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Slicer on Android

Key Investigators

• Attila Nagy (University of Szeged)

• Steve Pieper (Isomics)

Project Description

Investigate the possibilities of portig Slicer to Android, to be used in a Desktop-like Android environment.

Objective

1. Put together a software environment with all the needed tools for cross-compilation and document it.
2. Proof of concept work: compile an example Qt app for ARM64 and install and run it on phone.
3. Once there, try to actually compile.

Approach and Plan

1. Lots of google-ing, trial and error…
2. Install a VM to host the build environment.
3. Install and configure all the needed tools, IDEs, etc
4. A POC compilation.

Progress and Next Steps

1. Did the VM install
2. Have all the tools configured properly
3. Compilaed a Qt app for ARM64, installed it, and it actually RUNS! :)

Illustrations

Background and References

• https://www.androidauthority.com/android-q-desktop-mode-965704/
• https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/dex/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_DeX