Index

A

• adb
  • about / Building tools, Introducing ADB
  • files, pushing to devices / Pushing files to devices
  • files, pulling from devices / Pulling files from devices
  • Android APK files, installing / Installing Android APK files
• ADB
  • used, for connecting to recovery shell / Connecting to the recovery shell using ADB
• ADK Toolkit
  • reference link / Creating the Android app
• advanced Linux kernel modding
  • about / Advanced Linux kernel modding
  • CPU frequency management / Diving into CPU frequency management
  • custom CPU frequency governor, adding / Adding a custom CPU frequency governor
• advanced ROM customization
  • about / Advanced ROM customization
  • ROM customization, from binary / ROM customization from binary
  • ROM customization, from source / Customizing ROM from source
• all-in-one ADK device
  • UDOO, used / Using UDOO as an all-in-one ADK device
• alternative recovery
  • installing / Installing an alternative recovery
• Android
  • philosophy / The Android philosophy
  • license / The license
  • open source projects / Open source, closed doors
  • development model / The Android development model
  • source code tags / Source code tags and builds
  • builds / Source code tags and builds
  • devices, in Nexus family / Nexus
  • source code tools / Source code tools
  • Gerrit / Gerrit
  • reference link / The rest of the directory structure
  • compiling, for real-world device / Compiling Android for a real-world device
  • about / History of custom ROMs
• Android-powered toys
  • about / Toys
• Android.mk
  • diving into / Diving into Android.mk
• Android.mk variables ecosystem
  • about / Android.mk variables ecosystem
  • LOCAL_ variables / The LOCAL_ variables
  • BUILD_ variables / The BUILD_ variables
• Android ADK
  • reference link / Android ADK
• Android Application Binary Interfaces (ABIs)
  • about / Native API
• Android Auto
  • about / Android Auto
• Android Automotive implementation / Device types
• Android binary boot image
  • modifying / Modifying an Android binary boot image
• Android boot sequence
  • about / Android boot sequence
  • internal ROM - bios / Internal ROM – bios
• Android build system
  • about / The Android build system
  • setting up / Setup
  • building / Building the system
• Android compatibility
  • about / Android compatibility
• Android Compatibility Definition Document (CDD)
  • about / The Android Compatibility Definition Document
  • device types / Device types
  • software compatibility / Software compatibility
• Android CTS
  • about / Android CTS
• Android Developers
  • reference / Run
• Android Device Monitor
  • about / Introducing ADB
• Android framework, hacking
  • about / Hacking the Android framework
  • boot sequence UI customization / Customizing the boot sequence UI
  • Android Settings menu customization / Customizing the Android Settings menu
• Android Handset / Device types
• Android images, flashing
  • about / Flashing Android images
  • Nexus 6 / Nexus 6
  • UDOO / UDOO
• Android init language
  • about / The Android init language
  • action / Actions
  • services / Services
  • options statements / Options
  • triggers / Triggers
  • commands / Commands
  • imports / Imports
• Android kitchen
  • about / Android kitchen
  • reference / Android kitchen
• Android Lollipop source code
  • about / From zero to the screenlock
  • setting up / Setup
  • build process / Build
  • running / Run
• Android N
  • new features / Looking forward
• Android NDK
  • about / Android NDK
• Android Open Kang Project (AOKP)
  • about / The Android Open Kang Project
  • ROM Control menu / The Android Open Kang Project
  • reference / The Android Open Kang Project
  • goodies / The Android Open Kang Project
  • installing / Installing AOKP
• Android recovery
  • overview / An overview of Android recovery
  • diving into / Diving into Android recovery
• Android runtime
  • about / The Android runtime
  • AOT compilation / A new old approach – AOT compilation
  • Garbage Collection (GC) / Garbage collection and other improvements
  • performance improvements / Garbage collection and other improvements
• Android SDK
  • about / Android SDK
• Android system / Libraries and the application framework
  • overview / An overview of the Android system
  • Linux kernel / Linux kernel
  • hardware abstraction layer (HAL) / Hardware abstraction layer – HAL
  • libraries / Libraries
  • application framework / The application framework
  • Binder IPC / Binder IPC
  • application layer / The application layer
• Android system binary image
  • modifying / Modifying an Android system binary image
• Android Television device / Device types
• Android vanilla recovery
  • Reboot system now option / Diving into Android recovery
  • Apply update form ADB option / Diving into Android recovery
  • Wipe cache partition option / Diving into Android recovery
  • Wipe data/factory reset option / Diving into Android recovery
• Android Watch / Device types
• Android Wear
  • about / Android Wear
• AOKP PUSH / Installing AOKP
• AOSP
  • about / A look inside AOSP
  • ART directory / The ART directory
  • bionic directory / The bionic directory
  • build directory / The build directory
  • external directory / The external directory
  • device directory / The device directory
  • frameworks directory / The frameworks directory
  • out directory / The out directory
  • packages directory / The packages directory
  • system directory / The system directory
  • directory structure / The rest of the directory structure
• AOSP module
  • about / Inside an AOSP module
• APKTool
  • DEX files, manipulating with / Manipulating DEX files with APKTool
  • about / Manipulating DEX files with APKTool
  • reference / Manipulating DEX files with APKTool
• Application Framework
  • activity manager / The application framework
  • resource manager / The application framework
  • location manager / The application framework
  • notification manager / The application framework
  • content providers / The application framework
  • views and widgets / The application framework
• application template / The application template
• Arduino
  • about / Meeting Arduino
  • Android ADK / Android ADK
  • UDOO, using ADK device / Using UDOO as an all-in-one ADK device
• Arduino IDE
  • reference link / Flashing the Arduino board
• Arduino shields
  • examples / Meeting Arduino
• Arduino UNO
  • about / Meeting Arduino

B

• 32-bit support
  • about / Maintaining 32-bit support
  • features / Maintaining 32-bit support
  • CPU architecture / Maintaining 32-bit support
• baseband processor
  • about / The baseband processor
• binary version
  • retrieving, of kernel / Retrieving the kernel's binary version
• Binder Inter-Process Communication (IPC) / Binder IPC
• bloatware / The Android Open Kang Project
• boot image
  • customizing / Customizing the boot image
  • creating / Creating the boot image
  • upgrading / Upgrading the new boot image
• bootloader
  • about / An overview of bootloader
• bootloader mode
  • flash option / Fastboot
  • erase option / Fastboot
  • reboot option / Fastboot
  • format option / Fastboot
  • about / Bootloader mode
• Bootstrap
  • about / Bootstrap
• buildspec.mk file
  • about / The buildspec.mk file
• BUILD_ variables, Android.mk variables
  • BUILD_EXECUTABLE / The BUILD_ variables
  • BUILD_PREBUILT / The BUILD_ variables
  • BUILD_MULTI_PREBUILT / The BUILD_ variables
  • BUILD_PACKAGE / The BUILD_ variables
  • BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY / The BUILD_ variables
  • BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY / The BUILD_ variables
  • BUILD_JAVA_LIBRARY / The BUILD_ variables

C

• Chef toolkit
  • about / Chef toolkit
• Chromecast Audio
  • about / Multimedia
• Clockworkmod
  • about / Clockworkmod
  • installing / Clockworkmod
  • reference / Clockworkmod
• Clockworkmod UI / Clockworkmod
• Compatibility Test Suite (CTS)
  • about / Meeting the Compatibility Test Suite
  • unit tests / Meeting the Compatibility Test Suite
  • functional tests / Meeting the Compatibility Test Suite
  • robustness tests / Meeting the Compatibility Test Suite
  • performance tests / Meeting the Compatibility Test Suite
  • setup / CTS setup
  • device setup / Device setup
  • media files setup / Media files setup
  • test plan, running / Run!
  • test results, analyzing / Analyzing the test results
• CPU frequency
  • altering / Altering the CPU frequency
• cross-compilation / Setting up the toolchain
• CTS Verifier
  • about / Diving deeper with CTS Verifier
  • setup / Setup
  • manual testing / Manual testing
  • results, retrieving / Retrieving the results
• custom device
  • creating / Creating a custom device
  • configuring / Diving into device configuration
• custom ROM
  • history / History of custom ROMs
  • flashing / Flashing our custom ROM
• Cyanogenmod
  • about / Cyanogenmod
  • features / Cyanogenmod
  • building / Building Cyanogenmod
  • reference / Building Cyanogenmod
  • pre-build version, installing / Installing a pre-build version

D

• Dalvik
  • about / From Dalvik to ART runtime
• Dalvik Executable
  • about / Manipulating DEX files with APKTool
• debugging tools
  • about / Debugging tools
  • adb / Introducing ADB
  • fastboot / Fastboot
• device directory, AOSP
  • common directory / The device directory
  • generic directory / The device directory
  • google directory / The device directory
  • sample directory / The device directory
• device permissions
  • about / Device permissions
  • root access / Root access
• device setup
  • about / Device setup
  • Factory Restore / Device setup
  • Location, turning on / Device setup
  • Screen Lock, disabling / Device setup
• Device Under Test (DUT)
  • about / Meeting the Compatibility Test Suite
• DEX files
  • manipulating, with APKTool / Manipulating DEX files with APKTool
• Display Shield / Meeting Arduino
• Domain Specific Language (DSL)
  • about / Applying a single component update
• domotics
  • about / Domotics
• driver's management
  • about / Driver management
• DroniX
  • about / Minor ROMs
  • reference / Minor ROMs
• dsixda
  • about / Android kitchen

E

• Edify syntax
  • about / Edify syntax
  • methods / Edify syntax
• environment, Android build system
  • setting up / Setting up the environment
  • free space / Free space
• Ethernet Shield / Meeting Arduino

F

• fastboot
  • about / Building tools, Fastboot
• features, Cyanogenmod
  • theming support / Cyanogenmod
  • FLAC support / Cyanogenmod
  • bigger APN (Access Point Network) list / Cyanogenmod
  • OpenVPN client / Cyanogenmod
  • enriched Power Off menu / Cyanogenmod
• flash memory
  • about / History of custom ROMs
• folders, AOSP directory structure
  • abi / The rest of the directory structure
  • bootable / The rest of the directory structure
  • dalvik / The rest of the directory structure
  • development / The rest of the directory structure
  • docs / The rest of the directory structure
  • note / The rest of the directory structure
  • hardware / The rest of the directory structure
  • libcore / The rest of the directory structure
  • ndk / The rest of the directory structure
  • pdk / The rest of the directory structure
  • prebuilts / The rest of the directory structure
  • sdk / The rest of the directory structure
  • tools / The rest of the directory structure

G

• General purpose Input/Output (GPIO) drivers / Linux kernel
• goodies, Android Open Kang Project (AOKP)
  • Vibration Pattern / The Android Open Kang Project
  • Navigation Ring / The Android Open Kang Project
  • LED Control / The Android Open Kang Project
  • Custom Toggles / The Android Open Kang Project
• Google
  • password, reference link / Hands on the code
• Google Mobile Services (GMS) / A look inside AOSP
• governors
  • about / An overview of the governors
  • ondemand / An overview of the governors
  • interactive / An overview of the governors

H

• hardware
  • selecting / Choosing our hardware
• hardware architectures
  • about / Hardware architectures
  • requisites / Minimum requirements
• hexadecimal editor
  • about / Other developers' tools
• HomeMirror
  • reference link / Domotics
• host system
  • preparing / Preparing the host system, Preparing the host system
  • hardware requisites / Hardware requirements
  • software requisites / Software requirements
• HTC Sense
  • about / HTC Sense
• Huawei EMUI
  • about / Huawei EMUI

I

• I/O schedulers
  • noop / Exploring I/O schedulers
  • SIO / Exploring I/O schedulers
  • CFQ / Exploring I/O schedulers
  • BFQ / Exploring I/O schedulers
  • anticipatory / Exploring I/O schedulers
  • ROW / Exploring I/O schedulers
  • deadline / Exploring I/O schedulers
• image
  • recreating / Recreating an image
• incremental OTA
  • about / Creating over the air updates
• Init process
  • about / The Init process
• Internet of Things
  • possibilities, exploring / Exploring the possibilities of the Internet of Things

J

• Java Native Interface (JNI) semantics
  • about / Native API
• Just-In-Time compilation
  • about / From Dalvik to ART runtime
• Just In Time (JIT) / The ART directory

K

• kernel
  • obtaining / Obtaining the kernel
  • binary version, retrieving of / Retrieving the kernel's binary version
  • configuring / Configuring the kernel
  • compiling / Compiling the kernel
  • about / The kernel
• kernel source code
  • obtaining / Obtaining the kernel source code

L

• legacy devices
  • about / Cyanogenmod
• LG Optimus UI
  • about / LG Optimus UI
  • vocal command feature / LG Optimus UI
• libraries, Android system
  • SQLite / Libraries
  • SSL / Libraries
  • OpenGL / Libraries
  • SGL / Libraries
  • Media Framework / Libraries
  • WebKit / Libraries
  • libc / Libraries
  • Surface manager / Libraries
• Linaro toolchain
  • download link / Setting up the toolchain
• Linux kernel
  • about / An overview of the Linux kernel
• LOCAL_ variables, Android.mk variables
  • LOCAL_PATH / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_MODULE / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_SRC_FILES / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_MODULE_PATH / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_CC / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_CXX / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_CFLAGS / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_CPPFLAGS / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_C_INCLUDE / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_LDFLAGS / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_PREBUILT_EXECUTABLES / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_PREBUILT_LIBS / The LOCAL_ variables
  • LOCAL_PREBUILT_PACKAGE / The LOCAL_ variables
• logcat
  • about / Logcat
• logging buffers
  • radio / Logcat
  • events / Logcat
• lunch command
  • about / Bootstrap, The lunch command

M

• Mac OS X environment
  • setting up / Setting up a Mac OS X environment
  • case sensitive disk image, creating / Creating a case-sensitive disk image
  • required software, installing / Installing the required software
• make command
  • about / More about make
• minor ROMs
  • about / Minor ROMs
• mkbootimg tool / Creating the boot image
• mm command
  • about / Bootstrap
• module
  • building / Building a module
  • cleaning / Cleaning a module
  • listing / Listing modules
• module template examples
  • about / Module template examples
  • native executable template / The native executable template
  • shared library template / The shared library template
  • application template / The application template
• Motorola Nexus 6
  • about / Motorola Nexus 6
  • technical specifications / Motorola Nexus 6

N

• NAND memory
  • about / History of custom ROMs
• Native API
  • about / Native API
• native executable template / The native executable template
• Nespresso Prodigio
  • about / Domotics
• Nexus
  • about / Nexus
  • phones / Phones
  • tablets / Tablets
  • digital media players / Digital media players
• Nexus 6
  • about / Nexus 6
  • URL, for official web page / Nexus 6
• Nexus devices
  • about / Nexus devices
• non-Google devices
  • working with / Working with non-Google devices

O

• OEM customizations
  • overview / Overview of OEM customizations
  • TouchWiz / Samsung – TouchWiz
  • Huawei EMUI / Huawei EMUI
  • HTC Sense / HTC Sense
  • LG Optimus UI / LG Optimus UI
  • Xiaomi MIUI / Xiaomi MIUI
• OTA
  • about / Receiving over the air updates – OTA
  • for custom ROM / OTA for custom ROM
• OTA internals
  • about / OTA internals
• OTA updates
  • receiving / Receiving over the air updates – OTA
  • whole system updates / Updating the whole system
  • incremental system updates / Updating the system incrementally
  • single update packages / Applying a single component update
  • creating / Creating over the air updates
• OUT_DIR variable
  • about / The OUT_DIR variable

P

• packages, adding to Android's build system
  • about / Adding new packages to Android's build system
  • by binary / Adding a package by binary
  • by source code / Adding packages by source code
• possibilities
  • exploring, of Internet of Things / Exploring the possibilities of the Internet of Things
• Proto Shield / Meeting Arduino

R

• RC car
  • reference link / Toys
• ready-to-use components / An overview of the Android system
• real-world device
  • Android, compiling for / Compiling Android for a real-world device
• recovery alternatives
  • about / Installing an alternative recovery
  • Clockworkmod / Clockworkmod
  • Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) / TWRP – Team Win Recovery Project
• reference board
  • about / UDOO
• Relay Shield / Meeting Arduino
• required tools
  • installing / Installing the required tools
• ROM
  • creating / Cooking our first ROM
  • requisites, gathering / Gathering the ingredients
• root access
  • about / Root access
  • obtaining / Obtaining root access

S

• shared library template / The shared library template
• shields
  • about / Meeting Arduino
• SoC
  • about / System on Chip – SoC
• software requisites, host system
  • Java JDK, installing / Installing Java JDK
  • system dependencies, installing / Installing system dependencies
• source.android.com
  • reference link / The rest of the directory structure
• source code
  • reference link / Getting ready
  • about / Getting ready
  • downloading / Downloading the code
  • working with / Hands on the code
• source code tools
  • about / Source code tools
  • Git / Git
  • Repo / Repo
• standard Linux kernel, governors
  • on-demand / Diving into CPU frequency management
  • powersave / Diving into CPU frequency management
  • performance / Diving into CPU frequency management
  • interactive / Diving into CPU frequency management
  • conservative / Diving into CPU frequency management
  • userspace / Diving into CPU frequency management
• SuperSu
  • about / SuperSu
  • reference / SuperSu
• system partitions
  • dumping / Dumping system partitions
• system performance enhancement
  • about / Enhancing the system performance
  • system property file, customizing / Customizing the system property file
  • custom init sequence, adding / Adding a custom init sequence

T

• TARGET_BUILD_TYPE variable
  • about / The TARGET_BUILD_TYPE variable
• TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT variable
  • about / The TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT variable
• TARGET_PREBUILT_KERNEL variable
  • about / The TARGET_PREBUILT_KERNEL variable
• TARGET_PRODUCT variable
  • about / The TARGET_PRODUCT variable
• TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX variable
  • about / The TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX variable
• Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP)
  • about / TWRP – Team Win Recovery Project
  • reference / TWRP – Team Win Recovery Project
• toolchain
  • setting up / Setting up the toolchain
  • obtaining / Getting the toolchain
• TouchWiz
  • about / Samsung – TouchWiz
• traces
  • about / The Android runtime

U

• UDOO
  • used, all-in-one ADK device / Using UDOO as an all-in-one ADK device
  • Arduino board, flashing / Flashing the Arduino board
  • Android app, creating / Creating the Android app
• UDOO family boards
  • about / UDOO family boards
• UDOO Quad
  • about / UDOO Quad, UDOO Quad
  • technical specifications / UDOO Quad
  • URL, for source code / UDOO Quad
  • setup / Setup
  • bootloader, compiling / Bootloader
  • system image build process, launching / System
  • kernel, building / Kernel

V

• variables, Android build system
  • TARGET_PRODUCT variable / The TARGET_PRODUCT variable
  • TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT variable / The TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT variable
  • TARGET_BUILD_TYPE variable / The TARGET_BUILD_TYPE variable
  • TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX variable / The TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX variable
  • OUT_DIR variable / The OUT_DIR variable
  • TARGET_PREBUILT_KERNEL variable / The TARGET_PREBUILT_KERNEL variable
  • buildspec.mk file / The buildspec.mk file
  • lunch command / The lunch command
• versions, Cyanogenmod
  • nightly / Installing a pre-build version
  • experimental / Installing a pre-build version
  • M Snapshot / Installing a pre-build version
  • Release Candidate / Installing a pre-build version
  • stable / Installing a pre-build version

X

• Xiaomi MIUI
  • about / Xiaomi MIUI