Are there plans to develop a golang version of Android?

Question

I've looked around a bit but I can't find a discussion about a version of Android built directly from golang source code and little or no Java.

I see there's an Android 9 (Go edition) version. But it looks like it's just more Java with Golang bindings: https://www.android.com/versions/go-edition. Or is this a native Go Android?

Answer 1

Note that it is possible to compile Go to both JavaScript and WASM. I've use the WASM support to build an application that work across all modern browsers. (incl. modern mobile browsers)

The way I do it is that I load the Go program in a background worker, I then use a channel to talk to the Go program as it was an API running locally. My primary reason for doing so was to leverage some of the functionality in the standard library, specifically, the cryptographic APIs.

Answer 2

I see there's an Android 9 (Go edition) version. But it looks like it's just more Java with Golang bindings

No. Android Go is a line of Android apps designed for use on low-end Android devices. Android Go has nothing to do with:

• the Go programming language
• the Go strategy board game
• the Go square on a traditional Monopoly board
• etc.

I've looked around a bit but I can't find a discussion about a version of Android built directly from golang source code and little or no Java.

That is because it does not exist.