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== How to get the Android distribution ==
[[Image:Android -logo.png|left]][http://www.android.com Android] is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications, that uses a modified version of the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.
Rowboat project provides Android on OMAP35xx platforms and enables key OMAP35xx hardware features (ARM plus NEON, DSP, 2D/3D Accelerated Graphics and others). Key differentiators among many others:
*Focused on a stable, well tested and benchmarked Android port for OMAP35xx.
*Graphics and Multimedia performance optimizations.
=== Overview of How-To ===