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Dalvik Turbo
Original author(s)Myriad Group
Operating systemLinux
PlatformAndroid and others
TypeVirtual machine
LicenseProprietary commercial software

Dalvik Turbo was created as a proprietary compatibility layer alternative to Google's implementation of the Dalvik virtual machine that runs on the Android operating system and other platforms.[1] It was originally developed by French/Swiss firm Myriad Group.[2][3] Dalvik Turbo has an alternative version which runs on non-Android platforms, Sailfish OS, which is known as Alien Dalvik.[4]

The virtual machine runs the Java platform on compatible mobile devices, and it can also run applications which have been converted into a compact Dalvik Executable (.dex) bytecode format for lower end devices.

In 2011, MIPS Technologies entered into a license agreement with Myriad to make their Dalvik Turbo Virtual Machine (VM) available to its licensees as part of its standard distribution of Android for its MIPS architecture.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Myriad Alien Dalvik". Myriadgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  2. ^ [1] Archived February 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Arghire, Ionut (9 February 2010). "Myriad Launches Dalvik Turbo Virtual Machine for Android". softpedia. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. ^ "Myriad's Alien Dalvik Runs Android Apps On Non-Android Devices!". MTV. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "MIPS Technologies Adopts Myriad's Dalvik Turbo VM Engine for its Android™ on MIPS® Distribution". 2011-05-09. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012.
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