Chromium Browser has become a key component the IoT landscape. As an open-source project, Chromium offers modern web standards support and strong security, making it ideal for powering interactive kiosks, digital signage, smart control panels, and industrial dashboards. With Chromium, developers can create rich, web-based user interfaces that are easy to update and manage remotely—an essential feature for today’s connected devices.

Open-Source Collaboration

This enablement of Chromium Browser on the MediaTek Genio platform is the result of a collaborative open-source effort. Collabora, a well-known contributor to the open-source community, has played a crucial role in maintaining and optimizing Chromium for Genio devices. Their expertise ensures that the browser is not only available but also fully integrated with the hardware acceleration features of the platform.

Integrated Chromium Experience and Hardware Acceleration on Genio

On the MediaTek Genio platform running IoT Yocto, Chromium Browser is now fully supported and optimized for high performance. This integration allows developers to deploy a robust browser environment directly on Genio-based devices with ease, making the platform ready for both development and real-world IoT deployment.

A major highlight of this solution is the comprehensive enablement of hardware acceleration. Chromium Browser on Genio takes full advantage of GPU acceleration for graphics rendering, as well as hardware-based video decode and encode. Demanding tasks such as high-resolution video playback and real-time video streaming are efficiently handled by dedicated hardware, rather than overloading the CPU.

The result is a responsive user experience, improved power efficiency, and reduced heat generation—key advantages for embedded and IoT devices that often operate in space- or power-constrained environments. With hardware acceleration, CPU usage during video playback and encoding is significantly reduced, freeing up processing power for other applications and helping to keep devices cool and energy-efficient.

Multi-tasking made easy with HW acceleration

Validated and Reliable

Chromium Browser on Genio has been tested across a variety of demanding IoT scenarios, all running smoothly and reliably with hardware acceleration enabled. This demonstrates the robustness and readiness of the Genio platform for modern IoT applications, including:

• Web browsing with responsive performance
• 4K video streaming with smooth playback
• Video conferencing with real-time encoding and decoding
• Smooth playback of local high-resolution media files

With these capabilities, Genio is well-suited for interactive kiosks, digital signage, and other advanced IoT solutions.

Learn More

To explore more details or get started with Chromium Browser on Genio, visit our IoT Yocto Developer Guide. Also, discover how our partner Collabora can add value to your IoT solutions.