{"id":1051,"date":"2022-05-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsbuildroboticswithshadow8472.com\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2022-05-02T03:16:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:16:43","slug":"my-raspberry-pi-400-runs-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letsbuildroboticswithshadow8472.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/02\/my-raspberry-pi-400-runs-android\/","title":{"rendered":"My Raspberry Pi 400 Runs Android"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Good Morning from my Robotics Lab! This is Shadow_8472 with a side project of the week. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Android Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have been going without a smartphone for a while because I don\u2019t accept Google\u2019s terms of service. Apple is no better. The only option I\u2019ll be happy with is one with nothing but open source software at its heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, 3rd party Android builds like LineageOS are infamously difficult and potentially a little unforgiving to install yourself. I need practice, which is why I installed an unofficial LineageOS build for the Raspberry Pi a couple months ago \u2013 right before I made an incomplete mad dash for assembling Button Mash into a proper home server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used balena Etcher to safely install a build of Android made for the Raspberry Pi 4 lineup built by Konsta [1].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initial boot was a bit longer than reasonable, and there were some impressive graphical glitches I have never been able to reproduce since. It was a little wired using a mouse with Android menus \u2013 especially since I had no way to switch the mouse buttons to a more comfortable lefty configuration. My greatest impression was that there was nothing to do besides browse settings and the file system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted something a little more to present today, so I installed F-Droid, an app store for open source apps. The challenge wasn\u2019t so much installation, but loading the .apk installation file where the file browser could see it. I had to plant a directory from within LineageOS and use the find command to locate it. Before moving the SD card back to the Pi 400 again, I changed the owner from root to the number 0 and made sure it had the needed permissions. Installation was smooth after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only while doing this writeup did I realize this build was Android TV based. I expect to revisit this project with the correct installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takeaway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea if this is supported at all beyond the efforts of KonstaT, or if it\u2019s even anything more than a tech demo. While I would not recommend using a setup like this long term, it is still an excellent learning tool for where I am at right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever used Android on something other than a smartphone or tablet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look forward to hearing your answers in the comments below or on my Discord server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work Cited<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

[1] Konsta, \u201cRaspberry\u201d konstakang.com,<\/em> 2022. [Online]. Available: https:\/\/konstakang.com\/devices\/rpi4\/<\/a>. [Accessed May 2, 2022].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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