Questions tagged [android-things]

Android Things is an operating system for the Internet of Things based on the Android OS. It supports common peripherals like GPIO, SPI, I²C and UART with a single headed or headless app. When asking a question, don't use the Android tag unless it is common for both operating systems. It is a light weight version of Android OS, specially design for IOT devices.

The Android Things console will stop supporting new projects on January 5, 2021, and will be turned down for all existing projects on January 5, 2022. For more details, visit the FAQ page.

  • New APIs for IoT devices
  • Turnkey hardware solutions
  • Low barrier to entry
  • Build products at scale

Build connected devices for a wide variety of consumer, retail, and industrial applications.

Official documentation:

Android Things Official Web Site

Android Things SDK Overview

Android Things Release Notes

Supported Hardware Platforms

Official Repositories:

Official GitHub profile

User-space drivers

Peripheral Driver Samples

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Does Android things Stable release 1.0.0 officially supports Internet using usb stick via GSM/3g/4g for Raspberry Pi 3?

I want to provide IOT solutions using android things in remote areas where ethernet or wifi is not available , hence, does android things stable release 1.0 supports internet via usb dongle using sim like 3g/4g in raspberry pi 3 model B
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Android Things -> Flickering while controlling 8x8 LED matrix by 74hc595 multiplexing

Hi I am stuck while i was trying to control 8x8 led matrix by cascading two 74hc595 shift registers. I had build the circuit and the program, which I am including here. It's actually giving me the right output. But the major problem is visible…
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Android things - i2c - How to set a single bit and Why I need use |= in my i2c project?

public void setRegisterFlag(I2cDevice device, int address) throws IOException // Read one register from slave byte value = device.readRegByte(address); // Set bit 6 value |= 0x40; // Write the updated value back to slave …
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android things 0.6 border on display

In the new version of android things 0.6 for raspberry pi 3 on the monitor and display Waveshare 10.1 (1280x800) black borders are displayed, tell me how to remove them?
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Bluetooth BLE onCharacteristicRead() gives Status= 128

When i am trying to read characteristic using readCharacteristic() it giving me true but when i am getting response in onCharacteristicRead() it giving me status = 128 instead of status=0 (BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS) Can any one help me or…
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Which server platform to use for a simple AC unit to Google Home integration?

I have an AC unit in my home that has a Wifi interface. I also have a Google Home. I have read around what is required to do this sort of integration and using Android Things (I am an Android developer) I can bridge the two using Firebase, e.g. as…
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Android things connected with eth0 and Wlan0 but fail to install apk

I am trying to install apk first time on Raspberry Pi 3 board which have installed flashed .zip downloaded from android things console with empty bundle. Now i am able to connect my device using wifi IP address assign to board . So i connect it like…
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Raspberry Pi 3 androidthing with rpi3 devpreview 4 os - Not connected

I have install OS in SD card and after installation OS is boot successfully but display below message every time: http://prntscr.com/fbhj3j I did not connect LAN cable raspberry board. If this issue is because I cannot connect internet using wifi?…
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Mapping API and permission in android things

Android Things only support limited number of API such Cast, Drive, and Location APIs. I'm trying to work with one API and I want to map between the API methods and its required permission. I'm not sure what is the best approach to do such a task.…
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Android Things: is NDK supported?

With the Developer Preview only supporting Java Applications on Android Things I am curious to know if native applications can also be run on this platform. Mainly due to 2 reasons. Embedded devices have a large support for sensors many of which…
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While I use Chinese in the Android Things the text becomes garbled

The text becomes garbled when I use Chinese characters on Android Things device.
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My other imx7d pico android things start kit died, again

1) I had this problem with my imx7d-pico SOM module: https://community.nxp.com/message/1228990 I tried to buy another module (only) and/or get technical support, but Technexion claimed that as a physical person I could not purchase another module…
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How to switch between built-in "General" screen and Application Activity on DP7?

It's possible on DP7 to switch to built-in "General" screen: via Esc (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) press on external USB keyboard, but how to switch back from built-in "General" screen to Application Activity (seems Application still working…
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how to shutdown the applications running on the Android Things?

I'm new for the Android Things, and I have a question for it. I find that an Application will be running automatically When I restart the ResPi3 with Android Things, But I don't want it to do this. Then I press the 'ESC', the app will be broke down…
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Debugging corrupted Android Things OS?

Background: We are looking to release a commercial product based on the Android Things OS and Pi 3 hardware. The OS seems to become corrupt over time. Usually after several weeks of continuous testing. By corrupt, the Android screen will no longer…
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