[Hedda]

@dhead, sorry if I was not clear in my original post on what exactly I was asking for, but I have updated that original post little now.


To clarify, this feature request is specifically for running Tvbackend as native application in the background on Android, not ARM Linux.

Yes I know that you can run Linux on Amlogic and other ARM based boxes, but that is not what this feature request is asking for here.


Reason I am asking for an Android port of TVheadend is to run as app on the same Android box as XBMC, and with other Android apps too!


There are several USB DVB-T/C/S TV-tuners that are compatible with Android, and several Android boxes come with integrated TV-tuner.

Examples:
http://www.geniatech.com/tv-tuner-for-an...tablet.asp
http://www.geniatech.com/pa/pt115m.asp
http://www.geniatech.com/pa/atv1220.asp
http://www.mygica.com/product.asp?id=165
http://www.xtreamer.net/SideWinder4/
http://www.pctvsystems.com/Products/Prod...fault.aspx
http://www.pointofview-online.com/showro...uct_id=358
http://www.tevii.com/Products_t810_1.asp
http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/05/22/u...-t2-tuner/
http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/02/14/a...ls-for-93/


Remember that Android OS is actually using a modified version of the Linux kernel, so it is not impossible to run all this natively on Android.

V4L DVB drivers from linuxtv.org can be used the with Android kernel/firmware, some developer tips andcode can be found on these pages
http://sven.killig.de/android/N1/2.2/usb_host/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871391

There are already other closed source DVB apps for Android out there
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=dvb&c=apps
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=dtv&c=apps