Android OpenGL

1. Does Android use OpenGL?
2. How to change OpenGL version Android?
3. What is OpenGL traces in Android?
4. What is GL surface view in Android?

Does Android use OpenGL?

Android includes support for high performance 2D and 3D graphics with the Open Graphics Library (OpenGL®), specifically, the OpenGL ES API. OpenGL is a cross-platform graphics API that specifies a standard software interface for 3D graphics processing hardware.

How to change OpenGL version Android?

You cannot. OpenGL ES is GPU and driver specific. You need to buy a smartphone with modern hardware if you want to run newer games which require ES3.

What is OpenGL traces in Android?

Tracer is a tool for analyzing OpenGL for Embedded Systems (ES) code in your Android application. The tool allows you to capture OpenGL ES commands and frame by frame images to help you understand how your graphics commands are being executed.

What is GL surface view in Android?

GLSurfaceView class makes it easier for you to use OpenGL ES rendering in your applications by: Providing the glue code to connect OpenGL ES to the View system.