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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
Dirk Doughertyc85bf852015-05-24 19:56:35 -07003page.tags=previewresources, androidm
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Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -070018 <li><a href="#app-linking">App Linking</a></li>
19 <li><a href="#backup">Auto Backup for Apps</a></li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070020 <li><a href="#authentication">Authentication</a>
Dirk Doughertyae70b692015-05-27 16:58:46 -070021 <ol>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070022 <li><a href="#fingerprint-authentication">Fingerprint Authentication</a></li>
23 <li><a href="#confirm-credentials">Confirm Credentials</a></li>
Dirk Doughertyae70b692015-05-27 16:58:46 -070024 </ol>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070025 </li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070026 <li><a href="#direct-share">Direct Share</a></li>
27 <li><a href="#voice-interactions">Voice Interactions</a></li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070028 <li><a href="#assist">Assist API</a></li>
29 <li><a href="#notifications">Notifications</a></li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070030 <li><a href="#bluetooth-stylus">Bluetooth Stylus Support</a></li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070031 <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 Doughertyae70b692015-05-27 16:58:46 -070038 <ol>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070039 <li><a href="#flashlight">Flashlight API</a></li>
40 <li><a href="#reprocessing">Camera Reprocessing</a></li>
Dirk Doughertyae70b692015-05-27 16:58:46 -070041 </ol>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070042 </li>
43 <li><a href="#afw">Android for Work Features</a></li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070044</ol>
45
46<h2>API Differences</h2>
47<ol>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070048<li><a href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html">API level 22 to M Preview &raquo;</a> </li>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070049</ol>
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51</div>
52</div>
53
54<p>The M Developer Preview gives you an advance look at the upcoming release
55for the Android platform, which offers new features for users and app
56developers. This document provides an introduction to the most notable APIs.</p>
57
58<p>The M Developer Preview is intended for <strong>developer early
59adopters</strong> and <strong>testers</strong>. If you are interested in
60influencing the direction of the Android framework,
61<a href="{@docRoot}preview/setup-sdk.html">give the M Developer Preview a
62try</a> and send us your feedback!</p>
63
64<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> Do not not publish apps
65that 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
68methods that do not yet have reference material available on <a
69href="{@docRoot}">developer.android.com</a>. These API elements are
70formatted in {@code code style} in this document (without hyperlinks). For the
71preliminary API documentation for these elements, download the <a
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070072href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html#docs"> preview reference</a>.</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070073
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070074<h3>Important behavior changes</h3>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070075
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070076<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 -070077by changes in the platform.</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070078
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070079<p>Please see <a href="behavior-changes.html">Behavior Changes</a> for complete information.</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -070080
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -070081<h2 id="app-linking">App Linking</h2>
82<p>This preview enhances Android’s intent system by providing more powerful app linking.
83This feature allows you to associate an app with a web domain you own. Based on this
84association, the platform can determine the default app to use to handle a particular
85web 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 Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070089<p>The system now performs automatic full data backup and restore for apps. This behavior is
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070090enabled by default for apps targeting M Preview; you do not need to add any additional code. If
91users delete their Google accounts, their backup data is deleted as well. To learn how this feature
92works and how to configure what to back up on the file system, see
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -070093<a href="{@docRoot}preview/backup/index.html">Auto Backup for Apps</a>.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070094
95<h2 id="authentication">Authentication</h2>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -070096<p>This preview offers new APIs to let you authenticate users by using their fingerprint scans on
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -070097supported devices, and check how recently the user was last authenticated using a device unlocking
98mechanism (such as a lockscreen password). Use these APIs in conjunction with
99the <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 Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700105{@code FingerprintManager.authenticate()} method. Your app must be running on a compatible
106device with a fingerprint sensor. You must implement the user interface for the fingerprint
107authentication flow on your app, and use the standard Android fingerprint icon in your UI.
108The Android fingerprint icon ({@code c_fp_40px.png}) is included in the
109<a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-FingerprintDialog"
110class="external-link">sample app</a>. If you are developing multiple apps that use fingerprint
111authentication, note that each app must authenticate the user’s fingerprint independently.
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700112</p>
113
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700114<p>To use this feature in your app, first add the {@code USE_FINGERPRINT} permission in your
115manifest.</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700116
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700117<pre>
118&lt;uses-permission
119 android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT" /&gt;
120</pre>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700121
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700122<img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen.png"
123srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen.png 1x, {@docRoot}preview/images/fingerprint-screen_2x.png 2x"
124style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 20px" width="282" height="476" />
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700125
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700126<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 Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700129
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700130<p>If you are testing this feature, follow these steps:</p>
131<ol>
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700132<li>Install Android SDK Tools Revision 24.3, if you have not done so.</li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700133<li>Enroll a new fingerprint in the emulator by going to
134<strong>Settings > Security > Fingerprint</strong>, then follow the enrollment instructions.</li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700135<li>Use an emulator to emulate fingerprint touch events with the
136following command. Use the same command to emulate fingerprint touch events on the lockscreen or
137in your app.
138<pre class="no-prettyprint">
139adb -e emu finger touch &lt;finger_id&gt;
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700140</pre>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700141<p>On Windows, you may have to run {@code telnet 127.0.0.1 &lt;emulator-id&gt;} followed by
142 {@code finger touch &lt;finger_id&gt;}.
143</p>
144</li>
145</ol>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700146
147<h3 id="confirm-credentials">Confirm Credentials</h3>
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700148<p>Your app can authenticate users based on how recently they last unlocked their device. This
149feature frees users from having to remember additional app-specific passwords, and avoids the need
150for you to implement your own authentication user interface. Your app should use this feature in
151conjunction with a public or secret key implementation for user authentication.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700152
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700153<p>To set the timeout duration for which the same key can be re-used after a user is successfully
154authenticated, call the new
155{@code android.security.keystore.KeyGenParameterSpec.setUserAuthenticationValidityDurationSeconds()}
156method when you set up a {@link javax.crypto.KeyGenerator} or
157{@link java.security.KeyPairGenerator}. This feature currently works for symmetric cryptographic
158operations.</p>
159
160<p>Avoid showing the re-authentication dialog excessively -- your apps should try using the
161cryptographic object first and if the the timeout expires, use the
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700162{@link android.app.KeyguardManager#createConfirmDeviceCredentialIntent(java.lang.CharSequence, java.lang.CharSequence) createConfirmDeviceCredentialIntent()}
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700163method to re-authenticate the user within your app.
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700164</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700165
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700166<p>To see an app implementation of this feature, refer to the
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700167<a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-ConfirmCredentials" class="external-link">
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700168 Confirm Device Credentials sample</a>.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700169
170<h2 id="direct-share">Direct Share</h2>
171
172<img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/direct-share-screen_2x.png"
173srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/direct-share-screen.png 1x, preview/images/direct-share-screen_2x.png 2x"
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700174style="float:right; margin:0 0 20px 30px" width="312" height="335" />
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700175
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700176<p>This preview provides you with APIs to make sharing intuitive and quick for users. You can now
177define <em>direct share targets</em> that launch a specific activity in your app. These direct share
178targets are exposed to users via the <em>Share</em> menu. This feature allows users to share
179content to targets, such as contacts, within other apps. For example, the direct share target might
180launch an activity in another social network app, which lets the user share content directly to a
181specific friend or community in that app.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700182
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700183<p>To enable direct share targets you must define a class that extends the
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700184{@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
190manifest.</p>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700191<pre>
192&lt;service android:name=".ChooserTargetService"
193 android:label="&#64;string/service_name"
194 android:permission="android.permission.BIND_CHOOSER_TARGET_SERVICE"&gt;
195 &lt;intent-filter&gt;
196 &lt;action android:name="android.service.chooser.ChooserTargetService" /&gt;
197 &lt;/intent-filter&gt;
198&lt;/service&gt;
199</pre>
200
201<p>For each activity that you want to expose to the {@code ChooserTargetService}, add a
202{@code &lt;meta-data&gt;} element with the name
203{@code "android.service.chooser.chooser_target_service"} in your app manifest.
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700204</p>
205
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700206<pre>
207&lt;activity android:name=".MyShareActivity”
208 android:label="&#64;string/share_activity_label"&gt;
209 &lt;intent-filter>
210 &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" /&gt;
211 &lt;/intent-filter>
212&lt;meta-data
213 android:name="android.service.chooser.chooser_target_service"
214 android:value=".ChooserTargetService" /&gt;
215&lt;/activity>
216</pre>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700217
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700218<h2 id="voice-interactions">Voice Interactions</h2>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700219<p>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700220This preview provides a new voice interaction API which, together with
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700221<a href="https://developers.google.com/voice-actions/" class="external-link">Voice Actions</a>,
222allows you to build conversational voice experiences into your apps. Call the
223{@code android.app.Activity.isVoiceInteraction()} method to determine if your activity was
224started 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 Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700226from a list of options, and more. To learn more about implementing voice actions, see the
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700227<a href="https://developers.google.com/voice-actions/interaction/"
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700228class="external-link">Voice Actions developer site</a>.
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700229</p>
230
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700231<h2 id="assist">Assist API</h2>
232<p>
233This preview offers a new way for users to engage with your apps through an assistant. To use this
234feature, the user must enable the assistant to use the current context. Once enabled, the user
235can summon the assistant within any app, by long-pressing on the <strong>Home</strong> button.</p>
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700236<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
238standard set of information that the platform passes to the assistant, your app can share
239additional information by using the new {@code android.app.Activity.AssistContent} class.</p>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700240
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()}
249callback 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 Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700270<h2 id="bluetooth-stylus">Bluetooth Stylus Support</h2>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700271<p>This preview provides improved support for user input using a Bluetooth stylus. Users can pair
272and connect a compatible Bluetooth stylus with their phone or tablet. While connected, position
273information from the touch screen is fused with pressure and button information from the stylus to
274provide a greater range of expression than with the touch screen alone. Your app can listen for
275stylus button presses and perform secondary actions, by registering the new
276{@code View.onStylusButtonPressListener} and {@code GestureDetector.OnStylusButtonPressListener}
277callbacks in your activity.</p>
278
279<p>Use the {@link android.view.MotionEvent} methods and constants to detect stylus button
280interactions:</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()}
287method returns {@code MotionEvent.STYLUS_BUTTON_PRIMARY} when the user
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700288presses the primary stylus button. If the stylus has a second button, the same method returns
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700289{@code MotionEvent.STYLUS_BUTTON_SECONDARY} when the user presses it. If the user presses
290both buttons simultaneously, the method returns both values OR'ed together
291({@code STYLUS_BUTTON_PRIMARY|STYLUS_BUTTON_SECONDARY}).</li>
292<li>
293For 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 Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700299
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700300<h2 id="ble-scanning">Improved Bluetooth Low Energy Scanning</h2>
301<p>
302If 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
304you 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
306time. This approach to scanning is more power-efficient than what’s provided in the previous
307platform version.
308</p>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700309
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700310<h2 id="hotspot">Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 Support</h2>
311<p>
312This preview adds support for the Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 spec on Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 devices. To
313provision 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.
317The new {@code ScanResult.PasspointNetwork} property indicates if a detected
318network 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
323on 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
325upscaled to a larger physical resolution, be aware that the physical resolution the
326{@code Display.Mode.getPhysicalWidth()} method returns may differ from the logical
327resolution 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
330the {@code WindowManager.LayoutParams.preferredDisplayModeId} property of your app’s window. This
331feature is useful if you want to switch to 4K display resolution. While in 4K display mode, the
332UI 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 Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700335<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
340you are calling these APIs, call the new {@code Context.getColorStateList()} or
341{@code Context.getColor()} methods instead. These methods are also available in the
342v4 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 Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700347<ul>
348 <li>Support for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI" class="external-link">MIDI</a>
349protocol, with the new {@code android.media.midi} APIs. Use these APIs to send and receive MIDI
350events.</li>
351 <li>New {@code android.media.AudioRecord.Builder} and {@code android.media.AudioTrack.Builder}
352classes to create digital audio capture and playback objects respectively, and configure audio
353source 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
355allows users to start a voice search from a game controller or remote control connected to Android
356TV. The system invokes the new {@code android.app.Activity.onSearchRequested()} callback when the
357user starts a search. To determine if the user's input device has a built-in microphone, retrieve
358the {@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
361attached source and sink audio devices. You can also specify an
362{@code android.media.OnAudioDeviceConnectionListener} object if you want your app to be notified
363when an audio device is connected or disconnected.</li>
364</ul>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700365
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700366<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
370audio and video streams. The audio buffers are submitted in non-blocking fashion and are
371returned 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
374the app has been reclaimed by the resource manager. If your app uses DRM sessions, you should
375handle 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
378resource manager reclaimed the media resource used by the codec. With this exception, the codec
379must be released, as it has moved to terminal state.
380</li>
381<li>New {@code MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities.getMaxSupportedInstances()} interface to get a
382hint 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
385slow motion playback. It also stretches or speeds up the audio playback automatically in
386conjunction 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
391camera 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()}
395method to switch the flash unit’s torch mode on or off without opening the camera device. The app
396does not have exclusive ownership of the flash unit or the camera device. The torch mode is turned
397off and becomes unavailable whenever the camera device becomes unavailable, or when other camera
398resources keeping the torch on become unavailable. Other apps can also call {@code setTorchMode()}
399to turn off the torch mode. When the last app that turned on the torch mode is closed, the torch
400mode 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,
404it is immediately called with the torch mode status of all currently known camera devices with a
405flash 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
410opaque format image reprocessing. Your app determine if the reprocessing capabilities are available
411via {@code CameraCharacteristics.REQUEST_AVAILABLE_CAPABILITIES}. If a device supports reprocessing,
412you can create a reprocessable camera capture session by calling
413{@code CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession()}, and create requests for input
414buffer reprocessing.</p>
415
416<p>Use the {@code ImageWriter} class to connect the input buffer flow to the camera reprocessing
417input. 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
427data directly. Instead, pass the {@code ImageFormat.PRIVATE} image directly to the
428{@code ImageWriter} by calling the {@code ImageWriter.queueInputImage()} method without any
429buffer copy.</p>
430
431<p>The {@code ImageReader} class now supports {@code android.graphics.ImageFormat.PRIVATE} format
432image 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 Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700438<ul>
439 <li><strong>Enhanced controls for Corporate-Owned, Single-Use devices:</strong> The Device Owner
440can now control the following settings to improve management of
441Corporate-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
446navigation 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
455silently install and uninstall applications using the {@link android.content.pm.PackageInstaller}
456APIs, independent of Google Play for Work. You can now provision devices through a Device Owner that
457fetches and installs apps without user interaction. This feature is useful for enabling one-touch
458provisioning 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()},
461prior to the user being prompted to select a certificate, the Profile or Device Owner can now call
462the {@code DeviceAdminReceiver.onChoosePrivateKeyAlias()} method to provide the alias silently to
463the requesting application. This feature lets you grant managed apps access to certificates
464without 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
467update, for instance in the case of a kiosk device, or postpone the update and prevent it being
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700468taken by the user for up to 30 days. Furthermore, an administrator can set a daily time window in
469which an update must be taken, for example during the hours when a kiosk device is not in use. When
470a system update is available, the system checks if the Work Policy Controller app has set a system
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700471update policy, and behaves accordingly.
472</li>
473<li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700474<strong>Delegated certificate installation:</strong> A Profile or Device Owner can now grant a
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700475third-party app the ability to call these {@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager} certificate
476management APIs:
477<ul>
478 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#getInstalledCaCerts(android.content.ComponentName)
479getInstalledCaCerts()}</li>
480 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#hasCaCertInstalled(android.content.ComponentName,byte[])
481hasCaCertInstalled()}</li>
482 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#installCaCert(android.content.ComponentName,byte[])
483installCaCert()}</li>
484 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#uninstallCaCert(android.content.ComponentName,byte[])
485uninstallCaCert()}</li>
486 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#uninstallAllUserCaCerts(android.content.ComponentName)
487uninstallAllUserCaCerts()}</li>
488 <li>{@link android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager#installKeyPair(android.content.ComponentName,java.security.PrivateKey,java.security.cert.Certificate,java.lang.String)
489installKeyPair()}</li>
490</ul>
491</li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700492<li><strong>Enterprise factory reset protection:</strong> When provisioning a Device Owner, you can
493now configure parameters to unlock Factory Reset Protection (FRP) by setting the
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700494{@code DeviceManagerPolicy.EXTRA_PROVISIONING_RESET_PROTECTION_PARAMETERS} bundle. An NFC Programmer
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700495app can provide these parameters after a device has been reset to unlock FRP and provision the device,
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700496without requiring the previously configured Google account. If you don't modify these parameters,
497FRP remains in-place and prevents the device from being activated without the previously activated
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700498Google credentials.
499<p>Additionally, by setting app restrictions on Google Play services, Device Owners can specify
500alternative Google accounts for unlocking FRP to replace the ones activated on the device.</p>
501</li>
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700502<img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/work-profile-screen_2x.png"
503srcset="{@docRoot}preview/images/work-profile-screen.png 1x, preview/images/work-profile-screen_2x.png 2x"
504style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 20px" width="282" height="476" />
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700505<li><strong>Data usage tracking.</strong> A Profile or Device Owner can now query for the
506data usage statistics visible in <strong>Settings > Data</strong> usage by using the new
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700507{@code android.app.usage.NetworkStatsManager} methods. Profile Owners are automatically granted
508permission to query data on the profile they manage, while Device Owners get access to usage data
509of the managed primary user.</li>
Quddus Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700510<li><strong>Runtime permission management:</strong>
511<p>A Profile or Device Owner can set a permission policy
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700512for all runtime requests of all applications using
513{@code DevicePolicyManager.setPermissionPolicy()}, to either prompt the user to grant the
514permission as normal or automatically grant or deny the permission silently. If the latter policy
515is set, the user cannot modify the selection made by the Profile or Device Owner within the
516app’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 Chong79d03e92015-05-26 17:58:51 -0700519Additionally, the notifications that accompany VPN usage are now specific to how that VPN is
520configured. For Profile Owner, the notifications are specific to whether the VPN is configured
521for a managed profile, a personal profile, or both. For a Device Owner, the notifications are
522specific to whether the VPN is configured for the entire device.</li>
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700523<li><strong>Work status notification:</strong> A status bar briefcase icon now appears whenever
524an app from the managed profile has an activity in the foreground. Furthermore, if the device is
525unlocked directly to the activity of an app in the managed profile, a toast is displayed notifying
526the user that they are within the work profile.
527</li>
Joe Fernandeza06ac3a2015-05-15 15:42:17 -0700528</ul>
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700529
530<p class="note">
531 For a detailed view of all API changes in the M Developer Preview, see the <a href=
Quddus Chong5f150d52015-05-10 16:07:27 -0700532 "{@docRoot}preview/download.html">API Differences Report</a>.
Joe Fernandez306f1ce2015-05-01 12:51:21 -0700533</p>