08 Apr 2026 

• This is the RDK8 RC1 Candidate
• Uses OSS Consumption Model so OSS is no longer built as a standalone layer
• First release to use appmanager and signed BOLT packages
  • Applications must now be pre-built and signed separately to yocto build
  • Refer to Tooling Requirements for Factory App Integration in RDK8 for more info
• Applications are now DAC applications and are integrated as part of Image Assembler so Application Layer no longer exists

05 Mar 2026 

• This release uses the OSS Consumption Model (OSS is now part of Vendor Layer)
• This will be the last RDK release using RDKShell for Application management functionalities. After this release, RDK AppManagers framework will be used.
• This will be the last Application Layer release. All applications will be DAC‑based starting from the next RDKE releases. Therefore, the Application Layer will be removed from the RDKE stack.
• BRCM 974116 only B0 is now supported.

05 Feb 2026