Getting Started with Console OS - Revision history

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Storage and touch

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Rewrote for Lollipop

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AdminTeam at 21:59, 23 February 2015

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 All releases of Console OS currently include the Amazon Appstore for Android. You can also transfer (sideload) APK's (Android Apps) from another Android device.
-To sideload apps, you need to go into Settings > Security and enable Unknown Apps. Be sure to install an antivirus app from the Appstore first, unless you obtain sideloaded apps from a trusted source. We hope to add native antivirus support to Console OS in an upcoming release.
+To sideload apps, you need to go into Settings > Security and enable Unknown Apps.
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 ==Storage Devices==
-Console OS supports FAT32 storage devices with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. We are working to add support for more SD card readers in devices, as well as other storage formats. Note that NTFS and ExFAT are not currently supported by Android natively; this is not a limitation of Console OS. That said, we are working on adding additional file formats to Console OS in the first half of next year.
+In general, you cannot access data stored on a Windows-formatted partition. This is due to NTFS and ExFAT are not presently supported by Android natively - this is not a limitation of Console OS. That said, we are working on adding additional file formats to Console OS in the future.
-To mount a USB device, just plug it in. To unmount a USB device, go to Settings -> Storage and select Unmount USB Device.
+To mount a USB device, just plug it in. To unmount a USB device, go to Settings -> Storage and select from the available unmount options.
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 ==Using Android==
-Console OS is built to stay truly Android-compatible. If this is your first experience with Android, we encourage you to visit [http://www.android.com Android.com] and learn about how Android works across phones, PCs, tablets, TVs... and now PCs too!
+Console OS with Android is (''as the name implies'') built to stay truly Android-compatible. If this is your first experience with Android, we encourage you to visit [http://www.android.com Android.com] and learn about how Android works across phones, PCs, tablets, TVs... and now PCs too!
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 ==How do I get apps onto Console OS devices?==
-We've included the Amazon Appstore for Android with Console OS DR1. You can also transfer APK's (Android Apps) from another Android device.
+All releases of Console OS currently include the Amazon Appstore for Android. You can also transfer (sideload) APK's (Android Apps) from another Android device.
-Next year, we also expect to launch our own app store, the Console Store. The Console Store will serve as a marketplace that is curated for apps that are designed and enhanced to work on x86 devices, as well as in both touch and non-touch environments.
+To sideload apps, you need to go into Settings > Security and enable Unknown Apps. Be sure to install an antivirus app from the Appstore first, unless you obtain sideloaded apps from a trusted source. We hope to add native antivirus support to Console OS in an upcoming release.
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 ==Storage Devices==
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 To mount a USB device, just plug it in. To unmount a USB device, go to Settings -> Storage and select Unmount USB Device.
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 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4koNvThpkGQQThtU1lGcTM3NUU/view?usp=sharing Subway Reflections v4.5.1] - Works best on Intel Core systems only
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4koNvThpkGQaDREZ2Fla2VSbTg/view?usp=sharing BlackJack v4.5.1]
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4koNvThpkGQeEdLVklhU29WRms/view?usp=sharing Sun Temple v4.5.1]
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4koNvThpkGQVWpGUkVQMXhJNzQ/view?usp=sharing Swing Ninja v4.5.1]

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 The links below are in Android APK format. By default, Console OS DR1 will automatically accept sideloaded applications.
 =='''General Console OS Demos'''==
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 These apps and tech demos will run on most systems that are supported by Console OS.
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4koNvThpkGQaDREZ2Fla2VSbTg/view?usp=sharing BlackJack v4.5.1]
 * [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc2-x86.apk Kodi RC 2] - formerly XBMC Media Player

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 Developer Release 1 (DR1) is our first release. Check out the [[Release Notes]] and [[Obtaining Console OS]] to learn more about where we stand today - and how to get in line to obtain Console OS!
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-==Technology Demos==
+=='''Technology Demos'''==
 We have compiled some technology demos that really demonstrate how Console OS is not just pushing the limits of Android, it's rewriting them. Most of these tech demos are built atop Unreal Engine 4. Console OS also supports Unity-based games, Havok-based games, and most Android & Android TV compatible games too.

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 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4koNvThpkGQc1FsMTRFRG5PSEE/view?usp=sharing InFlux v4.5.1] - Note that this tech demo is a bit buggy... but very cool - we're working on improving it.
 ** Use keys J & K to jump and head for the structure in the distance
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4koNvThpkGQQThtU1lGcTM3NUU/view?usp=sharing Subway Reflections v4.5.1]

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	We have compiled some technology demos that really demonstrate how Console OS is not just pushing the limits of Android, it's rewriting them. Most of these tech demos are built atop Unreal Engine 4. Console OS also supports Unity-based games, Havok-based games, and most Android & Android TV compatible games too.		We have compiled some technology demos that really demonstrate how Console OS is not just pushing the limits of Android, it's rewriting them. Most of these tech demos are built atop Unreal Engine 4. Console OS also supports Unity-based games, Havok-based games, and most Android & Android TV compatible games too.
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−	Game demos listed below have either Core, or Atom, next to them, designating which processor they are built to support. Most Pentium and Celeron-based machines running Console OS will use Atom-based game demos just fine, but may have issues with Core-targeted technology demos below.

	These technology demos will not run on a standard ARM-based Android device, they're compiled specifically for x86. They may also run on other Android devices with Intel processors, however.		These technology demos will not run on a standard ARM-based Android device, they're compiled specifically for x86. They may also run on other Android devices with Intel processors, however.

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 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4koNvThpkGQaDREZ2Fla2VSbTg/view?usp=sharing BlackJack v4.5.1]
-* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc2-x86.apk Kodi RC 2] - Formerly XBMC Media Player
+* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc2-x86.apk Kodi RC 2] - formerly XBMC Media Player
 * Sun Temple v4.5.1
 * Swing Ninja v4.5.1