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Firebolt Apps (Native)

  1. YouTube 25
  2. Amazon Prime AVPK6
  3. Netflix 7**
  4. HBO Max 
  5. Alexa

Pre-certified Native apps for RDK global deployment.


24 Q4
Firebolt Apps (Lightning)

Standardizing ecosystems and pre-validation of Apps 



DAC


Firebolt 2.0

Reference Implementation (Ripple)

Lifecycle management





Yocto 4.0

Upgrading the Yocto build to the latest open-source components improves quality, security, performance, and maintainability.

24 Q1

Python 3 upgrade

Android Common Kernel 5.15

1) The Android kernel is more popular and has more footprints compared to the Linux kernel, which leads to more support worldwide

2)SOC vendor supporting Android kernel doesn’t need to work to provide Linux kernel support to bring in RDKV stack.

24 Q1


Bootup Services

1)Systemd thunder alignment

2)Bootup script optimization


Introduce a solution that will deliver consistent boot performance.

Bootup performance improvements

24 Q1


RDK Optimization

1)Remove QT from RDK  Middleware


Remove QT dependencies from BLE RCU Daemon so that RDK middleware can be built without QT.

24Q1


AAMP with RIALTO

Direct application access to hardware resources is prevented

23 Q4


DAB 2.0

YouTube requires DAB support for YT certification

24 Q1


ThunderThunder 


Browser WPEWebkit 2.38


Security Updates



RDK7 plan  for certified devices 

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