Alibaba gets Android 16 running on RISC-V

Alibaba's DAMO Academy has successfully adapted Android 16 to run on its RISC-V XuanTie 9-series processors, claiming to be the first to achieve this with an RVA23 chip. The effort aims to support strategic customers in accelerating RISC-V smart terminal development and reducing reliance on foreign chipmakers like Qualcomm.