Using the expansion board with Android

With the installation completed, we will now use the expansion board as if it were a customized tablet.

Using files from a computer

You have many options that you can use to exchange files, as follows:

• USB devices: Using the expansion board as a device, like a disk (see the Installing drivers section earlier in this chapter).

• USB keys: These can be used to get files from/to a computer and BeagleBone. The best way to have these recognized is to use the FAT32 filesystem. When the stick is plugged in, a styled Android logo appears, telling you that this new media is under analysis.

• Wi-Fi.

Installing applications

You can install applications to the expansion board in many ways; here are a few examples:

• By manually copying the APK file to the SD card in the data directory and installing it from the provided Qt file explorer. Of course, this must be done offline.

• By downloading the APK file on the USB stick and installing it from the provided Qt file explorer.

• By...