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Feature Overview
Upgrades | New Features/ productization | POC/Spec Release |
|---|---|---|
Applications YouTube (Version TBD) AVPK 6.x Alexa Xapp Googlecast Application Firebolt DAC SDK WPEWebKit 2.46 Thunder Framework 5.1 Kernel 6.1 SOC SDK Upgrades Hardware Porting Kit Security | Multiview Vulkan Graphics Application Launcher Native Script Network Manager RIALTO Edge AI Secure Storage HAL | Connected Home BLE Streaming/auracast Virtual Device AVHAL Spec AIDL |
RDK8 Features
1 | Application Launcher | This new launcher includes a set of new managers who handle launch, lifecycle, package, storage, and window management. |
| Yes | No, Q4 2025 |
| NA |
2025 Q3 | |||
2 | Vulkan | Performance improvement and improved customer experience for better scale. |
| Yes |
Yes, Q3 2025 | ||||
3 | Widevine Support for Native apps | Widevine support is an add-on for the apps that utilize any other encryption currently available. |
| Yes |
Yes, Q3 2025 | ||||
4 | RIALTO - AAMP | Direct application access to hardware resources is prevented |
| Yes |
Yes, Q3 2025 | ||||
5 | Native Script | Lightweight JavaScript runtime to launch integrated video players in a small memory footprint environment and have speedy launch times. |
| NO | YesQ3 2025 | ||||
6 | Memcr | Reducing the physical memory required for the RDK software to function helps to decrease the production cost of RDK Device hardware | Yes |
No, Q4 2025 | Launcher integration | |||
7 | Multiview | Offering multiview enhances the viewing experience by allowing subscribers to watch multiple streams simultaneously, which increases engagement and satisfaction. |
| No | Yes, Q3 2025 | ||||
8 | Browser Webkit 2.46 | Keep app platform up to date Support the latest WPE browser features |
| Yes | No, Q4 2025 | WPE pagelifecycle | ||||
9 | Binary-compatible browser runtime with launcher | towards a binary-compatible browser runtime that is separately downloadable and features a binary-compatible web engine. | Yes | No, Q4 2025 |
| Lifecycle - |
10 | Thunder 5.1 |
| No | Q4 2025 |
11 | Subtec | Create a clean build, reduce maintenance costs. |
| TBD | No, Q4 2025 |
| Player refactoring |
12 | Network Manager Integration | Gnome based networkmanager integration |
| Yes | Yes, Q3 2025 | Productization |
| of Gnome network manager which is beta in RDK7 | |||||||||
12 | Connected Home TV | IOT stack integrated and released with RDK Reference devices. | No | ||||||
13 | Google Cast | Google Cast enables users to stream content from various supported devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops, to a compatible TV or STB. | No | ||||||
14 | Auracast / BLE Streaming | No | POC | ||||||
15 | Edge AI Integration |
| No | Working group | ||||||||
16 |
RDK Reference UI | Reference implementation for Firebolt Spec based RDK UI, Performance improvement and improved customer experience for better scale. |
| Yes | No, Q1 2026 | ||||
17 |
DAC Firebolt DAC SDK | Design and deliver a "certification-ready" premium-tier native app that adheres to these specifications and is fully compatible with the RDK ecosystem. |
| Yes | No, Q4 2025 | ||||||||
DAC Server Selection | Yes | No, Q4 2025 | |||||||
18 |
Alexa Xapp | Certified Alexa integration is required for retail and operator (Specific) managed device deployments. | No |
19 |
Youtube (Chrobalt/Cobalt) | Yes |
20 | Amazon AVPK |
| RDKVREL-398 | Yes | ||||||||
20 | Kernel 6.1ACK Mixed-Mode |
| Yes | Yes, Q3 2025, new platforms | ||||
21 | SOC Alignment |
| No | |||||
22 | SDK upgrade |
| Yes | Yes, Q3 2025 | |||||
23 | Hardware Porting Kit |
| Yes | No, Q4 2025 | |||||
24 | Platform Upgrades |
| No | |||||||||
25 | OSS consumption re-architecting | No | Q4 2025 | ||||||
26 | OSS Optimizations | No | |||||||
27 | MVP – Specification Document | No | |||||||
28 | Secure storage common hal implementation | No | |||||||
29 | Security Spec | No | Security working group | ||||||
30 | RDKE OSS layer release |
| Yes | Q4 2025 | BAU | ||||
31 | RDKE Vendor layer release | Yes | Q4 2025 | ||||||
32 | RDKE middleware layer release | Yes | Q4 2025 | ||||||
33 | RDKE Applications layer release | Yes | Q4 2025 | ||||||
34 | RDKE Image Assembler Release | Yes | Q4 2025 | ||||||
| # | Feature | Business Requirements/why this feature is needed? | RDK Ticket |
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| MVP | Released/Available | Dependencies | SoC/OEM/App Partner ETA |
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| Code Readiness | Remarks |
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