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Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -07001page.title=API Overview
Joe Fernandeze7866882015-05-06 17:15:03 -07002page.keywords=preview,sdk,compatibility
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Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070018 <li><a href="#backup">Automatic App Data Backup</a></li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070019 <li><a href="#authentication">Authentication</a>
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21 <li><a href="#fingerprint-authentication">Fingerprint Authentication</a></li>
22 <li><a href="#confirm-credentials">Confirm Credentials</a></li>
23 </ul>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070024 </li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070025 <li><a href="#direct-share">Direct Share</a></li>
26 <li><a href="#voice-interactions">Voice Interactions</a></li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070027 <li><a href="#assist">Assist API</a></li>
28 <li><a href="#notifications">Notifications</a></li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070029 <li><a href="#bluetooth-stylus">Bluetooth Stylus Support</a></li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070030 <li><a href="#ble-scanning">Improved Bluetooth Low Energy Scanning</a></li>
31 <li><a href="#hotspot">Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 Support</a></li>
32 <li><a href="#4K-display">4K Display Mode</a></li>
33 <li><a href="#behavior-themeable-colorstatelists">Themeable ColorStateLists</a></li>
34 <li><a href="#audio">Audio Features</a></li>
35 <li><a href="#video">Video Features</a></li>
36 <li><a href="#camera">Camera Features</a>
37 <ul>
38 <li><a href="#flashlight">Flashlight API</a></li>
39 <li><a href="#reprocessing">Camera Reprocessing</a></li>
40 </ul>
41 </li>
42 <li><a href="#afw">Android for Work Features</a></li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070043</ol>
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45<h2>API Differences</h2>
46<ol>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070047<li><a href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html">API level 22 to M Preview &raquo;</a> </li>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070048</ol>
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50</div>
51</div>
52
53<p>The M Developer Preview gives you an advance look at the upcoming release
54for the Android platform, which offers new features for users and app
55developers. This document provides an introduction to the most notable APIs.</p>
56
57<p>The M Developer Preview is intended for <strong>developer early
58adopters</strong> and <strong>testers</strong>. If you are interested in
59influencing the direction of the Android framework,
60<a href="{@docRoot}preview/setup-sdk.html">give the M Developer Preview a
61try</a> and send us your feedback!</p>
62
63<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> Do not not publish apps
64that use the M Developer Preview to the Google Play store.</p>
65
66<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> This document often refers to classes and
67methods that do not yet have reference material available on <a
68href="{@docRoot}">developer.android.com</a>. These API elements are
69formatted in {@code code style} in this document (without hyperlinks). For the
70preliminary API documentation for these elements, download the <a
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070071href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html#docs"> preview reference</a>.</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070072
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070073<h3>Important behavior changes</h3>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070074
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070075<p>If you have previously published an app for Android, be aware that your app might be affected
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070076by changes in the platform.</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070077
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070078<p>Please see <a href="behavior-changes.html">Behavior Changes</a> for complete information.</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070079
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070080<h2 id="backup">Automatic App Data Backup</h2>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070081<p>The system now performs automatic full data backup and restore for apps. This behavior is
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070082enabled by default for apps targeting M Preview; you do not need to add any additional code. If
83users delete their Google accounts, their backup data is deleted as well. To learn how this feature
84works and how to configure what to back up on the file system, see
85<a href="{@docRoot}preview/backup/index.html">Automatic App Data Backup</a>.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070086
87<h2 id="authentication">Authentication</h2>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070088<p>This preview offers new APIs to let you authenticate users by using their fingerprint scans on
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070089supported devices, and check how recently the user was last authenticated using a device unlocking
90mechanism (such as a lockscreen password). Use these APIs in conjunction with
91the <a href="{@docRoot}training/articles/keystore.html">Android Keystore system</a>.</p>
92
93<h3 id="fingerprint-authentication">Fingerprint Authentication</h3>
94
95<p>To authenticate users via fingerprint scan, get an instance of the new
96{@code android.hardware.fingerprint.FingerprintManager} class and call the
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070097{@code FingerprintManager.authenticate()} method. Your app must be running on a compatible
98device with a fingerprint sensor. You must implement the user interface for the fingerprint
99authentication flow on your app, and use the standard Android fingerprint icon in your UI.
100The Android fingerprint icon ({@code c_fp_40px.png}) is included in the
101<a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-FingerprintDialog"
102class="external-link">sample app</a>. If you are developing multiple apps that use fingerprint
103authentication, note that each app must authenticate the user’s fingerprint independently.
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700104</p>
105
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700106<p>To use this feature in your app, first add the {@code USE_FINGERPRINT} permission in your
107manifest.</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700108
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700109<pre>
110&lt;uses-permission
111 android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT" /&gt;
112</pre>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700113
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700114<img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen.png"
115srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen.png 1x, {@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen_2x.png 2x"
116style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 20px" width="282" height="476" />
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700117
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700118<p>To see an app implementation of fingerprint authentication, refer to the
119<a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-FingerprintDialog" class="external-link">
120 Fingerprint Dialog sample</a>.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700121
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700122<p>If you are testing this feature, follow these steps:</p>
123<ol>
124<li>Enroll a new fingerprint in the emulator by going to
125<strong>Settings > Security > Fingerprint</strong>, then follow the enrollment instructions.</li>
126<li>Install Android SDK Tools Revision 24.3, if you have not done so.</li>
127<li>Use an emulator to emulate fingerprint touch events with the
128following command. Use the same command to emulate fingerprint touch events on the lockscreen or
129in your app.
130<pre class="no-prettyprint">
131adb -e emu finger touch &lt;finger_id&gt;
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700132</pre>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700133<p>On Windows, you may have to run {@code telnet 127.0.0.1 &lt;emulator-id&gt;} followed by
134 {@code finger touch &lt;finger_id&gt;}.
135</p>
136</li>
137</ol>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700138
139<h3 id="confirm-credentials">Confirm Credentials</h3>
140<p>Your app can authenticate users based on how recently they last unlocked their device. You can
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700141use the same public or secret key to authenticate users. This feature frees
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700142users from having to remember additional app-specific passwords, and avoids the need for you to
143implement your own authentication user interface.</p>
144
145<p>You can set your own authentication policy by setting constraints against the key that you are
146generating or importing. To set the constraints for using a key, use the
147{@code android.security.KeyPairGeneratorSpec.Builder} and
148{@code android.security.KeyGeneratorSpec.Builder} classes for public key pairs and secret keys
149respectively. If you are importing keys, use the {@link android.security.KeyStoreParameter.Builder}
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700150class to set your constraints. You can use the
151{@link android.app.KeyguardManager#createConfirmDeviceCredentialIntent(java.lang.CharSequence, java.lang.CharSequence) createConfirmDeviceCredentialIntent()}
152method to re-authenticate the user within your app if the timeout expired.
153</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700154
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700155<p>To see an app implementation of this feature, refer to the
156<a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-ConfirmDeviceCredentials" class="external-link">
157 Confirm Device Credentials sample</a>.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700158
159<h2 id="direct-share">Direct Share</h2>
160
161<img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/direct-share-screen_2x.png"
162srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/direct-share-screen.png 1x, preview/images/direct-share-screen_2x.png 2x"
163style="float:right; margin:0 0 20px 30px" width="312" height="385" />
164
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700165<p>This preview provides you with APIs to makes sharing intuitive and quick for users. You can now
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700166define <em>deep links</em> that target a specific activity in your app. These deep links are
167exposed to users via the <em>Share</em> menu. This feature allows users to share content to
168targets, such as contacts, within other apps. For example, the deep link might launch an
169activity in another social network app, which lets the user share content directly to a specific
170friend or community in that app.</p>
171
172<p>To enable sharing via deep links, you must define a class that extends the
173{@code android.service.} <br>
174{@code chooser.ChooserTargetService} class. Declare your
175{@code ChooserTargetService} in the manifest. Within that declaration, specify the
176{@code BIND_CHOOSER_TARGET_SERVICE} permission and an intent filter with the
177{@code SERVICE_INTERFACE} action.</p>
178<p>The following example shows how you might declare the {@code ChooserTargetService} in your
179manifest.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700180<pre>
181&lt;service android:name=".ChooserTargetService"
182 android:label="&#64;string/service_name"
183 android:permission="android.permission.BIND_CHOOSER_TARGET_SERVICE"&gt;
184 &lt;intent-filter&gt;
185 &lt;action android:name="android.service.chooser.ChooserTargetService" /&gt;
186 &lt;/intent-filter&gt;
187&lt;/service&gt;
188</pre>
189
190<p>For each activity that you want to expose to the {@code ChooserTargetService}, add a
191{@code &lt;meta-data&gt;} element with the name
192{@code "android.service.chooser.chooser_target_service"} in your app manifest.
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700193</p>
194
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700195<pre>
196&lt;activity android:name=".MyShareActivity”
197 android:label="&#64;string/share_activity_label"&gt;
198 &lt;intent-filter>
199 &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" /&gt;
200 &lt;/intent-filter>
201&lt;meta-data
202 android:name="android.service.chooser.chooser_target_service"
203 android:value=".ChooserTargetService" /&gt;
204&lt;/activity>
205</pre>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700206<p>To see an app implementation of this feature, refer to the
207<a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-DeepLinkSharing" class="external-link">
208 Deep Link Sharing sample</a>.</p>
209
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700210
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700211<h2 id="voice-interactions">Voice Interactions</h2>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700212<p>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700213This preview provides a new voice interaction API which, together with
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700214<a href="https://developers.google.com/voice-actions/" class="external-link">Voice Actions</a>,
215allows you to build conversational voice experiences into your apps. Call the
216{@code android.app.Activity.isVoiceInteraction()} method to determine if your activity was
217started in response to a voice action. If so, your app can use the
218{@code android.app.VoiceInteractor} class to request a voice confirmation from the user, select
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700219from a list of options, and more. To learn more about implementing voice actions, see the
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700220<a href="https://developers.google.com/voice-actions/interaction/"
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700221class="external-link">Voice Actions developer site</a>.
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700222</p>
223
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700224<h2 id="assist">Assist API</h2>
225<p>
226This preview offers a new way for users to engage with your apps through an assistant. To use this
227feature, the user must enable the assistant to use the current context. Once enabled, the user
228can summon the assistant within any app, by long-pressing on the <strong>Home</strong> button.</p>
229<p>The platform passes the current context to the assistant. In addition to the standard set of
230information that the platform passes to the assistant, your app can share additional information
231by using the new {@code android.app.Activity.AssistContent} class.</p>
232
233<p>To provide the assistant with additional context from your app, follow these steps:</p>
234
235<ol>
236<li>Implement the {@link android.app.Application.OnProvideAssistDataListener} interface.</li>
237<li>Register this listener by using
238{@link android.app.Application#registerOnProvideAssistDataListener(android.app.Application.OnProvideAssistDataListener) registerOnProvideAssistDataListener()}.</li>
239<li>In order to provide activity-specific contextual information, override the
240{@link android.app.Activity#onProvideAssistData(android.os.Bundle) onProvideAssistData()}
241callback and, optionally, the new {@code Activity.onProvideAssistContent()} callback.
242</ol>
243
244<h2 id="notifications">Notifications</h2>
245<p>This preview adds the following API changes for notifications:</p>
246<ul>
247 <li>New {@code NotificationListenerService.INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALARMS} filter level that
248 corresponds to the new <em>Alarms only</em> do not disturb mode.</li>
249 <li>New {@code Notification.CATEGORY_REMINDER} category value that is used to distinguish
250 user-scheduled reminders from other events
251 ({@link android.app.Notification#CATEGORY_EVENT}) and alarms
252 ({@link android.app.Notification#CATEGORY_ALARM}).</li>
253 <li>New {@code android.graphics.drawable.Icon} class which can be attached to your notifications
254 via the {@code Notification.Builder.setSmallIcon(Icon)} and
255 {@code Notification.Builder.setLargeIcon(Icon)} methods.</li>
256 <li>New {@code NotificationManager.getActiveNotifications()} method that allows your apps to
257 find out which of their notifications are currently alive. To see an app implementation that
258 uses this feature, see the <a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-ActiveNotifications"
259 class="external-link">Active Notifications sample</a>.</li>
260</ul>
261
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700262<h2 id="bluetooth-stylus">Bluetooth Stylus Support</h2>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700263<p>This preview provides improved support for user input using a Bluetooth stylus. Users can pair
264and connect a compatible Bluetooth stylus with their phone or tablet. While connected, position
265information from the touch screen is fused with pressure and button information from the stylus to
266provide a greater range of expression than with the touch screen alone. Your app can listen for
267stylus button presses and perform secondary actions, by registering the new
268{@code View.onStylusButtonPressListener} and {@code GestureDetector.OnStylusButtonPressListener}
269callbacks in your activity.</p>
270
271<p>Use the {@link android.view.MotionEvent} methods and constants to detect stylus button
272interactions:</p>
273<ul>
274<li>If the user touches a stylus with a button on the screen of your app, the
275{@link android.view.MotionEvent#getToolType(int) getTooltype()} method returns
276{@link android.view.MotionEvent#TOOL_TYPE_STYLUS}.</li>
277<li>For apps targeting M Preview, the
278{@link android.view.MotionEvent#getButtonState() getButtonState()}
279method returns {@code MotionEvent.STYLUS_BUTTON_PRIMARY} when the user
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700280presses the primary stylus button. If the stylus has a second button, the same method returns
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700281{@code MotionEvent.STYLUS_BUTTON_SECONDARY} when the user presses it. If the user presses
282both buttons simultaneously, the method returns both values OR'ed together
283({@code STYLUS_BUTTON_PRIMARY|STYLUS_BUTTON_SECONDARY}).</li>
284<li>
285For apps targeting a lower platform version, the
286{@link android.view.MotionEvent#getButtonState() getButtonState()} method returns
287{@link android.view.MotionEvent#BUTTON_SECONDARY} (for primary stylus button press),
288{@link android.view.MotionEvent#BUTTON_TERTIARY} (for secondary stylus button press), or both.
289</li>
290</ul>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700291
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700292<h2 id="ble-scanning">Improved Bluetooth Low Energy Scanning</h2>
293<p>
294If your app performs performs Bluetooth Low Energy scans, you can use the new
295{@code android.bluetooth.le.ScanSettings.Builder.setCallbackType()} method to specify that
296you want callbacks to only be notified when an advertisement packet matching the set
297{@link android.bluetooth.le.ScanFilter} is first found, and when it is not seen for a period of
298time. This approach to scanning is more power-efficient than what’s provided in the previous
299platform version.
300</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700301
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700302<h2 id="hotspot">Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 Support</h2>
303<p>
304This preview adds support for the Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 spec on Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 devices. To
305provision Hotspot 2.0 credentials in your app, use the new methods of the
306{@link android.net.wifi.WifiEnterpriseConfig} class, such as {@code setPlmn()} and
307{@code setRealm()}. In the {@link android.net.wifi.WifiConfiguration} object, you can set the
308{@link android.net.wifi.WifiConfiguration#FQDN} and the {@code providerFriendlyName} fields.
309The new {@code ScanResult.PasspointNetwork} property indicates if a detected
310network represents a Hotspot 2.0 access point.
311</p>
312
313<h2 id="4K-display">4K Display Mode</h2>
314<p>The platform now allows apps to request that the display resolution be upgraded to 4K rendering
315on compatible hardware. To query the current physical resolution, use the new
316{@code android.view.Display.Mode} APIs. If the UI is drawn at a lower logical resolution and is
317upscaled to a larger physical resolution, be aware that the physical resolution the
318{@code Display.Mode.getPhysicalWidth()} method returns may differ from the logical
319resolution reported by {@link android.view.Display#getSize(android.graphics.Point) getSize()}.</p>
320
321<p>You can request the system to change the physical resolution in your app as it runs, by setting
322the {@code WindowManager.LayoutParams.preferredDisplayModeId} property of your app’s window. This
323feature is useful if you want to switch to 4K display resolution. While in 4K display mode, the
324UI continues to be rendered at the original resolution (such as 1080p) and is upscaled to 4K, but
325{@link android.view.SurfaceView} objects may show content at the native resolution.</p>
326
327<p>To test the new 4K display mode, simulate a secondary display of a larger resolution using the
328<strong>Developer Options</strong> settings.</p>
329
330<h2 id="behavior-themeable-colorstatelists">Themeable ColorStateLists</h2>
331<p>Theme attributes are now supported in
332{@link android.content.res.ColorStateList} for devices running the M Preview. The
333{@link android.content.res.Resources#getColorStateList(int) getColorStateList()} and
334{@link android.content.res.Resources#getColor(int) getColor()} methods have been deprecated. If
335you are calling these APIs, call the new {@code Context.getColorStateList()} or
336{@code Context.getColor()} methods instead. These methods are also available in the
337v4 appcompat library via {@link android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat}.</p>
338
339<h2 id="audio">Audio Features</h2>
340
341<p>This preview adds enhancements to audio processing on Android, including: </p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700342<ul>
343 <li>Support for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI" class="external-link">MIDI</a>
344protocol, with the new {@code android.media.midi} APIs. Use these APIs to send and receive MIDI
345events.</li>
346 <li>New {@code android.media.AudioRecord.Builder} and {@code android.media.AudioTrack.Builder}
347classes to create digital audio capture and playback objects respectively, and configure audio
348source and sink properties to override the system defaults.</li>
349 <li>API hooks for associating audio and input devices. This is particularly useful if your app
350allows users to start a voice search from a game controller or remote control connected to Android
351TV. The system invokes the new {@code android.app.Activity.onSearchRequested()} callback when the
352user starts a search. To determine if the user's input device has a built-in microphone, retrieve
353the {@link android.view.InputDevice} object from that callback, then call the new
354{@code InputDevice.hasMic()} method.</li>
355 <li>New {@code android.media.AudioDevicesManager} class which lets you retrieve a list of all
356attached source and sink audio devices. You can also specify an
357{@code android.media.OnAudioDeviceConnectionListener} object if you want your app to be notified
358when an audio device is connected or disconnected.</li>
359</ul>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700360
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700361<h2 id="video">Video Features</h2>
362<p>This preview adds new capabilities to the video processing APIs, including:</p>
363<ul>
364<li>New {@code android.media.MediaSync} class which helps applications to synchronously render
365audio and video streams. The audio buffers are submitted in non-blocking fashion and are
366returned via a callback. It also supports dynamic playback rate.
367</li>
368<li>New {@code MediaDrm.EVENT_SESSION_RECLAIMED} event, which indicates that a session opened by
369the app has been reclaimed by the resource manager. If your app uses DRM sessions, you should
370handle this event and make sure not to use a reclaimed session.
371</li>
372<li>New {@code MediaCodec.CodecException.ERROR_RECLAIMED} error code, which indicates that the
373resource manager reclaimed the media resource used by the codec. With this exception, the codec
374must be released, as it has moved to terminal state.
375</li>
376<li>New {@code MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities.getMaxSupportedInstances()} interface to get a
377hint for the max number of the supported concurrent codec instances.
378</li>
379<li>New {@code MediaPlayer.setPlaybackParams()} method to set the media playback rate for fast or
380slow motion playback. It also stretches or speeds up the audio playback automatically in
381conjunction with the video.</li>
382</ul>
383
384<h2 id="camera">Camera Features</h2>
385<p>This preview includes the following new APIs for accessing the camera’s flashlight and for
386camera reprocessing of images:</p>
387
388<h3 id="flashlight">Flashlight API</h3>
389<p>If a camera device has a flash unit, you can call the {@code CameraManager.setTorchMode()}
390method to switch the flash unit’s torch mode on or off without opening the camera device. The app
391does not have exclusive ownership of the flash unit or the camera device. The torch mode is turned
392off and becomes unavailable whenever the camera device becomes unavailable, or when other camera
393resources keeping the torch on become unavailable. Other apps can also call {@code setTorchMode()}
394to turn off the torch mode. When the last app that turned on the torch mode is closed, the torch
395mode is turned off.</p>
396
397<p>You can register a callback to be notified about torch mode status by calling the
398{@code CameraManager.registerTorchCallback()} method. The first time the callback is registered,
399it is immediately called with the torch mode status of all currently known camera devices with a
400flash unit. If the torch mode is turned on or off successfully, the
401{@code CameraManager.TorchCallback.onTorchModeChanged()} method is invoked.</p>
402
403<h3 id="reprocessing">Reprocessing API</h3>
404<p>The {@link android.hardware.camera2 Camera2} API is extended to support YUV and private
405opaque format image reprocessing. Your app determine if the reprocessing capabilities are available
406via {@code CameraCharacteristics.REQUEST_AVAILABLE_CAPABILITIES}. If a device supports reprocessing,
407you can create a reprocessable camera capture session by calling
408{@code CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession()}, and create requests for input
409buffer reprocessing.</p>
410
411<p>Use the {@code ImageWriter} class to connect the input buffer flow to the camera reprocessing
412input. To get an empty buffer, follow this programming model:</p>
413
414<ol>
415<li>Call the {@code ImageWriter.dequeueInputImage()} method.</li>
416<li>Fill the data into the input buffer.</li>
417<li>Send the buffer to the camera by calling the {@code ImageWriter.queueInputImage()} method.</li>
418</ol>
419
420<p>If you are using a {@code ImageWriter} object together with an
421{@code android.graphics.ImageFormat.PRIVATE} image, your app cannot access the image
422data directly. Instead, pass the {@code ImageFormat.PRIVATE} image directly to the
423{@code ImageWriter} by calling the {@code ImageWriter.queueInputImage()} method without any
424buffer copy.</p>
425
426<p>The {@code ImageReader} class now supports {@code android.graphics.ImageFormat.PRIVATE} format
427image streams. This support allows your app to maintain a circular image queue of
428{@code ImageReader} output images, select one or more images, and send them to the
429{@code ImageWriter} for camera reprocessing.</p>
430
431<h2 id="afw">Android for Work Features</h2>
432<p>This preview includes the following new APIs for Android for Work:</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700433<ul>
434 <li><strong>Enhanced controls for Corporate-Owned, Single-Use devices:</strong> The Device Owner
435can now control the following settings to improve management of
436Corporate-Owned, Single-Use (COSU) devices:
437 <ul>
438 <li>Disable or re-enable the keyguard with the
439{@code DevicePolicyManager.setKeyguardEnabledState()} method.</li>
440 <li>Disable or re-enable the status bar (including quick settings, notifications, and the
441navigation swipe-up gesture that launches Google Now) with the
442{@code DevicePolicyManager.setStatusBarEnabledState()} method.</li>
443 <li>Disable or re-enable safe boot with the {@link android.os.UserManager} constant
444{@code DISALLOW_SAFE_BOOT}.</li>
445 <li>Prevent the screen from turning off while plugged in with the
446 {@link android.provider.Settings.Global} constant {@code STAY_ON_WHILE_PLUGGED_IN}.</li>
447 </ul>
448 </li>
449 <li><strong>Silent install and uninstall of apps by Device Owner:</strong> A Device Owner can now
450silently install and uninstall applications using the {@link android.content.pm.PackageInstaller}
451APIs, independent of Google Play for Work. You can now provision devices through a Device Owner that
452fetches and installs apps without user interaction. This feature is useful for enabling one-touch
453provisioning of kiosks or other such devices without activating a Google account.</li>
454<li><strong>Silent enterprise certificate access: </strong> When an app calls
455{@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()},
456prior to the user being prompted to select a certificate, the Profile or Device Owner can now call
457the {@code DeviceAdminReceiver.onChoosePrivateKeyAlias()} method to provide the alias silently to
458the requesting application. This feature lets you grant managed apps access to certificates
459without user interaction.</li>
460<li><strong>Auto-acceptance of system updates.</strong> By setting a system update policy with
461{@code DevicePolicyManager.setSystemUpdatePolicy()}, a Device Owner can now auto-accept a system
462update, for instance in the case of a kiosk device, or postpone the update and prevent it being
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700463taken by the user for up to 30 days. Furthermore, an administrator can set a daily time window in
464which an update must be taken, for example during the hours when a kiosk device is not in use. When
465a system update is available, the system checks if the Work Policy Controller app has set a system
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700466update policy, and behaves accordingly.
467</li>
468<li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700469<strong>Delegated certificate installation:</strong> A Profile or Device Owner can now grant a
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700470third-party app the ability to call these {@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager} certificate
471management APIs:
472<ul>
473 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#getInstalledCaCerts(android.content.ComponentName)
474getInstalledCaCerts()}</li>
475 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#hasCaCertInstalled(android.content.ComponentName,byte[])
476hasCaCertInstalled()}</li>
477 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#installCaCert(android.content.ComponentName,byte[])
478installCaCert()}</li>
479 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#uninstallCaCert(android.content.ComponentName,byte[])
480uninstallCaCert()}</li>
481 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#uninstallAllUserCaCerts(android.content.ComponentName)
482uninstallAllUserCaCerts()}</li>
483 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#installKeyPair(android.content.ComponentName,java.security.PrivateKey,java.security.cert.Certificate,java.lang.String)
484installKeyPair()}</li>
485</ul>
486</li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700487<li><strong>Enterprise factory reset protection:</strong> When provisioning a Device Owner, you can
488now configure parameters to unlock Factory Reset Protection (FRP) by setting the
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700489{@code DeviceManagerPolicy.EXTRA_PROVISIONING_RESET_PROTECTION_PARAMETERS} bundle. An NFC Programmer
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700490app can provide these parameters after a device has been reset to unlock FRP and provision the device,
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700491without requiring the previously configured Google account. If you don't modify these parameters,
492FRP remains in-place and prevents the device from being activated without the previously activated
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700493Google credentials.
494<p>Additionally, by setting app restrictions on Google Play services, Device Owners can specify
495alternative Google accounts for unlocking FRP to replace the ones activated on the device.</p>
496</li>
497<li><strong>Data usage tracking.</strong> A Profile or Device Owner can now query for the
498data usage statistics visible in <strong>Settings > Data</strong> usage by using the new
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700499{@code android.app.usage.NetworkStatsManager} methods. Profile Owners are automatically granted
500permission to query data on the profile they manage, while Device Owners get access to usage data
501of the managed primary user.</li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700502<li><strong>Runtime permission management:</strong> With the new runtime permissions model, a
503Profile or Device Owner can now silently grant or revoke an app’s permissions by calling
504{@code DevicePolicyManager.setPermissionGranted()}. Granting or revoking a single permission applies
505that setting to all permissions within that runtime permission group; the user is not prompted
506at runtime when any permission from that runtime permission group is required. Furthermore, the
507user cannot modify the selection made by the Profile or Device Owner within the app’s permissions
508screen in <strong>Settings</strong>.
509<img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/work-profile-screen_2x.png"
510srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/work-profile-screen.png 1x, preview/images/work-profile-screen_2x.png 2x"
511style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 20px" width="282" height="476" />
512<p>A Profile or Device Owner can also set a permission policy
513for all runtime requests of all applications using
514{@code DevicePolicyManager.setPermissionPolicy()}, to either prompt the user to grant the
515permission as normal or automatically grant or deny the permission silently. If the latter policy
516is set, the user cannot modify the selection made by the Profile or Device Owner within the
517app’s permissions screen in <strong>Settings</strong>.</p></li>
518<li><strong>VPN in Settings:</strong> VPN apps are now visible in
519 <strong>Settings > More > VPN</strong>.
520Additionally, the notifications that accompany VPN usage are now specific to whether that VPN is
521configured for a managed profile or the entire device.</li>
522<li><strong>Work status notification:</strong> A status bar briefcase icon now appears whenever
523an app from the managed profile has an activity in the foreground. Furthermore, if the device is
524unlocked directly to the activity of an app in the managed profile, a toast is displayed notifying
525the user that they are within the work profile.
526</li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700527</ul>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700528
529<p class="note">
530 For a detailed view of all API changes in the M Developer Preview, see the <a href=
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700531 "{@docRoot}preview/download.html">API Differences Report</a>.
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700532</p>