Graphics stack change paves the way for Android on Raspberry Pi
Could Android soon be available for Raspberry Pi? That’s the speculation following the announcement that the Raspberry Pi Foundation is working on a completely open source graphics stack for the diminutive computer.
According to Reddit, RPi’s Eric Anholt is working on open sourcing the graphics drivers – which means that eventually it’ll be possible for other developers to adapt them to work with other operating systems, such as Android.
Android on the Pi would be a major boon for the already successful platform – as it would mean thousands of apps could conceivably be available, and a more familiar user experience could be brought to consumers put off my trickier Raspbian Linux. Perhaps the biggest upshot could be for media boxes – as users could have a Netflix app and YouTube app plugged into their tellies.
