever becoming obscure or overly specialized.Reflecting Android's continuing evolution, Meike and Schiefer help you take advantage of relevant innovations, from the ART application runtime environment to Project Treble. Throughout, a book-length project covers all you need to start implementing your own custom Android devices, one step at a time.You will:Assess advantages and tradeoffs using Android in smart IoT devicesMaster practical processes for customizing AndroidSet up a build platform, download the AOSP source, and build an Android imageExplore Android's components, architecture, source code, and development toolsUnderstand essential kernel modules that are unique to AndroidUse Android's extensive security infrastructure to protect devices and usersWalk through Android boot, from power-on through system initializationExplore subsystem startup, and use Zygote containers to control application processesInterface with hardware through Android's Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)Provide access to Java programs via Java Native Interface (JNI)Gain new flexibility by using binderized HAL (Project Treble)Implement native C/C++ or Java client apps without bundling vendor libraries...