Android is being used beyond phones for a variety of devices and industries due to its open nature, large app ecosystem, and complete software stack. However, customization is often needed to address missing pieces around security, priority of services, and enterprise/industry-specific requirements. Case studies presented applications of Android in multifunction printers, public safety solutions, military systems, enterprise tablets, TV boxes, and networked cars.

1. ANDROID:
BEYOND
THE
PHONE
Marko
Gargenta,
Marakana

2. About
Marko
Gargenta
Developer
of
Android
Bootcamp
for
Marakana.
Instructor
for
1,000s
of
developers
on
Android
at
Qualcomm,
Cisco,
Motorola,
Texas
Instruments,
Sony-­‐
Ericsson,
Sharp,
NetGear,
DoD
and
other
great
orgs.
Author
of
Learning
Android
published
by
O’Reilly.
Speaker
at
OSCON
(3x),
ACM,
IEEE,
SDC,
AnDevCon,
etc.
Co-­‐founder
of
SFAndroid.org

3. Agenda
• Android
Advantages
– It’s
Open
– Got
Apps
– Full
Stack
• Case
Studies
– Photocopiers
– Public
safety
– Military
– Enterprise
tablets
– TV
box
– Cars
• Summary

4. Android
Advantages
1. It’s
open
2. It’s
got
apps
3. It’s
a
complete
stack

5. It’s
Open

6. Got
Apps

7. The
Stack

8. Case
Studies
• Business
tablet/phone
• Set-­‐top
boxes
• Public
safety
• Cars
• Military
• Other

9. Based
on
true
events.
Names
may
have
been
changed
to
protect
the
innocent.

10. MulT-­‐funcTon
Printer
MulT-­‐funcTon
Printer/Copier/Scanner
Android
as
control
panel
for
a
mulT-­‐funcTon
copier/
scanner/fax
machine.

11. MulT-­‐funcTon
Printer
The
Approach
Why
Android?
Missing
pieces:
• App
development
• Custom
drivers
framework
• Custom
libraries
• Touch
screen
• App
framework
support
• Graphics
• The
new
home
app
• WiFi
and
networking

12. MulT-­‐funcTon
Printer
The
SoluTon

13. Public
Safety
SoluTon
Public
Safety
SoluTon
Customizing
Android
to
fit
the
requirements
of
life-­‐or-­‐death
situaTons.

14. Public
Safety
SoluTon
The
Approach
Why
Android
Missing
pieces
• Complete
stack
• Priority
of
services
• Available
hardware
• CriTcal
services
• App
abstracTon
• App/app
store
control
• Security

15. Public
Safety
SoluTon
The
SoluTon

16. Military
Department
of
Defense
DoD:
Building
custom
Android
OS
to
run
on
consumer
devices.

17. Military
The
Approach
Why
Android?
Missing
pieces
• Off
the
shelf
hardware
• Device
management
• Open
source
plaorm
• Security
• Developer
base
• Priority
of
services
• Inexpensive
soluTon
• App/app
market
locking
• Proprietary
app
market

18. Military
The
SoluTon

19. Enterprise
Tablet
Cisco
Cius
Tablet
for
business.
Built
on
Android
OS,
but
substanTally
modified
and
hardened
for
enterprise
usage.

20. Enterprise
Tablet
The
Approach
Why
Android
Missing
pieces
• Open
and
portable
• Enterprise
apps
• Complete
stack
• Device
management
• Apps
• Security
• Developers
• Enterprise
app
market
• MulT-­‐user
support
• VoIP
telephony
• Video
conferencing

21. Enterprise
Tablet
The
SoluTon

22. TV
Box
Android
TV
Boxes
From
Google
TV
to
3rd-­‐party
manufactures.
This
is
another
big
trend
on
the
horizon.

23. TV
Box
The
Approach
Why
Android
Missing
pieces
• Complete
plaorm
• UI
for
TV
use
• Quick-­‐to-­‐market
soluTon
• Picture
in
picture
• Apps
• Streaming
and
DRM
soluTons

24. TV
Box
The
SoluTon

25. Networked
Cars
Networked
Cars
The
next
fronTer
is
the
car.

26. Networked
Cars
The
Approach
Why
Android
Missing
pieces
• Quick
plaorm
for
UI
• Reliability
for
auto
industry
development
• Support
for
custom
• Developer
base
hardware
• Stack
has
many
pieces
• MulT
screen
support
already

27. Networked
Cars
The
SoluTon

28. Other
Non-­‐Phone
Usage
More
than
just
a
phone
OS,
Android
is
becoming
de-­‐facto
plaorm
for
embedded
and
connected
devices.

29. Summary
Android
is
open
and
complete
operaTng
system
stack
with
familiar
framework
to
develop
apps.
Marko
Gargenta,
Marakana.com
marko@marakana.com
+1-­‐415-­‐647-­‐7000