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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. | YesTBD | 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 | P1 | 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 | MVP | Released/Available | Dependencies | SoC/OEM/App Partner ETA | Code Readiness | Remarks |
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