blob: 043b9fcd01ff17ca7a2550ff79739c2bd0013c0c [file] [log] [blame]
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -08001fullpage=true
2no_footer_links=true
3landing.page=true
4page.metaDescription=The official site for the Android Open Source Project.
5header.hide=1
6@jd:body
7
8<!--
Clay Murphyb808be72015-01-05 16:13:15 -08009 Copyright 2015 The Android Open Source Project
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080010
11 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
12 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
13 You may obtain a copy of the License at
14
15 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
16
17 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
18 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
19 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
20 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
21 limitations under the License.
22-->
23<div class="wrap">
24
25 <div class="landing-banner">
26 <h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Welcome to the Android Open Source Project!</h1>
Robert Ly5b218c22013-05-07 10:37:22 -070027
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>
34
35 </div>
36
37</div>
38
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080039<div class="wrap">
40
41 <div class="landing-docs">
42 <div class="col-8">
Clay Murphya336f062014-05-08 13:33:23 -070043 <h3>What's New</h3>
44
Clay Murphyb808be72015-01-05 16:13:15 -080045<a href="{@docRoot}devices/audio/index.html">
46 <h4>Audio terminology, latency, and USB documentation improved</h4></a>
47 <p><strong><a
48 href="{@docRoot}devices/audio/latency.html">Audio Latency</a></strong>
49 now describes rate-monotonic scheduling, security kernels, and power,
50 performance and thermal management. <strong><a
51 href="{@docRoot}devices/audio/usb.html">USB Digital Audio
52 </a></strong> covers debugging in host mode, and <strong><a
53 href="{@docRoot}devices/audio/terminology.html">Audio Terminology
54 </a></strong> defines FastCapture, jitter, overrun, panning, and more.</p>
55
Clay Murphy22a26042014-12-11 15:57:30 -080056<a href="{@docRoot}source/building.html">
57 <h4>Disk size requirements increased</h4></a>
58 <p>The amount of free disk space listed as required on <strong><a
59 href="{@docRoot}source/building.html">Downloading and
60 Building</a></strong> has been increased significantly.</p>
61
Bill Yia8270e82014-12-10 11:57:59 -080062<a href="{@docRoot}source/build-numbers.html">
63 <h4>Supported devices and version strings updated</h4></a>
64 <p>The list of <strong><a
65 href="{@docRoot}source/build-numbers.html#source-code-tags-and-builds">supported
66 devices, branch tags</a></strong> and <strong><a
67 href="{@docRoot}compatibility/5.0/versions.html">version
68 strings</a></strong> for Android 5.0 have been updated.</p>
69
Clay Murphy41021ae2014-12-15 13:39:28 -080070<a href="{@docRoot}source/initializing.html">
71 <h4>JDK instructions updated for Mac</h4></a>
72 <p>A new <strong><a
73 href="{@docRoot}source/initializing.html#installing-the-mac-jdk">Installing the
74 JDK</a></strong> section has been developed to describe Java installation for
75 Mac OS.</p>
76
Clay Murphy1b26e862014-11-11 19:57:59 -080077<a href="{@docRoot}compatibility/downloads.html">
78 <h4>New CTS media files available for download</h4></a>
Clay Murphy41021ae2014-12-15 13:39:28 -080079 <p>Find <strong><a
Clay Murphy1b26e862014-11-11 19:57:59 -080080 href="https://dl.google.com/dl/android/cts/android-cts-media-1.1.zip">CTS media
81 files version 1.1</a></strong> for Android 5.0 media stress tests on <strong><a
82 href="{@docRoot}compatibility/downloads.html#cts-media-files">Compatibility
83 Downloads</a></strong>.</p>
84
Clay Murphyd7036222014-11-11 14:17:04 -080085<a href="{@docRoot}source/brands.html#Questions">
86 <h4>Android Partner Marketing offers brand guidance</h4></a>
87 <p>The Android Partner Marketing team now offers an easy-to-use <strong><a
Clay Murphy41021ae2014-12-15 13:39:28 -080088 href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/contact/brand_developer">Partner
Clay Murphyd7036222014-11-11 14:17:04 -080089 Brand Inquiry Form</a></strong> for answers to branding questions and review
90 of marketing materials.</p>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080091 </div>
92
93 <div class="col-8">
94 <h3>Getting Started</h3>
95 <a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html">
Clay Murphy78beecd2013-11-05 16:27:26 -080096 <h4>Explore the Source</h4></a>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -080097 <p>Get the complete Android platform and modify and build it to suit your needs. You can
Clay Murphy5a7dc7e2014-09-30 14:55:13 -070098 also <strong><a
99 href="https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/status:open">contribute
100 to</a></strong> the <strong><a
101 href="https://android.googlesource.com/">Android Open Source Project
102 repository</a></strong> to make your changes available to everyone else
103 in the Android ecosystem.</p>
Clay Murphy4aa22e82014-12-16 11:21:22 -0800104<a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html"><img border="0" src="images/android_framework_small.png" alt="Android framework summary" style="display:inline;float:left;margin:5px 10px"></a>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800105 <a href="{@docRoot}devices/index.html">
Clay Murphy78beecd2013-11-05 16:27:26 -0800106 <h4>Port Android to Devices</h4></a>
Clay Murphy3fe59ee2013-07-09 10:31:04 -0700107 <p>Port the latest Android platform and
Robert Ly5b218c22013-05-07 10:37:22 -0700108 create compelling devices that your customers want.</p>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800109
110 <a href="{@docRoot}accessories/index.html">
Clay Murphy78beecd2013-11-05 16:27:26 -0800111 <h4>Build Accessories</h4></a>
Robert Ly5b218c22013-05-07 10:37:22 -0700112 <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>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800113
114 <a href="{@docRoot}compatibility/index.html">
Clay Murphy78beecd2013-11-05 16:27:26 -0800115 <h4>Get Compatible</h4></a>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800116 <p>Being Android-compatible lets you offer custom features but still give users and developers a consistent
117 and standard experience across all Android-powered devices. Android provides guidance
118 and a test suite to verify your Android compatibility.</p>
Robert Ly35f2fda2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800119 </div>
120
121 </div>
122
Clay Murphyf965cd72013-05-30 14:43:56 -0700123</div>