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26 <h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Welcome to the Android Open Source Project!</h1>
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Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080028 <p>
Clay Murphyf965cd72013-05-30 14:43:56 -070029 Android is an open-source software stack for a wide range of mobile devices and a corresponding open-source project led by
30 Google. Here you can find the information and source code you need to learn more about the Android platform. From there you can
Clay Murphy3fe59ee2013-07-09 10:31:04 -070031 create custom variants of the Android software stack, port devices and accessories to the Android platform,
Clay Murphyf965cd72013-05-30 14:43:56 -070032 and ensure your devices are compatible with the Android compatibility definition.
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080033 </p>
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Clay Murphya336f062014-05-08 13:33:23 -070043 <h3>What's New</h3>
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Clay Murphy8cfd3cc2014-06-19 19:02:46 -070045<a href="{@docRoot}source/build-numbers.html">
46 <h4>Android 4.4.4 released</h4></a>
47 <p>Builds for Android 4.4.4 have been released. See the <strong><a
48href="{@docRoot}source/build-numbers.html#source-code-tags-and-builds">Source
49Code Tags and Builds</a></strong> table on <strong>Codenames, Tags, and Build
50Numbers</strong> for the new builds, tags, and devices supported.</p>
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53 <h4>Android 4.4 CTS packages updated</h4></a>
54 <p>Revision 3 of the Android 4.4 Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) and
55Android 4.4 CTS Verifier have been added to Compatibility
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58for x86 architectures are included for the first time.</p>
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Clay Murphy8e6276e2014-06-18 12:36:09 -070062<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/dalvik/art.html">
63 <h4>ART introduction completely revised</h4></a>
64 <p><strong><a
65href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/dalvik/art.html">Introducing ART</a></strong> has been
66rewritten to reflect forthcoming changes and prepare developers and
67manufacturers for the runtime's adoption.</p>
68
Clay Murphy73bfd1c2014-05-08 17:29:19 -070069<a href="{@docRoot}source/brands.html">
70 <h4>Brand guidelines published</h4></a>
Clay Murphy8e6276e2014-06-18 12:36:09 -070071 <p>Manufacturers have their own set of <strong><a
Clay Murphy73bfd1c2014-05-08 17:29:19 -070072href="{@docRoot}source/brands.html">guidelines for Android brand use</a></strong>.</p>
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Clay Murphyb3b2f4d2014-06-03 16:21:05 -070074<a href="{@docRoot}devices/graphics/architecture.html">
75 <h4>Graphics architecture document published</h4></a>
76 <p>Android engineering describes the system-level <strong><a
77href="{@docRoot}devices/graphics/architecture.html">Graphics
78Architecture</a></strong> in great detail.</p>
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83 <h3>Getting Started</h3>
84 <a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html">
Clay Murphy78beecd2013-11-05 16:27:26 -080085 <h4>Explore the Source</h4></a>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080086 <p>Get the complete Android platform and modify and build it to suit your needs. You can
Clay Murphya336f062014-05-08 13:33:23 -070087 also <strong><a
88href="https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/status:open">contribute to</a></strong> the <strong><a
89href="https://android.googlesource.com/">Android Open Source Project
90repository</a></strong> to make your changes available to everyone else in
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080091 the Android ecosystem.</p>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080092 <a href="{@docRoot}devices/index.html">
Clay Murphy78beecd2013-11-05 16:27:26 -080093 <h4>Port Android to Devices</h4></a>
Clay Murphy3fe59ee2013-07-09 10:31:04 -070094 <p>Port the latest Android platform and
Robert Ly5b218c22013-05-07 10:37:22 -070095 create compelling devices that your customers want.</p>
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97 <a href="{@docRoot}accessories/index.html">
Clay Murphy78beecd2013-11-05 16:27:26 -080098 <h4>Build Accessories</h4></a>
Robert Ly5b218c22013-05-07 10:37:22 -070099 <p>Sometimes, a device can't do it all. Tap into Android's open accessory standard and build accessories to complement the wide variety of Android-powered devices.</p>
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Clay Murphy78beecd2013-11-05 16:27:26 -0800102 <h4>Get Compatible</h4></a>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800103 <p>Being Android-compatible lets you offer custom features but still give users and developers a consistent
104 and standard experience across all Android-powered devices. Android provides guidance
105 and a test suite to verify your Android compatibility.</p>
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