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Android Things
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Android Things (codenamed Brillo) is an Android-based embedded operating system platform by Google, announced at Google I/O 2015. The project will be terminated by January 2021.[1] Android Things Dasboard will stop accepting new device registrations and projects on January 5, 2021, and will stop distributing updates on January 5, 2022 (at which point "the console will be turned down completely and all project data will be permanently deleted—including build configurations and factory images.")[2]


Android Things was aimed for low-power and memory constrained Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which are usually built from different MCU platforms.[3][4] It supports devices with only 32–64 MB of RAM.[5] It supports Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi.[6] Along with Brillo, Google also introduced the Weave protocol, which these devices can use to communicate with other compatible devices.[7]

Google provides OEM implementations of Android Things designed for the production of Google Assistant-powered smart speakers and displays running one of two Qualcomm "Home Hub" systems-on-chip. Products have been developed by JBL, Lenovo, and LG Electronics.[8]

References

  1. ^ Google to shut down Android Things, a smart home OS that never took off, The Verge
  2. ^ Amadeo, Ron (2020-12-17). "Google kills Android Things, its IoT OS, in January". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. ^ Google developing “Brillo” Internet of Things OS based on Android
  4. ^ Project Brillo is Google’s new Internet of Things OS
  5. ^ Google Brillo – An Internet Of Things OS That Runs on 32 MB RAM
  6. ^ Google announces Brillo, an operating system for the Internet of Things
  7. ^ "Google's new "Android Things" OS hopes to solve awful IoT security". Ars Technica. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Google Home Hub—Under the hood, it's nothing like other Google smart displays". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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