| Feature | Business Requirements/why this feature is needed? | RDK Ticket | Priority | Comcast ETA | SoC/OEM/App Partner ETA | Targeted platforms | Targeted code changes in RDK-Next | Remarks |
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| Build Standardization | RDK can control the number of components/packages installed in the image package. This also helps to validate the system performance and benchmark the new changes and SOC’s | RDKVREL-76 | P2 | NA | NA | - Amlogic VA
- Amlogic TV
- Realtek
- Broadcom
- RPI4
| 2024 Q3
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Yocto 4.0 | Upgrading the Yocto build to the latest open-source components improves quality, security, performance, and maintainability. | RDKVREL-52 | P0 | Q4 | Q4 | - Amlogic VA
- Amlogic TV
- Realtek
- Broadcom
- RPI4
| 2024 Q4 |
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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 RDK-V stack. | RDKVREL-53 | P0 | NA | Q4 | - Amlogic VA
- Amlogic TV
- Realtek
- Broadcom
- RPI4
| 2024 Q4 |
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| Lightning 3.0 | Lightning 3.0 release comes with a new set of feature upgrades including - New and improved font rendering, Batched rendering, dynamic shaders and Multi threading
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| NA | NA |
| 2024 Q2 | Standalone Release: The release is backward compatible with previous releases. |
| Patch Upstream | Upstream RDK Common patches | RDKVREL-155 | P2 | NA | NA | - Amlogic VA
- Amlogic TV
- Realtek
- Broadcom
- RPI4
| 2024 Q2 |
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DAB 2.0 | YouTube requires DAB support for YT certification | RDKVREL-96 | P1 |
| Amazon Alexa Q1 | - Amlogic
- Realtek
- Broadcom
- RPI4
| 2024 Q2 | DAB Compliance Test Suite is required here. |
| Firebolt Native SDK | Firebolt Native SDK API integrations with Netflix Native application | RDKVREL-147 | P0 | Q1 | NA | Premium Apps | 2024 Q4 |
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| Firebolt Apps (Lightning) | Standardizing ecosystems and pre-validation of Apps |
| P0 |
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| 2024 Q4 | Firebolt Lightning apps will be ready by Q2 24, which is tracked as a separate program |
| Memcr | App checkpoint/restore functionality - Memcr | RDKVREL-145 | P1 | Q1 | NA | - Amlogic VA
- Amlogic TV
- Realtek
- Broadcom
- RPI4
| 2024 Q3 |
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Remove QT from RDK Middleware | Create a clean build, Reduce maintenance costs, and improve the build time. Remove QT dependencies from BLE RCU Daemon so that RDK middleware can be built without QT. | RDKVREL-61 | P0 | Q1 | NA | - Amlogic VA
- Amlogic TV
- Realtek
- Broadcom
- RPI4
| 2024 Q2 |
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Thunder 4.4.1 | Thunder WPE Framework process to self-heal after any crash in the WPE Framework process which is triggered by an incoming JSON-RPC request to a plugin so that the system is able to continue working without any interruption | RDKVREL-54 | P0 | Q1(BCM) | NA |
| 2024 Q4 |
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Firebolt 2.0 Reference Implementation (Ripple) Lifecycle management | Standardized Firebolt™ interfaces published, implemented, and certified for easy on-boarding of lightning applications | LCM - RDKVREL-188 | P0 |
| NA |
| 2024 Q3 |
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| Hardware porting kit | To standardize the HAL Layer Across RDK devices and provide a more advanced documentation | RDKVREL-192 | P1 |
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| 2024 Q4 |
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| Update RDK Documentation | Update RDK Documentation including HAL for RDK7 | RDKVREL-160 | P1 |
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| 2024 Q3 |
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| Reference app (Firebolt Based) | Reference implementation for Firebolt Spec based RDK UI, Performance improvement and improved customer experience for better scale. | RDKVREL-73 | P0 |
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| - Amlogic VA
- Amlogic TV
- Realtek
- Broadcom
- RPI4
| 2024 Q4 |
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Amazon Prime AVPK6 | Amazon prime deployment | RDKVREL-65 | P0 | NA | NA | | 2024 Q4 |
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| Netflix 7* | Netflix Firebolt port | RDKVREL-111 | P0 |
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| | 2024 Q4 |
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YouTube 25 | Pre-certified Native apps for RDK global deployment. YouTube's requirement is to update their native player on the device every year. | RDKVREL-69 | P0 | NA | Pre release from Google (July) | - Amlogic(AH212)
- Realtek(Reference board)
Broadcom(Reference 972126) - RPI4
| 2024 Q4 |
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TDK | RDK device and app certification |
| P0 |
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| 2024 Q4 | Certified Annual RDK release |
WiFi Direct - Miracast Compatible Screen Mirroring on RDK devices | Mirror audio and video from mobile/tablet/computer to WiFi set-top using WiFi Direct |
| RDKVREL-288 |
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| 2024 Q4 |
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RDKE Vendor layer bring up | - Simplify & focus on IP based Entertainment platforms, with broadcast features as options
- Increased need for rapid innovate at pace to deliver new (IOT connected) hardware and advanced features.
- Competition & market conditions require a step change in platform scaling costs, and standardized application support
| RDKVREL-299 | P0 | Q4 2024 |
| Amlogic, Broadcom Realtek STB reference devices RPI4. AMLogic TV (Beta) Skyworth VA (Beta)
| 2024 Q4 |
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RDKE middleware bringup | RDKVREL-306 |
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| 2024 Q4 |
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RDKE Applications layer bringup | RDKVREL-307 |
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| 2025 Q1 |
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RDKE Image Assembler Release | RDKVREL-315 |
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| 2025 Q1 |
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Firmware Upgrade | - Avoid scripts usage from C/C++ Modules and port existing scripts to corresponding languages that are getting called from C/C++ Modules.
- Reduce code duplication across scripts
| RDKVREL-316 |
| Done |
| Amlogic, Broadcom Realtek STB reference devices RPI4. AMLogic TV (Beta) | 2024 Q4 |
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Window Manager Integration |
| RDKVREL-337 |
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| Amlogic, Broadcom Realtek STB reference devices RPI4. AMLogic TV (Beta) | 2024 Q4 |
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Application Manager Integration |
| RDKVREL-339 |
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| Amlogic, Broadcom Realtek STB reference devices RPI4. AMLogic TV (Beta) | 2024 Q4 |
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Network Manager Integration |
| RDKVREL-338 |
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| Amlogic, Broadcom Realtek STB reference devices RPI4. AMLogic TV (Beta) | 2024 Q4 |
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Remote Control and Voice stack refactoring | Control manager component has undergone numerous changes including - Reducing the number of repos to two and a single meta layer
- Redesign of the component involved to incorporate blercudeamon
| RDKVREL-346 |
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| Amlogic, Broadcom Realtek STB reference devices RPI4. AMLogic TV (Beta) | 2024 Q4 |
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HAL updates | RDK HAL updates for new features | RDKVREL-372 |
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| Amlogic, Broadcom Realtek STB reference devices RPI4. AMLogic TV (Beta) | 2025 Q1 |
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8 Comments
Unknown User (ssathi201)
YouTube 25 : Risk involved
In order RDK to deliver YT25 by Q4, we need the SDK from Google by Q2 2024.
Unknown User (aleeta_thomson)
Upgrades from Google often occur in September-October. We can't expect it before Q3 and hence YT25 integration can only be completed by Q4.
Unknown User (shibuthomas)
Unknown User (ajames) for Amazon Prime AVPK6, official code base is not released. Hence feature analysis shouldn't be completed. However, we understand from Mike(Amzon POC) that AVP6.0 has major changes. We can confirm the soc dependency by early Feb time. if there any SOC/Platform dependecies, then we need dedicated support from complete the certification in Q3 itself. SOC support need to be ensured. Is it targeting for both platform Amlogic and Realtek?
Ajith James
Yes Targeting both Realtek and Amlogic.
Unknown User (shibuthomas)
Unknown User (ajames) targeting Netflix 7 for Q2 is goo optimistic. We have lot of dependencies with SOC team. Hence would be great if can target Netflix 7 for Q3. Also it is planned only for realtek platform as their is no support AML and Broadcom
Ajith James
Unknown User (shibuthomas) , thank you. I updated this to Q3.
Unknown User (josekutty_kuriakose)
We need to update lightning 3.0 schedule also.
Unknown User (bcatrysse01)
Unknown User (ajames) Key target of RDK-E that is already expected as part of RDK-7 delivery is that Premium Native Applications / AppEngines (Youtube, Netflix, WPEbrowser, Amazon, Disney+ ) are being ported as binary compatible firebolt-rialto-dac applications (including support for Firebolt Lifecycle2.0).
I am missing that in above feature description (and in general no mention of Rialto and DAC in table). Please add that and help facilitate towards delivering that, tagging Unknown User (bijal.shah3)