Category | Feature | Business Requirements/why this feature is needed? | RDK Ticket | Priority | Dependency | Targeted code changes in RDK-Next | Remarks |
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Build & Platform | 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 |
| 2024 Q1
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Framework | 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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| 2024 Q1 | Standalone Release: The release is backward compatible with previous releases. |
RDK Optimization | Patch Upstream | Upstream RDK Common patches | RDKVREL-155 | P2 |
| 2024 Q1 |
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Framework | DAB 2.0 | YouTube requires DAB support for YT certification | RDKVREL-96 | P1 |
| 2024 Q1 |
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Build & Platform | Yocto 4.0 | Upgrading the Yocto build to the latest open-source components improves quality, security, performance, and maintainability. | RDKVREL-52 | P0 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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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 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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Applications [(Firebolt Apps (Lightning)] | Firebolt Apps (Lightning) | Standardizing ecosystems and pre-validation of Apps |
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| 2024 Q2 | Firebolt Lightning apps will be ready by Q2 24, which is tracked as a separate program |
RDK Optimization | 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 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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Thunder | 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 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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Package-manager support | Upgrade Thunder to support the new version of package manager | RDKVREL-189 | P2 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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Framework | Containerization | Improvements in RDK build time container | RDKVREL-112 | P0 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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Firebolt Native SDK | Firebolt Native SDK API integrations with Netflix Native application | RDKVREL-147 | P0 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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Player | AAMP with RIALTO | Direct application access to hardware resources is prevented | RDKVREL-59 | P2 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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AAMP | IP Video Low Latency DASH with TSB Support | RDKVREL-148 | P2 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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Security Updates | AppArmor | Refactor AppArmor process with generic and platform specific code | RDKVREL-97 | P1 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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RDK Optimization | OCDM Patch upstream | Upstream RDK OCDM patches | RDKVREL-201 | P1 |
| 2024 Q2 |
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Applications [(Firebolt Apps (Native)] | Amazon Prime AVPK6 | Amazon prime deployment | RDKVREL-65 | P0 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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HBO Max | HBO Max app deployment. | RDKVREL-75 | P0 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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Netflix 7* | Netflix Firebolt port | RDKVREL-111 | P0 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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UI/UX | Reference app (Firebolt Based) | Reference implementation for Firebolt Spec based RDK UI, Performance improvement and improved customer experience for better scale. | RDKVREL-73 | P0 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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Framework | 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 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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DAC with RIALTO | The native DAC apps are built with SoC platform agnostic DAC SDK into self sufficient oci images making them both build-able and runnable independent of platform system image/rootfs and aim to meet DAC contract for binary compatibility. | Reference feature for all native dac apps (Created feature tickets in individual native apps) | P1 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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DRM upgrades | Upgrade Widevine to v18 | Best available content protection ensures the latest content available to customers, increasing customer acquisition and retention | RDKVREL-194 | P0 |
| 2024 Q3 | WIP |
RDK Documentation. | Update RDK Documentation | Update RDK Documentation including HAL for RDK7 | RDKVREL-160 | P1 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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Hardware porting kit | Hardware porting kit | To standardize the HAL Layer Across RDK devices and provide a more advanced documentation | RDKVREL-192 | P1 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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Security Updates | Intrusion detection Reference implementation on RDK device | Current RDK deployed operators implemented their own third-party Intrusion detection solution. Different operators need to implement their solutions, thereby impacting RDK security. A general guideline and standard solution will increase RDK security and reliability. | RDKVREL-206 | P1 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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Thunder | Secure Storage Thunder Plugin implementation on RDK | nhancements to PersistentStore plugin to support Scope | RDKVREL-207 | P1 |
| 2024 Q3 |
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Applications [(Firebolt Apps (Native)] | 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 |
| 2024 Q4 |
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Certification testing | TDK | RDK device and app certification |
| P0 |
| 2024 Q4 | Certified Annual RDK release |