Embedded Linux Conference + Android Builders Summit

The Android stack is huge, by any standard. There are many subsystems, many layers, and many abstractions. Yet, only one very specific set of its layers is documented: the Android app developer API. Still, there are dozens of ways to get code to run in the Android stack, most of which are undocumented or require a firm understanding of the platform's internals. This talk will go through the various ways to get code to run in the Android stack and explain the pros and cons of each method. From shell scripts to system services, we'll cover the persistent flag, generating custom SDK add-ons, creating command-line Java applications, running native daemons and launching shell commands from standard apps.