RDK7 Feature Integration

Firebolt 2.0

Ripple Reference Implementation

Life Cycle Management APIS

Firebolt Native SDK

DAC Applications

DAB 2.0

FB Apps

Reference UI (Ripple Based)

Alexa ( XApp + SDK3.0 )

Amazon Prime AVPK6. (Low latency Player)

YouTube Cobalt 24/25* (Evergreen)

Remove Qt from RDK Core

MAX

Yocto OE 4.0-(Kirkstone)

Kernel - ACK 5.15

Systemd thunder alignment.

Airplay

Graphics - EGL /  Vulkan

AAMP with RIALTO plugin

Thunder (Version TBD)*

Browser (Version TBD)*

App Manager Optimization

Firebolt Apps (Native)

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

Pre-certified Native apps for RDK global deployment.

Standardizing ecosystems and pre-validation of Apps 

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

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