I would like to create an IoT device by buying new, cheap android phones, strip them down and remove the screen, rebox into my own physical box, install a custom ROM without any bloatware (and that will boot without a screen!), and install my android app on the device to do stuff.
An example of a purpose for this could be a GPS tracker for a car. The box would be placed in the car, and record GPS and accelerometer readings, posting these readings back to a central server via the cellular network. (This is just a random example, so don't focus too much on the detail of this, but there are thousands of uses for a IoT board with the sensor, CPU, RAM, storage, and connectivity capabilities of a budget android smartphone) The reason I want to use existing phones is that they are wonderful, mass produced, cheap devices with a variety of sensors I can use. The reason I want to use Android is because it is because of the customization ability, and the mature development ecosystem. To me, it seems an obvious thing to do, but I don't seem to be getting much joy trying to search for examples of this sort of thing (either here, or on the internet in general). So some questions: 1. General thoughts? (Good idea? Am I missing some fundamental problem?) 2. What are the challenges of running Android without a screen connected? 3. Are there any custom ROMs you know of that specialize in this sort of thing? (I've seen Google Brilo, but it still seems a bit early yet, and I really like the idea of just using the standard Android SDK to develop the app - and the abundance of help and information that comes with it) Thanks! -- -- unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "android-porting" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
