[MinnowBoard] Better late than never - Android 5.0 live up on 01.org

[John Hawley]

I'll admit I'm a little late getting this out, but wanted to make sure
everyone saw this (and my apologies, SCaLE, being sick and a personal
vacation all on top of each other will knock you out pretty hard), and
so I'm passing along from Intel's Open Source Android team:

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Android* 5.0, Lollipop now available for MinnowBoard MAX!

The first open source release of Android* 5.0, Lollipop for MinnowBoard
MAX is now available on https://01.org/android-ia.

This version of Android* 5.0, Lollipop is reference code that is ported
and optimized for MinnowBoard MAX, a compact and versatile open platform
designed for use with a 64-bit Intel® Atom™ E38xx Series SoC. This
release uses a 64-bit kernel and a 32-bit userspace, and supports all
the MinnowBoard MAX on-board peripherals such as Ethernet, HDMI (digital
audio + video), USB host, SATA, I2C+SPI, GPIO, PWM and UART.

Minnowboard MAX provides a powerful and open platform for IoT developers
and makers to prototype concepts. Enabling Android* on this platform
opens up new possibilities and usages for these developers.

This reference code is intended for developers interested in working
with Android* OS on MinnowBoard MAX. However, it does not have all the
components to meet the Android* Compatibility requirements for creating
a complete Android* tablet or smartphone solution.

Several new features available in this version of Android* 5.0,
Lollipop, include:

	* Digital audio support using HDMI and USB.

	* Linux console on serial port for debugging purposes.

		* You can view and interact with the console prompt
		  using USB TTL Serial Cables (FTDI), which is
		  particularly useful when you need to debug issues
		  that affect the video output of the device and you’re
		  unable to interact with it directly.

	* Android* can be installed on an SDCard, USB Stick or SSD.

	* Android* Runtime (ART).

	* Material Design UI.

	* Bluetooth 4.0 support using an external USB dongle.

	* SELinux runs in enforcing mode.

	* User data is encrypted by default.

Come check it out at 01.org.

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