Interesting OS I found (Android PC)...

Does look interesting. Found it a while ago when I bought a windows tablet. I'm keeping an eye on it as they've said they're aiming to support 32 bit UEFI boot loaders hopefully in the next release which will be Lollipop.
 
thenewoc said:
Does look interesting. Found it a while ago when I bought a windows tablet. I'm keeping an eye on it as they've said they're aiming to support 32 bit UEFI boot loaders hopefully in the next release which will be Lollipop.
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Do you need a separate account to download it? I can login to the forum, but that is no good for the download page... Why does google not do a PC version & offer it for PC on their page???
 
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Edward78 said:
Do you need a separate account to download it? I can login to the forum, but that is no good for the download page... Why does google not do a PC version & offer it for PC on their page???
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I would imagine they would prefer people to use ChromeOS on their PC although I don't think they have ever released it for download.
 
Edward78 said:
Do you need a separate account to download it? I can login to the forum, but that is no good for the download page... Why does google not do a PC version & offer it for PC on their page???
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Yeah oddly for developers they created their site without a common user account sync between the site and the forum so yes you need to register in both places.

As for a PC version, that's down to architecture and the history of android.

Source: wikipedia

The main hardware platform for Android is the ARM architecture (ARMv7 and ARMv8-A architectures), with x86 and MIPS architectures also officially supported (the latter two became officially supported in later Android versions). Since Android 5.0 "Lollipop", 64-bit variants of all platforms are supported in addition to the 32-bit variants.[79] Unofficial Android-x86 project used to provide support for the x86 and MIPS architectures ahead of the official support.[5][80] Since 2012, Android devices with Intel processors began to appear, including phones[81] and tablets. While gaining support for 64-bit platforms, Android was first made to run on 64-bit x86 and then on ARM64.

As of November 2013, Android 4.4 recommends at least 512 MB of RAM,[82] while for "low RAM" devices 340 MB is the required minimum amount that does not include memory dedicated to various hardware components such as the baseband processor.[83] Android 4.4 requires a 32-bit ARMv7, MIPS or x86 architecture processor (latter two through unofficial ports),[5][84] together with an OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible graphics processing unit (GPU).[85] Android supports OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1. Some applications may explicitly require a certain version of the OpenGL ES, and suitable GPU hardware is required to run such applications.[85]

Android devices incorporate many optional hardware components, including still or video cameras, GPS, orientation sensors, dedicated gaming controls, accelerometers, gyroscopes, barometers, magnetometers, proximity sensors, pressure sensors, thermometers, and touchscreens. Some hardware components are not required, but became standard in certain classes of devices, such as smartphones, and additional requirements apply if they are present. Some other hardware was initially required, but those requirements have been relaxed or eliminated altogether. For example, as Android was developed initially as a phone OS, hardware such as microphones were required, while over time the phone function became optional.[69] Android used to require an autofocus camera, which was relaxed to a fixed-focus camera[69] if it is even present at all, since the camera was dropped as a requirement entirely when Android started to be used on set-top boxes.

In addition to running on smartphones and tablets, several vendors run Android natively on regular PC hardware with a keyboard and mouse.[86][87][88] In addition to their availability on commercially available hardware, similar PC hardware–friendly versions of Android are freely available from the Android-x86 project, including customized Android 4.4.[89] Using the Android emulator that is part of the Android SDK, or by using BlueStacks or Andy, Android can also run non-natively on x86.[90][91] Chinese companies are building a PC and mobile operating system, based on Android, to "compete directly with Microsoft Windows and Google Android".[92] The Chinese Academy of Engineering noted that "more than a dozen" companies were customising Android following a Chinese ban on the use of Windows 8 on government PCs.[93][94][95]
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I feel like I'm being really dumb and a bit mean, but what is the point of this? I always saw Android as a compromise, so why would it be good for a PC? Tablet apps generally speaking suck in comparison to the PC equivalent.

To me this seems like dumbing down. So, inspire me and I'm sure other people.


(Note: I do think it's pretty cool they have done this, I'm just struggling to see why).
 
Scougar said:
I feel like I'm being really dumb and a bit mean, but what is the point of this? I always saw Android as a compromise, so why would it be good for a PC? Tablet apps generally speaking suck in comparison to the PC equivalent.

To me this seems like dumbing down. So, inspire me and I'm sure other people.


(Note: I do think it's pretty cool they have done this, I'm just struggling to see why).
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Why not, make a cool little media station for the tv, get a case like a ISK300-150
put a blue-ray drive & a IR usb dongle with a remote, or a wirelsss keyboard with a dongle...
 
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