Google has yet to add any actual code for the Pi 3 to the new repository, and it’s been five weeks since it was first created. Nevertheless, we can assume that code will show up one day – perhaps the initial base is being developed privately.
Whatever the reason, an official build of Android for Raspberry Pi 3 will likely be met with enthusiasm as Pi fans are already installing Android-based images on the devices.
What Google’s plans are for Android and the Pi, however, are unclear. Google could intend for the Pi 3 to run an IoT-focused version of Android – much like Microsoft did with the Windows 10 IoT Core for Raspberry Pi.
If that’s the case, Google may be prepping the Raspberry Pi 3 for eventual compatibility with Project Brillo – a new smart home-focused operating system based on Android designed to interface with your oven, light switches, and doorbell.
An IoT OS would be in line with the Raspberry Pi’s focus on tinkering with hardware projects, as opposed to using the Pi as an Android-powered entertainment PC. As ZDNet points out, there are already a number of other developer and hobbyist boards in the AOSP tree including some publicly earmarked to work with Brillo. The Pi 3 entry could be more of the same.
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