src/devices/tech/admin/implement.jd

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<p>This section describes how to enable and validate device administration
features required to prepare devices for managed profiles. It also covers device
owner user cases that are essential in a corporate environment.</p>

<p>In addition to Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code, a device requires the
following components to function with managed profiles.</p>

<h2 id=requirements>General requirements</h2>
<p>Devices intending to support device administration must meet the following
general requirements.</p>

<h3 id=HAL_values>Thermal HAL values</h3>
<p>Android N includes support for HardwarePropertiesManager API, a new device
monitoring and health reporting API that enables applications to query the state
of device hardware. This API is exposed via
<code>android.os.HardwarePropertiesManager</code> and makes calls through
<code>HardwarePropertiesManagerService</code> to the hardware thermal HAL
(<code>hardware/libhardware/include/hardware/thermal.h</code>). It is a
protected API, meaning only device/profile owner Device Policy Controller (DPC)
applications and the current <code>VrListenerService</code> can call it.</p>

<p>To support the HardwarePropertiesManager API, the device thermal HAL
implementation must be able to report the following values:</p>

<table>
<tr>
<th width="32%">Value</th>
<th>Reporting Scale</th>
<th>Enables</th>
</tr>

<tr>
  <td>Temperature of [CPU|GPU|Battery|Device Skin]</td>
  <td>Temperature of component in degrees Celsius</td>
  <td>Apps can check device temperatures and component throttling/shutdown
  temperatures</td>
</tr>

<tr>
  <td>CPU active/total enabled times</td>
  <td>Time in milliseconds</td>
  <td>Apps can check CPU usage per core</td>
</tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fan speed</td>
  <td>RPM</td>
  <td>Apps can check fan speed</td>
</tr>

</table>

<p>Implementations should correctly handle reporting values situations when a
core (or GPU, battery, fan) goes offline or is plugged/unplugged.</p>


<h3 id=low_ram>No low-RAM</h3>
<p>Device should not be a low-RAM device, meaning <code>ro.config.low_ram</code>
should not be defined. The framework automatically limits the number of users
to 1 when the <code>low_ram</code> flag is defined.</p>

<h3 id=uses-feature>Uses-feature</h3>
<p>Devices must define the following <code>uses-feature</code>:</p>

<pre>
android.software.managed_users
android.software.device_admin
</pre>

<p>To confirm these <code>uses-feature</code> values have been defined on a
device, run: <code>adb shell pm list features</code>.</p>

<h3 id=required_apps>Essential apps only</h3>
<p>By default, only applications essential for correct operation of the profile
should be enabled as part of provisioning a managed device. OEMs must ensure the
managed profile or device has all required applications by modifying:</p>

<pre>vendor_required_apps_managed_profile.xml
vendor_required_apps_managed_device.xml
</pre>

<p>Examples from a Nexus device:</p>

<p><code>packages/apps/ManagedProvisioning/res/values/vendor_required_apps_managed_device.xml</code></p>

<pre>&lt;resources&gt;
  &lt;!-- A list of apps to be retained on the managed device --&gt;
  &lt;string-array name="vendor_required_apps_managed_device"&gt;
    &lt;item&gt;com.android.vending&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!--­Google Play --&gt;
    &lt;item&gt;com.google.android.gms&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!--­Required by Play --&gt;
    &lt;item&gt;com.google.android.contacts&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!--­Google or OEM Contacts­--&gt;
    &lt;item&gt;com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!--­Google Launcher --&gt;
    &lt;item&gt;com.google.android.launcher&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!--­Google Launcher or OEM Launcher --&gt;
    &lt;item&gt;com.google.android.dialer&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!--­Google or OEM dialer to enable making phone calls --&gt;
  &lt;/string-array&gt;
&lt;/resources&gt;
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<p><code>
packages/apps/ManagedProvisioning/res/values/vendor_required_apps_managed_profile.xml
</code></p>

<pre>
&lt;resources&gt;
    &lt;!-- A list of apps to be retained in the managed profile. This includes any Google experience apps required. --&gt;
    &lt;string-array name="vendor_required_apps_managed_profile"&gt;
        &lt;item&gt;com.android.vending&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!-- Google Play --&gt;
        &lt;item&gt;com.google.android.gms&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!-- Required by Play --&gt;
        &lt;item&gt;com.google.android.contacts&lt;/item&gt; &lt;!-- Google or OEM Contacts --&gt;
    &lt;/string-array&gt;
&lt;/resources&gt;
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<h2 id=launcher>Launcher requirements</h2>

<p>You must update the Launcher to support badging applications with the icon
badge (provided in AOSP to represent the managed applications) and other badge
user interface elements such as recents and notifications. If you use
<a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher3/">launcher3</a>
in AOSP without modifications, then you likely already support this badging
feature.</p>

<h2 id=nfc>NFC requirements</h2>

<p>Devices with NFC must enable NFC during the out-of-the-box experience (i.e.,
setup wizard) and be configured to accept managed provisioning intents:</p>

<p><code>packages/apps/Nfc/res/values/provisioning.xml</code></p>
<pre>&lt;bool name="enable_nfc_provisioning"&gt;true&lt;/bool&gt;
&lt;item>application/com.android.managedprovisioning&lt;/item&gt;
</pre>

<h2 id=setup_wizard>Setup requirements</h2>

<p>Devices that include an out-of-box experience (i.e., setup wizard)
should implement device owner provisioning. When the out-of-box experience
opens, it should check if another process (such as device owner provisioning)
has already finished the user setup and, if so, it should fire a home intent
and finish the setup. This intent is caught by the provisioning application,
which then hands control to the newly-set device owner.</p>

<p>To meet setup requirements, add the following code to the device setup's main
activity:</p>

<pre>&#64;Override
   protected void onStart() {
        super.onStart();

        // When returning to a setup wizard activity, check to see if another setup process
        // has intervened and, if so, complete an orderly exit
        boolean completed = Settings.Secure.getInt(getContentResolver(),
                Settings.Secure.USER_SETUP_COMPLETE, 0) != 0;
        if (completed) {
           startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, null)
                .addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME)
                .addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                        | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
                        | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_RESET_TASK_IF_NEEDED));
           finish();
       }

       ...
   }
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