Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | page.title=API Overview |
Joe Fernandez | e786688 | 2015-05-06 17:15:03 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | page.keywords=preview,sdk,compatibility |
Dirk Dougherty | c85bf85 | 2015-05-24 19:56:35 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | page.tags=previewresources, androidm |
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Dirk Dougherty | c85bf85 | 2015-05-24 19:56:35 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 5 | page.image=images/cards/card-api-overview_16-9_2x.png |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | @jd:body |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | <div id="qv-wrapper"> |
| 10 | <div id="qv"> |
| 11 | |
| 12 | <h2>In this document |
| 13 | <a href="#" onclick="hideNestedItems('#toc44',this);return false;" class="header-toggle"> |
| 14 | <span class="more">show more</span> |
| 15 | <span class="less" style="display:none">show less</span></a></h2> |
| 16 | |
| 17 | <ol id="toc44" class="hide-nested"> |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | <li><a href="#app-linking">App Linking</a></li> |
| 19 | <li><a href="#backup">Auto Backup for Apps</a></li> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | <li><a href="#authentication">Authentication</a> |
Dirk Dougherty | ae70b69 | 2015-05-27 16:58:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 21 | <ol> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | <li><a href="#fingerprint-authentication">Fingerprint Authentication</a></li> |
Quddus Chong | 2b95561 | 2015-06-01 14:05:12 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | <li><a href="#confirm-credential">Confirm Credential</a></li> |
Dirk Dougherty | ae70b69 | 2015-05-27 16:58:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | </ol> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | </li> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 26 | <li><a href="#direct-share">Direct Share</a></li> |
| 27 | <li><a href="#voice-interactions">Voice Interactions</a></li> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | <li><a href="#assist">Assist API</a></li> |
| 29 | <li><a href="#notifications">Notifications</a></li> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | <li><a href="#bluetooth-stylus">Bluetooth Stylus Support</a></li> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | <li><a href="#ble-scanning">Improved Bluetooth Low Energy Scanning</a></li> |
| 32 | <li><a href="#hotspot">Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 Support</a></li> |
| 33 | <li><a href="#4K-display">4K Display Mode</a></li> |
| 34 | <li><a href="#behavior-themeable-colorstatelists">Themeable ColorStateLists</a></li> |
| 35 | <li><a href="#audio">Audio Features</a></li> |
| 36 | <li><a href="#video">Video Features</a></li> |
| 37 | <li><a href="#camera">Camera Features</a> |
Dirk Dougherty | ae70b69 | 2015-05-27 16:58:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 38 | <ol> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 39 | <li><a href="#flashlight">Flashlight API</a></li> |
| 40 | <li><a href="#reprocessing">Camera Reprocessing</a></li> |
Dirk Dougherty | ae70b69 | 2015-05-27 16:58:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 41 | </ol> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 42 | </li> |
| 43 | <li><a href="#afw">Android for Work Features</a></li> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 44 | </ol> |
| 45 | |
| 46 | <h2>API Differences</h2> |
| 47 | <ol> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 48 | <li><a href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html">API level 22 to M Preview »</a> </li> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 49 | </ol> |
| 50 | |
| 51 | </div> |
| 52 | </div> |
| 53 | |
| 54 | <p>The M Developer Preview gives you an advance look at the upcoming release |
| 55 | for the Android platform, which offers new features for users and app |
| 56 | developers. This document provides an introduction to the most notable APIs.</p> |
| 57 | |
| 58 | <p>The M Developer Preview is intended for <strong>developer early |
| 59 | adopters</strong> and <strong>testers</strong>. If you are interested in |
| 60 | influencing the direction of the Android framework, |
| 61 | <a href="{@docRoot}preview/setup-sdk.html">give the M Developer Preview a |
| 62 | try</a> and send us your feedback!</p> |
| 63 | |
Glenn Kasten | dedc768 | 2015-05-29 08:11:24 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 64 | <p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> Do not publish apps |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 65 | that use the M Developer Preview to the Google Play store.</p> |
| 66 | |
| 67 | <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> This document often refers to classes and |
| 68 | methods that do not yet have reference material available on <a |
| 69 | href="{@docRoot}">developer.android.com</a>. These API elements are |
| 70 | formatted in {@code code style} in this document (without hyperlinks). For the |
| 71 | preliminary API documentation for these elements, download the <a |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 72 | href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html#docs"> preview reference</a>.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 73 | |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 74 | <h3>Important behavior changes</h3> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 75 | |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 76 | <p>If you have previously published an app for Android, be aware that your app might be affected |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 77 | by changes in the platform.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 78 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 79 | <p>Please see <a href="behavior-changes.html">Behavior Changes</a> for complete information.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 80 | |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 81 | <h2 id="app-linking">App Linking</h2> |
| 82 | <p>This preview enhances Android’s intent system by providing more powerful app linking. |
| 83 | This feature allows you to associate an app with a web domain you own. Based on this |
| 84 | association, the platform can determine the default app to use to handle a particular |
| 85 | web link and skip prompting users to select an app. To learn how to implement this feature, see |
| 86 | <a href="{@docRoot}preview/features/app-linking.html">App Linking</a>. |
| 87 | |
| 88 | <h2 id="backup">Auto Backup for Apps</h2> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 89 | <p>The system now performs automatic full data backup and restore for apps. This behavior is |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 90 | enabled by default for apps targeting M Preview; you do not need to add any additional code. If |
| 91 | users delete their Google accounts, their backup data is deleted as well. To learn how this feature |
| 92 | works and how to configure what to back up on the file system, see |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 93 | <a href="{@docRoot}preview/backup/index.html">Auto Backup for Apps</a>.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 94 | |
| 95 | <h2 id="authentication">Authentication</h2> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 96 | <p>This preview offers new APIs to let you authenticate users by using their fingerprint scans on |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 97 | supported devices, and check how recently the user was last authenticated using a device unlocking |
| 98 | mechanism (such as a lockscreen password). Use these APIs in conjunction with |
| 99 | the <a href="{@docRoot}training/articles/keystore.html">Android Keystore system</a>.</p> |
| 100 | |
| 101 | <h3 id="fingerprint-authentication">Fingerprint Authentication</h3> |
| 102 | |
| 103 | <p>To authenticate users via fingerprint scan, get an instance of the new |
| 104 | {@code android.hardware.fingerprint.FingerprintManager} class and call the |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 105 | {@code FingerprintManager.authenticate()} method. Your app must be running on a compatible |
| 106 | device with a fingerprint sensor. You must implement the user interface for the fingerprint |
| 107 | authentication flow on your app, and use the standard Android fingerprint icon in your UI. |
| 108 | The Android fingerprint icon ({@code c_fp_40px.png}) is included in the |
| 109 | <a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-FingerprintDialog" |
| 110 | class="external-link">sample app</a>. If you are developing multiple apps that use fingerprint |
| 111 | authentication, note that each app must authenticate the user’s fingerprint independently. |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 112 | </p> |
| 113 | |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 114 | <p>To use this feature in your app, first add the {@code USE_FINGERPRINT} permission in your |
| 115 | manifest.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 116 | |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 117 | <pre> |
| 118 | <uses-permission |
| 119 | android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT" /> |
| 120 | </pre> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 121 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 122 | <img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen.png" |
| 123 | srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen.png 1x, {@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen_2x.png 2x" |
| 124 | style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 20px" width="282" height="476" /> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 125 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 126 | <p>To see an app implementation of fingerprint authentication, refer to the |
| 127 | <a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-FingerprintDialog" class="external-link"> |
| 128 | Fingerprint Dialog sample</a>.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 129 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 130 | <p>If you are testing this feature, follow these steps:</p> |
| 131 | <ol> |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 132 | <li>Install Android SDK Tools Revision 24.3, if you have not done so.</li> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 133 | <li>Enroll a new fingerprint in the emulator by going to |
| 134 | <strong>Settings > Security > Fingerprint</strong>, then follow the enrollment instructions.</li> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 135 | <li>Use an emulator to emulate fingerprint touch events with the |
| 136 | following command. Use the same command to emulate fingerprint touch events on the lockscreen or |
| 137 | in your app. |
| 138 | <pre class="no-prettyprint"> |
| 139 | adb -e emu finger touch <finger_id> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 140 | </pre> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 141 | <p>On Windows, you may have to run {@code telnet 127.0.0.1 <emulator-id>} followed by |
| 142 | {@code finger touch <finger_id>}. |
| 143 | </p> |
| 144 | </li> |
| 145 | </ol> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 146 | |
Quddus Chong | 2b95561 | 2015-06-01 14:05:12 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 147 | <h3 id="confirm-credential">Confirm Credential</h3> |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 148 | <p>Your app can authenticate users based on how recently they last unlocked their device. This |
| 149 | feature frees users from having to remember additional app-specific passwords, and avoids the need |
| 150 | for you to implement your own authentication user interface. Your app should use this feature in |
| 151 | conjunction with a public or secret key implementation for user authentication.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 152 | |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 153 | <p>To set the timeout duration for which the same key can be re-used after a user is successfully |
| 154 | authenticated, call the new |
| 155 | {@code android.security.keystore.KeyGenParameterSpec.setUserAuthenticationValidityDurationSeconds()} |
| 156 | method when you set up a {@link javax.crypto.KeyGenerator} or |
| 157 | {@link java.security.KeyPairGenerator}. This feature currently works for symmetric cryptographic |
| 158 | operations.</p> |
| 159 | |
| 160 | <p>Avoid showing the re-authentication dialog excessively -- your apps should try using the |
| 161 | cryptographic object first and if the the timeout expires, use the |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 162 | {@link android.app.KeyguardManager#createConfirmDeviceCredentialIntent(java.lang.CharSequence, java.lang.CharSequence) createConfirmDeviceCredentialIntent()} |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 163 | method to re-authenticate the user within your app. |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 164 | </p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 165 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 166 | <p>To see an app implementation of this feature, refer to the |
Quddus Chong | 2b95561 | 2015-06-01 14:05:12 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 167 | <a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-ConfirmCredential" class="external-link"> |
| 168 | Confirm Credential sample</a>.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 169 | |
| 170 | <h2 id="direct-share">Direct Share</h2> |
| 171 | |
Quddus Chong | 276ec48 | 2015-05-28 10:13:14 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 172 | <img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/direct-share-screen.png" |
Quddus Chong | c4d39df | 2015-05-29 10:51:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 173 | srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/direct-share-screen.png 1x, {@docRoot}preview/images/direct-share-screen_2x.png 2x" |
| 174 | style="float:right; margin:0 0 20px 30px" width="312" height="329" /> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 175 | |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 176 | <p>This preview provides you with APIs to make sharing intuitive and quick for users. You can now |
| 177 | define <em>direct share targets</em> that launch a specific activity in your app. These direct share |
| 178 | targets are exposed to users via the <em>Share</em> menu. This feature allows users to share |
| 179 | content to targets, such as contacts, within other apps. For example, the direct share target might |
| 180 | launch an activity in another social network app, which lets the user share content directly to a |
| 181 | specific friend or community in that app.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 182 | |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 183 | <p>To enable direct share targets you must define a class that extends the |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 184 | {@code android.service.} <br> |
| 185 | {@code chooser.ChooserTargetService} class. Declare your |
| 186 | {@code ChooserTargetService} in the manifest. Within that declaration, specify the |
| 187 | {@code BIND_CHOOSER_TARGET_SERVICE} permission and an intent filter with the |
| 188 | {@code SERVICE_INTERFACE} action.</p> |
| 189 | <p>The following example shows how you might declare the {@code ChooserTargetService} in your |
| 190 | manifest.</p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 191 | <pre> |
| 192 | <service android:name=".ChooserTargetService" |
| 193 | android:label="@string/service_name" |
| 194 | android:permission="android.permission.BIND_CHOOSER_TARGET_SERVICE"> |
| 195 | <intent-filter> |
| 196 | <action android:name="android.service.chooser.ChooserTargetService" /> |
| 197 | </intent-filter> |
| 198 | </service> |
| 199 | </pre> |
| 200 | |
| 201 | <p>For each activity that you want to expose to the {@code ChooserTargetService}, add a |
| 202 | {@code <meta-data>} element with the name |
| 203 | {@code "android.service.chooser.chooser_target_service"} in your app manifest. |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 204 | </p> |
| 205 | |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 206 | <pre> |
| 207 | <activity android:name=".MyShareActivity” |
| 208 | android:label="@string/share_activity_label"> |
| 209 | <intent-filter> |
| 210 | <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" /> |
| 211 | </intent-filter> |
| 212 | <meta-data |
| 213 | android:name="android.service.chooser.chooser_target_service" |
| 214 | android:value=".ChooserTargetService" /> |
| 215 | </activity> |
| 216 | </pre> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 217 | |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 218 | <h2 id="voice-interactions">Voice Interactions</h2> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 219 | <p> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 220 | This preview provides a new voice interaction API which, together with |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 221 | <a href="https://developers.google.com/voice-actions/" class="external-link">Voice Actions</a>, |
| 222 | allows you to build conversational voice experiences into your apps. Call the |
| 223 | {@code android.app.Activity.isVoiceInteraction()} method to determine if your activity was |
| 224 | started in response to a voice action. If so, your app can use the |
| 225 | {@code android.app.VoiceInteractor} class to request a voice confirmation from the user, select |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 226 | from a list of options, and more. To learn more about implementing voice actions, see the |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 227 | <a href="https://developers.google.com/voice-actions/interaction/" |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 228 | class="external-link">Voice Actions developer site</a>. |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 229 | </p> |
| 230 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 231 | <h2 id="assist">Assist API</h2> |
| 232 | <p> |
| 233 | This preview offers a new way for users to engage with your apps through an assistant. To use this |
| 234 | feature, the user must enable the assistant to use the current context. Once enabled, the user |
| 235 | can summon the assistant within any app, by long-pressing on the <strong>Home</strong> button.</p> |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 236 | <p>Your app can elect to not share the current context with the assistant by setting the |
| 237 | {@link android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams#FLAG_SECURE} flag. In addition to the |
| 238 | standard set of information that the platform passes to the assistant, your app can share |
| 239 | additional information by using the new {@code android.app.Activity.AssistContent} class.</p> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 240 | |
| 241 | <p>To provide the assistant with additional context from your app, follow these steps:</p> |
| 242 | |
| 243 | <ol> |
| 244 | <li>Implement the {@link android.app.Application.OnProvideAssistDataListener} interface.</li> |
| 245 | <li>Register this listener by using |
| 246 | {@link android.app.Application#registerOnProvideAssistDataListener(android.app.Application.OnProvideAssistDataListener) registerOnProvideAssistDataListener()}.</li> |
| 247 | <li>In order to provide activity-specific contextual information, override the |
| 248 | {@link android.app.Activity#onProvideAssistData(android.os.Bundle) onProvideAssistData()} |
| 249 | callback and, optionally, the new {@code Activity.onProvideAssistContent()} callback. |
| 250 | </ol> |
| 251 | |
| 252 | <h2 id="notifications">Notifications</h2> |
| 253 | <p>This preview adds the following API changes for notifications:</p> |
| 254 | <ul> |
| 255 | <li>New {@code NotificationListenerService.INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALARMS} filter level that |
| 256 | corresponds to the new <em>Alarms only</em> do not disturb mode.</li> |
| 257 | <li>New {@code Notification.CATEGORY_REMINDER} category value that is used to distinguish |
| 258 | user-scheduled reminders from other events |
| 259 | ({@link android.app.Notification#CATEGORY_EVENT}) and alarms |
| 260 | ({@link android.app.Notification#CATEGORY_ALARM}).</li> |
| 261 | <li>New {@code android.graphics.drawable.Icon} class which can be attached to your notifications |
| 262 | via the {@code Notification.Builder.setSmallIcon(Icon)} and |
| 263 | {@code Notification.Builder.setLargeIcon(Icon)} methods.</li> |
| 264 | <li>New {@code NotificationManager.getActiveNotifications()} method that allows your apps to |
| 265 | find out which of their notifications are currently alive. To see an app implementation that |
| 266 | uses this feature, see the <a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-ActiveNotifications" |
| 267 | class="external-link">Active Notifications sample</a>.</li> |
| 268 | </ul> |
| 269 | |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 270 | <h2 id="bluetooth-stylus">Bluetooth Stylus Support</h2> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 271 | <p>This preview provides improved support for user input using a Bluetooth stylus. Users can pair |
| 272 | and connect a compatible Bluetooth stylus with their phone or tablet. While connected, position |
| 273 | information from the touch screen is fused with pressure and button information from the stylus to |
| 274 | provide a greater range of expression than with the touch screen alone. Your app can listen for |
| 275 | stylus button presses and perform secondary actions, by registering the new |
| 276 | {@code View.onStylusButtonPressListener} and {@code GestureDetector.OnStylusButtonPressListener} |
| 277 | callbacks in your activity.</p> |
| 278 | |
| 279 | <p>Use the {@link android.view.MotionEvent} methods and constants to detect stylus button |
| 280 | interactions:</p> |
| 281 | <ul> |
| 282 | <li>If the user touches a stylus with a button on the screen of your app, the |
| 283 | {@link android.view.MotionEvent#getToolType(int) getTooltype()} method returns |
| 284 | {@link android.view.MotionEvent#TOOL_TYPE_STYLUS}.</li> |
| 285 | <li>For apps targeting M Preview, the |
| 286 | {@link android.view.MotionEvent#getButtonState() getButtonState()} |
| 287 | method returns {@code MotionEvent.STYLUS_BUTTON_PRIMARY} when the user |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 288 | presses the primary stylus button. If the stylus has a second button, the same method returns |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 289 | {@code MotionEvent.STYLUS_BUTTON_SECONDARY} when the user presses it. If the user presses |
| 290 | both buttons simultaneously, the method returns both values OR'ed together |
| 291 | ({@code STYLUS_BUTTON_PRIMARY|STYLUS_BUTTON_SECONDARY}).</li> |
| 292 | <li> |
| 293 | For apps targeting a lower platform version, the |
| 294 | {@link android.view.MotionEvent#getButtonState() getButtonState()} method returns |
| 295 | {@link android.view.MotionEvent#BUTTON_SECONDARY} (for primary stylus button press), |
| 296 | {@link android.view.MotionEvent#BUTTON_TERTIARY} (for secondary stylus button press), or both. |
| 297 | </li> |
| 298 | </ul> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 299 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 300 | <h2 id="ble-scanning">Improved Bluetooth Low Energy Scanning</h2> |
| 301 | <p> |
| 302 | If your app performs performs Bluetooth Low Energy scans, you can use the new |
| 303 | {@code android.bluetooth.le.ScanSettings.Builder.setCallbackType()} method to specify that |
| 304 | you want callbacks to only be notified when an advertisement packet matching the set |
| 305 | {@link android.bluetooth.le.ScanFilter} is first found, and when it is not seen for a period of |
| 306 | time. This approach to scanning is more power-efficient than what’s provided in the previous |
| 307 | platform version. |
| 308 | </p> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 309 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 310 | <h2 id="hotspot">Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 Support</h2> |
| 311 | <p> |
| 312 | This preview adds support for the Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 spec on Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 devices. To |
| 313 | provision Hotspot 2.0 credentials in your app, use the new methods of the |
| 314 | {@link android.net.wifi.WifiEnterpriseConfig} class, such as {@code setPlmn()} and |
| 315 | {@code setRealm()}. In the {@link android.net.wifi.WifiConfiguration} object, you can set the |
| 316 | {@link android.net.wifi.WifiConfiguration#FQDN} and the {@code providerFriendlyName} fields. |
| 317 | The new {@code ScanResult.PasspointNetwork} property indicates if a detected |
| 318 | network represents a Hotspot 2.0 access point. |
| 319 | </p> |
| 320 | |
| 321 | <h2 id="4K-display">4K Display Mode</h2> |
| 322 | <p>The platform now allows apps to request that the display resolution be upgraded to 4K rendering |
| 323 | on compatible hardware. To query the current physical resolution, use the new |
| 324 | {@code android.view.Display.Mode} APIs. If the UI is drawn at a lower logical resolution and is |
| 325 | upscaled to a larger physical resolution, be aware that the physical resolution the |
| 326 | {@code Display.Mode.getPhysicalWidth()} method returns may differ from the logical |
| 327 | resolution reported by {@link android.view.Display#getSize(android.graphics.Point) getSize()}.</p> |
| 328 | |
| 329 | <p>You can request the system to change the physical resolution in your app as it runs, by setting |
| 330 | the {@code WindowManager.LayoutParams.preferredDisplayModeId} property of your app’s window. This |
| 331 | feature is useful if you want to switch to 4K display resolution. While in 4K display mode, the |
| 332 | UI continues to be rendered at the original resolution (such as 1080p) and is upscaled to 4K, but |
| 333 | {@link android.view.SurfaceView} objects may show content at the native resolution.</p> |
| 334 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 335 | <h2 id="behavior-themeable-colorstatelists">Themeable ColorStateLists</h2> |
| 336 | <p>Theme attributes are now supported in |
| 337 | {@link android.content.res.ColorStateList} for devices running the M Preview. The |
| 338 | {@link android.content.res.Resources#getColorStateList(int) getColorStateList()} and |
| 339 | {@link android.content.res.Resources#getColor(int) getColor()} methods have been deprecated. If |
| 340 | you are calling these APIs, call the new {@code Context.getColorStateList()} or |
| 341 | {@code Context.getColor()} methods instead. These methods are also available in the |
| 342 | v4 appcompat library via {@link android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat}.</p> |
| 343 | |
| 344 | <h2 id="audio">Audio Features</h2> |
| 345 | |
| 346 | <p>This preview adds enhancements to audio processing on Android, including: </p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 347 | <ul> |
| 348 | <li>Support for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI" class="external-link">MIDI</a> |
| 349 | protocol, with the new {@code android.media.midi} APIs. Use these APIs to send and receive MIDI |
| 350 | events.</li> |
| 351 | <li>New {@code android.media.AudioRecord.Builder} and {@code android.media.AudioTrack.Builder} |
| 352 | classes to create digital audio capture and playback objects respectively, and configure audio |
| 353 | source and sink properties to override the system defaults.</li> |
| 354 | <li>API hooks for associating audio and input devices. This is particularly useful if your app |
| 355 | allows users to start a voice search from a game controller or remote control connected to Android |
| 356 | TV. The system invokes the new {@code android.app.Activity.onSearchRequested()} callback when the |
| 357 | user starts a search. To determine if the user's input device has a built-in microphone, retrieve |
| 358 | the {@link android.view.InputDevice} object from that callback, then call the new |
| 359 | {@code InputDevice.hasMic()} method.</li> |
| 360 | <li>New {@code android.media.AudioDevicesManager} class which lets you retrieve a list of all |
| 361 | attached source and sink audio devices. You can also specify an |
| 362 | {@code android.media.OnAudioDeviceConnectionListener} object if you want your app to be notified |
| 363 | when an audio device is connected or disconnected.</li> |
| 364 | </ul> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 365 | |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 366 | <h2 id="video">Video Features</h2> |
| 367 | <p>This preview adds new capabilities to the video processing APIs, including:</p> |
| 368 | <ul> |
| 369 | <li>New {@code android.media.MediaSync} class which helps applications to synchronously render |
| 370 | audio and video streams. The audio buffers are submitted in non-blocking fashion and are |
| 371 | returned via a callback. It also supports dynamic playback rate. |
| 372 | </li> |
| 373 | <li>New {@code MediaDrm.EVENT_SESSION_RECLAIMED} event, which indicates that a session opened by |
| 374 | the app has been reclaimed by the resource manager. If your app uses DRM sessions, you should |
| 375 | handle this event and make sure not to use a reclaimed session. |
| 376 | </li> |
| 377 | <li>New {@code MediaCodec.CodecException.ERROR_RECLAIMED} error code, which indicates that the |
| 378 | resource manager reclaimed the media resource used by the codec. With this exception, the codec |
| 379 | must be released, as it has moved to terminal state. |
| 380 | </li> |
| 381 | <li>New {@code MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities.getMaxSupportedInstances()} interface to get a |
| 382 | hint for the max number of the supported concurrent codec instances. |
| 383 | </li> |
| 384 | <li>New {@code MediaPlayer.setPlaybackParams()} method to set the media playback rate for fast or |
| 385 | slow motion playback. It also stretches or speeds up the audio playback automatically in |
| 386 | conjunction with the video.</li> |
| 387 | </ul> |
| 388 | |
| 389 | <h2 id="camera">Camera Features</h2> |
| 390 | <p>This preview includes the following new APIs for accessing the camera’s flashlight and for |
| 391 | camera reprocessing of images:</p> |
| 392 | |
| 393 | <h3 id="flashlight">Flashlight API</h3> |
| 394 | <p>If a camera device has a flash unit, you can call the {@code CameraManager.setTorchMode()} |
| 395 | method to switch the flash unit’s torch mode on or off without opening the camera device. The app |
| 396 | does not have exclusive ownership of the flash unit or the camera device. The torch mode is turned |
| 397 | off and becomes unavailable whenever the camera device becomes unavailable, or when other camera |
| 398 | resources keeping the torch on become unavailable. Other apps can also call {@code setTorchMode()} |
| 399 | to turn off the torch mode. When the last app that turned on the torch mode is closed, the torch |
| 400 | mode is turned off.</p> |
| 401 | |
| 402 | <p>You can register a callback to be notified about torch mode status by calling the |
| 403 | {@code CameraManager.registerTorchCallback()} method. The first time the callback is registered, |
| 404 | it is immediately called with the torch mode status of all currently known camera devices with a |
| 405 | flash unit. If the torch mode is turned on or off successfully, the |
| 406 | {@code CameraManager.TorchCallback.onTorchModeChanged()} method is invoked.</p> |
| 407 | |
| 408 | <h3 id="reprocessing">Reprocessing API</h3> |
| 409 | <p>The {@link android.hardware.camera2 Camera2} API is extended to support YUV and private |
| 410 | opaque format image reprocessing. Your app determine if the reprocessing capabilities are available |
| 411 | via {@code CameraCharacteristics.REQUEST_AVAILABLE_CAPABILITIES}. If a device supports reprocessing, |
| 412 | you can create a reprocessable camera capture session by calling |
| 413 | {@code CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession()}, and create requests for input |
| 414 | buffer reprocessing.</p> |
| 415 | |
| 416 | <p>Use the {@code ImageWriter} class to connect the input buffer flow to the camera reprocessing |
| 417 | input. To get an empty buffer, follow this programming model:</p> |
| 418 | |
| 419 | <ol> |
| 420 | <li>Call the {@code ImageWriter.dequeueInputImage()} method.</li> |
| 421 | <li>Fill the data into the input buffer.</li> |
| 422 | <li>Send the buffer to the camera by calling the {@code ImageWriter.queueInputImage()} method.</li> |
| 423 | </ol> |
| 424 | |
| 425 | <p>If you are using a {@code ImageWriter} object together with an |
| 426 | {@code android.graphics.ImageFormat.PRIVATE} image, your app cannot access the image |
| 427 | data directly. Instead, pass the {@code ImageFormat.PRIVATE} image directly to the |
| 428 | {@code ImageWriter} by calling the {@code ImageWriter.queueInputImage()} method without any |
| 429 | buffer copy.</p> |
| 430 | |
| 431 | <p>The {@code ImageReader} class now supports {@code android.graphics.ImageFormat.PRIVATE} format |
| 432 | image streams. This support allows your app to maintain a circular image queue of |
| 433 | {@code ImageReader} output images, select one or more images, and send them to the |
| 434 | {@code ImageWriter} for camera reprocessing.</p> |
| 435 | |
| 436 | <h2 id="afw">Android for Work Features</h2> |
| 437 | <p>This preview includes the following new APIs for Android for Work:</p> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 438 | <ul> |
| 439 | <li><strong>Enhanced controls for Corporate-Owned, Single-Use devices:</strong> The Device Owner |
| 440 | can now control the following settings to improve management of |
| 441 | Corporate-Owned, Single-Use (COSU) devices: |
| 442 | <ul> |
| 443 | <li>Disable or re-enable the keyguard with the |
| 444 | {@code DevicePolicyManager.setKeyguardEnabledState()} method.</li> |
| 445 | <li>Disable or re-enable the status bar (including quick settings, notifications, and the |
| 446 | navigation swipe-up gesture that launches Google Now) with the |
| 447 | {@code DevicePolicyManager.setStatusBarEnabledState()} method.</li> |
| 448 | <li>Disable or re-enable safe boot with the {@link android.os.UserManager} constant |
| 449 | {@code DISALLOW_SAFE_BOOT}.</li> |
| 450 | <li>Prevent the screen from turning off while plugged in with the |
| 451 | {@link android.provider.Settings.Global} constant {@code STAY_ON_WHILE_PLUGGED_IN}.</li> |
| 452 | </ul> |
| 453 | </li> |
| 454 | <li><strong>Silent install and uninstall of apps by Device Owner:</strong> A Device Owner can now |
| 455 | silently install and uninstall applications using the {@link android.content.pm.PackageInstaller} |
| 456 | APIs, independent of Google Play for Work. You can now provision devices through a Device Owner that |
| 457 | fetches and installs apps without user interaction. This feature is useful for enabling one-touch |
| 458 | provisioning of kiosks or other such devices without activating a Google account.</li> |
| 459 | <li><strong>Silent enterprise certificate access: </strong> When an app calls |
| 460 | {@link android.security.KeyChain#choosePrivateKeyAlias(android.app.Activity,android.security.KeyChainAliasCallback,java.lang.String[],java.security.Principal[],java.lang.String,int,java.lang.String) choosePrivateKeyAlias()}, |
| 461 | prior to the user being prompted to select a certificate, the Profile or Device Owner can now call |
| 462 | the {@code DeviceAdminReceiver.onChoosePrivateKeyAlias()} method to provide the alias silently to |
| 463 | the requesting application. This feature lets you grant managed apps access to certificates |
| 464 | without user interaction.</li> |
| 465 | <li><strong>Auto-acceptance of system updates.</strong> By setting a system update policy with |
| 466 | {@code DevicePolicyManager.setSystemUpdatePolicy()}, a Device Owner can now auto-accept a system |
| 467 | update, for instance in the case of a kiosk device, or postpone the update and prevent it being |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 468 | taken by the user for up to 30 days. Furthermore, an administrator can set a daily time window in |
| 469 | which an update must be taken, for example during the hours when a kiosk device is not in use. When |
| 470 | a system update is available, the system checks if the Work Policy Controller app has set a system |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 471 | update policy, and behaves accordingly. |
| 472 | </li> |
| 473 | <li> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 474 | <strong>Delegated certificate installation:</strong> A Profile or Device Owner can now grant a |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 475 | third-party app the ability to call these {@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager} certificate |
| 476 | management APIs: |
| 477 | <ul> |
| 478 | <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#getInstalledCaCerts(android.content.ComponentName) |
| 479 | getInstalledCaCerts()}</li> |
| 480 | <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#hasCaCertInstalled(android.content.ComponentName,byte[]) |
| 481 | hasCaCertInstalled()}</li> |
| 482 | <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#installCaCert(android.content.ComponentName,byte[]) |
| 483 | installCaCert()}</li> |
| 484 | <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#uninstallCaCert(android.content.ComponentName,byte[]) |
| 485 | uninstallCaCert()}</li> |
| 486 | <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#uninstallAllUserCaCerts(android.content.ComponentName) |
| 487 | uninstallAllUserCaCerts()}</li> |
| 488 | <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#installKeyPair(android.content.ComponentName,java.security.PrivateKey,java.security.cert.Certificate,java.lang.String) |
| 489 | installKeyPair()}</li> |
| 490 | </ul> |
| 491 | </li> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 492 | <li><strong>Enterprise factory reset protection:</strong> When provisioning a Device Owner, you can |
| 493 | now configure parameters to unlock Factory Reset Protection (FRP) by setting the |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 494 | {@code DeviceManagerPolicy.EXTRA_PROVISIONING_RESET_PROTECTION_PARAMETERS} bundle. An NFC Programmer |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 495 | app can provide these parameters after a device has been reset to unlock FRP and provision the device, |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 496 | without requiring the previously configured Google account. If you don't modify these parameters, |
| 497 | FRP remains in-place and prevents the device from being activated without the previously activated |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 498 | Google credentials. |
| 499 | <p>Additionally, by setting app restrictions on Google Play services, Device Owners can specify |
| 500 | alternative Google accounts for unlocking FRP to replace the ones activated on the device.</p> |
| 501 | </li> |
Quddus Chong | c4d39df | 2015-05-29 10:51:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 502 | <img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/work-profile-screen.png" |
| 503 | srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/work-profile-screen.png 1x, {@docRoot}preview/images/work-profile-screen_2x.png 2x" |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 504 | style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 20px" width="282" height="476" /> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 505 | <li><strong>Data usage tracking.</strong> A Profile or Device Owner can now query for the |
| 506 | data usage statistics visible in <strong>Settings > Data</strong> usage by using the new |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 507 | {@code android.app.usage.NetworkStatsManager} methods. Profile Owners are automatically granted |
| 508 | permission to query data on the profile they manage, while Device Owners get access to usage data |
| 509 | of the managed primary user.</li> |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 510 | <li><strong>Runtime permission management:</strong> |
| 511 | <p>A Profile or Device Owner can set a permission policy |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 512 | for all runtime requests of all applications using |
| 513 | {@code DevicePolicyManager.setPermissionPolicy()}, to either prompt the user to grant the |
| 514 | permission as normal or automatically grant or deny the permission silently. If the latter policy |
| 515 | is set, the user cannot modify the selection made by the Profile or Device Owner within the |
| 516 | app’s permissions screen in <strong>Settings</strong>.</p></li> |
| 517 | <li><strong>VPN in Settings:</strong> VPN apps are now visible in |
| 518 | <strong>Settings > More > VPN</strong>. |
Quddus Chong | 79d03e9 | 2015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 519 | Additionally, the notifications that accompany VPN usage are now specific to how that VPN is |
| 520 | configured. For Profile Owner, the notifications are specific to whether the VPN is configured |
| 521 | for a managed profile, a personal profile, or both. For a Device Owner, the notifications are |
| 522 | specific to whether the VPN is configured for the entire device.</li> |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 523 | <li><strong>Work status notification:</strong> A status bar briefcase icon now appears whenever |
| 524 | an app from the managed profile has an activity in the foreground. Furthermore, if the device is |
| 525 | unlocked directly to the activity of an app in the managed profile, a toast is displayed notifying |
| 526 | the user that they are within the work profile. |
| 527 | </li> |
Joe Fernandez | a06ac3a | 2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 528 | </ul> |
Joe Fernandez | 306f1ce | 2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 529 | |
| 530 | <p class="note"> |
| 531 | For a detailed view of all API changes in the M Developer Preview, see the <a href= |
Quddus Chong | 5f150d5 | 2015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 532 | "{@docRoot}preview/download.html">API Differences Report</a>. |
Glenn Kasten | dedc768 | 2015-05-29 08:11:24 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 533 | </p> |