Android 2D graphics programming

Question

What is the difference between Canvas and OpenGL for doing 2D graphics with Android?

Does Canvas use OpenGL in the background? Are there cases where OpenGL might be slower than Canvas?

Romain Guy · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-04 22:03:36Z

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Canvas does not use OpenGL, it uses the software rendering library called Skia.

answered Jan 4, 2011 at 22:03

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