We're excited to share that SpacemiT has partnered with BayLibre to successfully run Android 16 on the SpacemiT K1 SoC (RISC-V RVA22 + RVV 1.0).

What was achieved:

• Android kernel 6.19 running with K1 vendor kernel 6.6 drivers
• Vulkan support enabled via Imagination GPU in mesa3d
• Generic HAL Utilization: We leveraged Baylibre’s Android generic Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for essential functions, including thermal management, USB, and audio.
• Full Android 16 device config built for SpacemiT RISC-V. Boot time under 2 minutes on BananaPi F3 (K1 platform)

The entire project was built on 100% open-source software — AOSP, mainline kernel, no NDAs, no proprietary blobs. Anyone in the community can rebuild the image from scratch.

Source code: https://github.com/BayLibre/android_manifest
Full write-up: https://baylibre.com/blog/baylibre-partners-with-spacemit-to-bring-android-16-to-risc-v/

We welcome the community to test, contribute, and help push RISC-V + Android forward.

Questions welcome!

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The K3 RISC-V AI CPU from SpacemiT has officially entered mass production, marking a full-cycle transition from R&D to large-scale commercial deployment. It delivers a native compute foundation ready for high-end applications such as AI PCs and intelligent robots.

As the world’s first RISC-V chip compliant with the RVA23 specification, the K3 leverages homogeneous fusion computing architecture, integrating 8 high-performance compute cores and 8 ultra-wide parallel AI cores. It delivers 130K DMIPS of general-purpose computing power and 60 TOPS of AI performance—enabling local inference for 30B–80B parameter LLMs. Its performance matches mainstream desktop CPUs, making it ideal for AI PCs, robotics, and other advanced use cases.

The K3 has completed full adaptation for humanoid robot motion control and is now building an integrated digital employee solution tailored for Agent OS. With cloud-edge synergy, it reduces token consumption by over 40%, ensures data security via on-device intelligent desensitization, and offers out-of-the-box readiness—accelerating deployment of turnkey digital employee systems. SpacemiT continues to expand RISC-V boundaries and co-build an open, win-win intelligent computing ecosystem.