about Android image

Started by chemaper, August 06, 2013, 11:35:55 AM

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chemaper

Hello, I'm interested in this devices for his Linux possibilities, but it's also important for me to use it with Android. I've some questions: of course, if someone can answer only some of them, I prefer partial answers than no answers ;-) :

*Does the provided image support Google Play?

*Some good/bad experience about using Android with this device (stability, games, multimedia...) in addition of the four documented problems?

*Are the buttons already working with Android?


Thank you and sorry for my bad English:

Chema.

Lurch

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The Android version offers most of the standard Apps, including Google Play.
However, IIRC, the current release does not support the On-Board Ethernet, since the chipmaker uses WiFi - so you will have to plug in a USB WiFi module to get internet service. Since the On-Board Ethernet doesn't work yet, there may not be too many users who use the board with Android at the moment.
Olimex is on vacation until 18 Aug, so they can't help much either right now.

<edit: USB WiFi didn't work either. But using USB-Ethernet module from Olimex worked:
  https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/USB-ETHERNET-AX88772B/
You have to go to system setup and enable Ethernet, though  >