Stay Connected All the Time
Staying connected to people, devices, and the data that matters most is one of the biggest advantages of owning a smart mobile device. No matter where the device goes, the end user expects to have the connectivity needed to access content and services of choice. Android is quickly becoming the software platform for the next generation of connected devices. But with the many different connectivity standards available today, the challenge for developers is adding the latest connectivity stacks to the platform while ensuring stability and compatibility with peer devices and emerging cloud services. Wind River Solution Accelerator for Android, Connectivity helps address this challenge with standards implementations for media sharing, information synchronization, and radio broadcasting support.
Device-to-Device Connectivity
Device-to-device connectivity has become more important than ever. The ability to seamlessly share media and content between devices can be a significant differentiator for your product.
Wind River Solution Accelerator for Android, Connectivity includes Wind River Media Center. Media Center provides multimedia interoperability for Android-based devices. It enables Android devices to connect to other devices to access, view, and share digital media. The Media Center functionality is comprised of three key components:
- Stores content and makes it available to networked digital media players.
- Finds content on digital media servers and provides playback and rendering capabilities.
- Finds content on digital media serv¬ers and plays it on designated players.
Device Synchronization Through Open Standards
With today's average user having more than one mobile device, device synchronization is becoming a sought-after capability. Device users want access to information and applications on the device they are using with the ability to backup, synchronize, and access this same information on other devices and locations from wherever they are. In addition, device manufacturers and even operators want to have a synchronization mechanism that is independent from any proprietary implementation that would limit the ability to provide this service. Wind River has incorporated the SyncML protocol into the Android run-time environment, providing an open standard solution for synchronization.
SyncML is a widely adopted, open standard protocol. It allows device manufacturers, service providers, and application developers to develop to one universal and open standard rather than maintaining multiple interfaces to different protocols.
Tune in to this Android Frequency
FM radio is a popular function embedded in many consumer electronic devices. It is still a common way for people to get news, music, and entertainment. Wind River has implemented an FM radio application with a reference user interface and a framework to bridge the FM functionality in Android with the FM radio chipset on the hardware platform.
Wind River's implementation of FM radio has both the FM receiver and the FM transmitter functions. It is suitable for Android-based smartphones, tablets, portable players, and automotive infotainment systems.
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