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| 2 | no_footer_links=true |
| 3 | landing.page=true |
| 4 | page.metaDescription=The official site for the Android Open Source Project. |
| 5 | header.hide=1 |
| 6 | @jd:body |
| 7 | |
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Clay Murphy | ba7ea06 | 2016-02-02 17:26:57 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | Copyright 2016 The Android Open Source Project |
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| 23 | <div class="wrap"> |
| 24 | |
| 25 | <div class="landing-banner"> |
| 26 | <h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Welcome to the Android Open Source Project!</h1> |
Robert Ly | 5b218c2 | 2013-05-07 10:37:22 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | <p>Android is an open source software stack for a wide range of mobile devices |
| 29 | and a corresponding open source project led by Google. This site offers the |
Clay Murphy | fa783d8 | 2015-05-01 14:26:20 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | information and source code you need to create custom variants of the Android |
| 31 | stack, port devices and accessories to the Android platform, and ensure your |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 32 | devices meet compatibility requirements.</p> |
Robert Ly | 35f2fda | 2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 34 | <h2 align="center">Android 7.0 Updates Available</h2> |
Robert Ly | 35f2fda | 2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 35 | </div> |
| 36 | |
| 37 | </div> |
| 38 | |
Robert Ly | 35f2fda | 2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 39 | <div class="wrap"> |
| 40 | |
| 41 | <div class="landing-docs"> |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 42 | <div class="col-10"> |
Clay Murphy | a336f06 | 2014-05-08 13:33:23 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 43 | <h3>What's New</h3> |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 44 | |
| 45 | <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| 46 | <p> |
| 47 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/dalvik/jit-compiler.html"><strong>Just-in-time |
| 48 | (JIT) compiler</strong></a> with code profiling to Android runtime (ART) |
| 49 | continually improves app performance. |
| 50 | <a href="{@docRoot}security/encryption/file-based.html"><strong>Direct boot and |
| 51 | file-based encryption</strong></a> allows certain apps to run securely when |
| 52 | the device is powered on but not unlocked. |
| 53 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/display/multi-window.html"><strong>Multi-window</strong></a> |
| 54 | support enables simultaneous display of multiple apps on a device screen. |
| 55 | The <a href="{@docRoot}devices/automotive.html"><strong>Vehicle |
| 56 | HAL</strong></a> enables Android Automotive implementations.</p> |
| 57 | |
| 58 | <h4>Security Improvements</h4> |
| 59 | <p> |
| 60 | Android now strictly enforces |
| 61 | <a href="{@docRoot}security/verifiedboot/verified-boot.html"><strong>verified |
| 62 | boot</strong></a> and requires a |
| 63 | <a href="{@docRoot}security/overview/app-security.html#certificate-authorities"><strong>same-system |
| 64 | trusted CA store</strong></a>. |
| 65 | <a href="{@docRoot}security/apksigning/index.html#v2"><strong>APK signature |
| 66 | scheme v2</strong></a> performs signature checking across the entire file. |
| 67 | Security hardening of <a href="{@docRoot}devices/media/framework-hardening.html"><strong>media |
| 68 | framework</strong></a> and |
| 69 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/camera/versioning.html#hardening">camera service</strong></a> |
| 70 | splits mediaserver into multiple processes with restricted permissions and |
| 71 | capabilities (may require changes to HAL implementations). |
| 72 | For more changes, see |
| 73 | <a href="{@docRoot}security/enhancements/enhancements70.html"><strong>7.0 |
| 74 | security enhancements</strong></a>.</p> |
| 75 | |
| 76 | <h4>Audio, Camera, & Graphics Updates</h4> |
| 77 | <p> |
| 78 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/audio/implement-policy.html"><strong>Audio policy |
| 79 | improvements</strong></a> include changes to policy configuration files, a |
| 80 | reorganization of audio policy code, and new extensions for audio policy routing |
| 81 | APIs. |
| 82 | Android now supports |
| 83 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/graphics/arch-vulkan.html"><strong>Vulkan</strong></a> |
| 84 | (low-overhead, cross-platform API for high-performance 3D graphics) and |
| 85 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/graphics/testing.html"><strong>OpenGL |
| 86 | 3.2</strong></a>; check with your SoC for driver support. |
| 87 | Enhancements to |
| 88 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/camera/versioning.html"><strong>camera3</strong></a> |
| 89 | support devices with high-end cameras.</p> |
| 90 | |
| 91 | <h4>OEM Customizations</h4> |
| 92 | <p>Users can now |
| 93 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/block-numbers.html"><strong>restrict |
| 94 | calls and texts</strong></a> (impacts apps using blocking features). |
| 95 | Do-not-disturb (DND) rules can now |
| 96 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/display/dnd.html"><strong>suppress visual |
| 97 | interruptions</strong></a>.</p> |
| 98 | |
| 99 | <h4>Android For Work Updates</h4> |
| 100 | <p>New device administration features include |
| 101 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/admin/enterprise-telephony.html"><strong>enterprise |
| 102 | telephony</strong></a> (cross-profile contact searching and badging, affects |
| 103 | preloaded Dialer and Contacts apps), |
| 104 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/admin/implement.html#HAL_values"><strong>device |
| 105 | monitoring and health reporting</strong></a> (APIs for apps to query device |
| 106 | hardware state; device must report correct values in the HAL implementation), |
| 107 | and |
| 108 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/admin/testing-setup.html#troubleshooting"><strong>enterprise |
| 109 | process logging and device owner triggered bugreports</strong></a> (collect logs |
| 110 | for user actions on a managed device).</p> |
| 111 | |
| 112 | <h4>Power Improvements</h4> |
| 113 | <p> |
| 114 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/power/mgmt.html#doze"><strong>Doze</strong></a> |
| 115 | now works on devices in motion. |
| 116 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/power/mgmt.html#sustained_performance"><strong>Sustained |
| 117 | performance</strong></a> hints can inform long-running applications of |
| 118 | device-performance capabilities (requires power HAL changes). |
| 119 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/data-saver.html"><strong>Data |
| 120 | Saver</strong></a> enables restricting background data when on cellular or |
| 121 | metered networks. |
| 122 | Android now collects data for |
| 123 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/power/values.html#le-bt-scans"><strong>Low |
| 124 | Energy (LE) scans and Bluetooth</strong></a> traffic.</p> |
| 125 | |
| 126 | <h4>Under the Hood</h4> |
| 127 | <p>Dialer APIs handle all |
| 128 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/call-notification.html"><strong>call |
| 129 | notification</strong></a> logic (instead of sharing with Telecom). |
| 130 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/config/namespaces_libraries.html"><strong>Namespaces |
| 131 | for native libraries</strong></a> prevent apps from using private platform |
| 132 | native APIs. |
| 133 | <a href="{@docRoot}source/running.html#flashing-a-device"><strong>Flash |
| 134 | unlock</strong></a> reports the bootloader's lock status. |
| 135 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/ril.html"><strong>Radio |
| 136 | Interface Layer (RIL)</strong></a> support includes enhancements to error codes, |
| 137 | versioning, and wakelocks. |
| 138 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/config/uicc.html"><strong>UICC carrier |
| 139 | privilege</strong></a> rules now support Access File Rule (ARF) storage. |
| 140 | Android now supports the RFID smart card system |
| 141 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/felica.html"><strong>Felicity Card |
| 142 | (FeliCa)</strong></a>. |
| 143 | Documentation updated for |
| 144 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/halref/index.html"><strong>HAL</strong></a> |
| 145 | and <a href="{@docRoot}reference/packages.html"><strong>TradeFed</strong></a> |
| 146 | references.</p> |
| 147 | |
| 148 | <!--SAVED for FUTURE REFERENCE |
Clay Murphy | d00c74b | 2016-02-04 12:58:38 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 149 | <a href="{@docRoot}source/build-numbers.html"> |
| 150 | <h4>Lollipop and Marshmallow Build Numbers</h4></a> |
| 151 | <p>New <strong><a |
| 152 | href="{@docRoot}source/build-numbers.html#source-code-tags-and-builds">Build |
| 153 | Numbers</a></strong> have been published for Lollipop on Nexus 10 and |
| 154 | Marshmallow on Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (flo/deb), Nexus 9 |
| 155 | (volantis/volantisg), Nexus Player, and Pixel C.</p> |
| 156 | |
Clay Murphy | 0e758aa | 2016-02-03 15:37:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 157 | <a href="{@docRoot}compatibility/downloads.html"> |
| 158 | <h4>Android 6.0, 5.1, and 5.0 CTS Downloads</h4></a> |
| 159 | <p>Android 6.0 R3, 5.1 R5, and 5.0 R4 Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) |
| 160 | and CTS Verifier are available for <strong><a |
| 161 | href="{@docRoot}compatibility/downloads.html">Download</a></strong>.</p> |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 162 | --> |
| 163 | </div> |
Clay Murphy | 0e758aa | 2016-02-03 15:37:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 164 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 165 | <div class="col-5"> |
Clay Murphy | ba7ea06 | 2016-02-02 17:26:57 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 166 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 167 | <h3>Getting Started</h3> |
| 168 | <a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html"><h4>Explore the Source</h4></a> |
| 169 | <p>Get the complete Android platform and modify and build it to suit your needs. |
| 170 | You can also |
| 171 | <strong><a href="https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/status:open">contribute |
| 172 | to</a></strong> the <strong><a href="https://android.googlesource.com/">Android |
| 173 | Open Source Project (AOSP) repository</a></strong> to make your changes |
| 174 | available to everyone else in the Android ecosystem.</p> |
Clay Murphy | 20b9b2e | 2016-01-04 19:12:24 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 175 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 176 | <a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html"><img border="0" |
| 177 | src="images/android_framework_small.png" alt="Android framework summary" |
| 178 | style="display:inline;float:right;margin:5px 10px;width:42%;height:42%"></a> |
Clay Murphy | cf65199 | 2015-12-18 14:13:57 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 179 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 180 | <a href="{@docRoot}devices/index.html"><h4>Port Android to Devices</h4></a> |
| 181 | <p>Get help porting the latest Android platform to create compelling devices for |
| 182 | your customers. Includes documentation for HAL interfaces and details on core |
| 183 | technologies such as Android runtime (ART) and over-the-air (OTA) updates.</p> |
Robert Ly | 35f2fda | 2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 184 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 185 | <a href="{@docRoot}security/index.html"><h4>Make Secure</h4></a> |
| 186 | <p>Follow these examples and instructions to harden your Android devices against |
| 187 | malicious attacks. Find out how the Android security program works and learn how |
| 188 | to implement the latest features.</p> |
Robert Ly | 35f2fda | 2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 189 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 190 | <a href="{@docRoot}compatibility/index.html"><h4>Get Compatible</h4></a> |
| 191 | <p>Being Android-compatible lets you offer custom features but still give users |
| 192 | and developers a consistent and standard experience across all Android-powered |
| 193 | devices. Android provides guidance and a test suite to verify your Android |
| 194 | compatibility.</p> |
Robert Ly | 35f2fda | 2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 195 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 196 | <a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/docs/source.android.com/"> |
| 197 | <h4>Help this Site</h4></a> |
| 198 | <p>Use the <strong>Site Feedback</strong> button at the bottom of any page to |
| 199 | request content improvements or let us know about errors. To contribute your |
| 200 | own updates to the site or to view a complete list of site changes, use the AOSP |
| 201 | project |
| 202 | <strong><a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/docs/source.android.com/+log/master">docs/source.android.com.</a></strong></p> |
| 203 | </div> |
Clay Murphy | ddffdfc | 2015-03-02 13:30:18 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 204 | |
Heidi von Markham | e30b174 | 2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 205 | </div> |
Robert Ly | 35f2fda | 2013-01-29 16:27:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 206 | |
Clay Murphy | f965cd7 | 2013-05-30 14:43:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 207 | </div> |