Embedded Android devices are big business, and marrying the mobile OS with the Pi opens up a whole new world of Android in both maker projects and consumer products. While you can get it for free and use it as an individual, it’s aimed more towards industry. See also: Android Auto on Raspberry Pi: OpenAuto Install Android on a Raspberry Pi 3 with emteria.OSĮmteria.OS is a full build of Android available for Raspberry Pi. Click here to download your free digital edition of The MagPi 71. This article first appeared in The MagPi issue 71. After that there's also some information on RTAndroid, an older solution that is still popular.
In this feature we're going to look at emteria.OS, the first proper Android release running on a Raspberry Pi 3B+. While limitations stopping Android working properly on Raspberry Pi were lifted some time ago, it’s taken until now for a build of full Android to be created by budding hackers to run on the Pi. Solutions have existed in the past, but have never worked like true Android. Get a free Pi Zero W and accessories with your 12-month subscription to The MagPi magazine. The Raspberry Pi has been used in many different ways over the years by many different people, but installing Android or a Raspberry Pi has always presented a challenge. Discover how to install Android and run Android apps on your $35 Raspberry Pi computer. Installing Google Android on a Raspberry Pi has never been easier.
