Documentation for 4.2.2 hardware support
Add Nexus 4, update Nexus 7, remove Nexus One, ADP1, ADP2.
Update the preferred build numbers to go along with
the availability of hardware support for 4.2.2
Change-Id: Ifd3d981ef33b4e226d8668741eaeeeb577296473
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@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@
information that is specific to individual devices.
With the current release, it is possible to build for
-Nexus 10, for Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi), and for some variants of Galaxy Nexus.
+Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Nexus 7, and for some variants of Galaxy Nexus.
The exact level of functionality for each device depends on the availability
of the relevant proprietary hardware-specific binaries.
+For Nexus 4 and on Nexus 7, all configurations can be used,
+and all the hardware is functional.
+Due to hardware differences, do not use 4.1.1 on a Nexus 7 that
+was originally sold with 4.1.2 or newer.
+
All configurations of Nexus 10 can be used. On those devices, graphics, audio,
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, camera, NFC, GPS and orientation sensors are functional.
-The Wi-Fi variants of Nexus 7 can be used. On Nexus 7, graphics and audio are
-functional, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Due to hardware differences, do
-not use 4.1.1 on a Nexus 7 that was originally sold with 4.1.2 or newer.
-The Mobile variant is not supported.
-
The variants of Galaxy Nexus that can be used are the GSM/HSPA+ configuration
"maguro" (only if it was originally sold with a "yakju" or "takju" operating
system) and the VZW CDMA/LTE configuration "toro". On those devices, graphics
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
respective cellular networks. NFC and the orientation sensors are functional.
The Sprint CDMA/LTE configuration "toroplus" of Galaxy Nexus is supported
-experimentally, in the jb-mr1-dev-plus-aosp branch. On that configuration,
+experimentally, in the master branch only. On that configuration,
the cellular network is not functional,
and the other peripherals work like they do on "toro".
@@ -48,22 +48,13 @@
as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and the orientation sensors.
All configurations of Nexus S and Nexus S 4G can be used with Android 4.1.2.
-On those devices all the peripherals are functional: graphics, audio, Wi-Fi,
-Bluetooth, cell networks, sensors, camera, hardware codecs, NFC, GPS.
+On those devices all the hardware is functional.
In addition, [PandaBoard](http://pandaboard.org) a.k.a. "panda" can be used
-in the jb-mr1-dev-plus-aosp branch, but is considered experimental.
+in the master branch, but is considered experimental.
The specific details to use a PandaBoard with the Android Open-Source Project
are in the file `device/ti/panda/README` in the source tree.
-Nexus One a.k.a. "passion" is obsolete, was experimental in gingerbread,
-and can't be used with newer versions of the Android Open-Source
-Project.
-
-Android Developer Phones (ADP1 and ADP2, a.k.a. "dream" and "sapphire") are
-obsolete, were experimental in froyo, and can't be used with
-newer versions of the Android Open-Source Project.
-
## Building fastboot and adb ##
If you don't already have those tools, fastboot and adb can be built with
@@ -129,15 +120,13 @@
from pure source code only, and requires additional hardware-related proprietary
libraries to run, specifically for hardware graphics acceleration.
-Official binaries for Nexus S, Nexus S 4G, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7,
-Nexus 10 and PandaBoard
-can be downloaded from
+Official binaries for the supported devices can be downloaded from
[Google's Nexus driver page](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers),
which add access to additional hardware capabilities with non-Open-Source code.
-When using the master branch for a device, the binaries for the most
-recent numbered release are the ones that should be used in the master
-branch.
+When building the master branch for a device, the binaries for the most
+recent numbered release or with the most recent date
+are the ones that should be used.
### Extracting the proprietary binaries ###
@@ -165,12 +154,13 @@
Device | Branch | Build configuration
---------|------------------------------|------------------------
-manta | android-4.2.1_r1.2 | full_manta-userdebug
-grouper | android-4.2.1_r1.2 | full_grouper-userdebug
-maguro | android-4.2.1_r1.2 | full_maguro-userdebug
-toro | android-4.2.1_r1.2 | full_toro-userdebug
-toroplus | jb-mr1-dev-plus-aosp | full_toroplus-userdebug
-panda | jb-mr1-dev-plus-aosp | full_panda-userdebug
+manta | android-4.2.2_r1 or master | full_manta-userdebug
+grouper | android-4.2.2_r1 or master | full_grouper-userdebug
+tilapia | android-4.2.2_r1 or master | full_grouper-userdebug
+maguro | android-4.2.2_r1 or master | full_maguro-userdebug
+toro | android-4.2.2_r1 or master | full_toro-userdebug
+toroplus | master | full_toroplus-userdebug
+panda | master | full_panda-userdebug
wingray | android-4.1.2_r1 | full_wingray-userdebug
crespo | android-4.1.2_r1 | full_crespo-userdebug
crespo4g | android-4.1.2_r1 | full_crespo4g-userdebug
@@ -202,12 +192,13 @@
Factory images
for Nexus 10,
+for Nexus 4,
for Nexus Q,
-for Nexus 7 (all variants),
+for Nexus 7,
for Galaxy Nexus (GSM/HSPA+ "yakju" and "takju",
and CDMA/LTE "mysid" and "mysidspr"),
and
-for Nexus S and Nexus S 4G (all variants)
+for Nexus S and Nexus S 4G
are available from
[Google's factory image page](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images).
