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RUN ANDROID ON RASPBERRY PI Feature
Flash the SD card
A command prompt window will appear with two
options – you’ll want to choose ‘Install Android
Things and optionally set up WiFi’ by typing 1
and then ENTER. Next, choose Raspberry Pi 3,
and then get the default image when prompted.
Make sure you have a microSD card ready to
flash for when it asks for it to be inserted after
the download. Follow along with the rest of
the prompts to select the card and wait for
it to be flashed.STEP 03
Setting up wireless internet
Once flashing is done, you can take the microSD
card out and put it into your Raspberry Pi. At the
very least, you need to have the microSD card
inserted and have access to a power supply. If you
still have the setup utility open, you can then set
up the wireless internet on your device by also
plugging an Ethernet cable into the Pi. If you’ve
exited the setup utility, just start it up again and
choose the second option.STEP 04
Alternate wireless setup
If you don’t have access to wired internet, you
can always plug the Pi into a monitor and use the
included utilities to connect to your WiFi for further
configuration. You can also do it via adb (Android
Debug Bridge) if you want to get into the nitty-
gritty of wireless setup – find out more info on that
here: magpi.cc/PHWvQR.STEP 05
Android Zero
Unfortunately, Android Things does not support
the Pi Zero – it requires a bit more power than the
board can currently provide, so you’ll need at least
a Raspberry Pi 2 to run Android Things on,
but preferably a Pi 3.