Android Things - an Iot-platform from Google for Raspberry Pi 3 and other SBCs

Ok, Android Things by Google is available for many SBCs (Single Board Computers) like:

• Intel®Edison
• NXP Pico i.MX6UL
• Raspberry Pi 3

But what is Android Things? Lets see what Google has to say:

• "Android Things lets you build professional, mass-market products on a trusted platform, without previous knowledge of embedded system design."

I'd put it this way:

• "Android Things is an operating system for Raspberry Pi 3 based on Android phone OS. You can write/build IoT-apps/devices by using Android Studio SDK."

Now that we know what Android Things does it's time to write the OS on an SD card and boot up Raspberry Pi 3. Download the image for Raspberry Pi 3 here:

• https://developer.android.com/things/preview/download.html 
• Additional information for Raspberry Pi 3:
• https://developer.android.com/things/hardware/raspberrypi.html
• Off you go! Build your first device: https://developer.android.com/things/training/first-device/index.html

Links:

• The quick and simple guide to Android Things
• Android Things with Raspberry Pi Demo on YouTube 

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