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[Android-BBB] 1. Running Android 6 on the Beaglebone Black

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:24:47 +0700

Of course, the Beaglebone Black only has 512Mb, so it can hardly run Android smoothly. I tried it, and wrote this post so anyone planning to try can have the experience :vv

1. Android 6 Image

1.1 Building the image yourself

You can follow this github page to build the image yourself: https://github.com/csimmonds/android4beagle

[Android] 4. How to change the boot animation on Android 15 / Raspberry Pi 4

Mon, 05 May 2025 15:16:00 +0000

For building Android 15 I followed the Devlinux.vn post Building Android Automotive 15 for the Raspberry Pi 4 . The only thing to watch out for in that guide is step 3.1, repo init: use this command instead (change the revision):

[Android] 3. How to connect to the Raspberry Pi 4 over SSH

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:18:00 +0000

Reference: https://gist.github.com/raveenb/ab3217798c827be889b83b584d70b08b

1. Preparing the host

Get adb connected to the board first, see [Android] 2. How to connect to the Raspberry Pi 4 with ADB (Android Debug Bridge) . Download termux.apk to get a terminal on the board: https://termux.en.download.it/android

On the host, type:

[Android] 2. How to connect to the Raspberry Pi 4 with ADB (Android Debug Bridge)

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000

1. Preparing the host

Obviously, adb has to be installed on the computer first. There are two ways: install the zip, or install the package with apt. I went with the second one:

sudo apt install adb

After installing, verify with adb version

[Android] 1. How to build Android 13 for the Raspberry Pi 4

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:29:00 +0000

I followed the build guide from Phú's blog: https://vinalinux.com.vn/2024/08/01/xay-dung-android-13-cho-raspberry-pi-4/ . The steps are exactly the same; here I only note a few errors I hit while building.

I used a real machine running Ubuntu 22.04, but a virtual machine such as VirtualBox or VMware works just as well (a VM gets fewer cores for the build, so it takes longer).