Run a watch-face APK on i.MX8ULP watch board based on Android 14

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The doc gives an introduction about how to get and run the watch-face APK on i.MX.8ULP watch board based on Android 14.0.0_1.0.0.

1. Get source code

• Get the shell script and related patches from the attachment at the end of the article.
• Run Watchface_setup.sh.
  • Watchface_setup.sh will download all the needed gits codes. combine with them and apply patches automatically.
  • You need to clone the gits manually if network access is not good.

2. Build the project

• The project is in the sub-directory named "KWART_Kid_Launcher". Then you can build it either in Android studio or Android SDK.
  • Android studio
    • Open the project in Android studio and build it like regular.
  • Android SDK

    • Copy KWART_Kid_Launcher/ into vendor/nxp-opensource/fsl_imx_demo/

    • Add the following into the end of device/nxp/imx8ulp/watch_8ulp/watch_8ulp.mk.

      PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
          KWARTLauncher

    • Rebuild the SDK. Please refer to Android User's Guide for more details about SDK building.

      make -j4 2>&1 | tee make.log

3. Install the APK

• Install the APK
  • Android studio
    • Run the app like regular.
  • Android SDK
    • Reflash the SDK images and the app will occur after boot finishes.
• Then you will find the following APP.