OpenGL ES SDK for Android Documentation

Welcome to OpenGL ES SDK for Android 2.1.2.

About

The OpenGL® ES SDK for Android is a collection of resources to help you build OpenGL ES applications for a platform with a Mali GPU and an ARM processor. You can use it for creating new applications, training, and exploration of implementation possibilities.

You can use the Mali SDK to produce applications that will run on any devices that run Android™ on an ARM processor.

Requirements

To build and run the OpenGL ES sample applications you will need:

• An ARM based device with a Mali series GPU running Android.
• Android Studio.
• The latest Android NDK, which should be downloaded automatically by Android Studio when you build the samples (alternatively, you can install it by following the instructions here).

Getting Started

• See the Getting Started Guide for information on how to get started.
• Have a look at some specific Tutorials.
• If you get stuck with tutorials, look at Building Android samples to see the solutions.
• Get Support from ARM.

Change Log

Summary of changes between versions of the OpenGL ES SDK for Android.

Changes in version 2.1.2

• Rewrote build system for Android Studio 2.2+ and CMake.
• Changed license to MIT.

Changes in version 2.1.1

• Added foveated rendering.

Changes in version 2.1.0

• Added Using multiview rendering.
• Added Ocean Rendering with Fast Fourier Transform.
• Added Displacement mapping with tessellation.
• Added Procedural modelling with geometry shaders.
• Added MultisampledFBO sample.

Changes in version 2.0.0

• Added Particle Flow Simulation with Compute Shaders.
• Added Advanced Shading Techniques with Pixel Local Storage.
• Added Occlusion Culling with Hierarchical-Z.
• Added Introduction to compute shaders.

Changes in version 1.9.0

• Added Instanced Tessellation.

Changes in version 1.8.0

• Added Occlusion Query tutorial.

Changes in version 1.7.0

• Added Min Max Blending tutorial.
• Added Integer Logic tutorial.
• Added ETC2 Texture tutorial.
• Added Boids tutorial.
• Added Shadow Mapping tutorial.
• Added Instancing tutorial.
• Added Projected Lights tutorial.

Changes in version 1.6.0

• Added Asset loading tutorial.
• Added "Introduction to shaders" tutorial.
• Added Mipmapping and Compressed Textures tutorial.
• Removed EGLImage sample due to deprecation.

Changes in version 1.5.0

• Added Bloom tutorial.
• Added Metaballs sample.
• Added Terrain sample.
• Added Skybox sample.
• Added ASTC Texture sample.
• Added Lighting, Normal Mapping, Asset Loading and VBO tutorials.

Changes in version 1.4.0

• Added HighQualityTextJava sample.
• Added SimpleCube and TextureCube tutorials.
• Added EGLImage sample.
• Added ThreadSync sample.

Changes in version 1.3.0

• Added new tutorials.

Changes in version 1.0.0

• First release of the OpenGL ES SDK for Android.

Contents

Directory	Contents
docs	Documentation for the SDK including tutorials.
samples	Sample OpenGL ES applications.