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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]9<h6>Table of Contents</h6>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]11<div id="toc">
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]13<div id="toc_left">
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]15<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#1_introduction">1. Introduction</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]17<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#2_device_types">2. Device Types</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]19<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#2_1_device_configurations">2.1 Device Configurations</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]21<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#3_software">3. Software</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]23<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_1_managed_api_compatibility">3.1. Managed API Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]25<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_2_soft_api_compatibility">3.2. Soft API Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]27<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_2_1_permissions">3.2.1. Permissions</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]29<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_2_2_build_parameters">3.2.2. Build Parameters</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]31<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_2_3_intent_compatibility">3.2.3. Intent Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]33<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#3_2_3_1_core_application_intents">3.2.3.1. Core Application Intents</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]35<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#3_2_3_2_intent_overrides">3.2.3.2. Intent Overrides</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]37<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#3_2_3_3_intent_namespaces">3.2.3.3. Intent Namespaces</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]39<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#3_2_3_4_broadcast_intents">3.2.3.4. Broadcast Intents</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]41<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#3_2_3_5_default_app_settings">3.2.3.5. Default App Settings</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]43<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_3_native_api_compatibility">3.3. Native API Compatibility</a></p>
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Unsuk Junga16d5c72015-06-05 02:10:14 -0700[diff] [blame]45<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_3_1_application_binary_interfaces">3.3.1. Application Binary Interfaces</a></p>
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47<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_3_2_32-bit_arm_native_code_compatibility">3.3.2. 32-bit ARM Native Code Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]49<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_4_web_compatibility">3.4. Web Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]51<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_4_1_webview_compatibility">3.4.1. WebView Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]53<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_4_2_browser_compatibility">3.4.2. Browser Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]55<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_5_api_behavioral_compatibility">3.5. API Behavioral Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]57<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_6_api_namespaces">3.6. API Namespaces</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]59<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_7_runtime_compatibility">3.7. Runtime Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]61<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_8_user_interface_compatibility">3.8. User Interface Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]63<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_1_launcher_home_screen">3.8.1. Launcher (Home Screen)</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]65<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_2_widgets">3.8.2. Widgets</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]67<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_3_notifications">3.8.3. Notifications</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]69<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_4_search">3.8.4. Search</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]71<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_5_toasts">3.8.5. Toasts</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]73<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_6_themes">3.8.6. Themes</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]75<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_7_live_wallpapers">3.8.7. Live Wallpapers</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]77<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_8_activity_switching">3.8.8. Activity Switching</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]79<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_9_input_management">3.8.9. Input Management</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]81<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_10_lock_screen_media_control">3.8.10. Lock Screen Media Control</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]83<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_11_dreams">3.8.11. Dreams</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]85<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_12_location">3.8.12. Location</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]87<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#3_8_13_unicode_and_font">3.8.13. Unicode and Font</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]97<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_9_device_administration">3.9. Device Administration</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]99<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_10_accessibility">3.10. Accessibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]101<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_11_text-to-speech">3.11. Text-to-Speech</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]103<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#3_12_tv_input_framework">3.12. TV Input Framework</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]105<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#4_application_packaging_compatibility">4. Application Packaging Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]107<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#5_multimedia_compatibility">5. Multimedia Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]109<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#5_1_media_codecs">5.1. Media Codecs</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]111<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_1_1_audio_codecs">5.1.1. Audio Codecs</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]113<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_1_2_image_codecs">5.1.2. Image Codecs</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]115<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_1_3_video_codecs">5.1.3. Video Codecs</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]117<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#5_2_video_encoding">5.2. Video Encoding</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]119<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#5_3_video_decoding">5.3. Video Decoding</a></p>
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121<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#5_4_audio_recording">5.4. Audio Recording</a></p>
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123<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_4_1_raw_audio_capture">5.4.1. Raw Audio Capture</a></p>
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125<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_4_2_capture_for_voice_recognition">5.4.2. Capture for Voice Recognition</a></p>
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127<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_4_3_capture_for_rerouting_of_playback">5.4.3. Capture for Rerouting of Playback</a></p>
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129<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#5_5_audio_playback">5.5. Audio Playback</a></p>
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131<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_5_1_raw_audio_playback">5.5.1. Raw Audio Playback</a></p>
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133<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_5_2_audio_effects">5.5.2. Audio Effects</a></p>
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135<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#5_5_3_audio_output_volume">5.5.3. Audio Output Volume</a></p>
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137<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#5_6_audio_latency">5.6. Audio Latency</a></p>
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139<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#5_7_network_protocols">5.7. Network Protocols</a></p>
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141<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#5_8_secure_media">5.8. Secure Media</a></p>
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143<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#6_developer_tools_and_options_compatibility">6. Developer Tools and Options Compatibility</a></p>
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145<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#6_1_developer_tools">6.1. Developer Tools</a></p>
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147<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#6_2_developer_options">6.2. Developer Options</a></p>
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149<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#7_hardware_compatibility">7. Hardware Compatibility</a></p>
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151<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#7_1_display_and_graphics">7.1. Display and Graphics</a></p>
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153<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_1_1_screen_configuration">7.1.1. Screen Configuration</a></p>
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155<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#7_1_1_1_screen_size">7.1.1.1. Screen Size</a></p>
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157<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#7_1_1_2_screen_aspect_ratio">7.1.1.2. Screen Aspect Ratio</a></p>
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159<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#7_1_1_3_screen_density">7.1.1.3. Screen Density</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]169<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_1_2_display_metrics">7.1.2. Display Metrics</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]171<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_1_3_screen_orientation">7.1.3. Screen Orientation</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]173<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_1_4_2d_and_3d_graphics_acceleration">7.1.4. 2D and 3D Graphics Acceleration</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]175<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_1_5_legacy_application_compatibility_mode">7.1.5. Legacy Application Compatibility Mode</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]177<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_1_6_screen_technology">7.1.6. Screen Technology</a></p>
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Unsuk Jung734c2a42015-06-05 01:47:54 -0700[diff] [blame]179<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_1_7_external_displays">7.1.7. Secondary Displays</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]181<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#7_2_input_devices">7.2. Input Devices</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]183<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_2_1_keyboard">7.2.1. Keyboard</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]185<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_2_2_non-touch_navigation">7.2.2. Non-touch Navigation</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]187<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_2_3_navigation_keys">7.2.3. Navigation Keys</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]189<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_2_4_touchscreen_input">7.2.4. Touchscreen Input</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]191<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_2_5_fake_touch_input">7.2.5. Fake Touch Input</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]193<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_2_6_game_controller_support">7.2.6. Game Controller Support</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]195<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#7_2_6_1_button_mapping">7.2.6.1. Button Mappings</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]199<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#7_3_sensors">7.3. Sensors</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]201<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_3_1_accelerometer">7.3.1. Accelerometer</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]203<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_3_2_magnetometer">7.3.2. Magnetometer</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]205<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_3_3_gps">7.3.3. GPS</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]207<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_3_4_gyroscope">7.3.4. Gyroscope</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]209<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_3_5_barometer">7.3.5. Barometer</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]211<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_3_6_thermometer">7.3.6. Thermometer</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]213<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_3_7_photometer">7.3.7. Photometer</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]215<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_3_8_proximity_sensor">7.3.8. Proximity Sensor</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]217<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#7_4_data_connectivity">7.4. Data Connectivity</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]219<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_4_1_telephony">7.4.1. Telephony</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]221<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_4_2_ieee_80211_wi-fi">7.4.2. IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi)</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]223<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#7_4_2_1_wi-fi_direct">7.4.2.1. Wi-Fi Direct</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]225<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#7_4_2_2_wi-fi-tunneled-direct-link-setup">7.4.2.2. Wi-Fi Tunneled Direct Link Setup</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]227<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_4_3_bluetooth">7.4.3. Bluetooth</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]229<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_4_4_near-field_communications">7.4.4. Near-Field Communications</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]231<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_4_5_minimum_network_capability">7.4.5. Minimum Network Capability</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]233<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_4_6_sync_settings">7.4.6. Sync Settings</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]235<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#7_5_cameras">7.5. Cameras</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]237<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_5_1_rear-facing_camera">7.5.1. Rear-Facing Camera</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]239<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_5_2_front-facing_camera">7.5.2. Front-Facing Camera</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]241<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_5_3_external_camera">7.5.3. External Camera</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]243<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_5_4_camera_api_behavior">7.5.4. Camera API Behavior</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]249</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]250
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]251<div id="toc_right_2">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]252
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]253<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_5_5_camera_orientation">7.5.5. Camera Orientation</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]255<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#7_6_memory_and_storage">7.6. Memory and Storage</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]257<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_6_1_minimum_memory_and_storage">7.6.1. Minimum Memory and Storage</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]259<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_6_2_application_shared_storage">7.6.2. Application Shared Storage</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]261<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#7_7_usb">7.7. USB</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]263<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#7_8_audio">7.8. Audio</a></p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]264
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]265<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_8_1_microphone">7.8.1. Microphone</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]267<p class="toc_h3"><a href="#7_8_2_audio_output">7.8.2. Audio Output</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]269<p class="toc_h4"><a href="#7_8_2_1_analog_audio_ports">7.8.2.1. Analog Audio Ports</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]271<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#8_performance_compatibility">8. Performance Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]273<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#8_1_user_experience_consistency">8.1. User Experience Consistency</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]275<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#8_2_memory_performance">8.2. Memory Performance</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]277<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#9_security_model_compatibility">9. Security Model Compatibility</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]279<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_1_permissions">9.1. Permissions</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]281<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_2_uid_and_process_isolation">9.2. UID and Process Isolation</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]283<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_3_filesystem_permissions">9.3. Filesystem Permissions</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]285<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_4_alternate_execution_environments">9.4. Alternate Execution Environments</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]287<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_5_multi-user_support">9.5. Multi-User Support</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]289<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_6_premium_sms_warning">9.6. Premium SMS Warning</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]291<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_7_kernel_security_features">9.7. Kernel Security Features</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]293<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_8_privacy">9.8. Privacy</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]295<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_9_full-disk-encryption">9.9. Full-Disk Encryption</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]297<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#9_10_verified_boot">9.10. Verified Boot</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]299<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#10_software_compatibility_testing">10. Software Compatibility Testing</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]301<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#10_1_compatibility_test_suite">10.1. Compatibility Test Suite</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]303<p class="toc_h2"><a href="#10_2_cts_verifier">10.2. CTS Verifier</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]305<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#11_updatable_software">11. Updatable Software</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]307<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#12_document_changelog">12. Document Changelog</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]309<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#13_contact_us">13. Contact Us</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]311<p class="toc_h1"><a href="#14_resources">14. Resources</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]313</div>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]317<div style="clear: both"></div>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]319<div id="main">
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]321<h1 id="1_introduction">1. Introduction</h1>
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323
324<p>This document enumerates the requirements that must be met in order for devices
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]325to be compatible with Android 5.1.</p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]327<p>The use of &ldquo;MUST&rdquo;, &ldquo;MUST NOT&rdquo;, &ldquo;REQUIRED&rdquo;, &ldquo;SHALL&rdquo;, &ldquo;SHALL NOT&rdquo;, &ldquo;SHOULD&rdquo;,&ldquo;SHOULD NOT&rdquo;, &ldquo;RECOMMENDED&rdquo;, &ldquo;MAY&rdquo;, and &ldquo;OPTIONAL&rdquo; is per the IETF standard
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]328defined in RFC2119 [<a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt">Resources, 1</a>].</p>
329
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]330<p>As used in this document, a &ldquo;device implementer&rdquo; or &ldquo;implementer&rdquo; is a person
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]331or organization developing a hardware/software solution running Android 5.1. A
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]332&ldquo;device implementation&rdquo; or &ldquo;implementation is the hardware/software solution
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]333so developed.</p>
334
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]335<p>To be considered compatible with Android 5.1, device implementations MUST meet
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]336the requirements presented in this Compatibility Definition, including any
337documents incorporated via reference.</p>
338
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]339<p>Where this definition or the software tests described in <a href="#10_software_compatibility_testing">section 10</a> is silent, ambiguous, or incomplete, it is the responsibility of the device
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]340implementer to ensure compatibility with existing implementations.</p>
341
342<p>For this reason, the Android Open Source Project [<a href="http://source.android.com/">Resources, 2</a>] is both the reference and preferred implementation of Android. Device
343implementers are strongly encouraged to base their implementations to the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]344greatest extent possible on the &ldquo;upstream&rdquo; source code available from the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]345Android Open Source Project. While some components can hypothetically be
346replaced with alternate implementations this practice is strongly discouraged,
347as passing the software tests will become substantially more difficult. It is
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]348the implementer&rsquo;s responsibility to ensure full behavioral compatibility with
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]349the standard Android implementation, including and beyond the Compatibility
350Test Suite. Finally, note that certain component substitutions and
351modifications are explicitly forbidden by this document.</p>
352
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]353<p>Many of the resources listed in <a href="#14_resources">section 14</a> are derived directly or indirectly from the Android SDK, and will be
354functionally identical to the information in that SDK&rsquo;s documentation. For any
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]355case where this Compatibility Definition or the Compatibility Test Suite
356disagrees with the SDK documentation, the SDK documentation is considered
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]357authoritative. Any technical details provided in the references included in <a href="#14_resources">section 14</a> are considered by inclusion to be part of this Compatibility Definition. </p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]359<h1 id="2_device_types">2. Device Types</h1>
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361
362<p>While the Android Open Source Project has been used in the implementation of a
363variety of device types and form factors, many aspects of the architecture and
364compatibility requirements were optimized for handheld devices. Starting from
365Android 5.0, the Android Open Source Project aims to embrace a wider variety of
366device types as described in this section.</p>
367
368<p><strong>Android Handheld device</strong> refers to an Android device implementation that is typically used by holding
369it in the hand, such as mp3 players, phones, and tablets. Android Handheld
370device implementations:</p>
371
372<ul>
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374 <li>MUST have a power source that provides mobility, such as a battery.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]375</ul>
376
377<p><strong>Android Television device</strong> refers to an Android device implementation that is an entertainment interface
378for consuming digital media, movies, games, apps, and/or live TV for users
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]379sitting about ten feet away (a &ldquo;lean back&rdquo; or &ldquo;10-foot user interface&rdquo;).
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]380Android Television devices:</p>
381
382<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]383 <li>MUST have an embedded screen OR include a video output port, such as VGA, HDMI,
384or a wireless port for display.</li>
385 <li>MUST declare the features android.software.leanback and
386android.hardware.type.television [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html#FEATURE_LEANBACK">Resources, 3</a>].</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]387</ul>
388
389<p><strong>Android Watch device</strong> refers to an Android device implementation intended to be worn on the body,
390perhaps on the wrist, and:</p>
391
392<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]393 <li>MUST have a screen with the physical diagonal length in the range from 1.1 to
3942.5 inches.</li>
395 <li>MUST declare the feature android.hardware.type.watch.</li>
396 <li>MUST support uiMode = UI_MODE_TYPE_WATCH [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#UI_MODE_TYPE_WATCH">Resources, 4</a>].</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]397</ul>
398
Heidi von Markham61607242015-04-02 12:59:09 -0700[diff] [blame]399<p><strong>Android Automotive implementation</strong> refers to a vehicle head
400unit running Android as an operating system for part or all of the system and/or
401infotainment functionality. Android Automotive implementations MUST support
402uiMode = UI_MODE_TYPE_CAR [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#UI_MODE_TYPE_CAR">Resources, 111</a>].</p>
403
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]404<p>All Android device implementations that do not fit into any of the above device
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]405types still MUST meet all requirements in this document to be Android 5.1
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]406compatible, unless the requirement is explicitly described to be only
Unsuk Jung734c2a42015-06-05 01:47:54 -0700[diff] [blame]407applicable to a specific Android device type from above.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]408
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]409<h2 id="2_1_device_configurations">2.1 Device Configurations</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]410
411
412<p>This is a summary of major differences in hardware configuration by device
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]413type. (Empty cells denote a &ldquo;MAY&rdquo;). Not all configurations are covered in this
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]414table; see relevant hardware sections for more detail.</p>
415<table>
416 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]417 <th>Category</th>
418 <th>Feature</th>
419 <th>Section</th>
420 <th>Handheld</th>
421 <th>Television</th>
422 <th>Watch</th>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]423 <th>Automotive</th>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]424 <th>Other</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]425 </tr>
426 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]427 <td rowspan="3">Input</td>
428 <td>D-pad</td>
429 <td><a href="#7_2_2_non-touch-navigation">7.2.2. Non-touch Navigation</a></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]430 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]431 <td>MUST</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]432 <td></td>
433 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]434 <td></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]435 </tr>
436 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]437 <td>Touchscreen </td>
438 <td><a href="#7_2_4_touchscreen_input">7.2.4. Touchscreen input</a></td>
439 <td>MUST</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]440 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]441 <td>MUST</td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]442 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]443 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]444 </tr>
445 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]446 <td>Microphone </td>
447 <td><a href="#7_8_1_microphone">7.8.1. Microphone</a></td>
448 <td>MUST</td>
449 <td>SHOULD </td>
450 <td>MUST</td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]451 <td>MUST</td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]452 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]453 </tr>
454 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]455 <td rowspan="2">Sensors</td>
456 <td>Accelerometer </td>
457 <td><a href="#7_3_1_accelerometer">7.3.1 Accelerometer</a></td>
458 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]459 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]460 <td>SHOULD</td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]461 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]462 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]463 </tr>
464 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]465 <td>GPS</td>
466 <td><a href="#7_3_3_gps">7.3.3. GPS</a></td>
467 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]468 <td></td>
469 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]470 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]471 <td></td>
472 </tr>
473 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]474 <td rowspan="5">Connectivity</td>
475 <td>Wi-Fi</td>
476 <td><a href="#7_4_2_ieee_802.11">7.4.2. IEEE 802.11</a></td>
477 <td>SHOULD</td>
478 <td> MUST</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]479 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]480 <td>SHOULD</td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]481 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]482 </tr>
483 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]484 <td>Wi-Fi Direct</td>
485 <td><a href="#7_4_2_1_wi-fi-direct">7.4.2.1. Wi-Fi Direct</a></td>
486 <td>SHOULD</td>
487 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]488 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]489 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]490 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]491 </tr>
492 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]493 <td>Bluetooth</td>
494 <td><a href="#7_4_3_bluetooth">7.4.3. Bluetooth</a></td>
495 <td>SHOULD</td>
496 <td>MUST</td>
497 <td>MUST</td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]498 <td>MUST</td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]499 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]500 </tr>
501 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]502 <td>Bluetooth Low Energy</td>
503 <td><a href="#7_4_3_bluetooth">7.4.3. Bluetooth</a></td>
504 <td>SHOULD</td>
505 <td>MUST</td>
506 <td>SHOULD</td>
507 <td>SHOULD</td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]508 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]509 </tr>
510 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]511 <td>USB peripheral/host mode</td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]512 <td><a href="#7_7_usb">7.7. USB</a></td>
513 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]514 <td></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]515 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]516 <td>SHOULD</td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]517 <td>SHOULD</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]518 </tr>
519 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]520 <td>Output</td>
521 <td>Speaker and/or Audio output ports</td>
522 <td><a href="#7_8_2_audio_output">7.8.2. Audio Output</a></td>
523 <td>MUST</td>
524 <td>MUST</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]525 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]526 <td>MUST</td>
Heidi von Markhamb183b322015-05-26 15:17:37 -0700[diff] [blame]527 <td>MUST</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]528 </tr>
529</table>
530
531
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]532<h1 id="3_software">3. Software</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]533
534
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]535<h2 id="3_1_managed_api_compatibility">3.1. Managed API Compatibility</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]536
537
538<p>The managed Dalvik bytecode execution environment is the primary vehicle for
539Android applications. The Android application programming interface (API) is
540the set of Android platform interfaces exposed to applications running in the
541managed runtime environment. Device implementations MUST provide complete
542implementations, including all documented behaviors, of any documented API
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]543exposed by the Android SDK [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/packages.html">Resources, 5</a>] or any API decorated with the &ldquo;@SystemApi&rdquo; marker in the upstream Android
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]544source code. </p>
545
546<p>Device implementations MUST NOT omit any managed APIs, alter API interfaces or
547signatures, deviate from the documented behavior, or include no-ops, except
548where specifically allowed by this Compatibility Definition.</p>
549
550<p>This Compatibility Definition permits some types of hardware for which Android
551includes APIs to be omitted by device implementations. In such cases, the APIs
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]552MUST still be present and behave in a reasonable way. See <a href="#7_hardware_compatibility">section 7</a> for specific requirements for this scenario.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]553
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]554<h2 id="3_2_soft_api_compatibility">3.2. Soft API Compatibility</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]555
556
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]557<p>In addition to the managed APIs from <a href="#3_1_managed_api_compatibility">section 3.1</a>, Android also includes a significant runtime-only &ldquo;soft&rdquo; API, in the form of
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]558such things as intents, permissions, and similar aspects of Android
559applications that cannot be enforced at application compile time.</p>
560
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]561<h3 id="3_2_1_permissions">3.2.1. Permissions</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]562
563
564<p>Device implementers MUST support and enforce all permission constants as
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]565documented by the Permission reference page [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html">Resources, 6]</a>. Note that <a href="#9_security_model_compatibility">section 9</a> lists additional requirements related to the Android security model.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]566
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]567<h3 id="3_2_2_build_parameters">3.2.2. Build Parameters</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]568
569
570<p>The Android APIs include a number of constants on the android.os.Build class [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.html">Resources, 7</a>] that are intended to describe the current device. To provide consistent,
571meaningful values across device implementations, the table below includes
572additional restrictions on the formats of these values to which device
573implementations MUST conform.</p>
574<table>
575 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]576 <th>Parameter</th>
577 <th>Details</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]578 </tr>
579 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]580 <td>VERSION.RELEASE</td>
581 <td>The version of the currently-executing Android system, in human-readable
582format. This field MUST have one of the string values defined in [<a href="http://source.android.com/compatibility/5.1/versions.html">Resources, 8]</a>.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]583 </tr>
584 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]585 <td>VERSION.SDK</td>
586 <td>The version of the currently-executing Android system, in a format accessible
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]587to third-party application code. For Android 5.1, this field MUST have the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]588integer value 22.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]589 </tr>
590 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]591 <td>VERSION.SDK_INT</td>
592 <td>The version of the currently-executing Android system, in a format accessible
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]593to third-party application code. For Android 5.1, this field MUST have the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]594integer value 22.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]595 </tr>
596 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]597 <td>VERSION.INCREMENTAL</td>
598 <td>A value chosen by the device implementer designating the specific build of the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]599currently-executing Android system, in human-readable format. This value MUST
600NOT be reused for different builds made available to end users. A typical use
601of this field is to indicate which build number or source-control change
602identifier was used to generate the build. There are no requirements on the
603specific format of this field, except that it MUST NOT be null or the empty
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]604string ("").</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]605 </tr>
606 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]607 <td>BOARD</td>
608 <td>A value chosen by the device implementer identifying the specific internal
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]609hardware used by the device, in human-readable format. A possible use of this
610field is to indicate the specific revision of the board powering the device.
611The value of this field MUST be encodable as 7-bit ASCII and match the regular
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]612expression &ldquo;^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$&rdquo;.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]613 </tr>
614 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]615 <td>BRAND</td>
616 <td>A value reflecting the brand name associated with the device as known to the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]617end users. MUST be in human-readable format and SHOULD represent the
618manufacturer of the device or the company brand under which the device is
619marketed. The value of this field MUST be encodable as 7-bit ASCII and match
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]620the regular expression &ldquo;^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$&rdquo;.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]621 </tr>
622 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]623 <td>SUPPORTED_ABIS</td>
624 <td>The name of the instruction set (CPU type + ABI convention) of native code. See <a href="#3_3_native_api_compatibility">section 3.3. Native API Compatibility</a>.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]625 </tr>
626 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]627 <td>SUPPORTED_32_BIT_ABIS</td>
628 <td>The name of the instruction set (CPU type + ABI convention) of native code. See <a href="#3_3_native_api_compatibility">section 3.3. Native API Compatibility</a>.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]629 </tr>
630 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]631 <td>SUPPORTED_64_BIT_ABIS</td>
632 <td>The name of the second instruction set (CPU type + ABI convention) of native
633code. See <a href="#3_3_native_api_compatibility">section 3.3. Native API Compatibility</a>.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]634 </tr>
635 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]636 <td>CPU_ABI</td>
637 <td>The name of the instruction set (CPU type + ABI convention) of native code. See <a href="#3_3_native_api_compatibility">section 3.3. Native API Compatibility</a>.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]638 </tr>
639 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]640 <td>CPU_ABI2</td>
641 <td>The name of the second instruction set (CPU type + ABI convention) of native
642code. See <a href="#3_3_native_api_compatibility">section 3.3. Native API Compatibility</a>.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]643 </tr>
644 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]645 <td>DEVICE</td>
646 <td>A value chosen by the device implementer containing the development name or
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]647code name identifying the configuration of the hardware features and industrial
648design of the device. The value of this field MUST be encodable as 7-bit ASCII
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]649and match the regular expression &ldquo;^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$&rdquo;.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]650 </tr>
651 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]652 <td>FINGERPRINT</td>
653 <td>A string that uniquely identifies this build. It SHOULD be reasonably
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]654human-readable. It MUST follow this template:</p>
655
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]656<p class="small">$(BRAND)/$(PRODUCT)/$(DEVICE):$(VERSION.RELEASE)/$(ID)/$(VERSION.INCREMENTAL):$(TYPE)/$(TAGS)</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]657
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]658<p>For example: acme/myproduct/mydevice:5.1/LMYXX/3359:userdebug/test-keys</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]659
660<p>The fingerprint MUST NOT include whitespace characters. If other fields
661included in the template above have whitespace characters, they MUST be
662replaced in the build fingerprint with another character, such as the
663underscore ("_") character. The value of this field MUST be encodable as 7-bit
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]664ASCII.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]665 </tr>
666 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]667 <td>HARDWARE</td>
668 <td>The name of the hardware (from the kernel command line or /proc). It SHOULD be
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]669reasonably human-readable. The value of this field MUST be encodable as 7-bit
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]670ASCII and match the regular expression &ldquo;^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$&rdquo;. </td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]671 </tr>
672 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]673 <td>HOST</td>
674 <td>A string that uniquely identifies the host the build was built on, in
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]675human-readable format. There are no requirements on the specific format of this
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]676field, except that it MUST NOT be null or the empty string ("").</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]677 </tr>
678 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]679 <td>ID</td>
680 <td>An identifier chosen by the device implementer to refer to a specific release,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]681in human-readable format. This field can be the same as
682android.os.Build.VERSION.INCREMENTAL, but SHOULD be a value sufficiently
683meaningful for end users to distinguish between software builds. The value of
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]684this field MUST be encodable as 7-bit ASCII and match the regular expression &ldquo;^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$&rdquo;.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]685 </tr>
686 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]687 <td>MANUFACTURER</td>
688 <td>The trade name of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the product.
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]689There are no requirements on the specific format of this field, except that it
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]690MUST NOT be null or the empty string ("").</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]691 </tr>
692 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]693 <td>MODEL</td>
694 <td>A value chosen by the device implementer containing the name of the device as
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]695known to the end user. This SHOULD be the same name under which the device is
696marketed and sold to end users. There are no requirements on the specific
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]697format of this field, except that it MUST NOT be null or the empty string ("").</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]698 </tr>
699 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]700 <td>PRODUCT</td>
701 <td>A value chosen by the device implementer containing the development name or
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]702code name of the specific product (SKU) that MUST be unique within the same
703brand. MUST be human-readable, but is not necessarily intended for view by end
704users. The value of this field MUST be encodable as 7-bit ASCII and match the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]705regular expression &ldquo;^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$&rdquo;.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]706 </tr>
707 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]708 <td>SERIAL</td>
709 <td>A hardware serial number, which MUST be available. The value of this field MUST
710be encodable as 7-bit ASCII and match the regular expression &ldquo;^([a-zA-Z0-9]{6,20})$&rdquo;.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]711 </tr>
712 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]713 <td>TAGS</td>
714 <td>A comma-separated list of tags chosen by the device implementer that further
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]715distinguishes the build. This field MUST have one of the values corresponding
716to the three typical Android platform signing configurations: release-keys,
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]717dev-keys, test-keys. </td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]718 </tr>
719 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]720 <td>TIME</td>
721 <td>A value representing the timestamp of when the build occurred.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]722 </tr>
723 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]724 <td>TYPE</td>
725 <td>A value chosen by the device implementer specifying the runtime configuration
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]726of the build. This field MUST have one of the values corresponding to the three
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]727typical Android runtime configurations: user, userdebug, or eng.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]728 </tr>
729 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]730 <td>USER</td>
731 <td>A name or user ID of the user (or automated user) that generated the build.
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]732There are no requirements on the specific format of this field, except that it
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]733MUST NOT be null or the empty string ("").</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]734 </tr>
735</table>
736
737
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]738<h3 id="3_2_3_intent_compatibility">3.2.3. Intent Compatibility</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]739
740
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]741<p>Device implementations MUST honor Android&rsquo;s loose-coupling intent system, as
742described in the sections below. By&ldquo;honored &rdquo; it is meant that the device
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]743implementer MUST provide an Android Activity or Service that specifies a
744matching intent filter that binds to and implements correct behavior for each
745specified intent pattern.</p>
746
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]747<h4 id="3_2_3_1_core_application_intents">3.2.3.1. Core Application Intents</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]748
749
750<p>Android intents allow application components to request functionality from
751other Android components. The Android upstream project includes a list of
752applications considered core Android applications, which implements several
753intent patterns to perform common actions. The core Android applications are:</p>
754
755<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]756 <li>Desk Clock</li>
757 <li>Browser</li>
758 <li>Calendar</li>
759 <li>Contacts</li>
760 <li>Gallery</li>
761 <li>GlobalSearch</li>
762 <li>Launcher</li>
763 <li>Music</li>
764 <li>Settings</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]765</ul>
766
767<p>Device implementations SHOULD include the core Android applications as
768appropriate but MUST include a component implementing the same intent patterns
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]769defined by all the &ldquo;public&rdquo; Activity or Service components of these core
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]770Android applications. Note that Activity or Service components are considered
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]771&ldquo;public&rdquo; when the attribute android:exported is absent or has the value true.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]772
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]773<h4 id="3_2_3_2_intent_overrides">3.2.3.2. Intent Overrides</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]774
775
776<p>As Android is an extensible platform, device implementations MUST allow each
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]777intent pattern referenced in <a href="#3_2_3_1_core_application_intents">section 3.2.3.1</a> to be overridden by third-party applications. The upstream Android open source
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]778implementation allows this by default; device implementers MUST NOT attach
779special privileges to system applications' use of these intent patterns, or
780prevent third-party applications from binding to and assuming control of these
781patterns. This prohibition specifically includes but is not limited to
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]782disabling the&ldquo;Chooser&rdquo; user interface that allows the user to select between
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]783multiple applications that all handle the same intent pattern.</p>
784
785<p>However, device implementations MAY provide default activities for specific URI
786patterns (eg. http://play.google.com) if the default activity provides a more
787specific filter for the data URI. For example, an intent filter specifying the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]788data URI &ldquo;http://www.android.com&rdquo; is more specific than the browser filter for&ldquo;http://&rdquo;. Device implementations MUST provide a user interface for users to
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]789modify the default activity for intents.</p>
790
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]791<h4 id="3_2_3_3_intent_namespaces">3.2.3.3. Intent Namespaces</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]792
793
794<p>Device implementations MUST NOT include any Android component that honors any
795new intent or broadcast intent patterns using an ACTION, CATEGORY, or other key
796string in the android.* or com.android.* namespace. Device implementers MUST
797NOT include any Android components that honor any new intent or broadcast
798intent patterns using an ACTION, CATEGORY, or other key string in a package
799space belonging to another organization. Device implementers MUST NOT alter or
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]800extend any of the intent patterns used by the core apps listed in <a href="#3_2_3_1_core_application_intents">section 3.2.3.1</a>. Device implementations MAY include intent patterns using namespaces clearly
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]801and obviously associated with their own organization. This prohibition is
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]802analogous to that specified for Java language classes in <a href="#3_6_api_namespaces">section 3.6</a>.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]803
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]804<h4 id="3_2_3_4_broadcast_intents">3.2.3.4. Broadcast Intents</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]805
806
807<p>Third-party applications rely on the platform to broadcast certain intents to
808notify them of changes in the hardware or software environment.
809Android-compatible devices MUST broadcast the public broadcast intents in
810response to appropriate system events. Broadcast intents are described in the
811SDK documentation.</p>
812
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]813<h4 id="3_2_3_5_default_app_settings">3.2.3.5. Default App Settings</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]814
815
816<p>Android includes settings that provide users an easy way to select their
817default applications, for example for Home screen or SMS. Where it makes sense,
818device implementations MUST provide a similar settings menu and be compatible
819with the intent filter pattern and API methods described in the SDK
820documentation as below.</p>
821
822<p>Device implementations:</p>
823
824<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]825 <li>MUST honor the android.settings.HOME_SETTINGS intent to show a default app
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]826settings menu for Home Screen, if the device implementation reports
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]827android.software.home_screen [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html">Resources, 10]</a></li>
828 <li>MUST provide a settings menu that will call the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]829android.provider.Telephony.ACTION_CHANGE_DEFAULT intent to show a dialog to
830change the default SMS application, if the device implementation reports
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]831android.hardware.telephony [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Telephony.Sms.Intents.html">Resources, 9</a>]</li>
832 <li>MUST honor the android.settings.NFC_PAYMENT_SETTINGS intent to show a default
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]833app settings menu for Tap and Pay, if the device implementation reports
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]834android.hardware.nfc.hce [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html">Resources, 10]</a></li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]835</ul>
836
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]837<h2 id="3_3_native_api_compatibility">3.3. Native API Compatibility</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]838
839
Unsuk Junga16d5c72015-06-05 02:10:14 -0700[diff] [blame]840<h3 id="3_3_1_application_binary_interfaces">3.3.1. Application Binary Interfaces</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]841
842
843<p>Managed Dalvik bytecode can call into native code provided in the application
844.apk file as an ELF .so file compiled for the appropriate device hardware
845architecture. As native code is highly dependent on the underlying processor
846technology, Android defines a number of Application Binary Interfaces (ABIs) in
847the Android NDK. Device implementations MUST be compatible with one or more
848defined ABIs, and MUST implement compatibility with the Android NDK, as below.</p>
849
850<p>If a device implementation includes support for an Android ABI, it:</p>
851
852<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]853 <li>MUST include support for code running in the managed environment to call into
854native code, using the standard Java Native Interface (JNI) semantics</li>
855 <li>MUST be source-compatible (i.e. header compatible) and binary-compatible (for
856the ABI) with each required library in the list below</li>
857 <li>MUST support the equivalent 32-bit ABI if any 64-bit ABI is supported</li>
858 <li>MUST accurately report the native Application Binary Interface (ABI) supported
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]859by the device, via the android.os.Build.SUPPORTED_ABIS,
860android.os.Build.SUPPORTED_32_BIT_ABIS, and
861android.os.Build.SUPPORTED_64_BIT_ABIS parameters, each a comma separated list
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]862of ABIs ordered from the most to the least preferred one</li>
863 <li>MUST report, via the above parameters, only those ABIs documented in the latest
864version of the Android NDK, &ldquo;NDK Programmer&rsquo;s Guide | ABI Management&rdquo; in docs/
865directory</li>
866 <li>SHOULD be built using the source code and header files available in the
867upstream Android Open Source Project</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]868</ul>
869
870<p>The following native code APIs MUST be available to apps that include native
871code:</p>
872
873<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]874 <li>libc (C library)</li>
875 <li>libm (math library)</li>
876 <li>Minimal support for C++</li>
877 <li>JNI interface</li>
878 <li>liblog (Android logging)</li>
879 <li>libz (Zlib compression)</li>
880 <li>libdl (dynamic linker)</li>
881 <li>libGLESv1_CM.so (OpenGL ES 1.x)</li>
882 <li>libGLESv2.so (OpenGL ES 2.0)</li>
883 <li>libGLESv3.so (OpenGL ES 3.x)</li>
884 <li>libEGL.so (native OpenGL surface management)</li>
885 <li>libjnigraphics.so</li>
886 <li>libOpenSLES.so (OpenSL ES 1.0.1 audio support)</li>
887 <li>libOpenMAXAL.so (OpenMAX AL 1.0.1 support)</li>
888 <li>libandroid.so (native Android activity support)</li>
889 <li>libmediandk.so (native media APIs support)</li>
890 <li>Support for OpenGL, as described below</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]891</ul>
892
893<p>Note that future releases of the Android NDK may introduce support for
894additional ABIs. If a device implementation is not compatible with an existing
895predefined ABI, it MUST NOT report support for any ABIs at all.</p>
896
897<p>Note that device implementations MUST include libGLESv3.so and it MUST symlink
898(symbolic link) to libGLESv2.so. in turn, MUST export all the OpenGL ES 3.1 and
899Android Extension Pack [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/opengl.html#aep">Resources, 11</a>] function symbols as defined in the NDK release android-21. Although all the
900symbols must be present, only the corresponding functions for OpenGL ES
901versions and extensions actually supported by the device must be fully
902implemented.</p>
903
904<p>Native code compatibility is challenging. For this reason, device implementers
905are <strong>very strongly encouraged</strong> to use the implementations of the libraries listed above from the upstream
906Android Open Source Project. </p>
907
Unsuk Junga16d5c72015-06-05 02:10:14 -0700[diff] [blame]908<h3 id="3_3_2_32-bit_arm_native_code_compatibility">
9093.3.2. 32-bit ARM Native Code Compatibility
910</h3>
911
912<p>The ARMv8 architecture deprecates several CPU operations, including some
913operations used in existing native code. On 64-bit ARM devices, the following
914deprecated operations MUST remain available to 32-bit native ARM code, either
915through native CPU support or through software emulation:</p>
916
917<ul>
918<li>SWP and SWPB instructions</li>
919<li>SETEND instruction</li>
920<li>CP15ISB, CP15DSB, and CP15DMB barrier operations</li>
921</ul>
922
923<p>Legacy versions of the Android NDK used /proc/cpuinfo to discover CPU features
924from 32-bit ARM native code. For compatibility with applications built using this
925NDK, devices MUST include the following lines in /proc/cpuinfo when it is read
926by 32-bit ARM applications:</p>
927
928<ul>
929<li>&quot;Features: &quot;, followed by a list of any optional ARMv7 CPU features
930supported by the device</li>
931<li>&quot;CPU architecture: &quot;, followed by an integer describing the device's
932highest supported ARM architecture (e.g., &quot;8&quot; for ARMv8 devices)</li>
933</ul>
934
935<p>These requirements only apply when /proc/cpuinfo is read by 32-bit ARM
936applications. Devices SHOULD not alter /proc/cpuinfo when read by 64-bit ARM or
937non-ARM applications.</p>
938
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]939<h2 id="3_4_web_compatibility">3.4. Web Compatibility</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]940
941
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]942<h3 id="3_4_1_webview_compatibility">3.4.1. WebView Compatibility</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]943
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]944<div class="note">
Unsuk Jung734c2a42015-06-05 01:47:54 -0700[diff] [blame]945<p>Android Watch devices MAY, but all other device implementations MUST provide
946a complete implementation of the android.webkit.Webview API.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]947</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]948
949
950<p>The platform feature android.software.webview MUST be reported on any device
951that provides a complete implementation of the android.webkit.WebView API, and
952MUST NOT be reported on devices without a complete implementation of the API.
953The Android Open Source implementation uses code from the Chromium Project to
954implement the android.webkit.WebView [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html">Resources, 12</a>]. Because it is not feasible to develop a comprehensive test suite for a web
955rendering system, device implementers MUST use the specific upstream build of
956Chromium in the WebView implementation. Specifically:</p>
957
958<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]959 <li>Device android.webkit.WebView implementations MUST be based on the Chromium
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]960build from the upstream Android Open Source Project for Android 5.1. This build
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]961includes a specific set of functionality and security fixes for the WebView [<a href="http://www.chromium.org/">Resources, 13</a>].</li>
962 <li>The user agent string reported by the WebView MUST be in this format:
Unsuk Jung0790cb62015-07-10 08:45:23 -0700[diff] [blame]963<p>Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android $(VERSION); $(MODEL) Build/$(BUILD)$(WEBVIEW))
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]964AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 $(CHROMIUM_VER) Mobile
965Safari/537.36</p>
966 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]967 <li>The value of the $(VERSION) string MUST be the same as the value for
968android.os.Build.VERSION.RELEASE.</li>
Unsuk Jungff3da6d2015-05-18 09:35:24 -0700[diff] [blame]969 <li>The $(WEBVIEW) string MAY be omitted, but if included MUST be "; wv" to
970 note that this is a webview</li>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]971 <li>The value of the $(MODEL) string MUST be the same as the value for
972android.os.Build.MODEL.</li>
973 <li>The value of the $(BUILD) string MUST be the same as the value for
974android.os.Build.ID.</li>
975 <li>The value of the $(CHROMIUM_VER) string MUST be the version of Chromium in the
976upstream Android Open Source Project.</li>
977 <li>Device implementations MAY omit Mobile in the user agent string.</li>
978 </ul></li></ul>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]979
980<p>The WebView component SHOULD include support for as many HTML5 features as
981possible and if it supports the feature SHOULD conform to the HTML5
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]982specification [<a href="http://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/">Resources, 14</a>].</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]983
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]984<h3 id="3_4_2_browser_compatibility">3.4.2. Browser Compatibility</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]985
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]986<div class="note">
Heidi von Markham37e2b0a2015-05-26 15:40:06 -0700[diff] [blame]987<p>Android Television, Watch, and Android Automotive implementations MAY omit a
988browser application, but MUST support the public intent patterns as described in
989<a href="#3_2_3_1_core_application_intents">section 3.2.3.1</a>. All other types
990of device implementations MUST include a standalone Browser application for
991general user web browsing.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]992</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]993
994<p>The standalone Browser MAY be based on a browser technology other than WebKit.
995However, even if an alternate Browser application is used, the
996android.webkit.WebView component provided to third-party applications MUST be
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]997based on WebKit, as described in <a href="#3_4_1_webview_compatibility">section 3.4.1</a>.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]998
999<p>Implementations MAY ship a custom user agent string in the standalone Browser
1000application.</p>
1001
1002<p>The standalone Browser application (whether based on the upstream WebKit
1003Browser application or a third-party replacement) SHOULD include support for as
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1004much of HTML5 [<a href="http://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/">Resources, 14</a>] as possible. Minimally, device implementations MUST support each of these
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1005APIs associated with HTML5:</p>
1006
1007<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1008 <li>application cache/offline operation [<a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/browsers.html#offline">Resources, 15</a>]</li>
1009 <li>the &#60;video&#62; tag [<a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/semantics.html#video">Resources, 16</a>]</li>
1010 <li>geolocation [<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/">Resources, 17</a>]</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1011</ul>
1012
1013<p>Additionally, device implementations MUST support the HTML5/W3C webstorage API
1014[<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/webstorage/">Resources, 18</a>], and SHOULD support the HTML5/W3C IndexedDB API [<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/IndexedDB/">Resources, 19</a>]. Note that as the web development standards bodies are transitioning to favor
1015IndexedDB over webstorage, IndexedDB is expected to become a required component
1016in a future version of Android.</p>
1017
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1018<h2 id="3_5_api_behavioral_compatibility">3.5. API Behavioral Compatibility</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1019
1020
1021<p>The behaviors of each of the API types (managed, soft, native, and web) must be
1022consistent with the preferred implementation of the upstream Android Open
1023Source Project [<a href="http://source.android.com/">Resources, 2</a>]. Some specific areas of compatibility are:</p>
1024
1025<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1026 <li>Devices MUST NOT change the behavior or semantics of a standard intent.</li>
1027 <li>Devices MUST NOT alter the lifecycle or lifecycle semantics of a particular
1028type of system component (such as Service, Activity, ContentProvider, etc.).</li>
1029 <li>Devices MUST NOT change the semantics of a standard permission.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1030</ul>
1031
1032<p>The above list is not comprehensive. The Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) tests
1033significant portions of the platform for behavioral compatibility, but not all.
1034It is the responsibility of the implementer to ensure behavioral compatibility
1035with the Android Open Source Project. For this reason, device implementers
1036SHOULD use the source code available via the Android Open Source Project where
1037possible, rather than re-implement significant parts of the system.</p>
1038
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1039<h2 id="3_6_api_namespaces">3.6. API Namespaces</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1040
1041
1042<p>Android follows the package and class namespace conventions defined by the Java
1043programming language. To ensure compatibility with third-party applications,
1044device implementers MUST NOT make any prohibited modifications (see below) to
1045these package namespaces:</p>
1046
1047<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1048 <li>java.*</li>
1049 <li>javax.*</li>
1050 <li>sun.*</li>
1051 <li>android.*</li>
1052 <li>com.android.*</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1053</ul>
1054
1055<p><strong>Prohibited modifications include</strong>:</p>
1056
1057<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1058 <li>Device implementations MUST NOT modify the publicly exposed APIs on the Android
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1059platform by changing any method or class signatures, or by removing classes or
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1060class fields.</li>
1061 <li>Device implementers MAY modify the underlying implementation of the APIs, but
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1062such modifications MUST NOT impact the stated behavior and Java-language
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1063signature of any publicly exposed APIs.</li>
1064 <li>Device implementers MUST NOT add any publicly exposed elements (such as classes
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1065or interfaces, or fields or methods to existing classes or interfaces) to the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1066APIs above.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1067</ul>
1068
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1069<p>A &ldquo;publicly exposed element&rdquo; is any construct which is not decorated with the&ldquo;@hide&rdquo; marker as used in the upstream Android source code. In other words,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1070device implementers MUST NOT expose new APIs or alter existing APIs in the
1071namespaces noted above. Device implementers MAY make internal-only
1072modifications, but those modifications MUST NOT be advertised or otherwise
1073exposed to developers.</p>
1074
1075<p>Device implementers MAY add custom APIs, but any such APIs MUST NOT be in a
1076namespace owned by or referring to another organization. For instance, device
1077implementers MUST NOT add APIs to the com.google.* or similar namespace: only
1078Google may do so. Similarly, Google MUST NOT add APIs to other companies'
1079namespaces. Additionally, if a device implementation includes custom APIs
1080outside the standard Android namespace, those APIs MUST be packaged in an
1081Android shared library so that only apps that explicitly use them (via the
Unsuk Jung8e40abe2015-07-10 08:42:36 -0700[diff] [blame]1082&lt;uses-library&gt; mechanism) are affected by the increased memory usage of such
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1083APIs.</p>
1084
1085<p>If a device implementer proposes to improve one of the package namespaces above
1086(such as by adding useful new functionality to an existing API, or adding a new
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1087API), the implementer SHOULD visit <a href="http://source.android.com/">source.android.com</a> and begin the process for contributing changes and code, according to the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1088information on that site.</p>
1089
1090<p>Note that the restrictions above correspond to standard conventions for naming
1091APIs in the Java programming language; this section simply aims to reinforce
1092those conventions and make them binding through inclusion in this Compatibility
1093Definition.</p>
1094
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1095<h2 id="3_7_runtime_compatibility">3.7. Runtime Compatibility</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1096
1097
1098<p>Device implementations MUST support the full Dalvik Executable (DEX) format and
1099Dalvik bytecode specification and semantics [<a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/dalvik/+/lollipop-release/docs/">Resources, 20</a>]. Device implementers SHOULD use ART, the reference upstream implementation of
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1100the Dalvik Executable Format, and the reference implementation&rsquo;s package
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1101management system.</p>
1102
1103<p>Device implementations MUST configure Dalvik runtimes to allocate memory in
1104accordance with the upstream Android platform, and as specified by the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1105following table. (See <a href="#7_1_1_screen_configuration">section 7.1.1</a> for screen size and screen density definitions.)</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1106
1107<p>Note that memory values specified below are considered minimum values and
1108device implementations MAY allocate more memory per application.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1109
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1110<table>
1111 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1112 <th>Screen Layout</th>
1113 <th>Screen Density</th>
1114 <th>Minimum Application Memory</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1115 </tr>
1116 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1117 <td rowspan="10">small/normal</td>
1118 <td>120 dpi (ldpi)</td>
Unsuk Jung7a702af2015-06-05 02:26:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1119 <td rowspan="2">32MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1120 </tr>
1121 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1122 <td>160 dpi (mdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1123 </tr>
1124 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1125 <td>213 dpi (tvdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jung7a702af2015-06-05 02:26:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1126 <td rowspan="3">48MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1127 </tr>
1128 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1129 <td>240 dpi (hdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1130 </tr>
1131 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1132 <td>280 dpi (280dpi)</td>
Unsuk Jungaa55a672015-04-01 08:30:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1133 </tr>
1134 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1135 <td>320 dpi (xhdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jung7a702af2015-06-05 02:26:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1136 <td>80MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1137 </tr>
1138 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1139 <td>400 dpi (400dpi)</td>
1140 <td>96MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1141 </tr>
1142 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1143 <td>480 dpi (xxhdpi)</td>
1144 <td>128MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1145 </tr>
1146 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1147 <td>560 dpi (560dpi)</td>
1148 <td>192MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1149 </tr>
1150 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1151 <td>640 dpi (xxxhdpi)</td>
1152 <td>256MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1153 </tr>
1154 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1155 <td rowspan="10">large</td>
1156 <td>120 dpi (ldpi)</td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1157 <td>32MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1158 </tr>
1159 <tr>
Unsuk Jung7a702af2015-06-05 02:26:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1160 <td>160 dpi (mdpi)</td>
1161 <td>48MB</td>
1162 </tr>
1163 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1164 <td>213 dpi (tvdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jung7a702af2015-06-05 02:26:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1165 <td rowspan="2">80MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1166 </tr>
1167 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1168 <td>240 dpi (hdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1169 </tr>
1170 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1171 <td>280 dpi (280dpi)</td>
1172 <td>96MB</td>
Unsuk Jungaa55a672015-04-01 08:30:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1173 </tr>
1174 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1175 <td>320 dpi (xhdpi)</td>
1176 <td>128MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1177 </tr>
1178 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1179 <td>400 dpi (400dpi)</td>
1180 <td>192MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1181 </tr>
1182 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1183 <td>480 dpi (xxhdpi)</td>
1184 <td>256MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1185 </tr>
1186 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1187 <td>560 dpi (560dpi)</td>
1188 <td>384MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1189 </tr>
1190 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1191 <td>640 dpi (xxxhdpi)</td>
1192 <td>512MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1193 </tr>
1194 <tr>
Unsuk Jung7a702af2015-06-05 02:26:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1195 <td rowspan="10">xlarge</td>
1196 <td>120 dpi (ldpi)</td>
1197 <td>48MB</td>
1198 </tr>
1199 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1200 <td>160 dpi (mdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jung7a702af2015-06-05 02:26:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1201 <td>80MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1202 </tr>
1203 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1204 <td>213 dpi (tvdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jung7a702af2015-06-05 02:26:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1205 <td rowspan="2">96MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1206 </tr>
1207 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1208 <td>240 dpi (hdpi)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1209 </tr>
1210 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1211 <td>280 dpi (280dpi)</td>
1212 <td>144MB</td>
Unsuk Jungaa55a672015-04-01 08:30:23 -0700[diff] [blame]1213 </tr>
1214 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1215 <td>320 dpi (xhdpi)</td>
1216 <td>192MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1217 </tr>
1218 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1219 <td>400 dpi (400dpi)</td>
1220 <td>288MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1221 </tr>
1222 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1223 <td>480 dpi (xxhdpi)</td>
1224 <td>384MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1225 </tr>
1226 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1227 <td>560 dpi (560dpi)</td>
1228 <td>576MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1229 </tr>
1230 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1231 <td>640 dpi (xxxhdpi)</td>
1232 <td>768MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1233 </tr>
1234</table>
1235
1236
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1237<h2 id="3_8_user_interface_compatibility">3.8. User Interface Compatibility</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1238
1239
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1240<h3 id="3_8_1_launcher_home_screen">3.8.1. Launcher (Home Screen)</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1241
1242
1243<p>Android includes a launcher application (home screen) and support for
1244third-party applications to replace the device launcher (home screen). Device
1245implementations that allow third-party applications to replace the device home
1246screen MUST declare the platform feature android.software.home_screen.</p>
1247
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1248<h3 id="3_8_2_widgets">3.8.2. Widgets</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1249
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1250<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1251<p>Widgets are optional for all Android device implementations, but SHOULD be
1252supported on Android Handheld devices.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1253</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1254
1255
1256<p>Android defines a component type and corresponding API and lifecycle that
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1257allows applications to expose an &ldquo;AppWidget&rdquo; to the end user [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/widget_design.html">Resources, 21</a>] a feature that is strongly RECOMMENDED to be supported on Handheld Device
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1258implementations. Device implementations that support embedding widgets on the
1259home screen MUST meet the following requirements and declare support for
1260platform feature android.software.app_widgets.</p>
1261
1262<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1263 <li>Device launchers MUST include built-in support for AppWidgets, and expose user
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1264interface affordances to add, configure, view, and remove AppWidgets directly
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1265within the Launcher.</li>
1266 <li>Device implementations MUST be capable of rendering widgets that are 4 x 4 in
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1267the standard grid size. See the App Widget Design Guidelines in the Android SDK
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1268documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/widget_design.html">Resources, 21</a>] for details.</li>
1269 <li>Device implementations that include support for lock screen MAY support
1270application widgets on the lock screen.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1271</ul>
1272
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1273<h3 id="3_8_3_notifications">3.8.3. Notifications</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1274
1275
1276<p>Android includes APIs that allow developers to notify users of notable events [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html">Resources, 22</a>], using hardware and software features of the device.</p>
1277
1278<p>Some APIs allow applications to perform notifications or attract attention
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1279using hardware&#8212;specifically sound, vibration, and light. Device implementations
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1280MUST support notifications that use hardware features, as described in the SDK
1281documentation, and to the extent possible with the device implementation
1282hardware. For instance, if a device implementation includes a vibrator, it MUST
1283correctly implement the vibration APIs. If a device implementation lacks
1284hardware, the corresponding APIs MUST be implemented as no-ops. This behavior
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1285is further detailed in <a href="#7_hardware_compatibility">section 7</a>.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1286
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]1287<p>Additionally, the implementation MUST correctly render all resources (icons, animation files
1288etc.) provided for in the APIs
1289[<a href="https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/available-resources.html">Resources, 23</a>],
1290or in the Status/System Bar icon style guide
1291[<a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/iconography.html">Resources, 24</a>],
1292which in the case of an Android Television device includes the possibility to not display the
1293notifications. Device implementers MAY provide an alternative user experience for
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1294notifications than that provided by the reference Android Open Source
1295implementation; however, such alternative notification systems MUST support
1296existing notification resources, as above. </p>
1297
1298<p>Android includes support for various notifications, such as:</p>
1299
1300<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1301 <li><strong>Rich notifications</strong>. Interactive Views for ongoing notifications.</li>
1302 <li><strong>Heads-up notifications</strong>. Interactive Views users can act on or dismiss without leaving the current app.</li>
1303 <li><strong>Lockscreen notifications</strong>. Notifications shown over a lock screen with granular control on visibility.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1304</ul>
1305
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]1306<p>Android device implementations, when such notifications are made visible, MUST properly execute
1307Rich and Heads-up notifications and include the title/name, icon, text as documented in the Android
1308APIs <a href="https://developer.android.com/design/patterns/notifications.html">[Resources, 25]</a>.
1309</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1310
1311<p>Android includes Notification Listener Service APIs that allow apps (once
1312explicitly enabled by the user) to receive a copy of all notifications as they
1313are posted or updated. Device implementations MUST correctly and promptly send
1314notifications in their entirety to all such installed and user-enabled listener
1315services, including any and all metadata attached to the Notification object.</p>
1316
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1317<h3 id="3_8_4_search">3.8.4. Search</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1318
1319
1320<p>Android includes APIs [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/SearchManager.html">Resources, 26</a>] that allow developers to incorporate search into their applications, and
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1321expose their application&rsquo;s data into the global system search. Generally
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1322speaking, this functionality consists of a single, system-wide user interface
1323that allows users to enter queries, displays suggestions as users type, and
1324displays results. The Android APIs allow developers to reuse this interface to
1325provide search within their own apps, and allow developers to supply results to
1326the common global search user interface.</p>
1327
1328<p>Android device implementations SHOULD include global search, a single, shared,
1329system-wide search user interface capable of real-time suggestions in response
1330to user input. Device implementations SHOULD implement the APIs that allow
1331developers to reuse this user interface to provide search within their own
1332applications. Device implementations that implement the global search interface
1333MUST implement the APIs that allow third-party applications to add suggestions
1334to the search box when it is run in global search mode. If no third-party
1335applications are installed that make use of this functionality, the default
1336behavior SHOULD be to display web search engine results and suggestions.</p>
1337
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1338<h3 id="3_8_5_toasts">3.8.5. Toasts</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1339
1340
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1341<p>Applications can use the &ldquo;Toast&rdquo; API to display short non-modal strings to the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1342end user, that disappear after a brief period of time [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Toast.html">Resources, 27</a>]. Device implementations MUST display Toasts from applications to end users in
1343some high-visibility manner.</p>
1344
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1345<h3 id="3_8_6_themes">3.8.6. Themes</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1346
1347
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1348<p>Android provides &ldquo;themes&rdquo; as a mechanism for applications to apply styles
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1349across an entire Activity or application.</p>
1350
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1351<p>Android includes a &ldquo;Holo&rdquo; theme family as a set of defined styles for
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1352application developers to use if they want to match the Holo theme look and
1353feel as defined by the Android SDK [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/themes.html">Resources, 28</a>]. Device implementations MUST NOT alter any of the Holo theme attributes
1354exposed to applications [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html">Resources, 29</a>].</p>
1355
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1356<p>Android includes a &ldquo;Material&rdquo; theme family as a set of defined styles for
1357application developers to use if they want to match the design theme&rsquo;s look and
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1358feel across the wide variety of different Android device types. Device
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1359implementations MUST support the &ldquo;Material&rdquo; theme family and MUST NOT alter any
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1360of the Material theme attributes or their assets exposed to applications [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html#Theme_Material">Resources, 30</a>].</p>
1361
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1362<p>Android also includes a &ldquo;Device Default&rdquo; theme family as a set of defined
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1363styles for application developers to use if they want to match the look and
1364feel of the device theme as defined by the device implementer. Device
1365implementations MAY modify the Device Default theme attributes exposed to
1366applications [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html">Resources, 29</a>].</p>
1367
1368<p>Android supports a new variant theme with translucent system bars, which allows
1369application developers to fill the area behind the status and navigation bar
1370with their app content. To enable a consistent developer experience in this
1371configuration, it is important the status bar icon style is maintained across
1372different device implementations. Therefore, Android device implementations
1373MUST use white for system status icons (such as signal strength and battery
1374level) and notifications issued by the system, unless the icon is indicating a
1375problematic status [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html">Resources, 29</a>].</p>
1376
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1377<h3 id="3_8_7_live_wallpapers">3.8.7. Live Wallpapers</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1378
1379
1380<p>Android defines a component type and corresponding API and lifecycle that
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1381allows applications to expose one or more &ldquo;Live Wallpapers&rdquo; to the end user [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/wallpaper/WallpaperService.html">Resources, 31</a>]. Live wallpapers are animations, patterns, or similar images with limited
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1382input capabilities that display as a wallpaper, behind other applications.</p>
1383
1384<p>Hardware is considered capable of reliably running live wallpapers if it can
1385run all live wallpapers, with no limitations on functionality, at a reasonable
1386frame rate with no adverse effects on other applications. If limitations in the
1387hardware cause wallpapers and/or applications to crash, malfunction, consume
1388excessive CPU or battery power, or run at unacceptably low frame rates, the
1389hardware is considered incapable of running live wallpaper. As an example, some
1390live wallpapers may use an OpenGL 2.0 or 3.x context to render their content.
1391Live wallpaper will not run reliably on hardware that does not support multiple
1392OpenGL contexts because the live wallpaper use of an OpenGL context may
1393conflict with other applications that also use an OpenGL context.</p>
1394
1395<p>Device implementations capable of running live wallpapers reliably as described
1396above SHOULD implement live wallpapers, and when implemented MUST report the
1397platform feature flag android.software.live_wallpaper.</p>
1398
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1399<h3 id="3_8_8_activity_switching">3.8.8. Activity Switching</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1400
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1401<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1402<p>As the Recent function navigation key is OPTIONAL, the requirements to
1403implement the overview screen is OPTIONAL for Android Television devices and
1404Android Watch devices.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1405</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1406
1407
1408<p>The upstream Android source code includes the overview screen [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/components/recents.html">Resources, 32</a>], a system-level user interface for task switching and displaying recently
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1409accessed activities and tasks using a thumbnail image of the application&rsquo;s
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1410graphical state at the moment the user last left the application. Device
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1411implementations including the recents function navigation key as detailed in <a href="#7_2_3_navigation_keys">section 7.2.3</a>, MAY alter the interface but MUST meet the following requirements:</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1412
1413<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1414 <li>MUST display affiliated recents as a group that moves together.</li>
1415 <li>MUST support at least up to 20 displayed activities.</li>
1416 <li>MUST at least display the title of 4 activities at a time.</li>
1417 <li>SHOULD display highlight color, icon, screen title in recents.</li>
1418 <li>MUST implement the screen pinning behavior [<a href="http://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-5.0.html#ScreenPinning">Resources, 33</a>] and provide the user with a settings menu to toggle the feature.</li>
1419 <li>SHOULD display a closing affordance ("x") but MAY delay this until user
1420interacts with screens.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1421</ul>
1422
1423<p>Device implementations are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to use the upstream Android user
1424interface (or a similar thumbnail-based interface) for the overview screen.</p>
1425
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1426<h3 id="3_8_9_input_management">3.8.9. Input Management</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1427
1428
1429<p>Android includes support for Input Management and support for third-party input
1430method editors [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/creating-input-method.html">Resources, 34</a>]. Device implementations that allow users to use third-party input methods on
1431the device MUST declare the platform feature android.software.input_methods and
1432support IME APIs as defined in the Android SDK documentation.</p>
1433
1434<p>Device implementations that declare the android.software.input_methods feature
1435MUST provide a user-accessible mechanism to add and configure third-party input
1436methods. Device implementations MUST display the settings interface in response
1437to the android.settings.INPUT_METHOD_SETTINGS intent.</p>
1438
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1439<h3 id="3_8_10_lock_screen_media_control">3.8.10. Lock Screen Media Control</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1440
1441
1442<p>The Remote Control Client API is deprecated from Android 5.0 in favor of the
1443Media Notification Template that allows media applications to integrate with
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]1444playback controls that are displayed on the lock screen [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Notification.MediaStyle.html">Resources, 35</a>].
1445Device implementations that support a lock screen, unless an Android Automotive or Watch
1446implementation, MUST display the Lockscreen Notifications including the Media Notification
1447Template.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1448
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1449<h3 id="3_8_11_dreams">3.8.11. Dreams</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1450
1451
1452<p>Android includes support for interactive screensavers called Dreams [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/dreams/DreamService.html">Resources, 36</a>]. Dreams allows users to interact with applications when a device connected to
1453a power source is idle or docked in a desk dock. Android Watch devices MAY
1454implement Dreams, but other types of device implementations SHOULD include
1455support for Dreams and provide a settings option for users to configure Dreams
1456in response to the android.settings.DREAM_SETTINGS intent.</p>
1457
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1458<h3 id="3_8_12_location">3.8.12. Location</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1459
1460
1461<p>When a device has a hardware sensor (e.g. GPS) that is capable of providing the
1462location coordinates, location modes MUST be displayed in the Location menu
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1463within Settings [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.Secure.html#LOCATION_MODE">Resources, 37</a>].</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1464
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1465<h3 id="3_8_13_unicode_and_font">3.8.13. Unicode and Font</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1466
1467
1468<p>Android includes support for color emoji characters. When Android device
Heidi von Markham74c574c2015-06-05 11:29:08 -0700[diff] [blame]1469implementations include an IME, devices SHOULD provide an input method to the
1470user for the Emoji characters defined in Unicode 6.1 [<a href="http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.1.0/">Resources, 38</a>]. All devices MUST be capable of rendering these emoji characters in color glyph.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1471
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]1472<p>Android includes support for Roboto 2 font with different
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1473weights&mdash;sans-serif-thin, sans-serif-light, sans-serif-medium, sans-serif-black,
1474sans-serif-condensed, sans-serif-condensed-light&mdash;which MUST all be included for
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1475the languages available on the device and full Unicode 7.0 coverage of Latin,
1476Greek, and Cyrillic, including the Latin Extended A, B, C, and D ranges, and
1477all glyphs in the currency symbols block of Unicode 7.0.</p>
1478
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1479<h2 id="3_9_device_administration">3.9. Device Administration</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1480
1481
1482<p>Android includes features that allow security-aware applications to perform
1483device administration functions at the system level, such as enforcing password
1484policies or performing remote wipe, through the Android Device Administration
Unsuk Jung18378642015-05-18 19:26:50 -0700[diff] [blame]1485API [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html">Resources, 39</a>].
1486Device implementations MUST provide an implementation of the DevicePolicyManager class
1487[<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.html">Resources, 40</a>].
1488Device implementations that include support for PIN (numeric) or PASSWORD
1489(alphanumeric) based lock screens MUST support the full range of device
1490administration policies defined in the Android SDK documentation
1491[<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html">Resources, 39</a>]
1492and report the platform feature android.software.device_admin.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1493
1494<p>Device implementations MAY have a preinstalled application performing device
1495administration functions but this application MUST NOT be set out-of-the box as
1496the default Device Owner app [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.html#isDeviceOwnerApp(java.lang.String)">Resources, 41</a>].</p>
1497
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1498<h2 id="3_10_accessibility">3.10. Accessibility</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1499
1500
1501<p>Android provides an accessibility layer that helps users with disabilities to
1502navigate their devices more easily. In addition, Android provides platform APIs
1503that enable accessibility service implementations to receive callbacks for user
1504and system events and generate alternate feedback mechanisms, such as
Heidi von Markham5790ba92015-06-05 12:19:41 -0700[diff] [blame]1505text-to-speech, haptic feedback, and trackball/d-pad navigation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityService.html">Resources, 42</a>].</p>
1506
1507<p>Device implementations include the following requirements:</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1508
1509<ul>
Heidi von Markham5790ba92015-06-05 12:19:41 -0700[diff] [blame]1510<li>Android Automotive implementations SHOULD provide an implementation of the
1511Android accessibility framework consistent with the default Android
1512implementation.</li>
1513<li>Device implementations (Android Automotive excluded) MUST provide an
1514implementation of the Android accessibility framework consistent with the
1515default Android implementation.</li>
1516<li>Device implementations (Android Automotive excluded) MUST support
1517third-party accessibility service implementations through the
1518android.accessibilityservice APIs
1519[<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/accessibility/package-summary.html">Resources, 43</a>]</li>
1520<li>Device implementations (Android Automotive excluded) MUST generate
1521AccessibilityEvents and deliver these events to all registered
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1522AccessibilityService implementations in a manner consistent with the default
Heidi von Markham5790ba92015-06-05 12:19:41 -0700[diff] [blame]1523Android implementation</li>
1524<li> Device implementations (Android Automotive and Android Watch devices with
1525no audio output excluded), MUST provide a user-accessible mechanism to enable
1526and disable accessibility services, and MUST display this interface in response
1527to the android.provider.Settings.ACTION_ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS intent.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1528</ul>
1529
1530<p>Additionally, device implementations SHOULD provide an implementation of an
1531accessibility service on the device, and SHOULD provide a mechanism for users
1532to enable the accessibility service during device setup. An open source
1533implementation of an accessibility service is available from the Eyes Free
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1534project [<a href="http://code.google.com/p/eyes-free/">Resources, 44</a>].</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1535
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1536<h2 id="3_11_text-to-speech">3.11. Text-to-Speech</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1537
1538
1539<p>Android includes APIs that allow applications to make use of text-to-speech
1540(TTS) services and allows service providers to provide implementations of TTS
1541services [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/tts/package-summary.html">Resources, 45</a>]. Device implementations reporting the feature android.hardware.audio.output
1542MUST meet these requirements related to the Android TTS framework. </p>
1543
Heidi von Markhame400e052015-05-26 14:35:49 -0700[diff] [blame]1544<p>Android Automotive implementations:</p>
1545<ul>
1546<li>MUST support the Android TTS framework APIs.</li>
1547<li>MAY support installation of third-party TTS engines. If supported, partners
1548MUST provide a user-accessible interface that allows the user to select a TTS
1549engine for use at system level.</li>
1550</ul>
1551
1552<p>All other device implementations:</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1553
1554<ul>
Heidi von Markhame400e052015-05-26 14:35:49 -0700[diff] [blame]1555 <li> MUST support the Android TTS framework APIs and SHOULD include a TTS engine
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1556supporting the languages available on the device. Note that the upstream
1557Android open source software includes a full-featured TTS engine
Heidi von Markhame400e052015-05-26 14:35:49 -0700[diff] [blame]1558implementation.
1559 <li> MUST support installation of third-party TTS engines
1560 <li> MUST provide a user-accessible interface that allows users to select a TTS
1561engine for use at the system level
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1562</ul>
1563
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1564<h2 id="3_12_tv_input_framework">3.12. TV Input Framework</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1565
1566
1567<p>The Android Television Input Framework (TIF) simplifies the delivery of live
1568content to Android Television devices. TIF provides a standard API to create
1569input modules that control Android Television devices. Android Television
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1570device implementations MUST support Television Input Framework [<a href="http://source.android.com/devices/tv/index.html">Resources, 46</a>].</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1571
1572<p>Device implementations that support TIF MUST declare the platform feature
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1573android.software.live_tv.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1574
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1575<h1 id="4_application_packaging_compatibility">4. Application Packaging Compatibility</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1576
1577
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1578<p>Device implementations MUST install and run Android &ldquo;.apk&rdquo; files as generated
1579by the &ldquo;aapt&rdquo; tool included in the official Android SDK [<a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/index.html">Resources, 47</a>].</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1580
1581<p>Devices implementations MUST NOT extend either the .apk [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/components/fundamentals.html">Resources, 48</a>], Android Manifest [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html">Resources, 49</a>], Dalvik bytecode [<a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/dalvik/+/lollipop-release/docs/">Resources, 20</a>], or RenderScript bytecode formats in such a way that would prevent those
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1582files from installing and running correctly on other compatible devices.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1583
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1584<h1 id="5_multimedia_compatibility">5. Multimedia Compatibility</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1585
1586
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1587<h2 id="5_1_media_codecs">5.1. Media Codecs</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1588
1589
1590<p>Device implementations MUST support the core media formats specified in the
1591Android SDK documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html">Resources, 50</a>] except where explicitly permitted in this document. Specifically, device
1592implementations MUST support the media formats, encoders, decoders, file types,
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]1593and container formats defined in the tables below and reported via MediaCodecList
1594[<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaCodecList.html">Resources,112</a>].
1595Device implementations MUST also be able to decode all profiles reported in its CamcorderProfile
1596[<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/CamcorderProfile.html">Resources,
1597113</a>].
1598
1599All of these codecs are
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1600provided as software implementations in the preferred Android implementation
1601from the Android Open Source Project.</p>
1602
1603<p>Please note that neither Google nor the Open Handset Alliance make any
1604representation that these codecs are free from third-party patents. Those
1605intending to use this source code in hardware or software products are advised
1606that implementations of this code, including in open source software or
1607shareware, may require patent licenses from the relevant patent holders.</p>
1608
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1609<h3 id="5_1_1_audio_codecs">5.1.1. Audio Codecs</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1610
1611<table>
1612 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1613 <th>Format/Codec</th>
1614 <th>Encoder</th>
1615 <th>Decoder</th>
1616 <th>Details</th>
1617 <th>Supported File Types/Container Formats</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1618 </tr>
1619 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1620 <td>MPEG-4 AAC Profile</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1621
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1622<p>(AAC LC)</td>
1623 <td>REQUIRED<sup>1</sup></td>
1624 <td>REQUIRED</td>
Unsuk Jungcee2fb72015-07-10 08:33:16 -0700[diff] [blame]1625 <td>Support for mono/stereo/5.0/5.1<sup>2</sup> content with standard sampling rates from 8 to
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]162648 kHz.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1627 <td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1628 <ul>
1629 <li class="table_list">3GPP (.3gp)</li>
1630 <li class="table_list">MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4a)</li>
1631 <li class="table_list">ADTS raw AAC (.aac, decode in Android 3.1+, encode in Android 4.0+, ADIF not
1632supported)</li>
1633 <li class="table_list">MPEG-TS (.ts, not seekable, Android 3.0+)</li></ul></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1634 </tr>
1635 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1636 <td>MPEG-4 HE AAC Profile (AAC+)</td>
1637 <td>REQUIRED<sup>1</sup><br>(Android 4.1+)</td>
1638 <td>REQUIRED</td>
Unsuk Jungcee2fb72015-07-10 08:33:16 -0700[diff] [blame]1639 <td>Support for mono/stereo/5.0/5.1<sup>2</sup> content with standard sampling rates from 16
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1640to 48 kHz.</td>
1641 <td></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1642 </tr>
1643 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1644 <td>MPEG-4 HE AACv2</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1645
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1646<p>Profile (enhanced AAC+)</td>
1647 <td> </td>
1648 <td>REQUIRED</td>
Unsuk Jungcee2fb72015-07-10 08:33:16 -0700[diff] [blame]1649 <td>Support for mono/stereo/5.0/5.1<sup>2</sup> content with standard sampling rates from 16
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1650to 48 kHz.</td>
1651 <td></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1652 </tr>
1653 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1654 <td>AAC ELD (enhanced low delay AAC)</td>
1655 <td>REQUIRED<sup>1</sup> </p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1656
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1657<p>(Android 4.1+)</td>
1658 <td>REQUIRED</p>
1659
1660<p>(Android 4.1+)</td>
1661 <td>Support for mono/stereo content with standard sampling rates from 16 to 48 kHz.</td>
1662 <td></td>
1663 </tr>
1664 <tr>
1665 <td>AMR-NB</td>
1666 <td>REQUIRED<sup>3</sup></td>
1667 <td>REQUIRED<sup>3</sup></td>
1668 <td>4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz</td>
1669 <td>3GPP (.3gp)</td>
1670 </tr>
1671 <tr>
1672 <td>AMR-WB</td>
1673 <td>REQUIRED<sup>3</sup></td>
1674 <td>REQUIRED<sup>3</sup></td>
1675 <td>9 rates from 6.60 kbit/s to 23.85 kbit/s sampled @ 16kHz</td>
1676 <td></td>
1677 </tr>
1678 <tr>
1679 <td>FLAC</td>
1680 <td></td>
1681 <td>REQUIRED <br>(Android 3.1+)</td>
1682 <td>Mono/Stereo (no multichannel). Sample rates up to 48 kHz (but up to 44.1 kHz is
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1683recommended on devices with 44.1 kHz output, as the 48 to 44.1 kHz downsampler
1684does not include a low-pass filter). 16-bit recommended; no dither applied for
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]168524-bit.</td>
1686 <td>FLAC (.flac) only</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1687 </tr>
1688 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1689 <td>MP3</td>
1690 <td></td>
1691 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1692 <td>Mono/Stereo 8-320Kbps constant (CBR) or variable bitrate (VBR)</td>
1693 <td>MP3 (.mp3)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1694 </tr>
1695 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1696 <td>MIDI</td>
1697 <td></td>
1698 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1699 <td>MIDI Type 0 and 1. DLS Version 1 and 2. XMF and Mobile XMF. Support for
1700ringtone formats RTTTL/RTX, OTA, and iMelody</td>
1701 <td><ul>
1702 <li class="table_list">Type 0 and 1 (.mid, .xmf, .mxmf)</li>
1703 <li class="table_list">RTTTL/RTX (.rtttl, .rtx)</li>
1704 <li class="table_list">OTA (.ota)</li>
1705 <li class="table_list">iMelody (.imy)</li></ul></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1706 </tr>
1707 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1708 <td>Vorbis</td>
1709 <td></td>
1710 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1711 <td></td>
1712 <td><ul>
1713 <li class="table_list">Ogg (.ogg)</li>
1714 <li class="table_list">Matroska (.mkv, Android 4.0+)</li></ul></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1715 </tr>
1716 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1717 <td>PCM/WAVE</td>
1718 <td>REQUIRED<sup>4</sup><br> (Android 4.1+)</td>
1719 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1720 <td>16-bit linear PCM (rates up to limit of hardware). Devices MUST support
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1721sampling rates for raw PCM recording at 8000, 11025, 16000, and 44100 Hz
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1722frequencies.</td>
1723 <td>WAVE (.wav)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1724 </tr>
1725 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1726 <td>Opus</td>
1727 <td></td>
1728 <td>REQUIRED<br> (Android 5.0+)</td>
1729 <td></td>
1730 <td>Matroska (.mkv)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1731 </tr>
1732</table>
1733
1734
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1735<p class="table_footnote"> 1 Required for device implementations that define android.hardware.microphone
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1736but optional for Android Watch device implementations.</p>
1737
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1738<p class="table_footnote">2 Only downmix of 5.0/5.1 content is required; recording or rendering more than
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]17392 channels is optional.</p>
1740
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1741<p class="table_footnote">3 Required for Android Handheld device implementations. </p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1742
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1743<p class="table_footnote">4 Required for device implementations that define android.hardware.microphone,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1744including Android Watch device implementations.</p>
1745
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1746<h3 id="5_1_2_image_codecs">5.1.2. Image Codecs</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1747
1748<table>
1749 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1750 <th>Format/Codec</th>
1751 <th>Encoder</th>
1752 <th>Decoder</th>
1753 <th>Details</th>
1754 <th>Supported File Types/Container Formats</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1755 </tr>
1756 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1757 <td>JPEG</td>
1758 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1759 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1760 <td>Base+progressive</td>
1761 <td>JPEG (.jpg)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1762 </tr>
1763 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1764 <td>GIF</td>
1765 <td></td>
1766 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1767 <td></td>
1768 <td>GIF (.gif)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1769 </tr>
1770 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1771 <td>PNG</td>
1772 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1773 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1774 <td></td>
1775 <td>PNG (.png)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1776 </tr>
1777 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1778 <td>BMP</td>
1779 <td></td>
1780 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1781 <td></td>
1782 <td>BMP (.bmp)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1783 </tr>
1784 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1785 <td>WebP</td>
1786 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1787 <td>REQUIRED</td>
1788 <td></td>
1789 <td>WebP (.webp)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1790 </tr>
1791</table>
1792
1793
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1794<h3 id="5_1_3_video_codecs">5.1.3. Video Codecs</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1795
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1796<p>Video codecs are optional for Android Watch device implementations.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1797
1798<table>
1799 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1800 <th>Format/Codec</th>
1801 <th>Encoder</th>
1802 <th>Decoder</th>
1803 <th>Details</th>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]1804 <th>Supported File Types/<br>Container Formats</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1805 </tr>
1806 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1807 <td>H.263</td>
1808 <td>REQUIRED<sup>1</sup></td>
1809 <td>REQUIRED<sup>2</sup></td>
1810 <td></td>
1811 <td><ul>
1812 <li class="table_list">3GPP (.3gp)</li>
1813 <li class="table_list">MPEG-4 (.mp4)</li></ul></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1814 </tr>
1815 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1816 <td>H.264 AVC</td>
1817 <td>REQUIRED<sup>2</sup></td>
1818 <td>REQUIRED<sup>2</sup></td>
1819 <td>See <a href="#5_2_video_encoding">section 5.2 </a>and <a href="#5_3_video_decoding">5.3</a> for details</td>
1820 <td><ul>
1821 <li class="table_list">3GPP (.3gp)</li>
1822 <li class="table_list">MPEG-4 (.mp4)</li>
1823 <li class="table_list">MPEG-TS (.ts, AAC audio only, not seekable, Android 3.0+)</li></ul></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1824 </tr>
1825 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1826 <td>H.265 HEVC</td>
1827 <td></td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]1828 <td>REQUIRED<sup>5</sup></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1829 <td>See <a href="#5_3_video_decoding">section 5.3</a> for details</td>
1830 <td>MPEG-4 (.mp4)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1831 </tr>
1832 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1833 <td>MPEG-4 SP</td>
1834 <td></td>
1835 <td>REQUIRED<sup>2</sup></td>
1836 <td></td>
1837 <td>3GPP (.3gp)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1838 </tr>
1839 <tr>
Unsuk Jungcee2fb72015-07-10 08:33:16 -0700[diff] [blame]1840 <td>VP8<sup>3</sup></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1841 <td>REQUIRED<sup>2</sup></p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1842
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1843<p>(Android 4.3+)</td>
1844 <td>REQUIRED<sup>2</sup></p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1845
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1846<p>(Android 2.3.3+)</td>
1847 <td>See <a href="#5_2_video_encoding">section 5.2</a> and <a href="#5_3_video_decoding">5.3</a> for details</td>
1848 <td><ul>
1849 <li class="table_list">WebM (.webm) [<a href="http://www.webmproject.org/">Resources, 110</a></li>
Unsuk Jung8e40abe2015-07-10 08:42:36 -0700[diff] [blame]1850 <li class="table_list">Matroska (.mkv, Android 4.0+)<sup>4</sup></li></ul></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1851 </tr>
1852 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1853 <td>VP9</td>
1854 <td></td>
1855 <td>REQUIRED<sup>2</sup><br> (Android 4.4+)</td>
1856 <td>See <a href="#5_3_video_decoding">section 5.3</a> for details</td>
1857 <td><ul>
1858 <li class="table_list">WebM (.webm) [<a href="http://www.webmproject.org/">Resources, 110</a>]</li>
Unsuk Jung8e40abe2015-07-10 08:42:36 -0700[diff] [blame]1859 <li class="table_list">Matroska (.mkv, Android 4.0+)<sup>4</sup></li></ul></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1860 </tr>
1861</table>
1862
1863
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1864<p class="table_footnote">1 Required for device implementations that include camera hardware and define
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1865android.hardware.camera or android.hardware.camera.front.</p>
1866
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1867<p class="table_footnote">2 Required for device implementations except Android Watch devices. </p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1868
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1869<p class="table_footnote">3 For acceptable quality of web video streaming and video-conference services,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1870device implementations SHOULD use a hardware VP8 codec that meets the
1871requirements in [<a href="http://www.webmproject.org/hardware/rtc-coding-requirements/">Resources, 51</a>].</p>
1872
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1873<p class="table_footnote">4 Device implementations SHOULD support writing Matroska WebM files.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1874
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]1875<p class="table_footnote">5 Strongly recommended for Android Automotive, optional for Android Watch, and required for all other device types.</p>
1876
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1877<h2 id="5_2_video_encoding">5.2. Video Encoding</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1878
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1879<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1880<p>Video codecs are optional for Android Watch device implementations.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1881</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1882
1883
1884<p>Android device implementations with H.264 codec support, MUST support Baseline
1885Profile Level 3 and the following SD (Standard Definition) video encoding
1886profiles and SHOULD support Main Profile Level 4 and the following HD (High
1887Definition) video encoding profiles. Android Television devices are STRONGLY
1888RECOMMENDED to encode HD 1080p video at 30 fps.</p>
1889<table>
1890 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1891 <th></th>
1892 <th>SD (Low quality)</th>
1893 <th>SD (High quality)</th>
1894 <th>HD 720p1</th>
1895 <th>HD 1080p1</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1896 </tr>
1897 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1898 <th>Video resolution</th>
1899 <td>320 x 240 px</td>
1900 <td>720 x 480 px</td>
1901 <td>1280 x 720 px</td>
1902 <td>1920 x 1080 px</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1903 </tr>
1904 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1905 <th>Video frame rate</th>
1906 <td>20 fps</td>
1907 <td>30 fps</td>
1908 <td>30 fps</td>
1909 <td>30 fps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1910 </tr>
1911 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1912 <th>Video bitrate</th>
1913 <td>384 Kbps</td>
1914 <td>2 Mbps</td>
1915 <td>4 Mbps</td>
1916 <td>10 Mbps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1917 </tr>
1918</table>
1919
1920
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1921<p class="table_footnote">1 When supported by hardware, but STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for Android Television
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1922devices.</p>
1923
1924<p>Android device implementations with VP8 codec support MUST support the SD video
1925encoding profiles and SHOULD support the following HD (High Definition) video
1926encoding profiles.</p>
1927<table>
1928 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1929 <th></th>
1930 <th>SD (Low quality)</th>
1931 <th>SD (High quality)</th>
1932 <th>HD 720p1</th>
1933 <th>HD 1080p1</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1934 </tr>
1935 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1936 <th>Video resolution</th>
1937 <td>320 x 180 px</td>
1938 <td>640 x 360 px</td>
1939 <td>1280 x 720 px</td>
1940 <td>1920 x 1080 px</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1941 </tr>
1942 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1943 <th>Video frame rate</th>
1944 <td>30 fps</td>
1945 <td>30 fps</td>
1946 <td>30 fps</td>
1947 <td>30 fps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1948 </tr>
1949 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1950 <th>Video bitrate</th>
1951 <td>800 Kbps </td>
1952 <td>2 Mbps</td>
1953 <td>4 Mbps</td>
1954 <td>10 Mbps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1955 </tr>
1956</table>
1957
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1958<p class="table_footnote">1 When supported by hardware.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1959
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1960<h2 id="5_3_video_decoding">5.3. Video Decoding</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1961
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1962<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1963<p>Video codecs are optional for Android Watch device implementations.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1964</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1965
1966
1967<p>Device implementations MUST support dynamic video resolution switching within
Unsuk Jung23fc0592015-07-10 08:54:04 -0700[diff] [blame]1968the same stream for all VP8, VP9, H.264, and H.265 codecs exposed to developers
1969through the standard Android APIs.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1970
1971<p>Android device implementations with H.264 decoders, MUST support Baseline
1972Profile Level 3 and the following SD video decoding profiles and SHOULD support
1973the HD decoding profiles. Android Television devices MUST support High Profile
1974Level 4.2 and the HD 1080p decoding profile.</p>
1975<table>
1976 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1977 <th></th>
1978 <th>SD (Low quality)</th>
1979 <th>SD (High quality)</th>
1980 <th>HD 720p1</th>
1981 <th>HD 1080p1</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1982 </tr>
1983 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1984 <th>Video resolution</th>
1985 <td>320 x 240 px</td>
1986 <td>720 x 480 px</td>
1987 <td>1280 x 720 px</td>
1988 <td>1920 x 1080 px</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1989 </tr>
1990 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1991 <th>Video frame rate</th>
1992 <td>30 fps</td>
1993 <td>30 fps</td>
1994 <td>30 fps / 60 fps2</td>
1995 <td>30 fps / 60 fps2</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]1996 </tr>
1997 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]1998 <th>Video bitrate</th>
1999 <td>800 Kbps </td>
2000 <td>2 Mbps</td>
2001 <td>8 Mbps</td>
2002 <td>20 Mbps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2003 </tr>
2004</table>
2005
2006
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2007<p class="table_footnote">1 Required for Android Television device implementations, but for other device
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2008types only when supported by hardware.</p>
2009
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2010<p class="table_footnote">2 Required for Android Television device implementations.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2011
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2012<p>Android device implementations when supporting VP8 codec as described in <a href="#5_1_3_video_codecs">section 5.1.3</a>, MUST support the following SD decoding profiles and SHOULD support the HD
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2013decoding profiles. Android Television devices MUST support the HD 1080p
2014decoding profile. </p>
2015<table>
2016 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2017 <th></th>
2018 <th>SD (Low quality)</th>
2019 <th>SD (High quality)</th>
2020 <th>HD 720p1</th>
2021 <th>HD 1080p1</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2022 </tr>
2023 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2024 <th>Video resolution</th>
2025 <td>320 x 180 px</td>
2026 <td>640 x 360 px</td>
2027 <td>1280 x 720 px</td>
2028 <td>1920 x 1080 px</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2029 </tr>
2030 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2031 <th>Video frame rate</th>
2032 <td>30 fps</td>
2033 <td>30 fps</td>
2034 <td>30 fps / 60 fps2</td>
2035 <td>30 / 60 fps2</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2036 </tr>
2037 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2038 <th>Video bitrate</th>
2039 <td>800 Kbps </td>
2040 <td>2 Mbps</td>
2041 <td>8 Mbps</td>
2042 <td>20 Mbps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2043 </tr>
2044</table>
2045
2046
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2047<p class="table_footnote">1 Required for Android Television device implementations, but for other type of
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2048devices only when supported by hardware.</p>
2049
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2050<p class="table_footnote">2 Required for Android Television device implementations.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2051
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2052<p>Android device implementations, when supporting VP9 codec as described in <a href="#5_1_3_video_codecs">section 5.1.3</a>, MUST support the following SD video decoding profiles and SHOULD support the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2053HD decoding profiles. Android Television devices are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to
2054support the HD 1080p decoding profile and SHOULD support the UHD decoding
2055profile. When the UHD video decoding profile is supported, it MUST support 8
2056bit color depth.</p>
2057<table>
2058 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2059 <th></th>
2060 <th>SD (Low quality)</th>
2061 <th>SD (High quality)</th>
2062 <th>HD 720p 1</th>
2063 <th>HD 1080p 2</th>
2064 <th>UHD 2</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2065 </tr>
2066 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2067 <th>Video resolution</th>
2068 <td>320 x 180 px</td>
2069 <td>640 x 360 px</td>
2070 <td>1280 x 720 px</td>
2071 <td>1920 x 1080 px</td>
2072 <td>3840 x 2160 px</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2073 </tr>
2074 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2075 <th>Video frame rate</th>
2076 <td>30 fps</td>
2077 <td>30 fps</td>
2078 <td>30 fps</td>
2079 <td>30 fps</td>
2080 <td>30 fps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2081 </tr>
2082 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2083 <th>Video bitrate</th>
2084 <td>600 Kbps </td>
2085 <td>1.6 Mbps</td>
2086 <td>4 Mbps</td>
2087 <td>10 Mbps</td>
2088 <td>20 Mbps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2089 </tr>
2090</table>
2091
2092
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2093<p class="table_footnote">1 Required for Android Television device implementations, but for other type of
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2094devices only when supported by hardware.</p>
2095
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2096<p class="table_footnote">2 STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for Android Television device implementations when
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2097supported by hardware.</p>
2098
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2099<p>Android device implementations, when supporting H.265 codec as described in <a href="#5_1_3_video_codecs">section 5.1.3</a>, MUST support the Main Profile Level 3 Main tier and the following SD video
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2100decoding profiles and SHOULD support the HD decoding profiles. Android
2101Television devices MUST support the Main Profile Level 4.1 Main tier and the HD
21021080p decoding profile and SHOULD support Main10 Level 5 Main Tier profile and
2103the UHD decoding profile.</p>
2104<table>
2105 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2106 <th></th>
2107 <th>SD (Low quality)</th>
2108 <th>SD (High quality)</th>
2109 <th>HD 720p </strong>1 </td>
2110 <th>HD 1080p </strong>1 </td>
2111 <th>UHD </strong>2</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2112 </tr>
2113 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2114 <th>Video resolution</th>
2115 <td>352 x 288 px</td>
2116 <td>640 x 360 px</td>
2117 <td>1280 x 720 px</td>
2118 <td>1920 x 1080 px</td>
2119 <td>3840 x 2160 px</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2120 </tr>
2121 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2122 <th>Video frame rate</th>
2123 <td>30 fps</td>
2124 <td>30 fps</td>
2125 <td>30 fps</td>
2126 <td>30 fps</td>
2127 <td>30 fps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2128 </tr>
2129 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2130 <th>Video bitrate</th>
2131 <td>600 Kbps </td>
2132 <td>1.6 Mbps</td>
2133 <td>4 Mbps</td>
2134 <td>10 Mbps</td>
2135 <td>20 Mbps</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2136 </tr>
2137</table>
2138
2139
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2140<p class="table_footnote">1 Required for Android Television device implementation, but for other type of
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2141devices only when supported by hardware.</p>
2142
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2143<p class="table_footnote">2 Required for Android Television device implementations when supported by
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2144hardware.</p>
2145
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2146<h2 id="5_4_audio_recording">5.4. Audio Recording</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2147
2148
2149<p>While some of the requirements outlined in this section are stated as SHOULD
2150since Android 4.3, the Compatibility Definition for a future version is planned
2151to change these to MUST. Existing and new Android devices are <strong>very strongly encouraged</strong> to meet these requirements, or they will not be able to attain Android
2152compatibility when upgraded to the future version.</p>
2153
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2154<h3 id="5_4_1_raw_audio_capture">5.4.1. Raw Audio Capture</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2155
2156
2157<p>Device implementations that declare android.hardware.microphone MUST allow
2158capture of raw audio content with the following characteristics:</p>
2159
2160<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2161 <li><strong>Format</strong>: Linear PCM, 16-bit
2162 <li><strong>Sampling rates</strong>: 8000, 11025, 16000, 44100
2163 <li><strong>Channels</strong>: Mono
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2164</ul>
2165
2166<p>Device implementations that declare android.hardware.microphone SHOULD allow
2167capture of raw audio content with the following characteristics:</p>
2168
2169<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2170 <li><strong>Format</strong>: Linear PCM, 16-bit
2171 <li><strong>Sampling rates</strong>: 22050, 48000
2172 <li><strong>Channels</strong>: Stereo
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2173</ul>
2174
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2175<h3 id="5_4_2_capture_for_voice_recognition">5.4.2. Capture for Voice Recognition</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2176
2177
2178<p>In addition to the above recording specifications, when an application has
2179started recording an audio stream using the
2180android.media.MediaRecorder.AudioSource.VOICE_RECOGNITION audio source:</p>
2181
2182<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2183 <li>The device SHOULD exhibit approximately flat amplitude versus frequency
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2184characteristics: specifically, ±3 dB, from 100 Hz to 4000 Hz.
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2185 <li>Audio input sensitivity SHOULD be set such that a 90 dB sound power level (SPL)
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2186source at 1000 Hz yields RMS of 2500 for 16-bit samples.
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2187 <li>PCM amplitude levels SHOULD linearly track input SPL changes over at least a 30
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2188dB range from -18 dB to +12 dB re 90 dB SPL at the microphone.
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2189 <li>Total harmonic distortion SHOULD be less than 1% for 1Khz at 90 dB SPL input
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2190level at the microphone.
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2191 <li>Noise reduction processing, if present, MUST be disabled.
2192 <li>Automatic gain control, if present, MUST be disabled
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2193</ul>
2194
2195<p>If the platform supports noise suppression technologies tuned for speech
2196recognition, the effect MUST be controllable from the
2197android.media.audiofx.NoiseSuppressor API. Moreover, the UUID field for the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2198noise suppressor&rsquo;s effect descriptor MUST uniquely identify each implementation
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2199of the noise suppression technology.</p>
2200
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2201<h3 id="5_4_3_capture_for_rerouting_of_playback">5.4.3. Capture for Rerouting of Playback</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2202
2203
2204<p>The android.media.MediaRecorder.AudioSource class includes the REMOTE_SUBMIX
2205audio source. Devices that declare android.hardware.audio.output MUST properly
2206implement the REMOTE_SUBMIX audio source so that when an application uses the
2207android.media.AudioRecord API to record from this audio source, it can capture
2208a mix of all audio streams except for the following:</p>
2209
2210<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2211 <li>STREAM_RING
2212 <li>STREAM_ALARM
2213 <li>STREAM_NOTIFICATION
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2214</ul>
2215
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2216<h2 id="5_5_audio_playback">5.5. Audio Playback</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2217
2218
2219<p>Device implementations that declare android.hardware.audio.output MUST conform
2220to the requirements in this section.</p>
2221
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2222<h3 id="5_5_1_raw_audio_playback">5.5.1. Raw Audio Playback</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2223
2224
2225<p>The device MUST allow playback of raw audio content with the following
2226characteristics:</p>
2227
2228<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2229 <li><strong>Format</strong>: Linear PCM, 16-bit</li>
2230 <li><strong>Sampling rates</strong>: 8000, 11025, 16000, 22050, 32000, 44100</li>
2231 <li><strong>Channels</strong>: Mono, Stereo</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2232</ul>
2233
2234<p>The device SHOULD allow playback of raw audio content with the following
2235characteristics:</p>
2236
2237<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2238 <li><strong>Sampling rates</strong>: 24000, 48000</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2239</ul>
2240
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2241<h3 id="5_5_2_audio_effects">5.5.2. Audio Effects</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2242
2243
2244<p>Android provides an API for audio effects for device implementations [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/audiofx/AudioEffect.html">Resources, 52</a>]. Device implementations that declare the feature
2245android.hardware.audio.output:</p>
2246
2247<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2248 <li>MUST support the EFFECT_TYPE_EQUALIZER and EFFECT_TYPE_LOUDNESS_ENHANCER
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2249implementations controllable through the AudioEffect subclasses Equalizer,
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2250LoudnessEnhancer.</li>
2251 <li>MUST support the visualizer API implementation, controllable through the
2252Visualizer class.</li>
2253 <li>SHOULD support the EFFECT_TYPE_BASS_BOOST, EFFECT_TYPE_ENV_REVERB,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2254EFFECT_TYPE_PRESET_REVERB, and EFFECT_TYPE_VIRTUALIZER implementations
2255controllable through the AudioEffect sub-classes BassBoost,
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2256EnvironmentalReverb, PresetReverb, and Virtualizer.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2257</ul>
2258
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2259<h3 id="5_5_3_audio_output_volume">5.5.3. Audio Output Volume</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2260
2261
2262<p>Android Television device implementations MUST include support for system
2263Master Volume and digital audio output volume attenuation on supported outputs,
2264except for compressed audio passthrough output (where no audio decoding is done
2265on the device).</p>
2266
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2267<h2 id="5_6_audio_latency">5.6. Audio Latency</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2268
2269
2270<p>Audio latency is the time delay as an audio signal passes through a system.
2271Many classes of applications rely on short latencies, to achieve real-time
2272sound effects.</p>
2273
2274<p>For the purposes of this section, use the following definitions:</p>
2275
2276<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2277 <li><strong>output latency</strong>. The interval between when an application writes a frame of PCM-coded data and
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2278when the corresponding sound can be heard by an external listener or observed
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2279by a transducer.</li>
2280 <li><strong>cold output latency</strong>. The output latency for the first frame, when the audio output system has been
2281idle and powered down prior to the request.</li>
2282 <li><strong>continuous output latency</strong>. The output latency for subsequent frames, after the device is playing audio.</li>
2283 <li><strong>input latency</strong>. The interval between when an external sound is presented to the device and
2284when an application reads the corresponding frame of PCM-coded data.</li>
2285 <li><strong>cold input latency</strong>. The sum of lost input time and the input latency for the first frame, when the
2286audio input system has been idle and powered down prior to the request.</li>
2287 <li><strong>continuous input latency</strong>. The input latency for subsequent frames, while the device is capturing audio.</li>
2288 <li><strong>cold output jitter</strong>. The variance among separate measurements of cold output latency values.</li>
2289 <li><strong>cold input jitter</strong>. The variance among separate measurements of cold input latency values.</li>
2290 <li><strong>continuous round-trip latency</strong>. The sum of continuous input latency plus continuous output latency plus 5
2291milliseconds.</li>
2292 <li><strong>OpenSL ES PCM buffer queue API</strong>. The set of PCM-related OpenSL ES APIs within Android NDK; see
2293NDK_root/docs/opensles/index.html.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2294</ul>
2295
2296<p>Device implementations that declare android.hardware.audio.output SHOULD meet
2297or exceed these audio output requirements:</p>
2298
2299<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2300 <li>cold output latency of 100 milliseconds or less</li>
2301 <li>continuous output latency of 45 milliseconds or less</li>
2302 <li>minimize the cold output jitter</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2303</ul>
2304
2305<p>If a device implementation meets the requirements of this section after any
2306initial calibration when using the OpenSL ES PCM buffer queue API, for
2307continuous output latency and cold output latency over at least one supported
2308audio output device, it MAY report support for low-latency audio, by reporting
2309the feature android.hardware.audio.low_latency via the
2310android.content.pm.PackageManager class [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html">Resources, 53</a>]. Conversely, if the device implementation does not meet these requirements it
2311MUST NOT report support for low-latency audio.</p>
2312
2313<p>Device implementations that include android.hardware.microphone SHOULD meet
2314these input audio requirements:</p>
2315
2316<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2317 <li>cold input latency of 100 milliseconds or less</li>
2318 <li>continuous input latency of 30 milliseconds or less</li>
2319 <li>continuous round-trip latency of 50 milliseconds or less</li>
2320 <li>minimize the cold input jitter</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2321</ul>
2322
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2323<h2 id="5_7_network_protocols">5.7. Network Protocols</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2324
2325
2326<p>Devices MUST support the media network protocols for audio and video playback
2327as specified in the Android SDK documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html">Resources, 50</a>]. Specifically, devices MUST support the following media network protocols:</p>
2328
2329<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2330 <li>RTSP (RTP, SDP)</li>
2331 <li>HTTP(S) progressive streaming</li>
2332 <li>HTTP(S) Live Streaming draft protocol, Version 3 [<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-03">Resources, 54</a>]</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2333</ul>
2334
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2335<h2 id="5_8_secure_media">5.8. Secure Media</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2336
2337
2338<p>Device implementations that support secure video output and are capable of
2339supporting secure surfaces MUST declare support for Display.FLAG_SECURE. Device
2340implementations that declare support for Display.FLAG_SECURE, if they support a
2341wireless display protocol, MUST secure the link with a cryptographically strong
2342mechanism such as HDCP 2.x or higher for Miracast wireless displays. Similarly
2343if they support a wired external display, the device implementations MUST
2344support HDCP 1.2 or higher. Android Television device implementations MUST
2345support HDCP 2.2 for devices supporting 4K resolution and HDCP 1.4 or above for
2346lower resolutions. The upstream Android open source implementation includes
2347support for wireless (Miracast) and wired (HDMI) displays that satisfies this
2348requirement.</p>
2349
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2350<h1 id="6_developer_tools_and_options_compatibility">6. Developer Tools and Options Compatibility</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2351
2352
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2353<h2 id="6_1_developer_tools">6.1. Developer Tools</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2354
2355
2356<p>Device implementations MUST support the Android Developer Tools provided in the
2357Android SDK. Android compatible devices MUST be compatible with:</p>
2358
2359<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2360 <li><strong>Android Debug Bridge (adb)</strong> [<a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html">Resources, 55</a>]</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2361</ul>
2362
2363<p>Device implementations MUST support all adb functions as documented in the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2364Android SDK including dumpsys [<a href="https://source.android.com/devices/input/diagnostics.html">Resources, 56</a>]. The device-side adb daemon MUST be inactive by default and there MUST be a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2365user-accessible mechanism to turn on the Android Debug Bridge. If a device
2366implementation omits USB peripheral mode, it MUST implement the Android Debug
2367Bridge via local-area network (such as Ethernet or 802.11). </p>
2368
2369<p>Android includes support for secure adb. Secure adb enables adb on known
2370authenticated hosts. Device implementations MUST support secure adb.</p>
2371
2372<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2373 <li><strong>Dalvik Debug Monitor Service (ddms)</strong> [<a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/debugging/ddms.html">Resources, 57</a>]</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2374</ul>
2375
2376<p>Device implementations MUST support all ddms features as documented in the
2377Android SDK. As ddms uses adb, support for ddms SHOULD be inactive by default,
2378but MUST be supported whenever the user has activated the Android Debug Bridge,
2379as above.</p>
2380
2381<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2382 <li><strong>Monkey</strong> [<a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/monkey.html">Resources, 58</a>]</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2383</ul>
2384
2385<p>Device implementations MUST include the Monkey framework, and make it available
2386for applications to use.</p>
2387
2388<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2389 <li><strong>SysTrace</strong> [<a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/systrace.html">Resources, 59</a>]</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2390</ul>
2391
2392<p>Device implementations MUST support systrace tool as documented in the Android
2393SDK. Systrace must be inactive by default, and there MUST be a user-accessible
2394mechanism to turn on Systrace.</p>
2395
2396<p>Most Linux-based systems and Apple Macintosh systems recognize Android devices
2397using the standard Android SDK tools, without additional support; however
2398Microsoft Windows systems typically require a driver for new Android devices.
2399(For instance, new vendor IDs and sometimes new device IDs require custom USB
2400drivers for Windows systems.) If a device implementation is unrecognized by the
2401adb tool as provided in the standard Android SDK, device implementers MUST
2402provide Windows drivers allowing developers to connect to the device using the
2403adb protocol. These drivers MUST be provided for Windows XP, Windows Vista,
2404Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 9 in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.</p>
2405
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2406<h2 id="6_2_developer_options">6.2. Developer Options</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2407
2408
2409<p>Android includes support for developers to configure application
2410development-related settings. Device implementations MUST honor the
2411android.settings.APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS intent to show application
2412development-related settings [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html#ACTION_APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS">Resources, 60</a>]. The upstream Android implementation hides the Developer Options menu by
2413default and enables users to launch Developer Options after pressing seven (7)
2414times on the <strong>Settings</strong> > <strong>About Device</strong> > <strong>Build Number</strong> menu item. Device implementations MUST provide a consistent experience for
2415Developer Options. Specifically, device implementations MUST hide Developer
2416Options by default and MUST provide a mechanism to enable Developer Options
2417that is consistent with the upstream Android implementation.</p>
2418
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2419<h1 id="7_hardware_compatibility">7. Hardware Compatibility</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2420
2421
2422<p>If a device includes a particular hardware component that has a corresponding
2423API for third-party developers, the device implementation MUST implement that
2424API as described in the Android SDK documentation. If an API in the SDK
2425interacts with a hardware component that is stated to be optional and the
2426device implementation does not possess that component:</p>
2427
2428<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2429 <li>Complete class definitions (as documented by the SDK) for the component APIs
2430MUST still be presented.
2431 <li>The API&rsquo;s behaviors MUST be implemented as no-ops in some reasonable fashion.
2432 <li>API methods MUST return null values where permitted by the SDK documentation.
2433 <li>API methods MUST return no-op implementations of classes where null values are
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2434not permitted by the SDK documentation.
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2435 <li>API methods MUST NOT throw exceptions not documented by the SDK documentation.
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2436</ul>
2437
2438<p>A typical example of a scenario where these requirements apply is the telephony
2439API: even on non-phone devices, these APIs must be implemented as reasonable
2440no-ops.</p>
2441
2442<p>Device implementations MUST consistently report accurate hardware configuration
2443information via the getSystemAvailableFeatures() and hasSystemFeature(String)
2444methods on the android.content.pm.PackageManager class for the same build
2445fingerprint. [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html">Resources, 53]</a></p>
2446
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2447<h2 id="7_1_display_and_graphics">7.1. Display and Graphics</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2448
2449
2450<p>Android includes facilities that automatically adjust application assets and UI
2451layouts appropriately for the device, to ensure that third-party applications
2452run well on a variety of hardware configurations [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html">Resources, 61</a>]. Devices MUST properly implement these APIs and behaviors, as detailed in
2453this section.</p>
2454
2455<p>The units referenced by the requirements in this section are defined as
2456follows:</p>
2457
2458<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2459 <li><strong>physical diagonal size</strong>. The distance in inches between two opposing corners of the illuminated portion
2460of the display.</li>
2461 <li><strong>dots per inch (dpi)</strong>. The number of pixels encompassed by a linear horizontal or vertical span of
24621&rdquo;. Where dpi values are listed, both horizontal and vertical dpi must fall
2463within the range.</li>
Unsuk Jung734c2a42015-06-05 01:47:54 -0700[diff] [blame]2464 <li><strong>aspect ratio</strong>. The ratio of the pixels of the longer dimension
2465 to the shorter dimension of the screen. For example, a display of 480x854 pixels
2466 would be 854/480 = 1.779, or roughly &ldquo;16:9&rdquo;.</li>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2467 <li><strong>density-independent pixel (dp)</strong> The virtual pixel unit normalized to a 160 dpi screen, calculated as: pixels =
2468dps * (density/160).</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2469</ul>
2470
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2471<h3 id="7_1_1_screen_configuration">7.1.1. Screen Configuration</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2472
2473
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2474<h4 id="7_1_1_1_screen_size">7.1.1.1. Screen Size</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2475
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2476<div class="note">
2477<p>Android Watch devices (detailed in <a href="#2_device_types">section 2</a>) MAY have smaller screen sizes as described in this section.</p>
2478</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2479
2480<p>The Android UI framework supports a variety of different screen sizes, and
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2481allows applications to query the device screen size (aka &ldquo;screen layout") via
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2482android.content.res.Configuration.screenLayout with the SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK.
2483Device implementations MUST report the correct screen size as defined in the
2484Android SDK documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html">Resources, 61</a>] and determined by the upstream Android platform. Specifically, device
2485implementations MUST report the correct screen size according to the following
2486logical density-independent pixel (dp) screen dimensions.</p>
2487
2488<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2489 <li>Devices MUST have screen sizes of at least 426 dp x 320 dp (&lsquo;small&rsquo;), unless it
2490is an Android Watch device.</li>
2491 <li>Devices that report screen size &lsquo;normal&rsquo; MUST have screen sizes of at least 480
2492dp x 320 dp.</li>
2493 <li>Devices that report screen size &lsquo;large&rsquo; MUST have screen sizes of at least 640
2494dp x 480 dp.</li>
2495 <li>Devices that report screen size &lsquo;xlarge&rsquo; MUST have screen sizes of at least 960
2496dp x 720 dp.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2497</ul>
2498
2499<p>In addition, </p>
2500
2501<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2502 <li>Android Watch devices MUST have a screen with the physical diagonal size in the
2503range from 1.1 to 2.5 inches.</li>
2504 <li>Other types of Android device implementations, with a physically integrated
2505screen, MUST have a screen at least 2.5 inches in physical diagonal size.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2506</ul>
2507
2508<p>Devices MUST NOT change their reported screen size at any time.</p>
2509
2510<p>Applications optionally indicate which screen sizes they support via the
Unsuk Jung8e40abe2015-07-10 08:42:36 -0700[diff] [blame]2511&lt;supports-screens&gt; attribute in the AndroidManifest.xml file. Device
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2512implementations MUST correctly honor applications' stated support for small,
2513normal, large, and xlarge screens, as described in the Android SDK
2514documentation.</p>
2515
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2516<h4 id="7_1_1_2_screen_aspect_ratio">7.1.1.2. Screen Aspect Ratio</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2517
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2518<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2519<p>Android Watch devices MAY have an aspect ratio of 1.0 (1:1).</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2520</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2521
2522
2523<p>The screen aspect ratio MUST be a value from 1.3333 (4:3) to 1.86 (roughly
252416:9), but Android Watch devices MAY have an aspect ratio of 1.0 (1:1) because
2525such a device implementation will use a UI_MODE_TYPE_WATCH as the
2526android.content.res.Configuration.uiMode.</p>
2527
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2528<h4 id="7_1_1_3_screen_density">7.1.1.3. Screen Density</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2529
2530
2531<p>The Android UI framework defines a set of standard logical densities to help
2532application developers target application resources. Device implementations
2533MUST report only one of the following logical Android framework densities
2534through the android.util.DisplayMetrics APIs, and MUST execute applications at
2535this standard density and MUST NOT change the value at at any time for the
2536default display.</p>
2537
2538<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2539 <li>120 dpi (ldpi)</li>
2540 <li>160 dpi (mdpi)</li>
2541 <li>213 dpi (tvdpi)</li>
2542 <li>240 dpi (hdpi)</li>
2543 <li>280 dpi (280dpi)</li>
2544 <li>320 dpi (xhdpi)</li>
2545 <li>400 dpi (400dpi)</li>
2546 <li>480 dpi (xxhdpi)</li>
2547 <li>560 dpi (560dpi)</li>
2548 <li>640 dpi (xxxhdpi)</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2549</ul>
2550
2551<p>Device implementations SHOULD define the standard Android framework density
2552that is numerically closest to the physical density of the screen, unless that
2553logical density pushes the reported screen size below the minimum supported. If
2554the standard Android framework density that is numerically closest to the
2555physical density results in a screen size that is smaller than the smallest
2556supported compatible screen size (320 dp width), device implementations SHOULD
2557report the next lowest standard Android framework density.</p>
2558
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2559<h3 id="7_1_2_display_metrics">7.1.2. Display Metrics</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2560
2561
2562<p>Device implementations MUST report correct values for all display metrics
2563defined in android.util.DisplayMetrics [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/DisplayMetrics.html">Resources, 62</a>] and MUST report the same values regardless of whether the embedded or
2564external screen is used as the default display.</p>
2565
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2566<h3 id="7_1_3_screen_orientation">7.1.3. Screen Orientation</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2567
2568
2569<p>Devices MUST report which screen orientations they support
2570(android.hardware.screen.portrait and/or android.hardware.screen.landscape) and
2571MUST report at least one supported orientation. For example, a device with a
2572fixed orientation landscape screen, such as a television or laptop, SHOULD only
2573report android.hardware.screen.landscape.</p>
2574
2575<p>Devices that report both screen orientations MUST support dynamic orientation
2576by applications to either portrait or landscape screen orientation. That is,
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2577the device must respect the application&rsquo;s request for a specific screen
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2578orientation. Device implementations MAY select either portrait or landscape
2579orientation as the default.</p>
2580
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2581<p>Devices MUST report the correct value for the device&rsquo;s current orientation,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2582whenever queried via the android.content.res.Configuration.orientation,
2583android.view.Display.getOrientation(), or other APIs.</p>
2584
2585<p>Devices MUST NOT change the reported screen size or density when changing
2586orientation.</p>
2587
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2588<h3 id="7_1_4_2d_and_3d_graphics_acceleration">7.1.4. 2D and 3D Graphics Acceleration</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2589
2590
2591<p>Device implementations MUST support both OpenGL ES 1.0 and 2.0, as embodied and
2592detailed in the Android SDK documentations. Device implementations SHOULD
2593support OpenGL ES 3.0 or 3.1 on devices capable of supporting it. Device
2594implementations MUST also support Android RenderScript, as detailed in the
2595Android SDK documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/renderscript/">Resources, 63</a>].</p>
2596
2597<p>Device implementations MUST also correctly identify themselves as supporting
2598OpenGL ES 1.0, OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.0 or OpenGL 3.1. That is:</p>
2599
2600<ul>
Unsuk Jung8e40abe2015-07-10 08:42:36 -0700[diff] [blame]2601 <li>The managed APIs (such as via the GLES10.getString() method) MUST report support
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2602for OpenGL ES 1.0 and OpenGL ES 2.0.</li>
2603 <li>The native C/C++ OpenGL APIs (APIs available to apps via libGLES_v1CM.so,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2604libGLES_v2.so, or libEGL.so) MUST report support for OpenGL ES 1.0 and OpenGL
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2605ES 2.0.</li>
2606 <li>Device implementations that declare support for OpenGL ES 3.0 or 3.1 MUST
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2607support the corresponding managed APIs and include support for native C/C++
2608APIs. On device implementations that declare support for OpenGL ES 3.0 or 3.1,
2609libGLESv2.so MUST export the corresponding function symbols in addition to the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2610OpenGL ES 2.0 function symbols.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2611</ul>
2612
2613<p>In addition to OpenGL ES 3.1, Android provides an extension pack with Java
2614interfaces [<a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/opengl/GLES31Ext.html">Resources, 64</a>] and native support for advanced graphics functionality such as tessellation
2615and the ASTC texture compression format. Android device implementations MAY
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2616support this extension pack, and&mdash;only if fully implemented&mdash;MUST identify the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2617support through the android.hardware.opengles.aep feature flag.</p>
2618
2619<p>Also, device implementations MAY implement any desired OpenGL ES extensions.
2620However, device implementations MUST report via the OpenGL ES managed and
2621native APIs all extension strings that they do support, and conversely MUST NOT
2622report extension strings that they do not support.</p>
2623
2624<p>Note that Android includes support for applications to optionally specify that
2625they require specific OpenGL texture compression formats. These formats are
2626typically vendor-specific. Device implementations are not required by Android
2627to implement any specific texture compression format. However, they SHOULD
2628accurately report any texture compression formats that they do support, via the
2629getString() method in the OpenGL API.</p>
2630
2631<p>Android includes a mechanism for applications to declare that they want to
2632enable hardware acceleration for 2D graphics at the Application, Activity,
2633Window, or View level through the use of a manifest tag
2634android:hardwareAccelerated or direct API calls [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/hardware-accel.html">Resources, 65</a>].</p>
2635
2636<p>Device implementations MUST enable hardware acceleration by default, and MUST
2637disable hardware acceleration if the developer so requests by setting
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2638android:hardwareAccelerated="false&rdquo; or disabling hardware acceleration directly
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2639through the Android View APIs.</p>
2640
2641<p>In addition, device implementations MUST exhibit behavior consistent with the
2642Android SDK documentation on hardware acceleration [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/hardware-accel.html">Resources, 65</a>].</p>
2643
2644<p>Android includes a TextureView object that lets developers directly integrate
2645hardware-accelerated OpenGL ES textures as rendering targets in a UI hierarchy.
2646Device implementations MUST support the TextureView API, and MUST exhibit
2647consistent behavior with the upstream Android implementation.</p>
2648
2649<p>Android includes support for EGL_ANDROID_RECORDABLE, an EGLConfig attribute
2650that indicates whether the EGLConfig supports rendering to an ANativeWindow
2651that records images to a video. Device implementations MUST support
2652EGL_ANDROID_RECORDABLE extension [<a href="https://www.khronos.org/registry/egl/extensions/ANDROID/EGL_ANDROID_recordable.txt">Resources, 66</a>].</p>
2653
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2654<h3 id="7_1_5_legacy_application_compatibility_mode">7.1.5. Legacy Application Compatibility Mode</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2655
2656
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2657<p>Android specifies a &ldquo;compatibility mode&rdquo; in which the framework operates in a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2658'normal' screen size equivalent (320dp width) mode for the benefit of legacy
2659applications not developed for old versions of Android that pre-date
Heidi von Markham02924cb2015-06-05 11:45:27 -0700[diff] [blame]2660screen-size independence.</p>
2661
2662<ul>
2663<li>Android Automotive does not support legacy compatibility mode.</li>
2664<li>All other device implementations MUST include support for legacy application
2665compatibility mode as implemented by the upstream Android open source code. That
2666is, device implementations MUST NOT alter the triggers or thresholds at which
2667compatibility mode is activated, and MUST NOT alter the behavior of the
2668compatibility mode itself.</li>
2669</ul>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2670
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2671<h3 id="7_1_6_screen_technology">7.1.6. Screen Technology</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2672
2673
2674<p>The Android platform includes APIs that allow applications to render rich
2675graphics to the display. Devices MUST support all of these APIs as defined by
2676the Android SDK unless specifically allowed in this document. </p>
2677
2678<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2679 <li>Devices MUST support displays capable of rendering 16-bit color graphics and
2680SHOULD support displays capable of 24-bit color graphics.</li>
2681 <li>Devices MUST support displays capable of rendering animations.</li>
2682 <li>The display technology used MUST have a pixel aspect ratio (PAR) between 0.9
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2683and 1.15. That is, the pixel aspect ratio MUST be near square (1.0) with a 10 ~
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]268415% tolerance.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2685</ul>
2686
Unsuk Jung734c2a42015-06-05 01:47:54 -0700[diff] [blame]2687<h3 id="7_1_7_external_displays">7.1.7. Secondary Displays</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2688
2689
2690<p>Android includes support for secondary display to enable media sharing
2691capabilities and developer APIs for accessing external displays. If a device
2692supports an external display either via a wired, wireless, or an embedded
2693additional display connection then the device implementation MUST implement the
2694display manager API as described in the Android SDK documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.html">Resources, 67</a>].</p>
2695
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2696<h2 id="7_2_input_devices">7.2. Input Devices</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2697
Heidi von Markham43b1cc72015-04-02 16:04:43 -0700[diff] [blame]2698<p>Devices MUST support a touchscreen or meet the requirements listed in 7.2.2
2699for non-touch navigation.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2700
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2701<h3 id="7_2_1_keyboard">7.2.1. Keyboard</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2702
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2703<div class="note">
Heidi von Markhamcf532432015-06-05 10:40:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2704<p>Android Watch and Android Automotive implementations MAY implement a soft
2705keyboard. All other device implementations MUST implement a soft keyboard and:</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2706</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2707
2708
2709<p>Device implementations:</p>
2710
2711<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2712 <li>MUST include support for the Input Management Framework (which allows
2713third-party developers to create Input Method Editors&mdash;i.e. soft keyboard) as
2714detailed at <a href="http://developer.android.com">http://developer.android.com</a>.</li>
2715 <li>MUST provide at least one soft keyboard implementation (regardless of whether a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2716hard keyboard is present) except for Android Watch devices where the screen
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2717size makes it less reasonable to have a soft keyboard.</li>
2718 <li>MAY include additional soft keyboard implementations.</li>
2719 <li>MAY include a hardware keyboard.</li>
2720 <li>MUST NOT include a hardware keyboard that does not match one of the formats
2721specified in android.content.res.Configuration.keyboard [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html">Resources, 68</a>] (QWERTY or 12-key).</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2722</ul>
2723
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2724<h3 id="7_2_2_non-touch_navigation">7.2.2. Non-touch Navigation</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2725
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2726<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2727<p>Android Television devices MUST support D-pad.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2728</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2729
2730<p>Device implementations:</p>
2731
2732<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2733 <li>MAY omit a non-touch navigation option (trackball, d-pad, or wheel) if the
2734device implementation is not an Android Television device.</li>
2735 <li>MUST report the correct value for android.content.res.Configuration.navigation
2736[<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html">Resources, 68</a>].</li>
2737 <li>MUST provide a reasonable alternative user interface mechanism for the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2738selection and editing of text, compatible with Input Management Engines. The
2739upstream Android open source implementation includes a selection mechanism
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2740suitable for use with devices that lack non-touch navigation inputs.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2741</ul>
2742
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2743<h3 id="7_2_3_navigation_keys">7.2.3. Navigation Keys</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2744
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2745<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2746<p>The availability and visibility requirement of the Home, Recents, and Back
2747functions differ between device types as described in this section.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2748</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2749
2750<p>The Home, Recents, and Back functions (mapped to the key events KEYCODE_HOME,
2751KEYCODE_APP_SWITCH, KEYCODE_BACK, respectively) are essential to the Android
Heidi von Markhamce34dbb2015-06-05 11:59:14 -0700[diff] [blame]2752navigation paradigm and therefore:</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2753
2754<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2755 <li>Android Handheld device implementations MUST provide the Home, Recents, and
2756Back functions.</li>
2757 <li>Android Television device implementations MUST provide the Home and Back
2758functions.</li>
2759 <li>Android Watch device implementations MUST have the Home function available to
2760the user, and the Back function except for when it is in UI_MODE_TYPE_WATCH.</li>
Heidi von Markhamce34dbb2015-06-05 11:59:14 -0700[diff] [blame]2761 <li>Android Automotive implementations MUST provide the Home function and MAY
2762provide Back and Recent functions.</li>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2763 <li>All other types of device implementations MUST provide the Home and Back
2764functions.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2765</ul>
2766
2767<p>These functions MAY be implemented via dedicated physical buttons (such as
2768mechanical or capacitive touch buttons), or MAY be implemented using dedicated
2769software keys on a distinct portion of the screen, gestures, touch panel, etc.
2770Android supports both implementations. All of these functions MUST be
2771accessible with a single action (e.g. tap, double-click or gesture) when
2772visible.</p>
2773
2774<p>Recents function, if provided, MUST have a visible button or icon unless hidden
2775together with other navigation functions in full-screen mode. This does not
2776apply to devices upgrading from earlier Android versions that have physical
2777buttons for navigation and no recents key.</p>
2778
2779<p> The Home and Back functions, if provided, MUST each have a visible button or
2780icon unless hidden together with other navigation functions in full-screen mode
2781or when the uiMode UI_MODE_TYPE_MASK is set to UI_MODE_TYPE_WATCH.</p>
2782
2783<p>The Menu function is deprecated in favor of action bar since Android 4.0.
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]2784Therefore the new device implementations shipping with Android 5.0 and later MUST NOT
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2785implement a dedicated physical button for the Menu function. Older device
2786implementations SHOULD NOT implement a dedicated physical button for the Menu
2787function, but if the physical Menu button is implemented and the device is
2788running applications with targetSdkVersion > 10, the device implementation:</p>
2789
2790<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2791 <li>MUST display the action overflow button on the action bar when it is visible
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2792and the resulting action overflow menu popup is not empty. For a device
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]2793implementation launched before Android 4.4 but upgrading to Android 5.1, this
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2794is RECOMMENDED.</li>
2795 <li>MUST NOT modify the position of the action overflow popup displayed by
2796selecting the overflow button in the action bar.</li>
2797 <li>MAY render the action overflow popup at a modified position on the screen when
2798it is displayed by selecting the physical menu button.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2799</ul>
2800
2801<p>For backwards compatibility, device implementations MUST make the Menu function
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2802available to applications when targetSdkVersion is less than 10, either by a physical
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2803button, a software key, or gestures. This Menu function should be presented
2804unless hidden together with other navigation functions.</p>
2805
2806<p>Android supports Assist action [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_ASSIST">Resources, 69</a>]. Android device implementations except for Android Watch devices MUST make
2807the Assist action available to the user at all times when running applications.
2808The Assist action SHOULD be implemented as a long-press on the Home button or a
2809swipe-up gesture on the software Home key. This function MAY be implemented via
2810another physical button, software key, or gesture, but MUST be accessible with
2811a single action (e.g. tap, double-click, or gesture) when other navigation keys
2812are visible.</p>
2813
2814<p>Device implementations MAY use a distinct portion of the screen to display the
2815navigation keys, but if so, MUST meet these requirements:</p>
2816
2817<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2818 <li>Device implementation navigation keys MUST use a distinct portion of the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2819screen, not available to applications, and MUST NOT obscure or otherwise
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2820interfere with the portion of the screen available to applications.</li>
2821 <li>Device implementations MUST make available a portion of the display to
2822applications that meets the requirements defined in <a href="#7_1_1_screen_configuration">section 7.1.1</a>.</li>
2823 <li>Device implementations MUST display the navigation keys when applications do
2824not specify a system UI mode, or specify SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE.</li>
2825 <li>Device implementations MUST present the navigation keys in an unobtrusive &ldquo;low
2826profile&rdquo; (eg. dimmed) mode when applications specify
2827SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE.</li>
2828 <li>Device implementations MUST hide the navigation keys when applications specify
2829SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2830</ul>
2831
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2832<h3 id="7_2_4_touchscreen_input">7.2.4. Touchscreen Input</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2833
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2834<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2835<p>Android Handhelds and Watch Devices MUST support touchscreen input.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2836</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2837
2838
2839<p>Device implementations SHOULD have a pointer input system of some kind (either
2840mouse-like or touch). However, if a device implementation does not support a
2841pointer input system, it MUST NOT report the android.hardware.touchscreen or
2842android.hardware.faketouch feature constant. Device implementations that do
2843include a pointer input system:</p>
2844
2845<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2846 <li>SHOULD support fully independently tracked pointers, if the device input system
2847supports multiple pointers.</li>
2848 <li>MUST report the value of android.content.res.Configuration.touchscreen [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html">Resources, 68</a>] corresponding to the type of the specific touchscreen on the device.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2849</ul>
2850
2851<p>Android includes support for a variety of touchscreens, touch pads, and fake
2852touch input devices. Touchscreen based device implementations are associated
2853with a display [<a href="http://source.android.com/devices/tech/input/touch-devices.html">Resources, 70</a>] such that the user has the impression of directly manipulating items on
2854screen. Since the user is directly touching the screen, the system does not
2855require any additional affordances to indicate the objects being manipulated.
2856In contrast, a fake touch interface provides a user input system that
2857approximates a subset of touchscreen capabilities. For example, a mouse or
2858remote control that drives an on-screen cursor approximates touch, but requires
2859the user to first point or focus then click. Numerous input devices like the
2860mouse, trackpad, gyro-based air mouse, gyro-pointer, joystick, and multi-touch
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]2861trackpad can support fake touch interactions. Android includes the feature
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2862constant android.hardware.faketouch, which corresponds to a high-fidelity
2863non-touch (pointer-based) input device such as a mouse or trackpad that can
2864adequately emulate touch-based input (including basic gesture support), and
2865indicates that the device supports an emulated subset of touchscreen
2866functionality. Device implementations that declare the fake touch feature MUST
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2867meet the fake touch requirements in <a href="#7_2_5_fake_touch_input">section 7.2.5</a>.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2868
2869<p>Device implementations MUST report the correct feature corresponding to the
2870type of input used. Device implementations that include a touchscreen
2871(single-touch or better) MUST report the platform feature constant
2872android.hardware.touchscreen. Device implementations that report the platform
2873feature constant android.hardware.touchscreen MUST also report the platform
2874feature constant android.hardware.faketouch. Device implementations that do not
2875include a touchscreen (and rely on a pointer device only) MUST NOT report any
2876touchscreen feature, and MUST report only android.hardware.faketouch if they
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2877meet the fake touch requirements in <a href="#7_2_5_fake_touch_input">section 7.2.5</a>.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2878
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2879<h3 id="7_2_5_fake_touch_input">7.2.5. Fake Touch Input</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2880
2881
2882<p>Device implementations that declare support for android.hardware.faketouch:</p>
2883
2884<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2885 <li>MUST report the absolute X and Y screen positions of the pointer location and
2886display a visual pointer on the screen [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html">Resources, 71</a>].</li>
2887 <li>MUST report touch event with the action code that specifies the state change
2888that occurs on the pointer going down or up on the screen [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html">Resources, 71</a>].</li>
2889 <li>MUST support pointer down and up on an object on the screen, which allows users
2890to emulate tap on an object on the screen.</li>
2891 <li>MUST support pointer down, pointer up, pointer down then pointer up in the same
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2892place on an object on the screen within a time threshold, which allows users to
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2893emulate double tap on an object on the screen [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html">Resources, 71</a>].</li>
2894 <li>MUST support pointer down on an arbitrary point on the screen, pointer move to
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2895any other arbitrary point on the screen, followed by a pointer up, which allows
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2896users to emulate a touch drag.</li>
2897 <li>MUST support pointer down then allow users to quickly move the object to a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2898different position on the screen and then pointer up on the screen, which
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2899allows users to fling an object on the screen.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2900</ul>
2901
2902<p>Devices that declare support for android.hardware.faketouch.multitouch.distinct
2903MUST meet the requirements for faketouch above, and MUST also support distinct
2904tracking of two or more independent pointer inputs.</p>
2905
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2906<h3 id="7_2_6_game_controller_support">7.2.6. Game Controller Support</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2907
2908
2909<p>Android Television device implementations MUST support button mappings for game
2910controllers as listed below. The upstream Android implementation includes
2911implementation for game controllers that satisfies this requirement. </p>
2912
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2913<h4 id="7_2_6_1_button_mappings">7.2.6.1. Button Mappings</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2914
2915
2916<p>Android Television device implementations MUST support the following key
2917mappings:</p>
2918<table>
2919 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2920 <th>Button</th>
2921 <th>HID Usage</strong><sup>2</sup></td>
2922 <th>Android Button</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2923 </tr>
2924 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2925 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BUTTON_A">A</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2926 <td>0x09 0x0001</td>
2927 <td>KEYCODE_BUTTON_A (96)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2928 </tr>
2929 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2930 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BUTTON_B">B</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2931 <td>0x09 0x0002</td>
2932 <td>KEYCODE_BUTTON_B (97)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2933 </tr>
2934 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2935 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BUTTON_X">X</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2936 <td>0x09 0x0004</td>
2937 <td>KEYCODE_BUTTON_X (99)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2938 </tr>
2939 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2940 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BUTTON_Y">Y</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2941 <td>0x09 0x0005</td>
2942 <td>KEYCODE_BUTTON_Y (100)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2943 </tr>
2944 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2945 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_DPAD_UP">D-pad up</a><sup>1</sup></p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2946
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2947<p><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN">D-pad down</a><sup>1</sup></td>
Unsuk Jungcee2fb72015-07-10 08:33:16 -0700[diff] [blame]2948 <td>0x01 0x0039<sup>3</sup></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2949 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#AXIS_HAT_Y">AXIS_HAT_Y</a><sup>4</sup></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2950 </tr>
2951 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2952 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT">D-pad left</a>1</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2953
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2954<p><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT">D-pad right</a><sup>1</sup></td>
Unsuk Jungcee2fb72015-07-10 08:33:16 -0700[diff] [blame]2955 <td>0x01 0x0039<sup>3</sup></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2956 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#AXIS_HAT_X">AXIS_HAT_X</a><sup>4</sup></td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2957 </tr>
2958 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2959 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BUTTON_L1">Left shoulder button</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2960 <td>0x09 0x0007</td>
2961 <td>KEYCODE_BUTTON_L1 (102)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2962 </tr>
2963 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2964 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BUTTON_R1">Right shoulder button</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2965 <td>0x09 0x0008</td>
2966 <td>KEYCODE_BUTTON_R1 (103)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2967 </tr>
2968 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2969 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BUTTON_THUMBL">Left stick click</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2970 <td>0x09 0x000E</td>
2971 <td>KEYCODE_BUTTON_THUMBL (106)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2972 </tr>
2973 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2974 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BUTTON_THUMBR">Right stick click</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2975 <td>0x09 0x000F</td>
2976 <td>KEYCODE_BUTTON_THUMBR (107)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2977 </tr>
2978 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2979 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_HOME">Home</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2980 <td>0x0c 0x0223</td>
2981 <td>KEYCODE_HOME (3)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2982 </tr>
2983 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2984 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_BACK">Back</a><sup>1</sup></td>
2985 <td>0x0c 0x0224</td>
2986 <td>KEYCODE_BACK (4)</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2987 </tr>
2988</table>
2989
2990
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2991<p class="table_footnote">1 [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html">Resources, 72</a>]</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2992
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2993<p class="table_footnote">2 The above HID usages must be declared within a Game pad CA (0x01 0x0005).</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2994
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]2995<p class="table_footnote">3 This usage must have a Logical Minimum of 0, a Logical Maximum of 7, a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]2996Physical Minimum of 0, a Physical Maximum of 315, Units in Degrees, and a
2997Report Size of 4. The logical value is defined to be the clockwise rotation
2998away from the vertical axis; for example, a logical value of 0 represents no
2999rotation and the up button being pressed, while a logical value of 1 represents
3000a rotation of 45 degrees and both the up and left keys being pressed.</p>
3001
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3002<p class="table_footnote">4 [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html">Resources, 71</a>]</p>
3003
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3004<table>
3005 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3006 <th>Analog Controls</strong><sup>1</sup></td>
3007 <th>HID Usage</th>
3008 <th>Android Button</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3009 </tr>
3010 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3011 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#AXIS_LTRIGGER">Left Trigger</a></td>
3012 <td>0x02 0x00C5</td>
3013 <td>AXIS_LTRIGGER </td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3014 </tr>
3015 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3016 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#AXIS_THROTTLE">Right Trigger</a></td>
3017 <td>0x02 0x00C4</td>
3018 <td>AXIS_RTRIGGER </td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3019 </tr>
3020 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3021 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#AXIS_Y">Left Joystick</a></td>
3022 <td>0x01 0x0030</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3023
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3024<p>0x01 0x0031</td>
3025 <td>AXIS_X</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3026
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3027<p>AXIS_Y</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3028 </tr>
3029 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3030 <td><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#AXIS_Z">Right Joystick</a></td>
3031 <td>0x01 0x0032</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3032
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3033<p>0x01 0x0035</td>
3034 <td>AXIS_Z</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3035
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3036<p>AXIS_RZ</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3037 </tr>
3038</table>
3039
3040
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3041<p class="table_footnote">1 [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html">Resources, 71</a>]</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3042
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3043<h3 id="7_2_7_remote_control">7.2.7. Remote Control</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3044
3045
3046<p>Android Television device implementations SHOULD provide a remote control to
3047allow users to access the TV interface. The remote control MAY be a physical
3048remote or can be a software-based remote that is accessible from a mobile phone
3049or tablet. The remote control MUST meet the requirements defined below.</p>
3050
3051<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3052 <li><strong>Search affordance</strong>. Device implementations MUST fire KEYCODE_SEARCH when the user invokes voice search either on the physical or software-based remote.</li>
3053 <li><strong>Navigation</strong>. All Android Television remotes MUST include Back, Home, and Select buttons and
3054support for D-pad events [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html">Resources, 72</a>].</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3055</ul>
3056
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3057<h2 id="7_3_sensors">7.3. Sensors</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3058
3059
3060<p>Android includes APIs for accessing a variety of sensor types. Devices
3061implementations generally MAY omit these sensors, as provided for in the
3062following subsections. If a device includes a particular sensor type that has a
3063corresponding API for third-party developers, the device implementation MUST
3064implement that API as described in the Android SDK documentation and the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3065Android Open Source documentation on sensors [<a href="http://source.android.com/devices/sensors/">Resources, 73</a>]. For example, device implementations:</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3066
3067<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3068 <li>MUST accurately report the presence or absence of sensors per the
3069android.content.pm.PackageManager class [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html">Resources, 53]</a>.</li>
3070 <li>MUST return an accurate list of supported sensors via the
3071SensorManager.getSensorList() and similar methods.</li>
3072 <li>MUST behave reasonably for all other sensor APIs (for example, by returning
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3073true or false as appropriate when applications attempt to register listeners,
3074not calling sensor listeners when the corresponding sensors are not present;
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3075etc.).</li>
3076 <li>MUST report all sensor measurements using the relevant International System of
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3077Units (metric) values for each sensor type as defined in the Android SDK
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3078documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html">Resources, 74</a>].</li>
3079 <li>SHOULD report the event time in nanoseconds as defined in the Android SDK
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3080documentation, representing the time the event happened and synchronized with
3081the SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNano() clock. Existing and new Android devices
3082are <strong>very strongly encouraged</strong> to meet these requirement so they will be able to upgrade to the future
3083platform releases where this might become a REQUIRED component. The
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3084synchronization error SHOULD be below 100 milliseconds [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html#timestamp">Resources, 75</a>].</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3085</ul>
3086
3087<p>The list above is not comprehensive; the documented behavior of the Android SDK
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3088and the Android Open Source Documentations on Sensors [<a href="http://source.android.com/devices/sensors/">Resources, 73</a>] is to be considered authoritative.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3089
3090<p>Some sensor types are composite, meaning they can be derived from data provided
3091by one or more other sensors. (Examples include the orientation sensor, and the
3092linear acceleration sensor.) Device implementations SHOULD implement these
3093sensor types, when they include the prerequisite physical sensors as described
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3094in [<a href="https://source.android.com/devices/sensors/sensor-types.html">Resources, 76</a>].
3095If a device implementation includes a composite sensor it MUST implement the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3096sensor as described in the Android Open Source documentation on composite
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3097sensors [<a href="https://source.android.com/devices/sensors/sensor-types.html#composite_sensor_type_summary">Resources, 76</a>].</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3098
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3099<p>Some Android sensors support a &ldquo;continuous&rdquo; trigger mode, which returns data
3100continuously [<a href="https://source.android.com/devices/sensors/report-modes.html#continuous">Resources, 77</a>]. For any API indicated by the Android SDK documentation to be a continuous
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3101sensor, device implementations MUST continuously provide periodic data samples
3102that SHOULD have a jitter below 3%, where jitter is defined as the standard
3103deviation of the difference of the reported timestamp values between
3104consecutive events.</p>
3105
3106<p>Note that the device implementations MUST ensure that the sensor event stream
3107MUST NOT prevent the device CPU from entering a suspend state or waking up from
3108a suspend state.</p>
3109
3110<p>Finally, when several sensors are activated, the power consumption SHOULD NOT
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3111exceed the sum of the individual sensor&rsquo;s reported power consumption.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3112
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3113<h3 id="7_3_1_accelerometer">7.3.1. Accelerometer</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3114
3115
3116<p>Device implementations SHOULD include a 3-axis accelerometer. Android Handheld
3117devices and Android Watch devices are strongly encouraged to include this
3118sensor. If a device implementation does include a 3-axis accelerometer, it:</p>
3119
3120<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3121 <li>MUST implement and report TYPE_ACCELEROMETER sensor [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Sensor.html#TYPE_ACCELEROMETER">Resources, 78</a>].</li>
Unsuk Jung42630a32015-06-05 03:59:33 -0700[diff] [blame]3122 <li>MUST be able to report events up to a frequency of at least 50 Hz for
3123 Android Watch devices as such devices have a stricter power constraint and
3124 100 Hz for all other device types.</li>
3125 <li>SHOULD report events up to at least 200 Hz.</li>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3126 <li>MUST comply with the Android sensor coordinate system as detailed in the
3127Android APIs [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html">Resources, 74</a>].</li>
3128 <li>MUST be capable of measuring from freefall up to four times the gravity (4g) or
3129more on any axis.</li>
3130 <li>MUST have a resolution of at least 8-bits and SHOULD have a resolution of at
3131least 16-bits.</li>
3132 <li>SHOULD be calibrated while in use if the characteristics changes over the life
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3133cycle and compensated, and preserve the compensation parameters between device
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3134reboots.</li>
3135 <li>SHOULD be temperature compensated.</li>
3136 <li>MUST have a standard deviation no greater than 0.05 m/s^, where the standard
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3137deviation should be calculated on a per axis basis on samples collected over a
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3138period of at least 3 seconds at the fastest sampling rate.</li>
3139 <li>SHOULD implement the TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION, TYPE_TILT_DETECTOR,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3140TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR, TYPE_STEP_COUNTER composite sensors as described in the
3141Android SDK document. Existing and new Android devices are <strong>very strongly encouraged</strong> to implement the TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION composite sensor. If any of these
3142sensors are implemented, the sum of their power consumption MUST always be less
3143than 4 mW and SHOULD each be below 2 mW and 0.5 mW for when the device is in a
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3144dynamic or static condition.</li>
3145 <li>If a gyroscope sensor is included, MUST implement the TYPE_GRAVITY and
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3146TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION composite sensors and SHOULD implement the
3147TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR composite sensor. Existing and new Android devices
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3148are strongly encouraged to implement the TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR sensor.</li>
3149 <li>SHOULD implement a TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR composite sensor, if a gyroscope sensor
3150and a magnetometer sensor is also included.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3151</ul>
3152
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3153<h3 id="7_3_2_magnetometer">7.3.2. Magnetometer</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3154
3155
3156<p>Device implementations SHOULD include a 3-axis magnetometer (compass). If a
3157device does include a 3-axis magnetometer, it:</p>
3158
3159<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3160 <li>MUST implement the TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD sensor and SHOULD also implement
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3161TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED sensor. Existing and new Android devices are
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3162strongly encouraged to implement the TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED sensor.</li>
3163 <li>MUST be able to report events up to a frequency of at least 10 Hz and SHOULD
3164report events up to at least 50 Hz.</li>
3165 <li>MUST comply with the Android sensor coordinate system as detailed in the
3166Android APIs [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html">Resources, 74</a>].</li>
3167 <li>MUST be capable of measuring between -900 &micro;T and +900 &micro;T on each axis before
3168saturating.</li>
3169 <li>MUST have a hard iron offset value less than 700 &micro;T and SHOULD have a value
3170below 200 &micro;T, by placing the magnetometer far from dynamic (current-induced)
3171and static (magnet-induced) magnetic fields.</li>
3172 <li>MUST have a resolution equal or denser than 0.6 &micro;T and SHOULD have a resolution
3173equal or denser than 0.2 &micro;.</li>
3174 <li>SHOULD be temperature compensated.</li>
3175 <li>MUST support online calibration and compensation of the hard iron bias, and
3176preserve the compensation parameters between device reboots.</li>
3177 <li>MUST have the soft iron compensation applied&mdash;the calibration can be done either
3178while in use or during the production of the device.</li>
3179 <li>SHOULD have a standard deviation, calculated on a per axis basis on samples
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3180collected over a period of at least 3 seconds at the fastest sampling rate, no
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3181greater than 0.5 &micro;T.</li>
3182 <li>SHOULD implement a TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR composite sensor, if an accelerometer
3183sensor and a gyroscope sensor is also included.</li>
3184 <li>MAY implement the TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR sensor if an accelerometer
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3185sensor is also implemented. However if implemented, it MUST consume less than
318610 mW and SHOULD consume less than 3 mW when the sensor is registered for batch
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3187mode at 10 Hz.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3188</ul>
3189
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3190<h3 id="7_3_3_gps">7.3.3. GPS</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3191
3192
3193<p>Device implementations SHOULD include a GPS receiver. If a device
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3194implementation does include a GPS receiver, it SHOULD include some form of&ldquo;assisted GPS&rdquo; technique to minimize GPS lock-on time.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3195
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3196<h3 id="7_3_4_gyroscope">7.3.4. Gyroscope</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3197
3198
3199<p>Device implementations SHOULD include a gyroscope (angular change sensor).
3200Devices SHOULD NOT include a gyroscope sensor unless a 3-axis accelerometer is
3201also included. If a device implementation includes a gyroscope, it:</p>
3202
3203<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3204 <li>MUST implement the TYPE_GYROSCOPE sensor and SHOULD also implement
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3205TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED sensor. Existing and new Android devices are
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3206strongly encouraged to implement the SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED sensor.</li>
3207 <li>MUST be capable of measuring orientation changes up to 1,000 degrees per second.</li>
Unsuk Jung42630a32015-06-05 03:59:33 -0700[diff] [blame]3208 <li>MUST be able to report events up to a frequency of at least 50 Hz for
3209 Android Watch devices as such devices have a stricter power constraint and
3210 100 Hz for all other device types.</li>
3211 <li>SHOULD report events up to at least 200 Hz.</li>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3212 <li>MUST have a resolution of 12-bits or more and SHOULD have a resolution of
321316-bits or more.</li>
3214 <li>MUST be temperature compensated.</li>
3215 <li>MUST be calibrated and compensated while in use, and preserve the compensation
3216parameters between device reboots.</li>
3217 <li>MUST have a variance no greater than 1e-7 rad^2 / s^2 per Hz (variance per Hz,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3218or rad^2 / s). The variance is allowed to vary with the sampling rate, but must
3219be constrained by this value. In other words, if you measure the variance of
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3220the gyro at 1 Hz sampling rate it should be no greater than 1e-7 rad^2/s^2.</li>
3221 <li>SHOULD implement a TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR composite sensor, if an accelerometer
3222sensor and a magnetometer sensor is also included.</li>
3223 <li>If an accelerometer sensor is included, MUST implement the TYPE_GRAVITY and
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3224TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION composite sensors and SHOULD implement the
3225TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR composite sensor. Existing and new Android devices
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3226are strongly encouraged to implement the TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR sensor.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3227</ul>
3228
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3229<h3 id="7_3_5_barometer">7.3.5. Barometer</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3230
3231
3232<p>Device implementations SHOULD include a barometer (ambient air pressure
3233sensor). If a device implementation includes a barometer, it:</p>
3234
3235<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3236 <li>MUST implement and report TYPE_PRESSURE sensor.</li>
3237 <li>MUST be able to deliver events at 5 Hz or greater.</li>
3238 <li>MUST have adequate precision to enable estimating altitude.</li>
3239 <li>MUST be temperature compensated.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3240</ul>
3241
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3242<h3 id="7_3_6_thermometer">7.3.6. Thermometer</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3243
3244
3245<p>Device implementations MAY include an ambient thermometer (temperature sensor).
3246If present, it MUST be defined as SENSOR_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE and it MUST
3247measure the ambient (room) temperature in degrees Celsius.</p>
3248
3249<p>Device implementations MAY but SHOULD NOT include a CPU temperature sensor. If
3250present, it MUST be defined as SENSOR_TYPE_TEMPERATURE, it MUST measure the
3251temperature of the device CPU, and it MUST NOT measure any other temperature.
3252Note the SENSOR_TYPE_TEMPERATURE sensor type was deprecated in Android 4.0.</p>
3253
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3254<h3 id="7_3_7_photometer">7.3.7. Photometer</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3255
3256
3257<p>Device implementations MAY include a photometer (ambient light sensor).</p>
3258
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3259<h3 id="7_3_8_proximity_sensor">7.3.8. Proximity Sensor</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3260
3261
3262<p>Device implementations MAY include a proximity sensor. Devices that can make a
3263voice call and indicate any value other than PHONE_TYPE_NONE in getPhoneType
3264SHOULD include a proximity sensor. If a device implementation does include a
3265proximity sensor, it:</p>
3266
3267<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3268 <li>MUST measure the proximity of an object in the same direction as the screen.
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3269That is, the proximity sensor MUST be oriented to detect objects close to the
3270screen, as the primary intent of this sensor type is to detect a phone in use
3271by the user. If a device implementation includes a proximity sensor with any
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3272other orientation, it MUST NOT be accessible through this API.</li>
3273 <li>MUST have 1-bit of accuracy or more.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3274</ul>
3275
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3276<h2 id="7_4_data_connectivity">7.4. Data Connectivity</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3277
3278
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3279<h3 id="7_4_1_telephony">7.4.1. Telephony</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3280
3281
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3282<p>&ldquo;Telephony&rdquo; as used by the Android APIs and this document refers specifically
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3283to hardware related to placing voice calls and sending SMS messages via a GSM
3284or CDMA network. While these voice calls may or may not be packet-switched,
3285they are for the purposes of Android considered independent of any data
3286connectivity that may be implemented using the same network. In other words,
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3287the Android &ldquo;telephony&rdquo; functionality and APIs refer specifically to voice
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3288calls and SMS. For instance, device implementations that cannot place calls or
3289send/receive SMS messages MUST NOT report the android.hardware.telephony
3290feature or any subfeatures, regardless of whether they use a cellular network
3291for data connectivity.</p>
3292
3293<p>Android MAY be used on devices that do not include telephony hardware. That is,
3294Android is compatible with devices that are not phones. However, if a device
3295implementation does include GSM or CDMA telephony, it MUST implement full
3296support for the API for that technology. Device implementations that do not
3297include telephony hardware MUST implement the full APIs as no-ops.</p>
3298
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3299<h3 id="7_4_2_ieee_802_11_wi-fi">7.4.2. IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi)</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3300
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3301<div class="note">
3302<p>Android Television device implementations MUST include Wi-Fi support.</p>
3303</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3304
3305
3306<p>Android Television device implementations MUST include support for one or more
3307forms of 802.11 (b/g/a/n, etc.) and other types of Android device
3308implementation SHOULD include support for one or more forms of 802.11. If a
3309device implementation does include support for 802.11 and exposes the
3310functionality to a third-party application, it MUST implement the corresponding
3311Android API and:</p>
3312
3313<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3314 <li>MUST report the hardware feature flag android.hardware.wifi.</li>
3315 <li>MUST implement the multicast API as described in the SDK documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.MulticastLock.html">Resources, 79</a>].</li>
3316 <li>MUST support multicast DNS (mDNS) and MUST NOT filter mDNS packets
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3317(224.0.0.251) at any time of operation including when the screen is not in an
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3318active state.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3319</ul>
3320
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3321<h4 id="7_4_2_1_wi-fi_direct">7.4.2.1. Wi-Fi Direct</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3322
3323
3324<p>Device implementations SHOULD include support for Wi-Fi Direct (Wi-Fi
3325peer-to-peer). If a device implementation does include support for Wi-Fi
3326Direct, it MUST implement the corresponding Android API as described in the SDK
3327documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager.html">Resources, 80</a>]. If a device implementation includes support for Wi-Fi Direct, then it:</p>
3328
3329<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3330 <li>MUST report the hardware feature android.hardware.wifi.direct.</li>
3331 <li>MUST support regular Wi-Fi operation.</li>
3332 <li>SHOULD support concurrent Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct operation.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3333</ul>
3334
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3335<h4 id="7_4_2_2_wi-fi_tunneled_direct_link_setup">7.4.2.2. Wi-Fi Tunneled Direct Link Setup</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3336
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3337<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3338<p>Android Television device implementations MUST include support for Wi-Fi
3339Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS).</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3340</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3341
3342
3343<p>Android Television device implementations MUST include support for Wi-Fi
3344Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) and other types of Android device
3345implementations SHOULD include support for Wi-Fi TDLS as described in the
3346Android SDK Documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.html">Resources, 81</a>]. If a device implementation does include support for TDLS and TDLS is enabled
3347by the WiFiManager API, the device:</p>
3348
3349<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3350 <li>SHOULD use TDLS only when it is possible AND beneficial.</li>
3351 <li>SHOULD have some heuristic and NOT use TDLS when its performance might be worse
3352than going through the Wi-Fi access point.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3353</ul>
3354
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3355<h3 id="7_4_3_bluetooth">7.4.3. Bluetooth</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3356
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3357<div class="note">
Heidi von Markhamdf9fb7c2015-04-02 16:49:09 -0700[diff] [blame]3358<p>Android Watch and Automotive implementations MUST support Bluetooth. Android
3359Television implementations MUST support Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3360</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3361
3362
3363<p>Android includes support for Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/package-summary.html">Resources, 82</a>]. Device implementations that include support for Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low
3364Energy MUST declare the relevant platform features (android.hardware.bluetooth
3365and android.hardware.bluetooth_le respectively) and implement the platform
3366APIs. Device implementations SHOULD implement relevant Bluetooth profiles such
3367as A2DP, AVCP, OBEX, etc. as appropriate for the device. Android Television
3368device implementations MUST support Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE. </p>
3369
3370<p>Device implementations including support for Bluetooth Low Energy:</p>
3371
3372<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3373 <li>MUST declare the hardware feature android.hardware.bluetooth_le.</li>
3374 <li>MUST enable the GATT (generic attribute profile) based Bluetooth APIs as
3375described in the SDK documentation and [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/package-summary.html">Resources, 82</a>].</li>
3376 <li>SHOULD support offloading of the filtering logic to the bluetooth chipset when
3377implementing the ScanFilter API [<a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/le/ScanFilter.html">Resources, 83</a>], and MUST report the correct value of where the filtering logic is implemented whenever queried via the
3378android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.isOffloadedFilteringSupported() method.</li>
3379 <li>SHOULD support offloading of the batched scanning to the bluetooth chipset, but
3380if not supported, MUST report &lsquo;false&rsquo; whenever queried via the
3381android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapater.isOffloadedScanBatchingSupported() method.</li>
3382 <li>SHOULD support multi advertisement with at least 4 slots, but if not supported,
3383MUST report &lsquo;false&rsquo; whenever queried via the
3384android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.isMultipleAdvertisementSupported() method.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3385</ul>
3386
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3387<h3 id="7_4_4_near-field_communications">7.4.4. Near-Field Communications</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3388
3389
3390<p>Device implementations SHOULD include a transceiver and related hardware for
3391Near-Field Communications (NFC). If a device implementation does include NFC
3392hardware and plans to make it available to third-party apps, then it:</p>
3393
3394<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3395 <li>MUST report the android.hardware.nfc feature from the
3396android.content.pm.PackageManager.hasSystemFeature() method [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html">Resources, 53</a>].</li>
3397 <li>MUST be capable of reading and writing NDEF messages via the following NFC
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3398standards:
3399 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3400 <li>MUST be capable of acting as an NFC Forum reader/writer (as defined by the NFC
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3401Forum technical specification NFCForum-TS-DigitalProtocol-1.0) via the
3402following NFC standards:
3403 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3404 <li>NfcA (ISO14443-3A)</li>
3405 <li>NfcB (ISO14443-3B)</li>
3406 <li>NfcF (JIS 6319-4)</li>
3407 <li>IsoDep (ISO 14443-4)</li>
3408 <li>NFC Forum Tag Types 1, 2, 3, 4 (defined by the NFC Forum)</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3409 </ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3410 <li>SHOULD be capable of reading and writing NDEF messages via the following NFC
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3411standards. Note that while the NFC standards below are stated as SHOULD, the
3412Compatibility Definition for a future version is planned to change these to
3413MUST. These standards are optional in this version but will be required in
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3414future versions. Existing and new devices that run this version of Android are <strong>very strongly encouraged</strong> to meet these requirements now so they will be able to upgrade to the future platform releases.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3415 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3416 <li>NfcV (ISO 15693)</li>
3417 </ul></li>
3418 <li>MUST be capable of transmitting and receiving data via the following
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3419peer-to-peer standards and protocols:
3420 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3421 <li>ISO 18092</li>
3422 <li>LLCP 1.0 (defined by the NFC Forum)</li>
3423 <li>SDP 1.0 (defined by the NFC Forum)</li>
3424 <li>NDEF Push Protocol [<a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/source.android.com/en/us/compatibility/ndef-push-protocol.pdf">Resources, 84</a>]</li>
3425 <li>SNEP 1.0 (defined by the NFC Forum)</li>
3426 </ul></li>
3427 <li>MUST include support for Android Beam [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/nfc.html">Resources, 85</a>]:
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3428 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3429 <li>MUST implement the SNEP default server. Valid NDEF messages received by the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3430default SNEP server MUST be dispatched to applications using the
3431android.nfc.ACTION_NDEF_DISCOVERED intent. Disabling Android Beam in settings
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3432MUST NOT disable dispatch of incoming NDEF message.</li>
3433 <li>MUST honor the android.settings.NFCSHARING_SETTINGS intent to show NFC sharing
3434settings [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html#ACTION_NFCSHARING_SETTINGS">Resources, 86</a>].</li>
3435 <li>MUST implement the NPP server. Messages received by the NPP server MUST be
3436processed the same way as the SNEP default server.</li>
3437 <li>MUST implement a SNEP client and attempt to send outbound P2P NDEF to the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3438default SNEP server when Android Beam is enabled. If no default SNEP server is
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3439found then the client MUST attempt to send to an NPP server.</li>
3440 <li>MUST allow foreground activities to set the outbound P2P NDEF message using
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3441android.nfc.NfcAdapter.setNdefPushMessage, and
3442android.nfc.NfcAdapter.setNdefPushMessageCallback, and
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3443android.nfc.NfcAdapter.enableForegroundNdefPush.</li>
3444 <li>SHOULD use a gesture or on-screen confirmation, such as 'Touch to Beam', before
3445sending outbound P2P NDEF messages.</li>
3446 <li>SHOULD enable Android Beam by default and MUST be able to send and receive
3447using Android Beam, even when another proprietary NFC P2p mode is turned on.</li>
3448 <li>MUST support NFC Connection handover to Bluetooth when the device supports
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3449Bluetooth Object Push Profile. Device implementations MUST support connection
3450handover to Bluetooth when using android.nfc.NfcAdapter.setBeamPushUris, by
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3451implementing the &ldquo;Connection Handover version 1.2&rdquo; [<a href="http://members.nfc-forum.org/specs/spec_list/#conn_handover">Resources, 87</a>] and &ldquo;Bluetooth Secure Simple Pairing Using NFC version 1.0&rdquo; [<a href="http://members.nfc-forum.org/apps/group_public/download.php/18688/NFCForum-AD-BTSSP_1_1.pdf">Resources, 88</a>] specs from the NFC Forum. Such an implementation MUST implement the handover
3452LLCP service with service name &ldquo;urn:nfc:sn:handover&rdquo; for exchanging the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3453handover request/select records over NFC, and it MUST use the Bluetooth Object
3454Push Profile for the actual Bluetooth data transfer. For legacy reasons (to
3455remain compatible with Android 4.1 devices), the implementation SHOULD still
3456accept SNEP GET requests for exchanging the handover request/select records
3457over NFC. However an implementation itself SHOULD NOT send SNEP GET requests
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3458for performing connection handover.</li>
3459 </ul></li>
3460 <li>MUST poll for all supported technologies while in NFC discovery mode.</li>
3461 <li>SHOULD be in NFC discovery mode while the device is awake with the screen
3462active and the lock-screen unlocked.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3463</ul>
3464</ul>
3465
3466<p>(Note that publicly available links are not available for the JIS, ISO, and NFC
3467Forum specifications cited above.)</p>
3468
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]3469<p>Android includes support for NFC Host Card Emulation (HCE) mode. If a
Unsuk Junga4705782015-06-05 04:13:28 -0700[diff] [blame]3470device implementation does include an NFC controller chipset capable of HCE and
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3471Application ID (AID) routing, then it:</p>
3472
3473<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3474 <li>MUST report the android.hardware.nfc.hce feature constant.</li>
3475 <li>MUST support NFC HCE APIs as defined in the Android SDK [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html">Resources, 10</a>].</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3476</ul>
3477
3478<p>Additionally, device implementations MAY include reader/writer support for the
3479following MIFARE technologies.</p>
3480
3481<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3482 <li>MIFARE Classic</li>
3483 <li>MIFARE Ultralight</li>
3484 <li>NDEF on MIFARE Classic</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3485</ul>
3486
3487<p>Note that Android includes APIs for these MIFARE types. If a device
3488implementation supports MIFARE in the reader/writer role, it:</p>
3489
3490<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3491 <li>MUST implement the corresponding Android APIs as documented by the Android SDK.</li>
3492 <li>MUST report the feature com.nxp.mifare from the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3493android.content.pm.PackageManager.hasSystemFeature() meth<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html">od [Resources, 53]</a>. Note that this is not a standard Android feature and as such does not appear
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3494as a constant on the PackageManager class.</li>
3495 <li>MUST NOT implement the corresponding Android APIs nor report the com.nxp.mifare
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3496feature unless it also implements general NFC support as described in this
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3497section.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3498</ul>
3499
3500<p>If a device implementation does not include NFC hardware, it MUST NOT declare
3501the android.hardware.nfc feature from the
3502android.content.pm.PackageManager.hasSystemFeature() method [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html">Resources, 53]</a>, and MUST implement the Android NFC API as a no-op.</p>
3503
3504<p>As the classes android.nfc.NdefMessage and android.nfc.NdefRecord represent a
3505protocol-independent data representation format, device implementations MUST
3506implement these APIs even if they do not include support for NFC or declare the
3507android.hardware.nfc feature.</p>
3508
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3509<h3 id="7_4_5_minimum_network_capability">7.4.5. Minimum Network Capability</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3510
3511
3512<p>Device implementations MUST include support for one or more forms of data
3513networking. Specifically, device implementations MUST include support for at
3514least one data standard capable of 200Kbit/sec or greater. Examples of
3515technologies that satisfy this requirement include EDGE, HSPA, EV-DO, 802.11g,
3516Ethernet, Bluetooth PAN, etc.</p>
3517
3518<p>Device implementations where a physical networking standard (such as Ethernet)
3519is the primary data connection SHOULD also include support for at least one
3520common wireless data standard, such as 802.11 (Wi-Fi).</p>
3521
3522<p>Devices MAY implement more than one form of data connectivity.</p>
3523
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3524<h3 id="7_4_6_sync_settings">7.4.6. Sync Settings</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3525
3526
3527<p>Device implementations MUST have the master auto-sync setting on by default so
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3528that the method getMasterSyncAutomatically() returns &ldquo;true&rdquo; [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ContentResolver.html">Resources, 89</a>].</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3529
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3530<h2 id="7_5_cameras">7.5. Cameras</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3531
3532
3533<p>Device implementations SHOULD include a rear-facing camera and MAY include a
3534front-facing camera. A rear-facing camera is a camera located on the side of
3535the device opposite the display; that is, it images scenes on the far side of
3536the device, like a traditional camera. A front-facing camera is a camera
3537located on the same side of the device as the display; that is, a camera
3538typically used to image the user, such as for video conferencing and similar
3539applications.</p>
3540
3541<p>If a device implementation includes at least one camera, it SHOULD be possible
3542for an application to simultaneously allocate 3 bitmaps equal to the size of
3543the images produced by the largest-resolution camera sensor on the device.</p>
3544
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3545<h3 id="7_5_1_rear-facing_camera">7.5.1. Rear-Facing Camera</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3546
3547
3548<p>Device implementations SHOULD include a rear-facing camera. If a device
3549implementation includes at least one rear-facing camera, it:</p>
3550
3551<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3552 <li>MUST report the feature flag android.hardware.camera and
3553android.hardware.camera.any.</li>
3554 <li>MUST have a resolution of at least 2 megapixels.</li>
3555 <li>SHOULD have either hardware auto-focus or software auto-focus implemented in
3556the camera driver (transparent to application software).</li>
3557 <li>MAY have fixed-focus or EDOF (extended depth of field) hardware.</li>
3558 <li>MAY include a flash. If the Camera includes a flash, the flash lamp MUST NOT be
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3559lit while an android.hardware.Camera.PreviewCallback instance has been
3560registered on a Camera preview surface, unless the application has explicitly
3561enabled the flash by enabling the FLASH_MODE_AUTO or FLASH_MODE_ON attributes
3562of a Camera.Parameters object. Note that this constraint does not apply to the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3563device&rsquo;s built-in system camera application, but only to third-party
3564applications using Camera.PreviewCallback.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3565</ul>
3566
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3567<h3 id="7_5_2_front-facing_camera">7.5.2. Front-Facing Camera</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3568
3569
3570<p>Device implementations MAY include a front-facing camera. If a device
3571implementation includes at least one front-facing camera, it:</p>
3572
3573<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3574 <li>MUST report the feature flag android.hardware.camera.any and
3575android.hardware.camera.front.</li>
3576 <li>MUST have a resolution of at least VGA (640x480 pixels).</li>
3577 <li>MUST NOT use a front-facing camera as the default for the Camera API. The
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3578camera API in Android has specific support for front-facing cameras and device
3579implementations MUST NOT configure the API to to treat a front-facing camera as
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3580the default rear-facing camera, even if it is the only camera on the device.</li>
3581 <li>MAY include features (such as auto-focus, flash, etc.) available to rear-facing
3582cameras as described in <a href="#7_5_1_rear-facing_camera">section 7.5.1</a>.</li>
3583 <li>MUST horizontally reflect (i.e. mirror) the stream displayed by an app in a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3584CameraPreview, as follows:
3585 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3586 <li>If the device implementation is capable of being rotated by user (such as
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3587automatically via an accelerometer or manually via user input), the camera
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3588preview MUST be mirrored horizontally relative to the device&rsquo;s current
3589orientation.</li>
3590 <li>If the current application has explicitly requested that the Camera display be
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3591rotated via a call to the android.hardware.Camera.setDisplayOrientation()[<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#setDisplayOrientation(int)">Resources, 90</a>] method, the camera preview MUST be mirrored horizontally relative to the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3592orientation specified by the application.</li>
3593 <li>Otherwise, the preview MUST be mirrored along the device&rsquo;s default horizontal
3594axis.</li>
3595 </ul></li>
3596 <li>MUST mirror the image displayed by the postview in the same manner as the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3597camera preview image stream. If the device implementation does not support
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3598postview, this requirement obviously does not apply.</li>
3599 <li>MUST NOT mirror the final captured still image or video streams returned to
3600application callbacks or committed to media storage.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3601</ul>
3602
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3603<h3 id="7_5_3_external_camera">7.5.3. External Camera</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3604
3605
3606<p>Device implementations with USB host mode MAY include support for an external
3607camera that connects to the USB port. If a device includes support for an
3608external camera, it:</p>
3609
3610<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3611 <li>MUST declare the platform feature android.hardware.camera.external and
3612android.hardware camera.any.</li>
3613 <li>MUST support USB Video Class (UVC 1.0 or higher).</li>
3614 <li>MAY support multiple cameras.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3615</ul>
3616
3617<p>Video compression (such as MJPEG) support is RECOMMENDED to enable transfer of
3618high-quality unencoded streams (i.e. raw or independently compressed picture
3619streams). Camera-based video encoding MAY be supported. If so, a simultaneous
3620unencoded/ MJPEG stream (QVGA or greater resolution) MUST be accessible to the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3621device implementation.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3622
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3623<h3 id="7_5_4_camera_api_behavior">7.5.4. Camera API Behavior</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3624
3625
3626<p>Android includes two API packages to access the camera, the newer
3627android.hardware.camera2 API expose lower-level camera control to the app,
3628including efficient zero-copy burst/streaming flows and per-frame controls of
3629exposure, gain, white balance gains, color conversion, denoising, sharpening,
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3630and more.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3631
3632<p>The older API package, android.hardware.Camera, is marked as deprecated in
3633Android 5.0 but as it should still be available for apps to use Android device
3634implementations MUST ensure the continued support of the API as described in
3635this section and in the Android SDK.</p>
3636
3637<p>Device implementations MUST implement the following behaviors for the
3638camera-related APIs, for all available cameras:</p>
3639
3640<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3641 <li>If an application has never called
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3642android.hardware.Camera.Parameters.setPreviewFormat(int), then the device MUST
3643use android.hardware.PixelFormat.YCbCr_420_SP for preview data provided to
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3644application callbacks.</li>
3645 <li>If an application registers an android.hardware.Camera.PreviewCallback instance
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3646and the system calls the onPreviewFrame() method when the preview format is
3647YCbCr_420_SP, the data in the byte[] passed into onPreviewFrame() must further
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3648be in the NV21 encoding format. That is, NV21 MUST be the default.</li>
3649 <li>For android.hardware.Camera, device implementations MUST support the YV12
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3650format (as denoted by the android.graphics.ImageFormat.YV12 constant) for
3651camera previews for both front- and rear-facing cameras. (The hardware video
3652encoder and camera may use any native pixel format, but the device
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3653implementation MUST support conversion to YV12.)</li>
3654 <li>For android.hardware.camera2, device implementations must support the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3655android.hardware.ImageFormat.YUV_420_888 and android.hardware.ImageFormat.JPEG
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3656formats as outputs through the android.media.ImageReader API.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3657</ul>
3658
3659<p>Device implementations MUST still implement the full Camera API included in the
3660Android SDK documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html">Resources, 91</a>], regardless of whether the device includes hardware autofocus or other
3661capabilities. For instance, cameras that lack autofocus MUST still call any
3662registered android.hardware.Camera.AutoFocusCallback instances (even though
3663this has no relevance to a non-autofocus camera.) Note that this does apply to
3664front-facing cameras; for instance, even though most front-facing cameras do
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3665not support autofocus, the API callbacks must still be &ldquo;faked&rdquo; as described.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3666
3667<p>Device implementations MUST recognize and honor each parameter name defined as
3668a constant on the android.hardware.Camera.Parameters class, if the underlying
3669hardware supports the feature. If the device hardware does not support a
3670feature, the API must behave as documented. Conversely, device implementations
3671MUST NOT honor or recognize string constants passed to the
3672android.hardware.Camera.setParameters() method other than those documented as
3673constants on the android.hardware.Camera.Parameters. That is, device
3674implementations MUST support all standard Camera parameters if the hardware
3675allows, and MUST NOT support custom Camera parameter types. For instance,
3676device implementations that support image capture using high dynamic range
3677(HDR) imaging techniques MUST support camera parameter Camera.SCENE_MODE_HDR [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.Parameters.html">Resources, 92</a>].</p>
3678
3679<p>Because not all device implementations can fully support all the features of
3680the android.hardware.camera2 API, device implementations MUST report the proper
3681level of support with the android.info.supportedHardwareLevel property as
3682described in the Android SDK [<a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/camera2/CameraCharacteristics.html#INFO_SUPPORTED_HARDWARE_LEVEL">Resources, 93]</a> and report the appropriate framework feature flags [<a href="http://source.android.com/devices/camera/versioning.html">Resources, 94]</a>. </p>
3683
3684<p>Device implementations MUST also declare its Individual camera capabilities of
3685android.hardware.camera2 via the android.request.availableCapabilities property
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3686and declare the appropriate feature flags [<a href="http://source.android.com/devices/camera/versioning.html">Resources, 94]</a>; a device must define the feature flag if any of its attached camera devices supports the feature.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3687
3688<p>Device implementations MUST broadcast the Camera.ACTION_NEW_PICTURE intent
3689whenever a new picture is taken by the camera and the entry of the picture has
3690been added to the media store.</p>
3691
3692<p>Device implementations MUST broadcast the Camera.ACTION_NEW_VIDEO intent
3693whenever a new video is recorded by the camera and the entry of the picture has
3694been added to the media store.</p>
3695
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3696<h3 id="7_5_5_camera_orientation">7.5.5. Camera Orientation</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3697
3698
3699<p>Both front- and rear-facing cameras, if present, MUST be oriented so that the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3700long dimension of the camera aligns with the screen&rsquo;s long dimension. That is,
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3701when the device is held in the landscape orientation, cameras MUST capture
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3702images in the landscape orientation. This applies regardless of the device&rsquo;s
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3703natural orientation; that is, it applies to landscape-primary devices as well
3704as portrait-primary devices.</p>
3705
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3706<h2 id="7_6_memory_and_storage">7.6. Memory and Storage</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3707
3708
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3709<h3 id="7_6_1_minimum_memory_and_storage">7.6.1. Minimum Memory and Storage</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3710
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3711<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3712<p>Android Television devices MUST have at least 5GB of non-volatile storage
3713available for application private data.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3714</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3715
3716
3717<p>The memory available to the kernel and userspace on device implementations MUST
3718be at least equal or larger than the minimum values specified by the following
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3719table. (See <a href="#7_1_1_screen_configuration">section 7.1.1</a> for screen size and density definitions.)</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3720<table>
3721 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3722 <th>Density and screen size</th>
3723 <th>32-bit device</th>
3724 <th>64-bit device</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3725 </tr>
3726 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3727 <td>Android Watch devices (due to smaller screens)</td>
3728 <td>416MB</td>
3729 <td>Not applicable</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3730 </tr>
3731 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3732 <td><ul>
Unsuk Jung39173832015-07-10 08:49:46 -0700[diff] [blame]3733 <li class="table_list">280dpi or lower on small/normal screens</li>
Unsuk Jungbd2e50c2015-05-18 21:45:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3734 <li class="table_list">mdpi or lower on large screens</li>
3735 <li class="table_list">ldpi or lower on extra large screens</li>
3736 </ul></td>
3737 <td>424MB</td>
Unsuk Jung39173832015-07-10 08:49:46 -0700[diff] [blame]3738 <td>704MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbd2e50c2015-05-18 21:45:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3739 </tr>
3740 <tr>
3741 <td><ul>
3742 <li class="table_list">xhdpi or higher on small/normal screens</li>
3743 <li class="table_list">hdpi or higher on large screens</li>
3744 <li class="table_list">mdpi or higher on extra large screens</li></ul></td>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3745 <td>512MB</td>
3746 <td>832MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3747 </tr>
3748 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3749 <td><ul>
3750 <li class="table_list">400dpi or higher on small/normal screens</li>
3751 <li class="table_list">xhdpi or higher on large screens</li>
3752 <li class="table_list">tvdpi or higher on extra large screens</li></ul></td>
3753 <td>896MB</td>
3754 <td>1280MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3755 </tr>
3756 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3757 <td><ul>
3758 <li class="table_list">560dpi or higher on small/normal screens</li>
3759 <li class="table_list">400dpi or higher on large screens</li>
3760 <li class="table_list">xhdpi or higher on extra large screens</li></ul></td>
3761 <td>1344MB</td>
3762 <td>1824MB</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3763 </tr>
3764</table>
3765
3766
3767<p>The minimum memory values MUST be in addition to any memory space already
3768dedicated to hardware components such as radio, video, and so on that is not
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3769under the kernel&rsquo;s control.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3770
Unsuk Jungbd2e50c2015-05-18 21:45:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3771<p>Device implementations with less than 512MB of memory available to the kernel
3772and userspace, unless an Android Watch, MUST return the value "true" for
3773ActivityManager.isLowRamDevice().</p>
3774
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3775<p>Android Television devices MUST have at least 5GB and other device
3776implementations MUST have at least 1.5GB of non-volatile storage available for
3777application private data. That is, the /data partition MUST be at least 5GB for
3778Android Television devices and at least 1.5GB for other device implementations.
3779Device implementations that run Android are <strong>very strongly encouraged</strong> to have at least 3GB of non-volatile storage for application private data so
3780they will be able to upgrade to the future platform releases.</p>
3781
3782<p>The Android APIs include a Download Manager that applications MAY use to
3783download data files [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/DownloadManager.html">Resources, 95</a>]. The device implementation of the Download Manager MUST be capable of
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3784downloading individual files of at least 100MB in size to the default &ldquo;cache"
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3785location.</p>
3786
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3787<h3 id="7_6_2_application_shared_storage">7.6.2. Application Shared Storage</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3788
3789
3790<p>Device implementations MUST offer shared storage for applications also often
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3791referred as &ldquo;shared external storage&rdquo;. </p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3792
3793<p>Device implementations MUST be configured with shared storage mounted by
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3794default, &ldquo;out of the box&rdquo;. If the shared storage is not mounted on the Linux
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3795path /sdcard, then the device MUST include a Linux symbolic link from /sdcard
3796to the actual mount point.</p>
3797
3798<p>Device implementations MAY have hardware for user-accessible removable storage,
3799such as a Secure Digital (SD) card slot. If this slot is used to satisfy the
3800shared storage requirement, the device implementation:</p>
3801
3802<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3803 <li>MUST implement a toast or pop-up user interface warning the user when there is
3804no SD card.</li>
3805 <li>MUST include a FAT-formatted SD card 1GB in size or larger OR show on the box
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3806and other material available at time of purchase that the SD card has to be
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3807separately purchased.</li>
3808 <li>MUST mount the SD card by default.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3809</ul>
3810
3811<p>Alternatively, device implementations MAY allocate internal (non-removable)
3812storage as shared storage for apps as included in the upstream Android Open
3813Source Project; device implementations SHOULD use this configuration and
3814software implementation. If a device implementation uses internal
3815(non-removable) storage to satisfy the shared storage requirement, that storage
3816MUST be 1GB in size or larger and mounted on /sdcard (or /sdcard MUST be a
3817symbolic link to the physical location if it is mounted elsewhere).</p>
3818
3819<p>Device implementations MUST enforce as documented the
3820android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission on this shared storage.
3821Shared storage MUST otherwise be writable by any application that obtains that
3822permission.</p>
3823
3824<p>Device implementations that include multiple shared storage paths (such as both
3825an SD card slot and shared internal storage) MUST NOT allow Android
3826applications to write to the secondary external storage, except for their
3827package-specific directories on the secondary external storage, but SHOULD
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3828expose content from both storage paths transparently through Android&rsquo;s media
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3829scanner service and android.provider.MediaStore.</p>
3830
Unsuk Jung3711cdf2015-06-05 04:25:36 -0700[diff] [blame]3831<p>Regardless of the form of shared storage used, if the device implementation
3832has a USB port with USB peripheral mode support, it MUST provide some mechanism
3833to access the contents of shared storage from a host computer. Device
3834implementations MAY use USB mass storage, but SHOULD use Media Transfer Protocol
3835to satisfy this requirement. If the device implementation supports Media
3836Transfer Protocol, it:</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3837
3838<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3839 <li>SHOULD be compatible with the reference Android MTP host, Android File Transfer
3840[<a href="http://www.android.com/filetransfer">Resources, 96</a>].</li>
3841 <li>SHOULD report a USB device class of 0x00.</li>
3842 <li>SHOULD report a USB interface name of 'MTP'.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3843</ul>
3844
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3845<h2 id="7_7_usb">7.7. USB</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3846
3847
3848<p>Device implementations SHOULD support USB peripheral mode and SHOULD support
3849USB host mode.</p>
3850
3851<p>If a device implementation includes a USB port supporting peripheral mode:</p>
3852
3853<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3854 <li>The port MUST be connectable to a USB host that has a standard type-A or type
3855-C USB port.</li>
3856 <li>The port SHOULD use micro-A, micro-AB or type-C USB form factor. Existing and
3857new Android devices are <strong>very strongly encouraged to meet these requirements</strong> so they will be able to upgrade to the future platform releases.</li>
3858 <li>The port SHOULD be centered in the middle of an edge. Device implementations
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3859SHOULD either locate the port on the bottom of the device (according to natural
3860orientation) or enable software screen rotation for all apps (including home
3861screen), so that the display draws correctly when the device is oriented with
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3862the port at bottom. Existing and new Android devices are <strong>very strongly encouraged to meet these requirements</strong> so they will be able to upgrade to future platform releases.</li>
3863 <li>It MUST allow a USB host connected with the Android device to access the
Unsuk Jung734c2a42015-06-05 01:47:54 -0700[diff] [blame]3864contents of the shared storage volume using either USB mass storage or Media
3865Transfer Protocol.</li>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3866 <li>It SHOULD implement the Android Open Accessory (AOA) API and specification as
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3867documented in the Android SDK documentation, and if it is an Android Handheld
3868device it MUST implement the AOA API. Device implementations implementing the
3869AOA specification:
3870 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3871 <li>MUST declare support for the hardware feature android.hardware.usb.accessory [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/accessory.html">Resources, 97</a>].</li>
3872 <li>MUST implement the USB audio class as documented in the Android SDK
3873documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/usb/UsbConstants.html#USB_CLASS_AUDIO">Resources, 98</a>].</li>
3874 </ul></li>
3875 <li>It SHOULD implement support to draw 1.5 A current during HS chirp and traffic
3876as specified in the USB battery charging specification [<a href="http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/devclass_docs/USB_Battery_Charging_1.2.pdf">Resources, 99</a>]. Existing and new Android devices are <strong>very strongly encouraged to meet these requirements</strong> so they will be able to upgrade to the future platform releases.</li>
3877 <li>The value of iSerialNumber in USB standard device descriptor MUST be equal to
3878the value of android.os.Build.SERIAL.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3879</ul>
3880
3881<p>If a device implementation includes a USB port supporting host mode, it:</p>
3882
3883<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3884 <li>SHOULD use a type-C USB port, if the device implementation supports USB 3.1.</li>
3885 <li>MAY use a non-standard port form factor, but if so MUST ship with a cable or
3886cables adapting the port to a standard type-A or type-C USB port.</li>
3887 <li>MAY use a micro-AB USB port, but if so SHOULD ship with a cable or cables
3888adapting the port to a standard type-A or type-C USB port.</li>
3889 <li>is <strong>very strongly RECOMMENDED</strong> to implement the USB audio class as documented in the Android SDK
3890documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/usb/UsbConstants.html#USB_CLASS_AUDIO">Resources, 98</a>].</li>
3891 <li>MUST implement the Android USB host API as documented in the Android SDK, and
3892MUST declare support for the hardware feature android.hardware.usb.host [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/host.html">Resources, 100</a>].</li>
3893 <li>SHOULD support the Charging Downstream Port output current range of 1.5 A ~ 5 A
3894as specified in the USB Battery Charging Specifications [<a href="http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/devclass_docs/USB_Battery_Charging_1.2.pdf">Resources, 99</a>].</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3895</ul>
3896
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3897<h2 id="7_8_audio">7.8. Audio</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3898
3899
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3900<h3 id="7_8_1_microphone">7.8.1. Microphone</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3901
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3902<div class="note">
Heidi von Markhamcd3d6aa2015-06-05 11:13:20 -0700[diff] [blame]3903<p>Android Handheld, Watch, and Automotive implementations MUST include a
3904microphone.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3905</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3906
3907
3908<p>Device implementations MAY omit a microphone. However, if a device
3909implementation omits a microphone, it MUST NOT report the
3910android.hardware.microphone feature constant, and MUST implement the audio
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3911recording API at least as no-ops, per <a href="#7_hardware_compatibility">section 7</a>. Conversely, device implementations that do possess a microphone:</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3912
3913<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3914 <li>MUST report the android.hardware.microphone feature constant
3915 <li>MUST meet the audio recording requirements in <a href="#5_4_audio_recording">section 5.4</a>
3916 <li>MUST meet the audio latency requirements in <a href="#5_6_audio_latency">section 5.6</a>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3917</ul>
3918
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3919<h3 id="7_8_2_audio_output">7.8.2. Audio Output</h3>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3920
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3921<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3922<p>Android Watch devices MAY include an audio output.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3923</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3924
3925<p>Device implementations including a speaker or with an audio/multimedia output
3926port for an audio output peripheral as a headset or an external speaker:</p>
3927
3928<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3929 <li>MUST report the android.hardware.audio.output feature constant.</li>
3930 <li>MUST meet the audio playback requirements in <a href="#5_5_audio_playback">section 5.5</a>.</li>
3931 <li>MUST meet the audio latency requirements in <a href="#5_6_audio_latency">section 5.6</a>.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3932</ul>
3933
3934<p>Conversely, if a device implementation does not include a speaker or audio
3935output port, it MUST NOT report the android.hardware.audio output feature, and
3936MUST implement the Audio Output related APIs as no-ops at least. </p>
3937
3938<p>Android Watch device implementation MAY but SHOULD NOT have audio output, but
3939other types of Android device implementations MUST have an audio output and
3940declare android.hardware.audio.output.</p>
3941
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3942<h4 id="7_8_2_1_analog_audio_ports">7.8.2.1. Analog Audio Ports</h4>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3943
3944
3945<p>In order to be compatible with the headsets and other audio accessories using
3946the 3.5mm audio plug across the Android ecosystem [<a href="http://source.android.com/accessories/headset-spec.html">Resources, 101</a>], if a device implementation includes one or more analog audio ports, at least
3947one of the audio port(s) SHOULD be a 4 conductor 3.5mm audio jack. If a device
3948implementation has a 4 conductor 3.5mm audio jack, it:</p>
3949
3950<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3951 <li>MUST support audio playback to stereo headphones and stereo headsets with a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3952microphone, and SHOULD support audio recording from stereo headsets with a
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3953microphone.</li>
3954 <li>MUST support TRRS audio plugs with the CTIA pin-out order, and SHOULD support
3955audio plugs with the OMTP pin-out order.</li>
3956 <li>MUST support the detection of microphone on the plugged in audio accessory, if
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3957the device implementation supports a microphone, and broadcast the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3958android.intent.action.HEADSET_PLUG with the extra value microphone set as 1.</li>
3959 <li>SHOULD support the detection and mapping to the keycodes for the following 3
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3960ranges of equivalent impedance between the microphone and ground conductors on
3961the audio plug:
3962 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3963 <li><strong>70 ohm or less</strong>: KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK</li>
3964 <li><strong>210&#45;290 Ohm</strong>:<strong> </strong>KEYCODE_VOLUME_UP</li>
3965 <li><strong>360&#45;680 Ohm</strong>: KEYCODE_VOLUME_DOWN</li>
3966 </ul></li>
3967 <li>SHOULD support the detection and mapping to the keycode for the following range
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3968of equivalent impedance between the microphone and ground conductors on the
3969audio plug:
3970 <ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3971 <li><strong>110&#45;180 Ohm: </strong>KEYCODE_VOICE_ASSIST</li>
3972 </ul></li>
3973 <li>MUST trigger ACTION_HEADSET_PLUG upon a plug insert, but only after all
3974contacts on plug are touching their relevant segments on the jack.</li>
3975 <li>MUST be capable of driving at least 150mV +/- 10% of output voltage on a 32 Ohm
3976speaker impedance.</li>
3977 <li>MUST have a microphone bias voltage between 1.8V ~ 2.9V.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3978</ul>
3979
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3980<h1 id="8_performance_compatibility">8. Performance Compatibility</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3981
3982
3983<p>Some minimum performance criterias are critical to the user experience and
3984impacts the baseline assumptions developers would have when developing an app.
3985Android Watch devices SHOULD and other type of device implementations MUST meet
3986the following criteria:</p>
3987
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3988<h2 id="8_1_user_experience_consistency">8.1. User Experience Consistency</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3989
3990
3991<p>Device implementations MUST provide a smooth user interface by ensuring a
3992consistent frame rate and response times for applications and games. Device
3993implementations MUST meet the following requirements: </p>
3994
3995<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]3996 <li><strong>Consistent frame latency</strong>. Inconsistent frame latency or a delay to render frames MUST NOT happen more
3997often than 5 frames in a second, and SHOULD be below 1 frames in a second.</li>
3998 <li><strong>User interface latency</strong>. Device implementations MUST ensure low latency user experience by scrolling a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]3999list of 10K list entries as defined by the Android Compatibility Test Suite
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4000(CTS) in less than 36 secs.</li>
4001 <li><strong>Task switching</strong>. When multiple applications have been launched, re-launching an already-running
4002application after it has been launched MUST take less than 1 second.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4003</ul>
4004
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4005<h2 id="8_2_file_i_o_access_performance">8.2. File I/O Access Performance</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4006
4007
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4008<p>Device implementations MUST ensure internal storage file access performance consistency for read
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4009and write operations. </p>
4010
4011<ul>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4012 <li><strong>Sequential write</strong>. Device implementations MUST ensure a sequential write performance of at least 5MB/s
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4013for a 256MB file using 10MB write buffer.</li>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4014 <li><strong>Random write</strong>. Device implementations MUST ensure a random write performance of at least 0.5MB/s for a
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4015256MB file using 4KB write buffer.</li>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4016 <li><strong>Sequential read</strong>. Device implementations MUST ensure a sequential read performance of at least 15MB/s for
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4017a 256MB file using 10MB write buffer.</li>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4018 <li><strong>Random read</strong>. Device implementations MUST ensure a random read performance of at least 3.5MB/s for a
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4019256MB file using 4KB write buffer.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4020</ul>
4021
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4022<h1 id="9_security_model_compatibility">9. Security Model Compatibility</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4023
4024
4025<p>Device implementations MUST implement a security model consistent with the
4026Android platform security model as defined in Security and Permissions
4027reference document in the APIs [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/permissions.html">Resources, 102</a>] in the Android developer documentation. Device implementations MUST support
4028installation of self-signed applications without requiring any additional
4029permissions/certificates from any third parties/authorities. Specifically,
4030compatible devices MUST support the security mechanisms described in the follow
4031subsections.</p>
4032
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4033<h2 id="9_1_permissions">9.1. Permissions</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4034
4035
4036<p>Device implementations MUST support the Android permissions model as defined in
4037the Android developer documentation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/permissions.html">Resources, 102</a>]. Specifically, implementations MUST enforce each permission defined as
4038described in the SDK documentation; no permissions may be omitted, altered, or
4039ignored. Implementations MAY add additional permissions, provided the new
4040permission ID strings are not in the android.* namespace.</p>
4041
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4042<h2 id="9_2_uid_and_process_isolation">9.2. UID and Process Isolation</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4043
4044
4045<p>Device implementations MUST support the Android application sandbox model, in
4046which each application runs as a unique Unixstyle UID and in a separate
4047process. Device implementations MUST support running multiple applications as
4048the same Linux user ID, provided that the applications are properly signed and
4049constructed, as defined in the Security and Permissions reference [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/permissions.html">Resources, 102</a>].</p>
4050
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4051<h2 id="9_3_filesystem_permissions">9.3. Filesystem Permissions</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4052
4053
4054<p>Device implementations MUST support the Android file access permissions model
4055as defined in the Security and Permissions reference [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/permissions.html">Resources, 102</a>].</p>
4056
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4057<h2 id="9_4_alternate_execution_environments">9.4. Alternate Execution Environments</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4058
4059
4060<p>Device implementations MAY include runtime environments that execute
4061applications using some other software or technology than the Dalvik Executable
4062Format or native code. However, such alternate execution environments MUST NOT
4063compromise the Android security model or the security of installed Android
4064applications, as described in this section.</p>
4065
4066<p>Alternate runtimes MUST themselves be Android applications, and abide by the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4067standard Android security model, as described elsewhere in <a href="#9_security_model_compatibility">section 9</a>.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4068
4069<p>Alternate runtimes MUST NOT be granted access to resources protected by
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4070permissions not requested in the runtime&rsquo;s AndroidManifest.xml file via the
Unsuk Jung8e40abe2015-07-10 08:42:36 -0700[diff] [blame]4071&lt;uses-permission&gt; mechanism.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4072
4073<p>Alternate runtimes MUST NOT permit applications to make use of features
4074protected by Android permissions restricted to system applications.</p>
4075
4076<p>Alternate runtimes MUST abide by the Android sandbox model. Specifically,
4077alternate runtimes:</p>
4078
4079<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4080 <li>SHOULD install apps via the PackageManager into separate Android sandboxes (
4081Linux user IDs, etc.).</li>
4082 <li>MAY provide a single Android sandbox shared by all applications using the
4083alternate runtime.</li>
4084 <li>and installed applications using an alternate runtime, MUST NOT reuse the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4085sandbox of any other app installed on the device, except through the standard
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4086Android mechanisms of shared user ID and signing certificate.</li>
4087 <li>MUST NOT launch with, grant, or be granted access to the sandboxes
4088corresponding to other Android applications.</li>
4089 <li>MUST NOT be launched with, be granted, or grant to other applications any
4090privileges of the superuser (root), or of any other user ID.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4091</ul>
4092
4093<p>The .apk files of alternate runtimes MAY be included in the system image of a
4094device implementation, but MUST be signed with a key distinct from the key used
4095to sign other applications included with the device implementation.</p>
4096
4097<p>When installing applications, alternate runtimes MUST obtain user consent for
4098the Android permissions used by the application. If an application needs to
4099make use of a device resource for which there is a corresponding Android
4100permission (such as Camera, GPS, etc.), the alternate runtime MUST inform the
4101user that the application will be able to access that resource. If the runtime
4102environment does not record application capabilities in this manner, the
4103runtime environment MUST list all permissions held by the runtime itself when
4104installing any application using that runtime.</p>
4105
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4106<h2 id="9_5_multi-user_support">9.5. Multi-User Support</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4107
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4108<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4109<p>This feature is optional for all device types.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4110</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4111
4112
4113<p>Android includes support for multiple users and provides support for full user
4114isolation [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/UserManager.html">Resources, 103]</a>. Device implementations MAY enable multiple users, but when enabled MUST meet
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4115the following requirements related to multi-user support [<a href="http://source.android.com/devices/storage/">Resources, 104</a>]:</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4116
4117<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4118 <li>Device implementations that do not declare the android.hardware.telephony
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4119feature flag MUST support restricted profiles, a feature that allows device
4120owners to manage additional users and their capabilities on the device. With
4121restricted profiles, device owners can quickly set up separate environments for
4122additional users to work in, with the ability to manage finer-grained
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4123restrictions in the apps that are available in those environments.</li>
4124 <li>Conversely device implementations that declare the android.hardware.telephony
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4125feature flag MUST NOT support restricted profiles but MUST align with the AOSP
4126implementation of controls to enable /disable other users from accessing the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4127voice calls and SMS.</li>
4128 <li>Device implementations MUST, for each user, implement a security model
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4129consistent with the Android platform security model as defined in Security and
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4130Permissions reference document in the APIs [<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/permissions.html">Resources, 102</a>].</li>
4131 <li>Device implementations MAY support creating users and managed profiles via the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4132android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager APIs, and if supported, MUST declare the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4133platform feature flag android.software.managed_users.
4134 <li>Device implementations that declare the feature flag
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4135android.software.managed_users MUST use the upstream AOSP icon badge to
4136represent the managed applications and other badge UI elements like Recents &
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4137Notifications.</li>
4138 <li>Each user instance on an Android device MUST have separate and isolated
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4139external storage directories. Device implementations MAY store multiple users'
4140data on the same volume or filesystem. However, the device implementation MUST
4141ensure that applications owned by and running on behalf a given user cannot
4142list, read, or write to data owned by any other user. Note that removable
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4143media, such as SD card slots, can allow one user to access another&rsquo;s data by
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4144means of a host PC. For this reason, device implementations that use removable
4145media for the external storage APIs MUST encrypt the contents of the SD card if
4146multiuser is enabled using a key stored only on non-removable media accessible
4147only to the system. As this will make the media unreadable by a host PC, device
4148implementations will be required to switch to MTP or a similar system to
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4149provide host PCs with access to the current user&rsquo;s data. Accordingly, device
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4150implementations MAY but SHOULD NOT enable multi-user if they use removable
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4151media [<a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Environment.html">Resources, 105</a>] for primary external storage.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4152</ul>
4153
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4154<h2 id="9_6_premium_sms_warning">9.6. Premium SMS Warning</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4155
4156
4157<p>Android includes support for warning users of any outgoing premium SMS message
4158[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_code">Resources, 106</a>] . Premium SMS messages are text messages sent to a service registered with a
4159carrier that may incur a charge to the user. Device implementations that
4160declare support for android.hardware.telephony MUST warn users before sending a
4161SMS message to numbers identified by regular expressions defined in
4162/data/misc/sms/codes.xml file in the device. The upstream Android Open Source
4163Project provides an implementation that satisfies this requirement.</p>
4164
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4165<h2 id="9_7_kernel_security_features">9.7. Kernel Security Features</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4166
4167
4168<p>The Android Sandbox includes features that can use the Security-Enhanced Linux
4169(SELinux) mandatory access control (MAC) system and other security features in
4170the Linux kernel. SELinux or any other security features, if implemented below
4171the Android framework:</p>
4172
4173<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4174 <li>MUST maintain compatibility with existing applications.</li>
4175 <li>MUST NOT have a visible user interface when a security violation is detected
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4176and successfully blocked, but MAY have a visible user interface when an
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4177unblocked security violation occurs resulting in a successful exploit.</li>
4178 <li>SHOULD NOT be user or developer configurable.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4179</ul>
4180
4181<p>If any API for configuration of policy is exposed to an application that can
4182affect another application (such as a Device Administration API), the API MUST
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4183NOT allow configurations that break compatibility.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4184
4185<p>Devices MUST implement SELinux or an equivalent mandatory access control system
4186if using a kernel other than Linux and meet the following requirements, which
4187are satisfied by the reference implementation in the upstream Android Open
4188Source Project.</p>
4189
4190<p>Device implementations:</p>
4191
4192<ul>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4193 <li>MUST support a SELinux policy that allows the SELinux mode to be set on a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4194per-domain basis, and MUST configure all domains in enforcing mode. No
4195permissive mode domains are allowed, including domains specific to a
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4196device/vendor.</li>
4197 <li>SHOULD load policy from /sepolicy file on the device.</li>
4198 <li>MUST NOT modify, omit, or replace the neverallow rules present within the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4199sepolicy file provided in the upstream Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and
4200the policy MUST compile with all neverallow present, for both AOSP SELinux
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4201domains as well as device/vendor specific domains.</li>
4202 <li>MUST support dynamic updates of the SELinux policy file without requiring a
4203system image update.</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4204</ul>
4205
4206<p>Device implementations SHOULD retain the default SELinux policy provided in the
4207upstream Android Open Source Project, until they have first audited their
4208additions to the SELinux policy. Device implementations MUST be compatible with
4209the upstream Android Open Source Project.</p>
4210
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4211<h2 id="9_8_privacy">9.8. Privacy</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4212
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4213<p>If the device implements functionality in the system that captures the contents
4214displayed on the screen and/or records the audio stream played on the device,
4215it MUST continuously notify the user whenever this functionality is enabled and
4216actively capturing/recording.</p>
4217
Unsuk Jungf57ea352015-05-27 16:38:32 -0700[diff] [blame]4218<p>If a device implementation has a mechanism that routes network data traffic
4219through a proxy server or VPN gateway by default (for example, preloading a VPN
4220service with android.permission.CONTROL_VPN granted), the device implementation
4221MUST ask for the user's consent before enabling that mechanism.</p>
4222
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4223<h2 id="9_9_full-disk_encryption">9.9. Full-Disk Encryption</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4224
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4225<div class="note">
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4226<p>Optional for Android device implementations without a lock screen.</p>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4227</div>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4228
4229
Unsuk Jung18378642015-05-18 19:26:50 -0700[diff] [blame]4230<p>If the device implementation supports a lock screen with PIN (numeric) or
4231PASSWORD (alphanumeric), the device MUST support full-disk encryption of the
4232application private data (/data partition), as well
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4233as the SD card partition if it is a permanent, non-removable part of the device
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4234[<a href="http://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/encryption/index.html">Resources, 107</a>]. For devices supporting full-disk encryption, the full-disk encryption SHOULD
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4235be enabled all the time after the user has completed the out-of-box experience.
4236While this requirement is stated as SHOULD for this version of the Android
4237platform, it is <strong>very strongly RECOMMENDED</strong> as we expect this to change to MUST in the future versions of Android.
4238Encryption MUST use AES with a key of 128-bits (or greater) and a mode designed
4239for storage (for example, AES-XTS, AES-CBC-ESSIV). The encryption key MUST NOT
4240be written to storage at any time without being encrypted. Other than when in
4241active use, the encryption key SHOULD be AES encrypted with the lockscreen
4242passcode stretched using a slow stretching algorithm (e.g. PBKDF2 or scrypt).
4243If the user has not specified a lockscreen passcode or has disabled use of the
4244passcode for encryption, the system SHOULD use a default passcode to wrap the
4245encryption key. If the device provides a hardware-backed keystore, the password
4246stretching algorithm MUST be cryptographically bound to that keystore. The
4247encryption key MUST NOT be sent off the device (even when wrapped with the user
4248passcode and/or hardware bound key). The upstream Android Open Source project
4249provides a preferred implementation of this feature based on the linux kernel
4250feature dm-crypt.</p>
4251
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4252<h2 id="9_10_verified_boot">9.10. Verified Boot</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4253
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4254<p>
4255Verified boot is a feature that guarantees the integrity of the device software.
Clay Murphy14961ab2015-06-09 22:51:56 -0700[diff] [blame]4256If a device implementation supports the feature, it MUST:</p>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4257<ul>
4258<li>Declare the platform feature flag android.software.verified_boot</li>
4259<li>Perform verification on every boot sequence</li>
4260<li>Start verification from a hardware key that is the root of trust, and go
4261all the way up to the system partition</li>
4262<li>Implement each stage of verification to check the integrity and authenticity
4263of all the bytes in the next stage before executing the code in the next stage</li>
4264<li>Use verification algorithms as strong as current recommendations
4265from NIST for hashing algorithms (SHA-256) and public key sizes (RSA-2048)</li>
4266</ul>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4267
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4268<p>Device implementations SHOULD support verified boot for device integrity.
4269While this requirement is SHOULD for this version of the Android platform,
4270it is <strong>strongly RECOMMENDED</strong> as we expect this to change to MUST
4271in future versions of Android. The upstream Android Open Source Project provides
4272a preferred implementation of this feature based on the linux kernel feature dm-verity.
4273</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4274
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4275<h1 id="10_software_compatibility_testing">10. Software Compatibility Testing</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4276
4277
4278<p>Device implementations MUST pass all tests described in this section.</p>
4279
4280<p>However, note that no software test package is fully comprehensive. For this
4281reason, device implementers are <strong>very strongly encouraged</strong> to make the minimum number of changes as possible to the reference and
4282preferred implementation of Android available from the Android Open Source
4283Project. This will minimize the risk of introducing bugs that create
4284incompatibilities requiring rework and potential device updates.</p>
4285
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4286<h2 id="10_1_compatibility_test_suite">10.1. Compatibility Test Suite</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4287
4288
4289<p>Device implementations MUST pass the Android Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) [<a href="http://source.android.com/compatibility/index.html">Resources, 108</a>] available from the Android Open Source Project, using the final shipping
4290software on the device. Additionally, device implementers SHOULD use the
4291reference implementation in the Android Open Source tree as much as possible,
4292and MUST ensure compatibility in cases of ambiguity in CTS and for any
4293reimplementations of parts of the reference source code.</p>
4294
4295<p>The CTS is designed to be run on an actual device. Like any software, the CTS
4296may itself contain bugs. The CTS will be versioned independently of this
4297Compatibility Definition, and multiple revisions of the CTS may be released for
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]4298Android 5.1. Device implementations MUST pass the latest CTS version available
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4299at the time the device software is completed.</p>
4300
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4301<h2 id="10_2_cts_verifier">10.2. CTS Verifier</h2>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4302
4303
4304<p>Device implementations MUST correctly execute all applicable cases in the CTS
4305Verifier. The CTS Verifier is included with the Compatibility Test Suite, and
4306is intended to be run by a human operator to test functionality that cannot be
4307tested by an automated system, such as correct functioning of a camera and
4308sensors.</p>
4309
4310<p>The CTS Verifier has tests for many kinds of hardware, including some hardware
4311that is optional. Device implementations MUST pass all tests for hardware that
4312they possess; for instance, if a device possesses an accelerometer, it MUST
4313correctly execute the Accelerometer test case in the CTS Verifier. Test cases
4314for features noted as optional by this Compatibility Definition Document MAY be
4315skipped or omitted.</p>
4316
4317<p>Every device and every build MUST correctly run the CTS Verifier, as noted
4318above. However, since many builds are very similar, device implementers are not
4319expected to explicitly run the CTS Verifier on builds that differ only in
4320trivial ways. Specifically, device implementations that differ from an
4321implementation that has passed the CTS Verifier only by the set of included
4322locales, branding, etc. MAY omit the CTS Verifier test.</p>
4323
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4324<h1 id="11_updatable_software">11. Updatable Software</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4325
4326
4327<p>Device implementations MUST include a mechanism to replace the entirety of the
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4328system software. The mechanism need not perform &ldquo;live&rdquo; upgrades&mdash;that is, a
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4329device restart MAY be required.</p>
4330
4331<p>Any method can be used, provided that it can replace the entirety of the
4332software preinstalled on the device. For instance, any of the following
4333approaches will satisfy this requirement:</p>
4334
4335<ul>
Heidi von Markham560986b2015-06-05 12:43:25 -0700[diff] [blame]4336 <li>&ldquo;Over-the-air (OTA)&rdquo; downloads with offline update via reboot</li>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4337 <li>&ldquo;Tethered&rdquo; updates over USB from a host PC</li>
4338 <li>&ldquo;Offline&rdquo; updates via a reboot and update from a file on removable storage</li>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4339</ul>
4340
4341<p>However, if the device implementation includes support for an unmetered data
Heidi von Markham560986b2015-06-05 12:43:25 -0700[diff] [blame]4342connection such as 802.11 or Bluetooth PAN (Personal Area Network) profile:</p>
4343
4344<ul>
4345<li>Android Automotive implementations SHOULD support OTA downloads with offline
4346update via reboot.</li>
4347<li>All other device implementations MUST support OTA downloads with offline
4348update via reboot.</li>
4349</ul>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4350
4351<p>The update mechanism used MUST support updates without wiping user data. That
4352is, the update mechanism MUST preserve application private data and application
4353shared data. Note that the upstream Android software includes an update
4354mechanism that satisfies this requirement.</p>
4355
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]4356<p>For device implementations that are launching with Android 5.1 and later, the
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4357update mechanism SHOULD support verifying that the system image is binary
4358identical to expected result following an OTA. The block-based OTA
4359implementation in the upstream Android Open Source Project, added since Android
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]43605.1, satisfies this requirement.</p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4361
4362<p>If an error is found in a device implementation after it has been released but
4363within its reasonable product lifetime that is determined in consultation with
4364the Android Compatibility Team to affect the compatibility of third-party
4365applications, the device implementer MUST correct the error via a software
4366update available that can be applied per the mechanism just described.</p>
4367
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4368<h1 id="12_document_changelog">12. Document Changelog</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4369
4370
4371<p>The following table contains a summary of the changes to the Compatibility
4372Definition in this release. </p>
4373<table>
4374 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4375 <th>Section</th>
4376 <th>Summary of change</th>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4377 </tr>
4378 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4379 <td>2. Device Types</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4380 <td>Added definition for Android automotive implementation.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4381 </tr>
4382 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4383 <td>2.1 Device Configurations</td>
4384 <td>Added column for Android automotive implementation.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4385 </tr>
4386 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4387 <td>3.3.2. 32-bit ARM Native Code Compatibility</td>
4388 <td>New section added.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4389 </tr>
4390 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4391 <td>3.4.1. WebView Compatibility</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4392 <td>Updated webview user agent string requirement to accomodate upstream
4393 implementation change.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4394 </tr>
4395 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4396 <td>3.4.2. Browser compatibility</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4397 <td>Added Android automotive implementations as another case that MAY omit a
4398 browser application.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4399 </tr>
4400 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4401 <td>3.7. Runtime Compatibility</td>
4402 <td>Updated required runtime heap size for smaller screens and added requirement
4403 for the new dpi bucket (280dpi).</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4404 </tr>
4405 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4406 <td>3.8.3. Notifications</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4407 <td>Clarified notification requirement for Android Watch, Television and
4408 Automotive implementations.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4409 </tr>
4410 <tr>
Clay Murphy14961ab2015-06-09 22:51:56 -0700[diff] [blame]4411 <td>3.8.10. Lock Screen Media Control</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4412 <td>Clarified requirement for Android Watch and Automotive implementations.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4413 </tr>
4414 <tr>
Heidi von Markham74c574c2015-06-05 11:29:08 -0700[diff] [blame]4415 <td>3.8.13. Unicode and font</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4416 <td>Relaxed Emoji character input method requirement.</td>
4417 </tr>
4418 <tr>
4419 <td>3.9. Device Administration</td>
4420 <td>Clarified condition when the full range of device administration policies
4421 has to be supported.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4422 </tr>
Heidi von Markham5790ba92015-06-05 12:19:41 -0700[diff] [blame]4423 <tr>
4424 <td>3.10. Accessibility</td>
4425 <td>Added Android automotive requirements.</td>
4426 </tr>
4427 <tr>
Heidi von Markham74c574c2015-06-05 11:29:08 -0700[diff] [blame]4428 <td>3.11. Text-To-Speech</td>
Heidi von Markham5790ba92015-06-05 12:19:41 -0700[diff] [blame]4429 <td>Added Android automotive requirements.</td>
Heidi von Markhame400e052015-05-26 14:35:49 -0700[diff] [blame]4430 </tr>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4431 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4432 <td>5.1. Media Codecs</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4433 <td>Mandated decoding support for codecs reported by CamcorderProfile.</td>
4434 </tr>
4435 <tr>
4436 <td>5.1.3 Video Codecs</td>
4437 <td>Added Android automotive requirements.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4438 </tr>
4439 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4440 <td>7.1.1.3. Screen Density</td>
4441 <td>Added a new screen dpi (280dpi).</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4442 </tr>
4443 <tr>
Heidi von Markham02924cb2015-06-05 11:45:27 -0700[diff] [blame]4444 <td>7.1.5. Legacy Application Compatibility Mode</td>
4445 <td>Added Android automotive requirements.</td>
4446 </tr>
4447 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4448 <td>7.2 Input Devices</td>
4449 <td>Added general introduction statement.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4450 </tr>
Heidi von Markhamcf532432015-06-05 10:40:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4451 <tr>
4452 <td>7.2.1. Keyboard</td>
4453 <td>Added Android Automotive requirements.</td>
4454 </tr>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4455 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamce34dbb2015-06-05 11:59:14 -0700[diff] [blame]4456 <td>7.2.3. Navigation Keys</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4457 <td>Added Android Automotive requirements.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4458 </tr>
4459 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4460 <td>7.3.1. Accelerometer</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4461 <td>Relaxed requirement for reporting frequency on Android Watch.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4462 </tr>
4463 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4464 <td>7.3.4. Gyroscope</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4465 <td>Relaxed requirement for reporting frequency on Android Watch.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4466 </tr>
4467 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4468 <td>7.4.3 Bluetooth</td>
4469 <td>Added Android Automotive requirements.</td>
Heidi von Markhamdf9fb7c2015-04-02 16:49:09 -0700[diff] [blame]4470 </tr>
4471 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4472 <td>7.4.4. Near-Field Communications</td>
4473 <td>Clarified condition for when Host Card Emulation is a requirement.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4474 </tr>
4475 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4476 <td>7.6.1. Minimum Memory and Storage</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4477 <td>Updated minimum memory requirements for lower resulution screen devices
4478 and added hard-limit requirement isLowRamDevice().</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4479 </tr>
4480 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4481 <td>7.6.2. Application Shared Storage</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4482 <td>Updated requirements when support for host machine access is mandatory.</td>
Heidi von Markhamcd3d6aa2015-06-05 11:13:20 -0700[diff] [blame]4483 </tr>
4484 <tr>
4485 <td>7.8.1. Microphone</td>
4486 <td>Added Android Automotive requirements.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4487 </tr>
4488 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4489 <td>8.2. File I/O Access Performance</td>
4490 <td>Clarified requirements.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4491 </tr>
4492 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4493 <td>9.8. Privacy</td>
4494 <td>Added privacy requirement for preloaded VPNs.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4495 </tr>
4496 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4497 <td>9.9. Full-Disk Encryption</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4498 <td>Clarified condition when Full-Disk encryption support is mandatory.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4499 </tr>
4500 <tr>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4501 <td>9.10. Verified Boot</td>
4502 <td>Clarified definition of verified boot.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4503 </tr>
4504 <tr>
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4505 <td>11. Updatable Software</td>
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4506 <td>Clarified the OTA download requirement is allowed but not mandatory for
4507 Android Automotive implementations.</td>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4508 </tr>
4509</table>
4510
4511
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4512<h1 id="13_contact_us">13. Contact Us</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4513
4514
4515<p>You can join the android-compatibility forum <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/android-compatibility">[Resources, 109</a>] and ask for clarifications or bring up any issues that you think the document
4516does not cover.</p>
4517
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4518<h1 id="14_resources">14. Resources</h1>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4519
4520
4521<p>1. IETF RFC2119 Requirement Levels: <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt">http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt</a></p>
4522
4523<p>2. Android Open Source Project: <a href="http://source.android.com/">http://source.android.com/</a></p>
4524
4525<p>3. Android Television features: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html#FEATURE_LEANBACK">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html#FEATURE_LEANBACK</a> </p>
4526
4527<p>4. Android Watch feature: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#UI_MODE_TYPE_WATCH">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#UI_MODE_TYPE_WATCH</a></p>
4528
4529<p>5. API definitions and documentation: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/packages.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/packages.html</a></p>
4530
4531<p>6. Android Permissions reference: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html</a></p>
4532
4533<p>7. android.os.Build reference: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.html</a></p>
4534
Unsuk Jungd1ac9fe2015-04-01 08:18:41 -0700[diff] [blame]4535<p>8. Android 5.1 allowed version strings: <a href="http://source.android.com/compatibility/5.1/versions.html">http://source.android.com/compatibility/5.1/versions.html</a></p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4536
4537<p>9. Telephony Provider: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Telephony.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Telephony.html</a></p>
4538
4539<p>10. Host-based Card Emulation: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html</a></p>
4540
4541<p>11. Android Extension Pack: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/opengl.html#aep">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/opengl.html#aep</a> </p>
4542
4543<p>12. android.webkit.WebView class: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html</a></p>
4544
4545<p>13. WebView compatibility: <a href="http://www.chromium.org/">http://www.chromium.org/</a></p>
4546
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4547<p>14. HTML5: <a href="http://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/">http://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/</a></p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4548
4549<p>15. HTML5 offline capabilities:<a href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#offline"> http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#offline</a></p>
4550
4551<p>16. HTML5 video tag: <a href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#video">http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#video</a></p>
4552
4553<p>17. HTML5/W3C geolocation API: <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/">http://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/</a></p>
4554
4555<p>18. HTML5/W3C webstorage API: <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/webstorage/">http://www.w3.org/TR/webstorage/</a></p>
4556
4557<p>19. HTML5/W3C IndexedDB API: <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/IndexedDB/">http://www.w3.org/TR/IndexedDB/</a></p>
4558
4559<p>20. Dalvik Executable Format and bytecode specification: available in the
4560Android source code, at dalvik/docs</p>
4561
4562<p>21. AppWidgets: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/widget_design.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/widget_design.html</a></p>
4563
4564<p>22. Notifications: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html</a></p>
4565
4566<p>23. Application Resources: <a href="https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/available-resources.html">https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/available-resources.html</a></p>
4567
4568<p>24. Status Bar icon style guide: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/iconography.html">http://developer.android.com/design/style/iconography.html</a></p>
4569
4570<p>25. Notifications Resources: <a href="https://developer.android.com/design/patterns/notifications.html">https://developer.android.com/design/patterns/notifications.html</a> </p>
4571
4572<p>26. Search Manager: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/SearchManager.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/SearchManager.html</a> </p>
4573
4574<p>27. Toasts: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Toast.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Toast.html</a></p>
4575
4576<p>28. Themes: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/themes.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/themes.html</a></p>
4577
4578<p>29. R.style class: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html</a></p>
4579
4580<p>30. Material design: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html#Theme_Material">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html#Theme_Material</a> </p>
4581
4582<p>31. Live Wallpapers: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/wallpaper/WallpaperService.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/wallpaper/WallpaperService.html</a></p>
4583
4584<p>32. Overview screen resources: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/components/recents.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/components/recents.html</a> </p>
4585
4586<p>33. Screen pinning: <a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-5.0.html#ScreenPinning">https://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-5.0.html#ScreenPinning</a> </p>
4587
4588<p>34. Input methods: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/creating-input-method.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/creating-input-method.html</a> </p>
4589
4590<p>35. Media Notification: <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Notification.MediaStyle.html">https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Notification.MediaStyle.html</a></p>
4591
4592<p>36. Dreams: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/dreams/DreamService.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/dreams/DreamService.html</a></p>
4593
4594<p>37. Settings.Secure LOCATION_MODE:</p>
4595
4596<p><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.Secure.html#LOCATION_MODE">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.Secure.html#LOCATION_MODE</a></p>
4597
4598<p>38. Unicode 6.1.0: <a href="http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.1.0/">http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.1.0/</a></p>
4599
4600<p>39. Android Device Administration: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html</a></p>
4601
4602<p>40. DevicePolicyManager reference: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.html</a></p>
4603
4604<p>41. Android Device Owner App:</p>
4605
4606<p><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.html#isDeviceOwnerApp(java.lang.String)">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.html#isDeviceOwnerApp(java.lang.String)</a></p>
4607
4608<p>42. Android Accessibility Service APIs: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityService.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityService.html</a></p>
4609
4610<p>43. Android Accessibility APIs: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/accessibility/package-summary.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/accessibility/package-summary.html</a></p>
4611
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4612<p>44. Eyes Free project: <a href="http://code.google.com/p/eyes-free/">http://code.google.com/p/eyes-free</a></p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4613
4614<p>45. Text-To-Speech APIs: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/tts/package-summary.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/tts/package-summary.html</a></p>
4615
4616<p>46. Television Input Framework: <a href="https://source.android.com/devices/tv/index.html">https://source.android.com/devices/tv/index.html</a></p>
4617
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4618<p>47. Reference tool documentation (for adb, aapt, ddms, systrace): <a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/index.html">http://developer.android.com/tools/help/index.html</a></p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4619
4620<p>48. Android apk file description: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/components/fundamentals.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/components/fundamentals.html </a></p>
4621
4622<p>49. Manifest files: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html</a></p>
4623
4624<p>50. Android Media Formats: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html</a></p>
4625
4626<p>51. RTC Hardware Coding Requirements: <a href="http://www.webmproject.org/hardware/rtc-coding-requirements/">http://www.webmproject.org/hardware/rtc-coding-requirements/</a></p>
4627
4628<p>52. AudioEffect API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/audiofx/AudioEffect.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/audiofx/AudioEffect.html</a></p>
4629
4630<p>53. Android android.content.pm.PackageManager class and Hardware Features List:</p>
4631
4632<p><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html</a></p>
4633
4634<p>54. HTTP Live Streaming Draft Protocol: <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-03">http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-03</a></p>
4635
4636<p>55. ADB: <a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html">http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html</a> </p>
4637
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4638<p>56. Dumpsys: <a href="https://source.android.com/devices/input/diagnostics.html">https://source.android.com/devices/input/diagnostics.html</a> </p>
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4639
4640<p>57. DDMS: <a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/debugging/ddms.html">http://developer.android.com/tools/debugging/ddms.html</a> </p>
4641
4642<p>58. Monkey testing tool: <a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/monkey.html">http://developer.android.com/tools/help/monkey.html</a> </p>
4643
4644<p>59. SysyTrace tool: <a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/systrace.html">http://developer.android.com/tools/help/systrace.html</a></p>
4645
4646<p>60. Android Application Development-Related Settings:</p>
4647
4648<p><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html#ACTION_APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html#ACTION_APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS</a></p>
4649
4650<p>61. Supporting Multiple Screens: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html</a></p>
4651
4652<p>62. android.util.DisplayMetrics: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/DisplayMetrics.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/DisplayMetrics.html</a></p>
4653
4654<p>63. RenderScript: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/renderscript/">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/renderscript/</a></p>
4655
4656<p>64. Android extension pack for OpenGL ES: <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/opengl/GLES31Ext.html">https://developer.android.com/reference/android/opengl/GLES31Ext.html</a> </p>
4657
4658<p>65. Hardware Acceleration: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/hardware-accel.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/hardware-accel.html</a></p>
4659
4660<p>66. EGL Extension-EGL_ANDROID_RECORDABLE:</p>
4661
4662<p><a href="http://www.khronos.org/registry/egl/extensions/ANDROID/EGL_ANDROID_recordable.txt">http://www.khronos.org/registry/egl/extensions/ANDROID/EGL_ANDROID_recordable.txt</a></p>
4663
4664<p>67. Display Manager: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.html</a></p>
4665
4666<p>68. android.content.res.Configuration: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html</a></p>
4667
4668<p>69. Action Assist: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_ASSIST">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_ASSIST</a></p>
4669
4670<p>70. Touch Input Configuration: <a href="http://source.android.com/devices/tech/input/touch-devices.html">http://source.android.com/devices/tech/input/touch-devices.html</a></p>
4671
4672<p>71. Motion Event API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html</a></p>
4673
4674<p>72. Key Event API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html</a> </p>
4675
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4676<p>73. Android Open Source sensors: <a href="http://source.android.com/devices/sensors/">http://source.android.com/devices/sensors</a></p>
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4678<p>74. android.hardware.SensorEvent: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html</a></p>
4679
4680<p>75. Timestamp sensor event: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html#timestamp">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html#timestamp</a></p>
4681
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4682<p>76. Android Open Source composite sensors: <a href="http://source.android.com/devices/sensors/sensor-types.html#composite_sensor_type_summary">https://source.android.com/devices/sensors/sensor-types.html#composite_sensor_type_summary</a></p>
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Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4684<p>77. Continuous trigger mode: <a href="http://source.android.com/devices/sensors/report-modes.html#continuous">https://source.android.com/devices/sensors/report-modes.html#continuous</a></p>
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4686<p>78. Accelerometer sensor: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Sensor.html#TYPE_ACCELEROMETER">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Sensor.html#TYPE_ACCELEROMETER</a></p>
4687
4688<p>79. Wi-Fi Multicast API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.MulticastLock.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.MulticastLock.html</a></p>
4689
4690<p>80. Wi-Fi Direct (Wi-Fi P2P): <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/p2p/WifiP2pManager.html</a></p>
4691
4692<p>81. WifiManager API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.html</a></p>
4693
4694<p>82. Bluetooth API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/package-summary.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/package-summary.html</a></p>
4695
4696<p>83. Bluetooth ScanFilter API: <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/le/ScanFilter.html">https://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/le/ScanFilter.html</a></p>
4697
4698<p>84. NDEF Push Protocol: <a href="http://source.android.com/compatibility/ndef-push-protocol.pdf">http://source.android.com/compatibility/ndef-push-protocol.pdf</a></p>
4699
4700<p>85. Android Beam: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/nfc.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/nfc.html</a> </p>
4701
4702<p>86. Android NFC Sharing Settings:</p>
4703
4704<p><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html#ACTION_NFCSHARING_SETTINGS">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html#ACTION_NFCSHARING_SETTINGS</a></p>
4705
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4706<p>87. NFC Connection Handover: <a href="http://members.nfc-forum.org/specs/spec_list/#conn_handover">http://members.nfc-forum.org/specs/spec_list/#conn_handover</a></p>
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4708<p>88. Bluetooth Secure Simple Pairing Using NFC: <a href="http://members.nfc-forum.org/apps/group_public/download.php/18688/NFCForum-AD-BTSSP_1_1.pdf">http://members.nfc-forum.org/apps/group_public/download.php/18688/NFCForum-AD-BTSSP_1_1.pdf</a> </p>
4709
4710<p>89. Content Resolver: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ContentResolver.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ContentResolver.html</a></p>
4711
4712<p>90. Camera orientation API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#setDisplayOrientation(int)">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#setDisplayOrientation(int)</a></p>
4713
4714<p>91. Camera: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html</a></p>
4715
4716<p>92. Camera: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.Parameters.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.Parameters.html</a></p>
4717
4718<p>93. Camera hardware level: <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/camera2/CameraCharacteristics.html#INFO_SUPPORTED_HARDWARE_LEVEL">https://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/camera2/CameraCharacteristics.html#INFO_SUPPORTED_HARDWARE_LEVEL</a> </p>
4719
4720<p>94. Camera version support: <a href="http://source.android.com/devices/camera/versioning.html">http://source.android.com/devices/camera/versioning.html</a> </p>
4721
4722<p>95. Android DownloadManager: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/DownloadManager.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/DownloadManager.html</a></p>
4723
4724<p>96. Android File Transfer: <a href="http://www.android.com/filetransfer">http://www.android.com/filetransfer</a></p>
4725
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4726<p>97. Android Open Accessories: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/accessory.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/accessory.html</a></p>
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4728<p>98. Android USB Audio: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/usb/UsbConstants.html#USB_CLASS_AUDIO">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/usb/UsbConstants.html#USB_CLASS_AUDIO</a></p>
4729
4730<p>99. USB Charging Specification: <a href="http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/devclass_docs/USB_Battery_Charging_1.2.pdf">http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/devclass_docs/USB_Battery_Charging_1.2.pdf</a></p>
4731
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4732<p>100. USB Host API:<a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/host.html"> http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/host.html</a></p>
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4734<p>101. Wired audio headset: <a href="http://source.android.com/accessories/headset-spec.html">http://source.android.com/accessories/headset-spec.html</a> </p>
4735
4736<p>102. Android Security and Permissions reference: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/permissions.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/permissions.html</a></p>
4737
4738<p>103. UserManager reference: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/UserManager.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/UserManager.html</a></p>
4739
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4740<p>104. External Storage reference: <a href="http://source.android.com/devices/storage">http://source.android.com/devices/storage</a></p>
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4742<p>105. External Storage APIs: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Environment.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Environment.html</a></p>
4743
4744<p>106. SMS Short Code: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_code">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_code</a></p>
4745
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4746<p>107. Android Open Source Encryption: <a href="http://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/encryption/index.html">http://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/encryption/index.html</a></p>
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4748<p>108. Android Compatibility Program Overview: <a href="http://source.android.com/compatibility/index.html">http://source.android.com/compatibility/index.html</a></p>
4749
4750<p>109. Android Compatibility forum: <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/android-compatibility">https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/android-compatibility</a></p>
4751
4752<p>110. WebM project: <a href="http://www.webmproject.org/">http://www.webmproject.org/</a> </p>
4753
Heidi von Markhama2959f42015-06-09 15:27:26 -0700[diff] [blame]4754<p>111. Android UI_MODE_TYPE_CAR API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#UI_MODE_TYPE_CAR">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#UI_MODE_TYPE_CAR</a></p>
4755
4756<p>112. Android MediaCodecList API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaCodecList.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaCodecList.html</a></p>
4757
4758<p>113. Android CamcorderProfile API: <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/CamcorderProfile.html">http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/CamcorderProfile.html</a></p>
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Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4760<p>Many of these resources are derived directly or indirectly from the Android
Heidi von Markhamf1b1d2e2015-04-21 17:05:06 -0700[diff] [blame]4761SDK, and will be functionally identical to the information in that SDK&rsquo;s
Unsuk Jungbca27492015-04-01 08:08:10 -0700[diff] [blame]4762documentation. In any cases where this Compatibility Definition or the
4763Compatibility Test Suite disagrees with the SDK documentation, the SDK
4764documentation is considered authoritative. Any technical details provided in
4765the references included above are considered by inclusion to be part of this
4766Compatibility Definition.</p>
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