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2026-05-27
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Alibaba gets Android 16 running on RISC-V
Beijing’s sovereign stack ambitions strengthen
Simon Sharwood
APAC Editor
Published Wed 27 May 2026 // 02:19 UTC
Alibaba’s research and development operation, DAMO Academy, has adapted Android 16 to run on its homebrew RISC-V silicon.
A Monday social media post claims that the Academy got Android 16 running on XuanTie 9-series processors. Alib