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Feature Overview
Upgrades | New Features/ productization | POC/Spec Release |
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Applications Youtube 26 AVPK 6.2 Netflix NRDP25+DPI7 Alexa Xapp Googlecast Application Firebolt DAC SDK WPEWebKit 2.46 Thunder Framework 5.1 Kernel 6.1 SOC SDK Upgrades Hardware Porting Kit Security | Multiview Vulkan Graphics Application Launcher Native Script Network Manager RIALTO Edge AI Secure Storage HAL | Connected Home BLE Streaming/auracast Virtual Device AVHAL Spec AIDL |
RDK8 Features
1 | Application Launcher | This new launcher includes a set of new managers who handle launch, lifecycle, package, storage, and window management. | P0 | 2025 Q3 | NA | 2025 Q3 | |||
2 | Vulkan | Performance improvement and improved customer experience for better scale. | P0 | Q2 2025 | |||||
3 | Widevine Support for Native apps | Widevine support is an add-on for the apps that utilize any other encryption currently available. | P0 | Q2 2025 | |||||
4 | RIALTO - AAMP | Direct application access to hardware resources is prevented | P0 | Q1 2025 | |||||
5 | Native Script | Lightweight JavaScript runtime to launch integrated video players in a small memory footprint environment and have speedy launch times. | P2 | Q3 2025 | |||||
6 | Memcr | Reducing the physical memory required for the RDK software to function helps to decrease the production cost of RDK Device hardware | P1 | Q3 2025 | Launcher integration | ||||
7 | Multiview | Offering multiview enhances the viewing experience by allowing subscribers to watch multiple streams simultaneously, which increases engagement and satisfaction. | P2 | Q3 2025 | |||||
8 | Browser Webkit 2.46 | Keep app platform up to date Support the latest WPE browser features | P0 | Q3 2025 | |||||
9 | Binary-compatible browser runtime with launcher | towards a binary-compatible browser runtime that is separately downloadable and features a binary-compatible web engine. | P2 | Q4 2025 | Lifecycle - | ||||
10 | Thunder 5.1 | P2 | Q4 2025 | ||||||
11 | Subtec | Create a clean build, reduce maintenance costs. | P2 | Q3 2025 | Player refactoring | ||||
12 | Network Manager Integration | Gnome based networkmanager integration | P0 | Productisation of Gnome network manager which is beta in RDK7 | |||||
12 | Connected Home TV | IOT stack integrated and released with RDK Reference devices. | P2 | ||||||
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. | P1 | ||||||
14 | Auracast / BLE Streaming | P2 | POC | ||||||
15 | Edge AI Integration | P2 | Working group | ||||||
16 | RDK Reference UI | Reference implementation for Firebolt Spec based RDK UI, Performance improvement and improved customer experience for better scale. | P1 | ||||||
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. | P1 | ||||||
DAC Server Selection | P2 | ||||||||
18 | Alexa Xapp | Certified Alexa integration is required for retail and operator (Specific) managed device deployments. | P2 | ||||||
19 | YT26 (Chrobalt/Cobalt) | P0 | |||||||
20 | Amazon AVPK | RDKVREL-398 | P1 | ||||||
20 | Kernel 6.1ACK Mixed-Mode | P0 | |||||||
21 | SOC Alignment | P1 | |||||||
22 | SDK upgrade | P0 | |||||||
23 | Hardware Porting Kit | P1 | |||||||
24 | Platform Upgrades | P0 | |||||||
25 | OSS consumption re-architecting | P1 | |||||||
26 | OSS Optimizations | P2 | |||||||
27 | MVP – Specification Document | P2 | |||||||
28 | Secure storage common hal implementation | P2 | |||||||
29 | Security Spec | P2 | Security working group | ||||||
30 | RDKE OSS layer release |
| BAU | ||||||
31 | RDKE Vendor layer release | ||||||||
32 | RDKE middleware layer release | ||||||||
33 | RDKE Applications layer release | ||||||||
34 | RDKE Image Assembler Release | ||||||||
| # | Feature | Business Requirements/why this feature is needed? | RDK Ticket | Priority | Developer ETA | Dependencies | SoC/OEM/App Partner ETA | Code Readiness | Remarks |
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