RaspAnd 7.1.2 Build 171220 is now available to download

Dec 21, 2017 19:34 GMT  ·  By

RaspAnd developer Arne Exton released a new version of his Raspberry Pi 3 operating system that brings support for the official Raspberry Pi 7-inch touchscreen and smart TVs.

Coming less than a week after the previous version, which introduced the latest Kodi 17.6 "Krypton" media center and TeamViewer 13 software to allow users to control other computers from their Raspberry Pi 3 SBC, RaspAnd 7.1.2 Build 171220 is here with support for the official Raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen.

"Thanks to a member on this site who asked for support for the Raspberry Pi official 7-inch touchscreen, I started to experiment with different configurations. Success! The changes are so good that I’ve decided to upload a new version of RaspAnd today," writes Arne Exton in the release announcement.

RaspAnd now looks better on big sceen TVs too

The support for the official Raspberry Pi 7-inch touchscreen also changed RaspAnd's supported resolution from 720p (1280x720) to 1080p Full HD (1920x1080), which means that you can also use it on your big screen TV and it will look a lot better than before. Arne Exton tested it with a 55-inch Samsung TV set as a monitor.

Other than that, RaspAnd 7.1.2 Build 171220 comes with the Quick Reboot Pro app pre-installed so that you won't have to use the power switch to reboot the operating system on your Raspberry Pi 3 single-board computer. The new build comes as a free download for existing users, but newcomers will have to pay $9 USD for it.

For those unfamilar with RaspAnd, it's a commercial operating system for Raspberry Pi 3 SBCs based on Google's Android mobile operating system, so basically you'll be able to run Android on your Raspberry Pi. At the moment, the latest RaspAnd release is based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat.

RaspAnd OS running on the official Raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen
RaspAnd OS running on the official Raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen
RaspAnd OS running on a big screen TV
RaspAnd OS running on a big screen TV

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RaspAnd OS running on Raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen
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