مراجعة 4
آخر تحديث: 21 أبريل 2013
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جدول المحتويات
2. الموارد
3. البرمجيات
3.2 التوافق الناعم مع API
3.3 توافق API الأصلي
3.4. توافق الويب
3.5 التوافق السلوكي API
3.6 مساحات أسماء API
3.7 توافق الجهاز الظاهري
3.8 توافق واجهة المستخدم
3.8.2. إشعارات
3.8.3. يبحث
3.8.4. الخبز المحمص
3.8.5. ثيمات
3.8.6. خلفيات حية
3.8.7. عرض التطبيق الأخير
3.8.8. إعدادات إدارة الإدخال
3.10 الوصول
3.11 تحويل النص إلى كلام
5. توافق الوسائط المتعددة
6. توافق أداة المطور
7. توافق الأجهزة
7.1.2. عرض المقاييس
7.1.3. اتجاه الشاشة
7.1.4. تسريع الرسومات ثنائية وثلاثية الأبعاد
7.1.5. وضع توافق التطبيقات القديم
7.1.6. أنواع الشاشات
7.1.7. تقنية الشاشة
7.2.2. الملاحة التي لا تعمل باللمس
7.2.3. مفاتيح التنقل
7.2.4. إدخال شاشة تعمل باللمس
7.2.5. إدخال اللمس الوهمي
7.2.6. ميكروفون
7.3.2. مقياس المغناطيسية
7.3.3. GPS
7.3.4. جيروسكوب
7.3.5. بارومتر
7.3.6. ميزان الحرارة
7.3.7. مضواء
7.3.8. مستشعر القرب
7.4.2. IEEE 802.11 (واي فاي)
7.4.3. بلوتوث
7.4.4. بالقرب اتصالات الميدان
7.4.5. الحد الأدنى من قدرة الشبكة
7.5.2. الكاميرا الأمامية
7.5.3. سلوك الكاميرا API
7.5.4. اتجاه الكاميرا
7.7 يو اس بي
9. التوافق مع نموذج الأمان
10. اختبار توافق البرامج
11. البرامج القابلة للتحديث
12. اتصل بنا
الملحق أ - إجراء اختبار البلوتوث
1 المقدمة
يعدد هذا المستند المتطلبات التي يجب استيفاؤها حتى تتوافق الأجهزة مع Android 4.0.
استخدام "must" و "must not" و "required" و "should" و "should not" و "should" و "should not" و "recommended" و "may" و "Optional" وفقًا لمعيار IETF المعرفة في RFC2119 [ الموارد ، 1 ].
كما هو مستخدم في هذا المستند ، "منفذ الجهاز" أو "المنفذ" هو شخص أو مؤسسة تقوم بتطوير حل للأجهزة / البرامج يعمل بنظام Android 4.0. "تنفيذ الجهاز" أو "التنفيذ" هو حل الأجهزة / البرامج الذي تم تطويره على هذا النحو.
لكي يتم اعتباره متوافقًا مع Android 4.0 ، يجب أن تفي تطبيقات الجهاز بالمتطلبات الواردة في تعريف التوافق هذا ، بما في ذلك أي مستندات مدمجة عبر المرجع.
عندما يكون هذا التعريف أو اختبارات البرنامج الموصوفة في القسم 10 صامتًا أو غامضًا أو غير كامل ، فمن مسؤولية منفذ الجهاز ضمان التوافق مع عمليات التنفيذ الحالية.
لهذا السبب ، يعد مشروع Android Open Source [ الموارد ، 3 ] المرجع والتنفيذ المفضل لنظام Android. يتم تشجيع منفذي الأجهزة بشدة على تأسيس تطبيقاتهم إلى أقصى حد ممكن على كود المصدر "المنبع" المتاح من مشروع Android مفتوح المصدر. في حين يمكن استبدال بعض المكونات افتراضيًا بتطبيقات بديلة ، لا يُنصح بشدة بهذه الممارسة ، لأن اجتياز اختبارات البرنامج سيصبح أكثر صعوبة إلى حد كبير. تقع على عاتق المنفذ مسؤولية ضمان التوافق السلوكي الكامل مع تطبيق Android القياسي ، بما في ذلك مجموعة اختبار التوافق وما بعده. أخيرًا ، لاحظ أن بعض الاستبدالات والتعديلات الخاصة بالمكونات ممنوعة صراحةً في هذا المستند.
2. الموارد
- مستويات متطلبات IETF RFC2119: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt
- نظرة عامة على برنامج التوافق مع Android: http://source.android.com/compatibility/index.html
- مشروع Android مفتوح المصدر: http://source.android.com/
- تعريفات ووثائق API: http://developer.android.com/reference/packages.html
- مرجع أذونات Android: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html
- android.os. مرجع المبنى: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.html
- سلاسل الإصدار المسموح بها من Android 4.0: http://source.android.com/compatibility/4.0/versions.html
- Renderscript: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/renderscript.html
- تسريع الأجهزة: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/hardware-accel.html
- فئة android.webkit.WebView: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html
- HTML5: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/
- إمكانيات HTML5 في وضع عدم الاتصال: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#offline
- علامة فيديو HTML5: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#video
- واجهة برمجة تطبيقات تحديد الموقع الجغرافي HTML5 / W3C: http://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/
- واجهة برمجة تطبيقات قاعدة بيانات الويب HTML5 / W3C: http://www.w3.org/TR/webdatabase/
- واجهة برمجة تطبيقات HTML5 / W3C IndexedDB: http://www.w3.org/TR/IndexedDB/
- مواصفات Dalvik Virtual Machine: متوفرة في كود مصدر Android ، على dalvik / docs
- AppWidgets: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/widget_design.html
- الإخطارات: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html
- موارد التطبيق: http://code.google.com/android/reference/available-resources.html
- دليل نمط رمز شريط الحالة: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guideline /icon_design.html#statusbarstructure
- مدير البحث: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/SearchManager.html
- الخبز المحمص: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Toast.html
- السمات: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/themes.html
- فئة R.style: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.style.html
- خلفيات حية: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2010/02/live-wallpapers.html
- إدارة جهاز Android: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html
- android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager class: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.html
- واجهات برمجة تطبيقات خدمة الوصول في Android: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accessibilityservice/package-summary.html
- واجهات برمجة تطبيقات الوصول في Android: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/accessibility/package-summary.html
- مشروع Eyes Free: http://code.google.com/p/eyes-free
- واجهات برمجة تطبيقات تحويل النص إلى كلام: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/tts/package-summary.html
- وثائق الأداة المرجعية (لـ adb و aapt و ddms): http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/index.html
- وصف ملف Android apk: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html
- ملفات البيان: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html
- أداة اختبار القرد: https://developer.android.com/studio/test/other-testing-tools/monkey
- Android android.content.pm.PackageManager class and Hardware Features List: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html
- دعم الشاشات المتعددة: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html
- android.util.DisplayMetrics: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/DisplayMetrics.html
- android.content.res.Configuration: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html
- android.hardware.SensorEvent: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html
- واجهة برمجة تطبيقات Bluetooth: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/package-summary.html
- بروتوكول دفع NDEF: http://source.android.com/compatibility/ndef-push-protocol.pdf
- MIFARE MF1S503X: http://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/MF1S503x.pdf
- MIFARE MF1S703X: http://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/MF1S703x.pdf
- MIFARE MF0ICU1: http://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/MF0ICU1.pdf
- MIFARE MF0ICU2: http://www.nxp.com/documents/short_data_sheet/MF0ICU2_SDS.pdf
- MIFARE AN130511: http://www.nxp.com/documents/application_note/AN130511.pdf
- MIFARE AN130411: http://www.nxp.com/documents/application_note/AN130411.pdf
- واجهة برمجة تطبيقات اتجاه الكاميرا: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#setDisplayOrientation(int)
- android.hardware.Camera: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html
- ملحقات Android المفتوحة: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/accessory.html
- واجهة برمجة تطبيقات مضيف USB: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/host.html
- مرجع أمان Android والأذونات: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/security.html
- تطبيقات Android: http://code.google.com/p/apps-for-android
- فئة android.app.DownloadManager: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/DownloadManager.html
- نقل ملفات Android: http://www.android.com/filetransfer
- تنسيقات وسائط Android: http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html
- بروتوكول HTTP Live Streaming Draft Protocol: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-03
- واجهة برمجة تطبيقات Motion Event: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html
- تكوين الإدخال باللمس: http://source.android.com/tech/input/touch-devices.html
يتم اشتقاق العديد من هذه الموارد بشكل مباشر أو غير مباشر من Android 4.0 SDK ، وستكون مطابقة وظيفيًا للمعلومات الواردة في وثائق SDK. في أي حالات لا يتفق فيها تعريف التوافق أو مجموعة اختبار التوافق مع وثائق SDK ، تعتبر وثائق SDK موثوقة. يتم اعتبار أي تفاصيل فنية واردة في المراجع المدرجة أعلاه من خلال التضمين كجزء من تعريف التوافق هذا.
3. البرمجيات
3.1. توافق API المُدار
تعد بيئة التنفيذ المدارة (المستندة إلى Dalvik) هي الأداة الأساسية لتطبيقات Android. واجهة برمجة تطبيقات Android (API) هي مجموعة واجهات نظام Android المعرضة للتطبيقات التي تعمل في بيئة VM المُدارة. يجب أن توفر تطبيقات الجهاز عمليات تنفيذ كاملة ، بما في ذلك جميع السلوكيات الموثقة ، لأي واجهة برمجة تطبيقات موثقة تم الكشف عنها بواسطة Android 4.0 SDK [ الموارد ، 4 ].
يجب ألا تحذف تطبيقات الجهاز أي واجهات برمجة تطبيقات مُدارة ، أو تغير واجهات API أو التوقيعات ، أو تحيد عن السلوك الموثق ، أو تتضمن no-ops ، باستثناء ما يسمح به تعريف التوافق هذا تحديدًا.
يسمح تعريف التوافق هذا بحذف بعض أنواع الأجهزة التي يشتمل Android على واجهات برمجة تطبيقات لها بواسطة تطبيقات الجهاز. في مثل هذه الحالات ، يجب أن تظل واجهات برمجة التطبيقات موجودة وتتصرف بطريقة معقولة. راجع القسم 7 للتعرف على المتطلبات المحددة لهذا السيناريو.
3.2 التوافق الناعم مع API
بالإضافة إلى واجهات برمجة التطبيقات المُدارة من القسم 3.1 ، يشتمل Android أيضًا على واجهة برمجة تطبيقات "سهلة" لوقت التشغيل فقط ، في شكل أشياء مثل Intents والأذونات والجوانب المماثلة لتطبيقات Android التي لا يمكن فرضها في وقت ترجمة التطبيق.
3.2.1. أذونات
يجب على منفذي الأجهزة دعم جميع ثوابت الأذونات وتنفيذها كما هو موثق في صفحة مرجع الأذونات [ الموارد ، 5 ]. لاحظ أن القسم 10 يسرد المتطلبات الإضافية المتعلقة بنموذج أمان Android.
3.2.3. بناء المعلمات
تتضمن واجهات برمجة تطبيقات Android عددًا من الثوابت في فئة android.os.Build
[ الموارد ، 6 ] التي تهدف إلى وصف الجهاز الحالي. لتوفير قيم متسقة وذات مغزى عبر تطبيقات الجهاز ، يتضمن الجدول أدناه قيودًا إضافية على تنسيقات هذه القيم التي يجب أن تتوافق تطبيقات الجهاز معها.
معامل | تعليقات |
android.os.Build.VERSION.RELEASE | إصدار نظام Android الذي يتم تنفيذه حاليًا ، بتنسيق يمكن للبشر قراءته. يجب أن يحتوي هذا الحقل على إحدى قيم السلسلة المحددة في [ الموارد ، 7 ]. |
android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK | إصدار نظام Android الذي يتم تنفيذه حاليًا ، بتنسيق يمكن الوصول إليه من خلال رمز تطبيق تابع لجهة خارجية. بالنسبة إلى Android 4.0.1 - 4.0.2 ، يجب أن يحتوي هذا الحقل على قيمة عدد صحيح 14. بالنسبة إلى Android 4.0.3 أو أحدث ، يجب أن يحتوي هذا الحقل على قيمة عدد صحيح 15. |
android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT | إصدار نظام Android الذي يتم تنفيذه حاليًا ، بتنسيق يمكن الوصول إليه من خلال رمز تطبيق تابع لجهة خارجية. بالنسبة إلى Android 4.0.1 - 4.0.2 ، يجب أن يحتوي هذا الحقل على قيمة عدد صحيح 14. بالنسبة إلى Android 4.0.3 أو أحدث ، يجب أن يحتوي هذا الحقل على قيمة عدد صحيح 15. |
android.os.Build.VERSION.INCREMENTAL | قيمة يختارها منفذ الجهاز الذي يحدد البنية المحددة لنظام Android الذي يتم تنفيذه حاليًا ، بتنسيق يمكن للبشر قراءته. يجب عدم إعادة استخدام هذه القيمة للإصدارات المختلفة المتاحة للمستخدمين النهائيين. الاستخدام النموذجي لهذا الحقل هو الإشارة إلى رقم البنية أو معرف تغيير التحكم في المصدر الذي تم استخدامه لإنشاء البنية. لا توجد متطلبات على التنسيق المحدد لهذا الحقل ، باستثناء أنه يجب ألا يكون فارغًا أو السلسلة الفارغة (""). |
android.os.Build.BOARD | قيمة يختارها منفذ الجهاز تحدد الأجهزة الداخلية المحددة التي يستخدمها الجهاز ، بتنسيق يمكن للبشر قراءته. الاستخدام المحتمل لهذا المجال هو الإشارة إلى المراجعة المحددة للوحة التي تشغل الجهاز. يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_-]+$" . |
android.os.Build.BRAND | قيمة يختارها منفذ الجهاز الذي يحدد اسم الشركة أو المؤسسة أو الفرد ، إلخ. الذي أنتج الجهاز ، بتنسيق يمكن للبشر قراءته. الاستخدام المحتمل لهذا الحقل هو الإشارة إلى الشركة المصنعة للجهاز و / أو الناقل الذي باع الجهاز. يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_-]+$" . |
android.os.Build.CPU_ABI | اسم مجموعة التعليمات (نوع وحدة المعالجة المركزية + اصطلاح ABI) للرمز الأصلي. راجع القسم 3.3: توافق API الأصلي . |
android.os.Build.CPU_ABI2 | اسم مجموعة التعليمات الثانية (نوع وحدة المعالجة المركزية + اصطلاح ABI) للرمز الأصلي. راجع القسم 3.3: توافق API الأصلي . |
android.os.Build.DEVICE | قيمة يختارها منفذ الجهاز تحدد التكوين أو المراجعة المحددة للجسم (تسمى أحيانًا "التصميم الصناعي") للجهاز. يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_-]+$" . |
android.os.Build.FINGERPRINT | سلسلة تحدد هذا البناء بشكل فريد. يجب أن يكون مقروءًا بشكل معقول من قبل الإنسان. يجب أن يتبع هذا النموذج:$(BRAND)/$(PRODUCT)/$(DEVICE):$(VERSION.RELEASE)/$(ID)/$(VERSION.INCREMENTAL):$(TYPE)/$(TAGS) علي سبيل المثال: acme/mydevice/generic:4.0/IRK77/3359:userdebug/test-keys يجب ألا تشتمل بصمة الإصبع على أحرف مسافات بيضاء. إذا كانت الحقول الأخرى المضمنة في القالب أعلاه تحتوي على أحرف مسافات بيضاء ، فيجب استبدالها في بصمة الإصدار بحرف آخر ، مثل حرف الشرطة السفلية ("_"). يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ 7 بت ASCII. |
android.os.Build.HARDWARE | اسم الجهاز (من سطر أوامر kernel أو / proc). يجب أن يكون مقروءًا بشكل معقول من قبل الإنسان. يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_-]+$" . |
android.os.Build.HOST | سلسلة تحدد بشكل فريد المضيف الذي تم إنشاء الإصدار عليه ، بتنسيق يمكن للبشر قراءته. لا توجد متطلبات على التنسيق المحدد لهذا الحقل ، باستثناء أنه يجب ألا يكون فارغًا أو السلسلة الفارغة (""). |
android.os.Build.ID | معرّف تختاره أداة تنفيذ الجهاز للإشارة إلى إصدار محدد بتنسيق يمكن للبشر قراءته. يمكن أن يكون هذا الحقل هو نفسه android.os.Build.VERSION.INCREMENTAL ، ولكن يجب أن تكون قيمة ذات مغزى كافٍ للمستخدمين النهائيين للتمييز بين تصميمات البرامج. يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_-]+$" . |
android.os.Build.MANUFACTURER | الاسم التجاري للشركة المصنعة للمعدات الأصلية (OEM) للمنتج. لا توجد متطلبات على التنسيق المحدد لهذا الحقل ، باستثناء أنه يجب ألا يكون فارغًا أو السلسلة الفارغة (""). |
android.os.Build.MODEL | قيمة يختارها منفذ الجهاز تحتوي على اسم الجهاز كما هو معروف للمستخدم النهائي. يجب أن يكون هذا هو نفس الاسم الذي يتم بموجبه تسويق الجهاز وبيعه للمستخدمين النهائيين. لا توجد متطلبات على التنسيق المحدد لهذا الحقل ، باستثناء أنه يجب ألا يكون فارغًا أو السلسلة الفارغة (""). |
android.os.Build.PRODUCT | قيمة يختارها منفذ الجهاز تحتوي على اسم التطوير أو الاسم الرمزي للمنتج (SKU). يجب أن يكون قابلاً للقراءة من قبل الإنسان ، ولكن ليس بالضرورة أن يكون مخصصًا لعرضه بواسطة المستخدمين النهائيين. يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_-]+$" . |
android.os.Build.SERIAL | الرقم التسلسلي للجهاز ، إذا كان متوفرًا. يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^([a-zA-Z0-9]{0,20})$" . |
android.os.Build.TAGS | قائمة بالعلامات مفصولة بفواصل تم اختيارها بواسطة أداة تنفيذ الجهاز والتي تميز التصميم بشكل أكبر. على سبيل المثال ، "غير موقع ، تصحيح". يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_-]+$" . |
android.os.Build.TIME | قيمة تمثل الطابع الزمني لوقت حدوث الإنشاء. |
android.os.Build.TYPE | قيمة يختارها منفذ الجهاز تحدد تكوين وقت التشغيل للبنية. يجب أن يحتوي هذا الحقل على إحدى القيم المقابلة لتكوينات وقت تشغيل Android النموذجية الثلاثة: "user" أو "userdebug" أو "eng". يجب أن تكون قيمة هذا الحقل قابلة للتشفير كـ ASCII 7 بت وأن تطابق التعبير العادي "^[a-zA-Z0-9.,_-]+$" . |
android.os.Build.USER | اسم أو معرّف المستخدم للمستخدم (أو المستخدم الآلي) الذي أنشأ البناء. لا توجد متطلبات على التنسيق المحدد لهذا الحقل ، باستثناء أنه يجب ألا يكون فارغًا أو السلسلة الفارغة (""). |
3.2.3. توافق النية
يجب أن تحترم تطبيقات الجهاز نظام Intent سهل الاقتران في Android ، كما هو موضح في الأقسام أدناه. من خلال "التكريم" ، يُقصد به أن منفذ الجهاز يجب أن يوفر نشاطًا أو خدمة Android تحدد عامل تصفية نية مطابق ويرتبط بالسلوك الصحيح وينفذ لكل نمط نية محدد.
3.2.3.1. نوايا التطبيق الأساسية
يحدد مشروع Android upstream عددًا من التطبيقات الأساسية ، مثل جهات الاتصال والتقويم ومعرض الصور ومشغل الموسيقى وما إلى ذلك. قد تستبدل منفذي الأجهزة هذه التطبيقات بإصدارات بديلة.
ومع ذلك ، يجب أن تحترم أي إصدارات بديلة من هذا القبيل أنماط النية نفسها التي يوفرها مشروع المنبع. على سبيل المثال ، إذا كان الجهاز يحتوي على مشغل موسيقى بديل ، فلا يزال يتعين عليه الالتزام بنمط Intent الصادر عن تطبيقات الجهات الخارجية لاختيار أغنية.
تعتبر التطبيقات التالية من تطبيقات نظام Android الأساسية:
- ساعة مكتب
- المستعرض
- التقويم
- جهات الاتصال
- صالة عرض
- البحث العالمي
- منصة الإطلاق
- موسيقى
- إعدادات
تتضمن تطبيقات نظام Android الأساسية نشاطًا مختلفًا أو مكونات خدمة تعتبر "عامة". وهذا يعني أن السمة "android: exported" قد تكون غائبة ، أو قد تحتوي على القيمة "true".
لكل نشاط أو خدمة محددة في أحد تطبيقات نظام Android الأساسية والتي لم يتم وضع علامة عليها باعتبارها غير عامة عبر android: السمة المصدرة بالقيمة "false" ، يجب أن تتضمن عمليات تنفيذ الجهاز مكونًا من نفس النوع ينفذ نفس عامل تصفية Intent الأنماط كتطبيق أساسي لنظام Android.
بمعنى آخر ، قد يحل تطبيق الجهاز محل تطبيقات نظام Android الأساسية ؛ ومع ذلك ، إذا كان الأمر كذلك ، فيجب أن يدعم تطبيق الجهاز جميع أنماط Intent المحددة بواسطة كل تطبيق أساسي لنظام Android يتم استبداله.
3.2.3.2. تجاوزات النية
نظرًا لأن Android عبارة عن نظام أساسي قابل للتوسيع ، يجب أن تسمح تطبيقات الجهاز بإلغاء كل نمط نية مشار إليه في القسم 3.2.3.2 بواسطة تطبيقات الجهات الخارجية. يسمح تطبيق Android مفتوح المصدر المنبع لهذا الإجراء افتراضيًا ؛ يجب على منفذي الأجهزة عدم إرفاق امتيازات خاصة باستخدام تطبيقات النظام لأنماط النية هذه ، أو منع تطبيقات الجهات الخارجية من الارتباط بهذه الأنماط والتحكم فيها. يشمل هذا الحظر على سبيل المثال لا الحصر تعطيل واجهة المستخدم "المنتقي" التي تسمح للمستخدم بالاختيار بين تطبيقات متعددة تتعامل جميعها مع نفس نمط Intent.
3.2.3.3. مساحات أسماء النوايا
يجب ألا تتضمن تطبيقات الجهاز أي مكون Android يحترم أي أنماط نية جديدة أو نية بث باستخدام ACTION أو CATEGORY أو سلسلة مفاتيح أخرى في مساحة الاسم android. * أو com.android. *. يجب ألا يقوم منفذو الأجهزة بتضمين أي مكونات Android تحترم أي أنماط نية أو نية بث جديدة باستخدام ACTION أو CATEGORY أو سلسلة مفاتيح أخرى في مساحة حزمة تنتمي إلى مؤسسة أخرى. يجب على منفذي الأجهزة ألا يغيروا أو يوسعوا أيًا من أنماط النية المستخدمة بواسطة التطبيقات الأساسية المدرجة في القسم 3.2.3.1. قد تتضمن تطبيقات الجهاز أنماط Intent تستخدم مساحات الأسماء بشكل واضح وواضح مرتبطة بمؤسستهم.
هذا الحظر مماثل لما هو محدد لفئات لغة Java في القسم 3.6.
3.2.3.4. نوايا البث
تعتمد تطبيقات الطرف الثالث على النظام الأساسي لبث نوايا معينة لإعلامهم بالتغييرات في بيئة الأجهزة أو البرامج. يجب أن تبث الأجهزة المتوافقة مع Android نوايا البث العامة استجابة لأحداث النظام المناسبة. تم وصف أهداف البث في وثائق SDK.
3.3 توافق API الأصلي
3.3.1 واجهات التطبيق الثنائية
يمكن للكود المدار الذي يتم تشغيله في Dalvik الاتصال بالرمز الأصلي المقدم في ملف التطبيق .apk كملف ELF .so تم تجميعه لهندسة أجهزة الجهاز المناسبة. نظرًا لأن الكود الأصلي يعتمد بشكل كبير على تقنية المعالج الأساسية ، يحدد Android عددًا من واجهات التطبيقات الثنائية (ABIs) في Android NDK ، في ملف docs/CPU-ARCH-ABIS.txt
. إذا كان تطبيق الجهاز متوافقًا مع واحد أو أكثر من ABIs المحددة ، فيجب أن ينفذ التوافق مع Android NDK ، على النحو التالي.
إذا تضمن تنفيذ الجهاز دعم Android ABI ، فسيكون:
- يجب أن يتضمن دعمًا للكود الذي يتم تشغيله في البيئة المدارة للاتصال بالرمز الأصلي ، باستخدام دلالات Java Native Interface (JNI) القياسية.
- يجب أن يكون متوافقًا مع المصدر (أي متوافق مع الرأس) ومتوافقًا ثنائيًا (لـ ABI) مع كل مكتبة مطلوبة في القائمة أدناه
- يجب الإبلاغ بدقة عن الواجهة الثنائية للتطبيق الأصلي (ABI) التي يدعمها الجهاز ، عبر
android.os.Build.CPU_ABI
API - يجب الإبلاغ فقط عن ABIs الموثقة في أحدث إصدار من Android NDK ، في ملف
docs/CPU-ARCH-ABIS.txt
- يجب أن يتم بناؤها باستخدام الكود المصدري وملفات الرأس المتوفرة في مشروع Android مفتوح المصدر
يجب أن تكون واجهات برمجة التطبيقات البرمجية الأصلية التالية متاحة للتطبيقات التي تتضمن رمزًا أصليًا:
- libc (مكتبة C)
- libm (مكتبة الرياضيات)
- الحد الأدنى من الدعم لـ C ++
- واجهة JNI
- liblog (تسجيل Android)
- libz (ضغط Zlib)
- libdl (رابط ديناميكي)
- libGLESv1_CM.so (OpenGL ES 1.0)
- libGLESv2.so (OpenGL ES 2.0)
- libEGL.so (إدارة سطح OpenGL الأصلية)
- libjnigraphics.so
- libOpenSLES.so (دعم الصوت OpenSL ES 1.0.1)
- libOpenMAXAL.so (دعم OpenMAX AL 1.0.1)
- libandroid.so (دعم نشاط Android الأصلي)
- دعم OpenGL ، كما هو موضح أدناه
لاحظ أن الإصدارات المستقبلية من Android NDK قد تقدم دعمًا لـ ABIs إضافية. إذا كان تطبيق الجهاز غير متوافق مع ABI الحالي المحدد مسبقًا ، فيجب ألا يقدم تقريرًا عن دعم أي ABI على الإطلاق.
التوافق مع التعليمات البرمجية الأصلية يمثل تحديًا. لهذا السبب ، يجب أن نكرر أنه يتم تشجيع منفذي الأجهزة بشدة على استخدام تطبيقات المنبع للمكتبات المدرجة أعلاه للمساعدة في ضمان التوافق.
3.4. توافق الويب
3.4.1. التوافق مع WebView
يستخدم تطبيق Android Open Source محرك عرض WebKit لتنفيذ android.webkit.WebView
. نظرًا لأنه من غير المجدي تطوير مجموعة اختبار شاملة لنظام عرض الويب ، يجب على منفذي الأجهزة استخدام البنية الأولية المحددة لـ WebKit في تنفيذ WebView. خاصة:
- يجب أن تستند
android.webkit.WebView
لتطبيقات الأجهزة إلى إصدار WebKit 534.30 من شجرة Android Open Source المنبثقة لنظام Android 4.0. يتضمن هذا الإصدار مجموعة محددة من الوظائف وإصلاحات الأمان لـ WebView. قد تتضمن منفذي الأجهزة تخصيصات لتطبيق WebKit ؛ ومع ذلك ، يجب ألا تغير أي تخصيصات من سلوك WebView ، بما في ذلك سلوك العرض. - يجب أن تكون سلسلة وكيل المستخدم التي تم الإبلاغ عنها بواسطة WebView بهذا التنسيق:
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android $(VERSION); $(LOCALE); $(MODEL) Build/$(BUILD)) AppleWebKit/534.30 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/534.30
- يجب أن تكون قيمة السلسلة $ (VERSION) هي نفسها قيمة
android.os.Build.VERSION.RELEASE
- يجب أن تتبع قيمة السلسلة $ (LOCALE) اصطلاحات ISO لرمز البلد واللغة ، ويجب أن تشير إلى الإعدادات المحلية المكونة حاليًا للجهاز
- يجب أن تكون قيمة السلسلة $ (MODEL) هي نفسها قيمة
android.os.Build.MODEL
. - يجب أن تكون قيمة سلسلة $ (BUILD) مماثلة لقيمة
android.os.Build.ID
- يجب أن تكون قيمة السلسلة $ (VERSION) هي نفسها قيمة
يجب أن يتضمن مكون WebView دعمًا لأكبر قدر ممكن من HTML5 [ الموارد ، 11 ]. الحد الأدنى ، يجب أن تدعم تطبيقات الجهاز كل من واجهات برمجة التطبيقات هذه المرتبطة بـ HTML5 في WebView:
- ذاكرة التخزين المؤقت للتطبيق / عملية غير متصلة بالإنترنت [ الموارد ، 12 ]
- علامة <video> [ الموارد، 13 ]
- تحديد الموقع الجغرافي [ الموارد ، 14 ]
بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، يجب أن تدعم تطبيقات الجهاز واجهة برمجة تطبيقات التخزين على الويب HTML5 / W3C [ الموارد ، 15 ] ، ويجب أن تدعم HTML5 / W3C IndexedDB API [ الموارد ، 16 ]. لاحظ أنه نظرًا لأن هيئات معايير تطوير الويب تنتقل إلى تفضيل IndexedDB على التخزين على الويب ، فمن المتوقع أن تصبح IndexedDB مكونًا مطلوبًا في إصدار مستقبلي من Android.
يجب تعطيل واجهات برمجة تطبيقات HTML5 ، مثل جميع واجهات برمجة تطبيقات JavaScript ، بشكل افتراضي في WebView ، ما لم يمكّنها المطور صراحةً عبر واجهات برمجة تطبيقات Android المعتادة.
3.4.2. التوافق المتصفح
يجب أن تتضمن تطبيقات الجهاز تطبيق متصفح مستقل لتصفح الويب للمستخدم العام. قد يعتمد المستعرض المستقل على تقنية مستعرض بخلاف WebKit. ومع ذلك ، حتى إذا تم استخدام تطبيق متصفح بديل ، فإن مكون android.webkit.WebView
المقدم لتطبيقات الطرف الثالث يجب أن يعتمد على WebKit ، كما هو موضح في القسم 3.4.1.
قد تشحن التطبيقات سلسلة وكيل مستخدم مخصصة في تطبيق المستعرض المستقل.
يجب أن يتضمن تطبيق المستعرض المستقل (سواء كان مستندًا إلى تطبيق WebKit Browser أو بديل طرف ثالث) دعمًا لأكبر قدر ممكن من HTML5 [ الموارد ، 11 ]. الحد الأدنى ، يجب أن تدعم تطبيقات الجهاز كل من واجهات برمجة التطبيقات المرتبطة بـ HTML5:
- ذاكرة التخزين المؤقت للتطبيق / عملية غير متصلة بالإنترنت [ الموارد ، 12 ]
- علامة <video> [ الموارد، 13 ]
- تحديد الموقع الجغرافي [ الموارد ، 14 ]
بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، يجب أن تدعم تطبيقات الجهاز واجهة برمجة تطبيقات التخزين على الويب HTML5 / W3C [ الموارد ، 15 ] ، ويجب أن تدعم HTML5 / W3C IndexedDB API [ الموارد ، 16 ]. لاحظ أنه نظرًا لأن هيئات معايير تطوير الويب تنتقل إلى تفضيل IndexedDB على التخزين على الويب ، فمن المتوقع أن تصبح IndexedDB مكونًا مطلوبًا في إصدار مستقبلي من Android.
3.5 التوافق السلوكي API
يجب أن تكون سلوكيات كل نوع من أنواع واجهات برمجة التطبيقات (المدارة ، والناعمة ، والمحلية ، والويب) متوافقة مع التنفيذ المفضل لمشروع Android مفتوح المصدر المنبع [ الموارد ، 3 ]. بعض مجالات التوافق المحددة هي:
- يجب ألا تغير الأجهزة سلوك أو دلالات النية القياسية
- يجب ألا تغير الأجهزة دلالات دورة الحياة أو دورة الحياة لنوع معين من مكونات النظام (مثل الخدمة والنشاط و ContentProvider وما إلى ذلك)
- يجب ألا تغير الأجهزة دلالات الإذن القياسي
القائمة أعلاه ليست شاملة. تختبر مجموعة اختبار التوافق (CTS) أجزاء كبيرة من النظام الأساسي للتوافق السلوكي ، ولكن ليس كلها. تقع على عاتق المنفذ مسؤولية ضمان التوافق السلوكي مع مشروع Android مفتوح المصدر. لهذا السبب ، يجب على منفذي الأجهزة استخدام كود المصدر المتاح عبر مشروع Android مفتوح المصدر حيثما أمكن ، بدلاً من إعادة تنفيذ أجزاء مهمة من النظام.
3.6 مساحات أسماء API
يتبع Android اتفاقيات مساحة اسم الحزمة والفئة التي تحددها لغة برمجة Java. لضمان التوافق مع تطبيقات الجهات الخارجية ، يجب على منفذي الأجهزة عدم إجراء أي تعديلات محظورة (انظر أدناه) على مساحات أسماء الحزم هذه:
- جافا. *
- جافاكس. *
- الشمس.*
- ذكري المظهر.*
- com.android. *
تشمل التعديلات المحظورة ما يلي:
- يجب ألا تقوم تطبيقات الجهاز بتعديل واجهات برمجة التطبيقات المكشوفة للجمهور على نظام Android الأساسي عن طريق تغيير أي طريقة أو توقيعات فئة ، أو عن طريق إزالة الفئات أو حقول الفصل الدراسي.
- قد يقوم منفذو الأجهزة بتعديل التنفيذ الأساسي لواجهات برمجة التطبيقات ، ولكن يجب ألا تؤثر هذه التعديلات على السلوك المحدد وتوقيع لغة جافا لأي واجهات برمجة تطبيقات مكشوفة للجمهور.
- يجب على منفذي الأجهزة عدم إضافة أي عناصر مكشوفة للجمهور (مثل الفئات أو الواجهات أو الحقول أو الأساليب إلى الفئات أو الواجهات الحالية) إلى واجهات برمجة التطبيقات أعلاه.
"العنصر المكشوف للعامة" هو أي بناء غير مزين بعلامة "hide" كما هو مستخدم في كود مصدر Android الرئيسي. بمعنى آخر ، يجب على منفذي الأجهزة عدم كشف واجهات برمجة التطبيقات الجديدة أو تغيير واجهات برمجة التطبيقات الحالية في مساحات الأسماء المذكورة أعلاه. قد يقوم منفذو الأجهزة بإجراء تعديلات داخلية فقط ، ولكن يجب عدم الإعلان عن هذه التعديلات أو عرضها للمطورين.
قد تضيف منفذي الأجهزة واجهات برمجة تطبيقات مخصصة ، ولكن يجب ألا تكون أي واجهات برمجة تطبيقات في مساحة اسم مملوكة أو تشير إلى مؤسسة أخرى. على سبيل المثال ، يجب ألا تضيف منفذي الأجهزة واجهات برمجة التطبيقات إلى com.google. * أو مساحة اسم مشابهة ؛ جوجل فقط هي التي يجوز لها القيام بذلك. وبالمثل ، يجب ألا تضيف Google واجهات برمجة التطبيقات إلى مساحات أسماء الشركات الأخرى. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، إذا كان تطبيق الجهاز يتضمن واجهات برمجة تطبيقات مخصصة خارج مساحة اسم Android القياسية ، فيجب تجميع واجهات برمجة التطبيقات هذه في مكتبة Android المشتركة بحيث تتأثر التطبيقات التي تستخدمها صراحةً فقط (عبر آلية <uses-library>
) بزيادة استخدام الذاكرة من واجهات برمجة التطبيقات هذه.
إذا اقترح منفذ الجهاز تحسين إحدى مساحات أسماء الحزم أعلاه (مثل إضافة وظائف جديدة مفيدة إلى واجهة برمجة تطبيقات موجودة أو إضافة واجهة برمجة تطبيقات جديدة) ، فيجب على المنفذ زيارة source.android.com والبدء في عملية المساهمة بالتغييرات و حسب المعلومات الموجودة على هذا الموقع.
لاحظ أن القيود أعلاه تتوافق مع الاصطلاحات القياسية لتسمية واجهات برمجة التطبيقات بلغة برمجة Java ؛ يهدف هذا القسم ببساطة إلى تعزيز تلك الاتفاقيات وجعلها ملزمة من خلال إدراجها في تعريف التوافق هذا.
3.7 توافق الجهاز الظاهري
يجب أن تدعم تطبيقات الجهاز المواصفات الكاملة لـ Dalvik Executable (DEX) ودلالات Dalvik Virtual Machine [ الموارد ، 17 ].
يجب أن تقوم تطبيقات الجهاز بتهيئة Dalvik لتخصيص الذاكرة وفقًا لمنصة Android الرئيسية ، وكما هو محدد في الجدول التالي. (راجع القسم 7.1.1 لمعرفة حجم الشاشة وتعريفات كثافة الشاشة.)
لاحظ أن قيم الذاكرة المحددة أدناه تعتبر قيمًا دنيا ، وقد تخصص تطبيقات الجهاز ذاكرة أكبر لكل تطبيق.
حجم الشاشة | كثافة الشاشة | ذاكرة التطبيق |
صغير / عادي / كبير | ldpi / mdpi | 16 ميغا بايت |
صغير / عادي / كبير | tvdpi / hdpi | 32 ميغا بايت |
small / normal / large | xhdpi | 64MB |
xlarge | mdpi | 32MB |
xlarge | tvdpi / hdpi | 64MB |
xlarge | xhdpi | 128MB |
3.8. User Interface Compatibility
3.8.1. Widgets
Android defines a component type and corresponding API and lifecycle that allows applications to expose an "AppWidget" to the end user [ Resources, 18 ]. The Android Open Source reference release includes a Launcher application that includes user interface affordances allowing the user to add, view, and remove AppWidgets from the home screen.
Device implementations MAY substitute an alternative to the reference Launcher (ie home screen). Alternative Launchers SHOULD include built-in support for AppWidgets, and expose user interface affordances to add, configure, view, and remove AppWidgets directly within the Launcher. Alternative Launchers MAY omit these user interface elements; however, if they are omitted, the device implementation MUST provide a separate application accessible from the Launcher that allows users to add, configure, view, and remove AppWidgets.
Device implementations MUST be capable of rendering widgets that are 4 x 4 in the standard grid size. (See the App Widget Design Guidelines in the Android SDK documentation [ Resources, 18 ] for details.
3.8.2. Notifications
Android includes APIs that allow developers to notify users of notable events [ Resources, 19 ], using hardware and software features of the device.
Some APIs allow applications to perform notifications or attract attention using hardware, specifically sound, vibration, and light. Device implementations MUST support notifications that use hardware features, as described in the SDK documentation, and to the extent possible with the device implementation hardware. For instance, if a device implementation includes a vibrator, it MUST correctly implement the vibration APIs. If a device implementation lacks hardware, the corresponding APIs MUST be implemented as no-ops. Note that this behavior is further detailed in Section 7.
Additionally, the implementation MUST correctly render all resources (icons, sound files, etc.) provided for in the APIs [ Resources, 20 ], or in the Status/System Bar icon style guide [ Resources, 21 ]. Device implementers MAY provide an alternative user experience for notifications than that provided by the reference Android Open Source implementation; however, such alternative notification systems MUST support existing notification resources, as above.
Android 4.0 includes support for rich notifications, such as interactive Views for ongoing notifications. Device implementations MUST properly display and execute rich notifications, as documented in the Android APIs.
3.8.3. Search
Android includes APIs [ Resources, 22 ] that allow developers to incorporate search into their applications, and expose their application's data into the global system search. Generally speaking, this functionality consists of a single, system-wide user interface that allows users to enter queries, displays suggestions as users type, and displays results. The Android APIs allow developers to reuse this interface to provide search within their own apps, and allow developers to supply results to the common global search user interface.
Device implementations MUST include a single, shared, system-wide search user interface capable of real-time suggestions in response to user input. Device implementations MUST implement the APIs that allow developers to reuse this user interface to provide search within their own applications. Device implementations MUST implement the APIs that allow third-party applications to add suggestions to the search box when it is run in global search mode. If no third-party applications are installed that make use of this functionality, the default behavior SHOULD be to display web search engine results and suggestions.
3.8.4. Toasts
Applications can use the "Toast" API (defined in [ Resources, 23 ]) to display short non-modal strings to the end user, that disappear after a brief period of time. Device implementations MUST display Toasts from applications to end users in some high-visibility manner.
3.8.5. Themes
Android provides "themes" as a mechanism for applications to apply styles across an entire Activity or application. Android 3.0 introduced a new "Holo" or "holographic" theme as a set of defined styles for application developers to use if they want to match the Holo theme look and feel as defined by the Android SDK [ Resources, 24 ]. Device implementations MUST NOT alter any of the Holo theme attributes exposed to applications [ Resources, 25 ].
Android 4.0 introduces a new "Device Default" theme as a set of defined styles for application developers to use if they want to match the look and feel of the device theme as defined by the device implementer. Device implementations MAY modify the DeviceDefault theme attributes exposed to applications [ Resources, 25 ].
3.8.6. Live Wallpapers
Android defines a component type and corresponding API and lifecycle that allows applications to expose one or more "Live Wallpapers" to the end user [ Resources, 26 ]. Live Wallpapers are animations, patterns, or similar images with limited input capabilities that display as a wallpaper, behind other applications.
Hardware is considered capable of reliably running live wallpapers if it can run all live wallpapers, with no limitations on functionality, at a reasonable framerate with no adverse affects on other applications. If limitations in the hardware cause wallpapers and/or applications to crash, malfunction, consume excessive CPU or battery power, or run at unacceptably low frame rates, the hardware is considered incapable of running live wallpaper. As an example, some live wallpapers may use an Open GL 1.0 or 2.0 context to render their content. Live wallpaper will not run reliably on hardware that does not support multiple OpenGL contexts because the live wallpaper use of an OpenGL context may conflict with other applications that also use an OpenGL context.
Device implementations capable of running live wallpapers reliably as described above SHOULD implement live wallpapers. Device implementations determined to not run live wallpapers reliably as described above MUST NOT implement live wallpapers.
3.8.7. Recent Application Display
The upstream Android 4.0 source code includes a user interface for displaying recent applications using a thumbnail image of the application's graphical state at the moment the user last left the application. Device implementations MAY alter or eliminate this user interface; however, a future version of Android is planned to make more extensive use of this functionality. Device implementations are strongly encouraged to use the upstream Android 4.0 user interface (or a similar thumbnail-based interface) for recent applications, or else they may not be compatible with a future version of Android.
3.8.8. Input Management Settings
Android 4.0 includes support for Input Management Engines. The Android 4.0 APIs allow custom app IMEs to specify user-tunable settings. Device implementations MUST include a way for the user to access IME settings at all times when an IME that provides such user settings is displayed.
3.9 Device Administration
Android 4.0 includes features that allow security-aware applications to perform device administration functions at the system level, such as enforcing password policies or performing remote wipe, through the Android Device Administration API [ Resources, 27 ]. Device implementations MUST provide an implementation of the DevicePolicyManager
class [ Resources, 28 ], and SHOULD support the full range of device administration policies defined in the Android SDK documentation [ Resources, 27 ].
If device implementations do not support the full range of device administration policies, they MUST NOT allow device administration applications to be enabled. Specifically, if a device does not support all device administration policies, the device implementation MUST respond to the android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager.ACTION_ADD_DEVICE_ADMIN
intent, but MUST display a message notifying the user that the device does not support device administration.
3.10 Accessibility
Android 4.0 provides an accessibility layer that helps users with disabilities to navigate their devices more easily. In addition, Android 4.0 provides platform APIs that enable accessibility service implementations to receive callbacks for user and system events and generate alternate feedback mechanisms, such as text-to-speech, haptic feedback, and trackball/d-pad navigation [ Resources, 29 ]. Device implementations MUST provide an implementation of the Android accessibility framework consistent with the default Android implementation. Specifically, device implementations MUST meet the following requirements.
- Device implementations MUST support third party accessibility service implementations through the
android.accessibilityservice
APIs [ Resources, 30 ]. - Device implementations MUST generate
AccessibilityEvent
s and deliver these events to all registeredAccessibilityService
implementations in a manner consistent with the default Android implementation. - Device implementations MUST provide a user-accessible mechanism to enable and disable accessibility services, and MUST display this interface in response to the
android.provider.Settings.ACTION_ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS
intent.
Additionally, device implementations SHOULD provide an implementation of an accessibility service on the device, and SHOULD provide a mechanism for users to enable the accessibility service during device setup. An open source implementation of an accessibility service is available from the Eyes Free project [ Resources, 31 ].
3.11 Text-to-Speech
Android 4.0 includes APIs that allow applications to make use of text-to-speech (TTS) services, and allows service providers to provide implementations of TTS services [ Resources, 32 ]. Device implementations MUST meet these requirements related to the Android TTS framework:
- Device implementations MUST support the Android TTS framework APIs and SHOULD include a TTS engine supporting the languages available on the device. Note that the upstream Android open source software includes a full-featured TTS engine implementation.
- Device implementations MUST support installation of third-party TTS engines.
- Device implementations MUST provide a user-accessible interface that allows users to select a TTS engine for use at the system level.
4. Application Packaging Compatibility
Device implementations MUST install and run Android ".apk" files as generated by the "aapt" tool included in the official Android SDK [ Resources, 33 ].
Devices implementations MUST NOT extend either the .apk [ Resources, 34 ], Android Manifest [ Resources, 35 ], Dalvik bytecode [ Resources, 17 ], or renderscript bytecode formats in such a way that would prevent those files from installing and running correctly on other compatible devices. Device implementers SHOULD use the reference upstream implementation of Dalvik, and the reference implementation's package management system.
5. Multimedia Compatibility
Device implementations MUST include at least one form of audio output, such as speakers, headphone jack, external speaker connection, etc.
5.1. Media Codecs
Device implementations MUST support the core media formats specified in the Android SDK documentation [ Resources, 58 ] except where explicitly permitted in this document. Specifically, device implementations MUST support the media formats, encoders, decoders, file types and container formats defined in the tables below. All of these codecs are provided as software implementations in the preferred Android implementation from the Android Open Source Project.
Please note that neither Google nor the Open Handset Alliance make any representation that these codecs are unencumbered by third-party patents. Those intending to use this source code in hardware or software products are advised that implementations of this code, including in open source software or shareware, may require patent licenses from the relevant patent holders.
Note that these tables do not list specific bitrate requirements for most video codecs because current device hardware does not necessarily support bitrates that map exactly to the required bitrates specified by the relevant standards. Instead, device implementations SHOULD support the highest bitrate practical on the hardware, up to the limits defined by the specifications.
Type | Format / Codec | Encoder | Decoder | Details | File Type(s) / Container Formats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Audio | AAC LC/LTP | REQUIRED Required for device implementations that include microphone hardware and define android.hardware.microphone . | REQUIRED | Mono/Stereo content in any combination of standard bit rates up to 160 kbps and sampling rates from 8 to 48kHz |
|
HE-AACv1 (AAC+) | REQUIRED | ||||
HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) | REQUIRED | ||||
AMR-NB | REQUIRED Required for device implementations that include microphone hardware and define android.hardware.microphone . | REQUIRED | 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz | 3GPP (.3gp) | |
AMR-WB | REQUIRED Required for device implementations that include microphone hardware and define android.hardware.microphone . | REQUIRED | 9 rates from 6.60 kbit/s to 23.85 kbit/s sampled @ 16kHz | 3GPP (.3gp) | |
FLAC | REQUIRED (Android 3.1+) | Mono/Stereo (no multichannel). Sample rates up to 48 kHz (but up to 44.1 kHz is recommended on devices with 44.1 kHz output, as the 48 to 44.1 kHz downsampler does not include a low-pass filter). 16-bit recommended; no dither applied for 24-bit. | FLAC (.flac) only | ||
MP3 | REQUIRED | Mono/Stereo 8-320Kbps constant (CBR) or variable bit-rate (VBR) | MP3 (.mp3) | ||
MIDI | REQUIRED | MIDI Type 0 and 1. DLS Version 1 and 2. XMF and Mobile XMF. Support for ringtone formats RTTTL/RTX, OTA, and iMelody |
| ||
Vorbis | REQUIRED |
| |||
PCM/WAVE | REQUIRED | 8- and 16-bit linear PCM (rates up to limit of hardware) | WAVE (.wav) | ||
Image | JPEG | REQUIRED | REQUIRED | Base+progressive | JPEG (.jpg) |
GIF | REQUIRED | GIF (.gif) | |||
PNG | REQUIRED | REQUIRED | PNG (.png) | ||
BMP | REQUIRED | BMP (.bmp) | |||
WEBP | REQUIRED | REQUIRED | WebP (.webp) | ||
Video | H.263 | REQUIRED Required for device implementations that include camera hardware and define android.hardware.camera or android.hardware.camera.front . | REQUIRED |
| |
H.264 AVC | REQUIRED Required for device implementations that include camera hardware and define android.hardware.camera or android.hardware.camera.front . | REQUIRED | Baseline Profile (BP) |
| |
MPEG-4 SP | REQUIRED | 3GPP (.3gp) | |||
VP8 | REQUIRED (Android 2.3.3+) | WebM (.webm) and Matroska (.mkv, Android 4.0+) |
5.2 Video Encoding
Android device implementations that include a rear-facing camera and declare android.hardware.camera
SHOULD support the following video encoding profiles.
SD (Low quality) | SD (High quality) | HD (When supported by hardware) | |
---|---|---|---|
Video codec | H.264 Baseline Profile | H.264 Baseline Profile | H.264 Baseline Profile |
Video resolution | 176 x 144 px | 480 x 360 px | 1280 x 720 px |
Video frame rate | 12 fps | 30 fps | 30 fps |
Video bitrate | 56 Kbps | 500 Kbps or higher | 2 Mbps or higher |
Audio codec | AAC-LC | AAC-LC | AAC-LC |
Audio channels | 1 (mono) | 2 (stereo) | 2 (stereo) |
Audio bitrate | 24 Kbps | 128 Kbps | 192 Kbps |
5.3. Audio Recording
When an application has used the android.media.AudioRecord
API to start recording an audio stream, device implementations that include microphone hardware and declare android.hardware.microphone
MUST sample and record audio with each of these behaviors:
- The device SHOULD exhibit approximately flat amplitude versus frequency characteristics; specifically, ±3 dB, from 100 Hz to 4000 Hz
- Audio input sensitivity SHOULD be set such that a 90 dB sound power level (SPL) source at 1000 Hz yields RMS of 2500 for 16-bit samples.
- PCM amplitude levels SHOULD linearly track input SPL changes over at least a 30 dB range from -18 dB to +12 dB re 90 dB SPL at the microphone.
- Total harmonic distortion SHOULD be less than 1% from 100 Hz to 4000 Hz at 90 dB SPL input level.
In addition to the above recording specifications, when an application has started recording an audio stream using the android.media.MediaRecorder.AudioSource.VOICE_RECOGNITION
audio source:
- Noise reduction processing, if present, MUST be disabled.
- Automatic gain control, if present, MUST be disabled.
Note: while some of the requirements outlined above are stated as "SHOULD" for Android 4.0, the Compatibility Definition for a future version is planned to change these to "MUST". That is, these requirements are optional in Android 4.0 but will be required by a future version. Existing and new devices that run Android 4.0 are very strongly encouraged to meet these requirements in Android 4.0 , or they will not be able to attain Android compatibility when upgraded to the future version.
5.4. Audio Latency
Audio latency is broadly defined as the interval between when an application requests an audio playback or record operation, and when the device implementation actually begins the operation. Many classes of applications rely on short latencies, to achieve real-time effects such sound effects or VOIP communication. Device implementations that include microphone hardware and declare android.hardware.microphone
SHOULD meet all audio latency requirements outlined in this section. See Section 7 for details on the conditions under which microphone hardware may be omitted by device implementations.
For the purposes of this section:
- "cold output latency" is defined to be the interval between when an application requests audio playback and when sound begins playing, when the audio system has been idle and powered down prior to the request
- "warm output latency" is defined to be the interval between when an application requests audio playback and when sound begins playing, when the audio system has been recently used but is currently idle (that is, silent)
- "continuous output latency" is defined to be the interval between when an application issues a sample to be played and when the speaker physically plays the corresponding sound, while the device is currently playing back audio
- "cold input latency" is defined to be the interval between when an application requests audio recording and when the first sample is delivered to the application via its callback, when the audio system and microphone has been idle and powered down prior to the request
- "continuous input latency" is defined to be when an ambient sound occurs and when the sample corresponding to that sound is delivered to a recording application via its callback, while the device is in recording mode
Using the above definitions, device implementations SHOULD exhibit each of these properties:
- cold output latency of 100 milliseconds or less
- warm output latency of 10 milliseconds or less
- continuous output latency of 45 milliseconds or less
- cold input latency of 100 milliseconds or less
- continuous input latency of 50 milliseconds or less
Note: while the requirements outlined above are stated as "SHOULD" for Android 4.0, the Compatibility Definition for a future version is planned to change these to "MUST". That is, these requirements are optional in Android 4.0 but will be required by a future version. Existing and new devices that run Android 4.0 are very strongly encouraged to meet these requirements in Android 4.0 , or they will not be able to attain Android compatibility when upgraded to the future version.
If a device implementation meets the requirements of this section, it MAY report support for low-latency audio, by reporting the feature "android.hardware.audio.low-latency" via the android.content.pm.PackageManager
class. [ Resources, 37 ] Conversely, if the device implementation does not meet these requirements it MUST NOT report support for low-latency audio.
5.5. Network Protocols
Devices MUST support the media network protocols for audio and video playback as specified in the Android SDK documentation [ Resources, 58 ]. Specifically, devices MUST support the following media network protocols:
- RTSP (RTP, SDP)
- HTTP(S) progressive streaming
- HTTP(S) Live Streaming draft protocol, Version 3 [ Resources, 59 ]
6. Developer Tool Compatibility
Device implementations MUST support the Android Developer Tools provided in the Android SDK. Specifically, Android-compatible devices MUST be compatible with:
- Android Debug Bridge (known as adb) [ Resources, 33 ]
Device implementations MUST support alladb
functions as documented in the Android SDK. The device-sideadb
daemon MUST be inactive by default, and there MUST be a user-accessible mechanism to turn on the Android Debug Bridge. - Dalvik Debug Monitor Service (known as ddms) [ Resources, 33 ]
Device implementations MUST support allddms
features as documented in the Android SDK. Asddms
usesadb
, support forddms
SHOULD be inactive by default, but MUST be supported whenever the user has activated the Android Debug Bridge, as above. - Monkey [ Resources, 36 ]
Device implementations MUST include the Monkey framework, and make it available for applications to use.
Most Linux-based systems and Apple Macintosh systems recognize Android devices using the standard Android SDK tools, without additional support; however Microsoft Windows systems typically require a driver for new Android devices. (For instance, new vendor IDs and sometimes new device IDs require custom USB drivers for Windows systems.) If a device implementation is unrecognized by the adb
tool as provided in the standard Android SDK, device implementers MUST provide Windows drivers allowing developers to connect to the device using the adb
protocol. These drivers MUST be provided for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
7. Hardware Compatibility
If a device includes a particular hardware component that has a corresponding API for third-party developers, the device implementation MUST implement that API as described in the Android SDK documentation. If an API in the SDK interacts with a hardware component that is stated to be optional and the device implementation does not possess that component:
- complete class definitions (as documented by the SDK) for the component's APIs MUST still be present
- the API's behaviors MUST be implemented as no-ops in some reasonable fashion
- API methods MUST return null values where permitted by the SDK documentation
- API methods MUST return no-op implementations of classes where null values are not permitted by the SDK documentation
- API methods MUST NOT throw exceptions not documented by the SDK documentation
A typical example of a scenario where these requirements apply is the telephony API: even on non-phone devices, these APIs must be implemented as reasonable no-ops.
Device implementations MUST accurately report accurate hardware configuration information via the getSystemAvailableFeatures()
and hasSystemFeature(String)
methods on the android.content.pm.PackageManager
class. [ Resources, 37 ]
7.1. Display and Graphics
Android 4.0 includes facilities that automatically adjust application assets and UI layouts appropriately for the device, to ensure that third-party applications run well on a variety of hardware configurations [ Resources, 38 ]. Devices MUST properly implement these APIs and behaviors, as detailed in this section.
The units referenced by the requirements in this section are defined as follows:
- "Physical diagonal size" is the distance in inches between two opposing corners of the illuminated portion of the display.
- "dpi" (meaning "dots per inch") is the number of pixels encompassed by a linear horizontal or vertical span of 1". Where dpi values are listed, both horizontal and vertical dpi must fall within the range.
- "Aspect ratio" is the ratio of the longer dimension of the screen to the shorter dimension. For example, a display of 480x854 pixels would be 854 / 480 = 1.779, or roughly "16:9".
- A "density-independent pixel" or ("dp") is the virtual pixel unit normalized to a 160 dpi screen, calculated as:
pixels = dps * (density / 160)
.
7.1.1. Screen Configuration
Screen Size
The Android UI framework supports a variety of different screen sizes, and allows applications to query the device screen size (aka "screen layout") via android.content.res.Configuration.screenLayout
with the SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK
. Device implementations MUST report the correct screen size as defined in the Android SDK documentation [ Resources, 38 ] and determined by the upstream Android platform. Specifically, device implementations must report the correct screen size according to the following logical density-independent pixel (dp) screen dimensions.
- Devices MUST have screen sizes of at least 426 dp x 320 dp ('small')
- Devices that report screen size 'normal' MUST have screen sizes of at least 470 dp x 320 dp
- Devices that report screen size 'large' MUST have screen sizes of at least 640 dp x 480 dp
- Devices that report screen size 'xlarge' MUST have screen sizes of at least 960 dp x 720 dp
In addition, devices MUST have screen sizes of at least 2.5 inches in physical diagonal size.
Devices MUST NOT change their reported screen size at any time.
Applications optionally indicate which screen sizes they support via the <supports-screens>
attribute in the AndroidManifest.xml file. Device implementations MUST correctly honor applications' stated support for small, normal, large, and xlarge screens, as described in the Android SDK documentation.
Screen Aspect Ratio
The aspect ratio MUST be between 1.3333 (4:3) and 1.85 (16:9).
Screen Density
The Android UI framework defines a set of standard logical densities to help application developers target application resources. Device implementations MUST report one of the following logical Android framework densities through the android.util.DisplayMetrics
APIs, and MUST execute applications at this standard density.
- 120 dpi, known as 'ldpi'
- 160 dpi, known as 'mdpi'
- 213 dpi, known as 'tvdpi'
- 240 dpi, known as 'hdpi'
- 320 dpi, known as 'xhdpi'
7.1.2. Display Metrics
Device implementations MUST report correct values for all display metrics defined in android.util.DisplayMetrics
[ Resources, 39 ].
7.1.3. Screen Orientation
Devices MUST support dynamic orientation by applications to either portrait or landscape screen orientation. That is, the device must respect the application's request for a specific screen orientation. Device implementations MAY select either portrait or landscape orientation as the default.
Devices MUST report the correct value for the device's current orientation, whenever queried via the android.content.res.Configuration.orientation, android.view.Display.getOrientation(), or other APIs.
Devices MUST NOT change the reported screen size or density when changing orientation.
Devices MUST report which screen orientations they support ( android.hardware.screen.portrait
and/or android.hardware.screen.landscape
) and MUST report at least one supported orientation. For example, a device with a fixed-orientation landscape screen, such as a television or laptop, MUST only report android.hardware.screen.landscape
.
7.1.4. 2D and 3D Graphics Acceleration
Device implementations MUST support both OpenGL ES 1.0 and 2.0, as embodied and detailed in the Android SDK documentations. Device implementations MUST also support Android Renderscript, as detailed in the Android SDK documentation [ Resources, 8 ].
Device implementations MUST also correctly identify themselves as supporting OpenGL ES 1.0 and 2.0. That is:
- The managed APIs (such as via the
GLES10.getString()
method) MUST report support for OpenGL ES 1.0 and 2.0 - The native C/C++ OpenGL APIs (that is, those available to apps via libGLES_v1CM.so, libGLES_v2.so, or libEGL.so) MUST report support for OpenGL ES 1.0 and 2.0.
Device implementations MAY implement any desired OpenGL ES extensions. However, device implementations MUST report via the OpenGL ES managed and native APIs all extension strings that they do support, and conversely MUST NOT report extension strings that they do not support.
Note that Android 4.0 includes support for applications to optionally specify that they require specific OpenGL texture compression formats. These formats are typically vendor-specific. Device implementations are not required by Android 4.0 to implement any specific texture compression format. However, they SHOULD accurately report any texture compression formats that they do support, via the getString()
method in the OpenGL API.
Android 3.0 introduced a mechanism for applications to declare that they wanted to enable hardware acceleration for 2D graphics at the Application, Activity, Window or View level through the use of a manifest tag android:hardwareAccelerated
or direct API calls [ Resources, 9 ].
In Android 4.0, device implementations MUST enable hardware acceleration by default, and MUST disable hardware acceleration if the developer so requests by setting android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
or disabling hardware acceleration directly through the Android View APIs.
In addition, device implementations MUST exhibit behavior consistent with the Android SDK documentation on hardware acceleration [ Resources, 9 ].
Android 4.0 includes a TextureView
object that lets developers directly integrate hardware-accelerated OpenGL ES textures as rendering targets in a UI hierarchy. Device implementations MUST support the TextureView
API, and MUST exhibit consistent behavior with the upstream Android implementation.
7.1.5. Legacy Application Compatibility Mode
Android 4.0 specifies a "compatibility mode" in which the framework operates in an 'normal' screen size equivalent (320dp width) mode for the benefit of legacy applications not developed for old versions of Android that pre-date screen-size independence. Device implementations MUST include support for legacy application compatibility mode as implemented by the upstream Android open source code. That is, device implementations MUST NOT alter the triggers or thresholds at which compatibility mode is activated, and MUST NOT alter the behavior of the compatibility mode itself.
7.1.6. Screen Types
Device implementation screens are classified as one of two types:
- Fixed-pixel display implementations: the screen is a single panel that supports only a single pixel width and height. Typically the screen is physically integrated with the device. Examples include mobile phones, tablets, and so on.
- Variable-pixel display implementations: the device implementation either has no embedded screen and includes a video output port such as VGA or HDMI for display, or has an embedded screen that can change pixel dimensions. Examples include televisions, set-top boxes, and so on.
Fixed-Pixel Device Implementations
Fixed-pixel device implementations MAY use screens of any pixel dimensions, provided that they meet the requirements defined this Compatibility Definition.
Fixed-pixel implementations MAY include a video output port for use with an external display. However, if that display is ever used for running apps, the device MUST meet the following requirements:
- The device MUST report the same screen configuration and display metrics, as detailed in Sections 7.1.1 and 7.1.2, as the fixed-pixel display.
- The device MUST report the same logical density as the fixed-pixel display.
- The device MUST report screen dimensions that are the same as, or very close to, the fixed-pixel display.
For example, a tablet that is 7" diagonal size with a 1024x600 pixel resolution is considered a fixed-pixel large mdpi display implementation. If it contains a video output port that displays at 720p or 1080p, the device implementation MUST scale the output so that applications are only executed in a large mdpi window, regardless of whether the fixed-pixel display or video output port is in use.
Variable-Pixel Device Implementations
Variable-pixel device implementations MUST support one or both of 1280x720, or 1920x1080 (that is, 720p or 1080p). Device implementations with variable-pixel displays MUST NOT support any other screen configuration or mode. Device implementations with variable-pixel screens MAY change screen configuration or mode at runtime or boot-time. For example, a user of a set-top box may replace a 720p display with a 1080p display, and the device implementation may adjust accordingly.
Additionally, variable-pixel device implementations MUST report the following configuration buckets for these pixel dimensions:
- 1280x720 (also known as 720p): 'large' screen size, 'tvdpi' (213 dpi) density
- 1920x1080 (also known as 1080p): 'large' screen size, 'xhdpi' (320 dpi) density
For clarity, device implementations with variable pixel dimensions are restricted to 720p or 1080p in Android 4.0, and MUST be configured to report screen size and density buckets as noted above.
7.1.7. Screen Technology
The Android platform includes APIs that allow applications to render rich graphics to the display. Devices MUST support all of these APIs as defined by the Android SDK unless specifically allowed in this document. Specifically:
- Devices MUST support displays capable of rendering 16-bit color graphics and SHOULD support displays capable of 24-bit color graphics.
- Devices MUST support displays capable of rendering animations.
- The display technology used MUST have a pixel aspect ratio (PAR) between 0.9 and 1.1. That is, the pixel aspect ratio MUST be near square (1.0) with a 10% tolerance.
7.2. Input Devices
7.2.1. Keyboard
Device implementations:
- MUST include support for the Input Management Framework (which allows third party developers to create Input Management Engines - ie soft keyboard) as detailed at http://developer.android.com
- MUST provide at least one soft keyboard implementation (regardless of whether a hard keyboard is present)
- MAY include additional soft keyboard implementations
- MAY include a hardware keyboard
- MUST NOT include a hardware keyboard that does not match one of the formats specified in
android.content.res.Configuration.keyboard
[ Resources, 40 ] (that is, QWERTY, or 12-key)
7.2.2. Non-touch Navigation
Device implementations:
- MAY omit a non-touch navigation option (that is, may omit a trackball, d-pad, or wheel)
- MUST report the correct value for
android.content.res.Configuration.navigation
[ Resources, 40 ] - MUST provide a reasonable alternative user interface mechanism for the selection and editing of text, compatible with Input Management Engines. The upstream Android open source software includes a selection mechanism suitable for use with devices that lack non-touch navigation inputs.
7.2.3. Navigation keys
The Home, Menu and Back functions are essential to the Android navigation paradigm. Device implementations MUST make these functions available to the user at all times when running applications. These functions MAY be implemented via dedicated physical buttons (such as mechanical or capacitive touch buttons), or MAY be implemented using dedicated software keys, gestures, touch panel, etc. Android 4.0 supports both implementations.
Device implementations MAY use a distinct portion of the screen to display the navigation keys, but if so, MUST meet these requirements:
- Device implementation navigation keys MUST use a distinct portion of the screen, not available to applications, and MUST NOT obscure or otherwise interfere with the portion of the screen available to applications.
- Device implementations MUST make available a portion of the display to applications that meets the requirements defined in Section 7.1.1 .
- Device implementations MUST display the navigation keys when applications do not specify a system UI mode, or specify
SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE
. - Device implementations MUST present the navigation keys in an unobtrusive "low profile" (eg. dimmed) mode when applications specify
SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE
. - Device implementations MUST hide the navigation keys when applications specify
SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
. - Device implementation MUST present a Menu key to applications when targetSdkVersion <= 10 and SHOULD NOT present a Menu key when the targetSdkVersion > 10.
7.2.4. Touchscreen input
Device implementations:
- MUST have a pointer input system of some kind (either mouse-like, or touch)
- MAY have a touchscreen of any modality (such as capacitive or resistive)
- SHOULD support fully independently tracked pointers, if a touchscreen supports multiple pointers
- MUST report the value of
android.content.res.Configuration.touchscreen
[ Resources, 40 ] corresponding to the type of the specific touchscreen on the device
Android 4.0 includes support for a variety of touch screens, touch pads, and fake touch input devices. Touch screen based device implementations are associated with a display [ Resources, 61 ] such that the user has the impression of directly manipulating items on screen. Since the user is directly touching the screen, the system does not require any additional affordances to indicate the objects being manipulated. In contrast, a fake touch interface provides a user input system that approximates a subset of touchscreen capabilities. For example, a mouse or remote control that drives an on-screen cursor approximates touch, but requires the user to first point or focus then click. Numerous input devices like the mouse, trackpad, gyro-based air mouse, gyro-pointer, joystick, and multi-touch trackpad can support fake touch interactions. Android 4.0 includes the feature constant android.hardware.faketouch
, which corresponds to a high-fidelity non-touch (that is, pointer-based) input device such as a mouse or trackpad that can adequately emulate touch-based input (including basic gesture support), and indicates that the device supports an emulated subset of touchscreen functionality. Device implementations that declare the fake touch feature MUST meet the fake touch requirements in Section 7.2.5 .
Device implementations MUST report the correct feature corresponding to the type of input used. Device implementations that include a touchscreen (single-touch or better) MUST also report the platform feature constant android.hardware.faketouch
. Device implementations that do not include a touchscreen (and rely on a pointer device only) MUST NOT report any touchscreen feature, and MUST report only android.hardware.faketouch
if they meet the fake touch requirements in Section 7.2.5 .
7.2.5. Fake touch input
Device implementations that declare support for android.hardware.faketouch
- MUST report the absolute X and Y screen positions of the pointer location and display a visual pointer on the screen[ Resources, 60 ]
- MUST report touch event with the action code [ Resources, 60 ] that specifies the state change that occurs on the pointer going
down
orup
on the screen [ Resources, 60 ] - MUST support pointer
down
andup
on an object on the screen, which allows users to emulate tap on an object on the screen - MUST support pointer
down
, pointerup
, pointerdown
then pointerup
in the same place on an object on the screen within a time threshold, which allows users to emulate double tap on an object on the screen [ Resources, 60 ] - MUST support pointer
down
on an arbitrary point on the screen, pointer move to any other arbitrary point on the screen, followed by a pointerup
, which allows users to emulate a touch drag - MUST support pointer
down
then allow users to quickly move the object to a different position on the screen and then pointerup
on the screen, which allows users to fling an object on the screen
Devices that declare support for android.hardware.faketouch.multitouch.distinct
MUST meet the requirements for faketouch above, and MUST also support distinct tracking of two or more independent pointer inputs.
7.2.6. Microphone
Device implementations MAY omit a microphone. However, if a device implementation omits a microphone, it MUST NOT report the android.hardware.microphone
feature constant, and must implement the audio recording API as no-ops, per Section 7 . Conversely, device implementations that do possess a microphone:
- MUST report the
android.hardware.microphone
feature constant - SHOULD meet the audio quality requirements in Section 5.3
- SHOULD meet the audio latency requirements in Section 5.4
7.3. Sensors
Android 4.0 includes APIs for accessing a variety of sensor types. Devices implementations generally MAY omit these sensors, as provided for in the following subsections. If a device includes a particular sensor type that has a corresponding API for third-party developers, the device implementation MUST implement that API as described in the Android SDK documentation. For example, device implementations:
- MUST accurately report the presence or absence of sensors per the
android.content.pm.PackageManager
class. [ Resources, 37 ] - MUST return an accurate list of supported sensors via the
SensorManager.getSensorList()
and similar methods - MUST behave reasonably for all other sensor APIs (for example, by returning true or false as appropriate when applications attempt to register listeners, not calling sensor listeners when the corresponding sensors are not present; etc.)
- MUST report all sensor measurements using the relevant International System of Units (ie metric) values for each sensor type as defined in the Android SDK documentation [ Resources, 41 ]
The list above is not comprehensive; the documented behavior of the Android SDK is to be considered authoritative.
Some sensor types are synthetic, meaning they can be derived from data provided by one or more other sensors. (Examples include the orientation sensor, and the linear acceleration sensor.) Device implementations SHOULD implement these sensor types, when they include the prerequisite physical sensors.
The Android 4.0 APIs introduce a notion of a "streaming" sensor, which is one that returns data continuously, rather than only when the data changes. Device implementations MUST continuously provide periodic data samples for any API indicated by the Android 4.0 SDK documentation to be a streaming sensor.
7.3.1. Accelerometer
Device implementations SHOULD include a 3-axis accelerometer. If a device implementation does include a 3-axis accelerometer, it:
- MUST be able to deliver events at 50 Hz or greater
- MUST comply with the Android sensor coordinate system as detailed in the Android APIs (see [ Resources, 41 ])
- MUST be capable of measuring from freefall up to twice gravity (2g) or more on any three-dimensional vector
- MUST have 8-bits of accuracy or more
- MUST have a standard deviation no greater than 0.05 m/s^2
7.3.2. Magnetometer
Device implementations SHOULD include a 3-axis magnetometer (ie compass.) If a device does include a 3-axis magnetometer, it:
- MUST be able to deliver events at 10 Hz or greater
- MUST comply with the Android sensor coordinate system as detailed in the Android APIs (see [ Resources, 41 ]).
- MUST be capable of sampling a range of field strengths adequate to cover the geomagnetic field
- MUST have 8-bits of accuracy or more
- MUST have a standard deviation no greater than 0.5 µT
7.3.3. GPS
Device implementations SHOULD include a GPS receiver. If a device implementation does include a GPS receiver, it SHOULD include some form of "assisted GPS" technique to minimize GPS lock-on time.
7.3.4. Gyroscope
Device implementations SHOULD include a gyroscope (ie angular change sensor.) Devices SHOULD NOT include a gyroscope sensor unless a 3-axis accelerometer is also included. If a device implementation includes a gyroscope, it:
- MUST be temperature compensated
- MUST be capable of measuring orientation changes up to 5.5*Pi radians/second (that is, approximately 1,000 degrees per second)
- MUST be able to deliver events at 100 Hz or greater
- MUST have 12-bits of accuracy or more
- MUST have a variance no greater than 1e-7 rad^2 / s^2 per Hz (variance per Hz, or rad^2 / s). The variance is allowed to vary with the sampling rate, but must be constrained by this value. In other words, if you measure the variance of the gyro at 1 Hz sampling rate it should be no greater than 1e-7 rad^2/s^2.
- MUST have timestamps as close to when the hardware event happened as possible. The constant latency must be removed.
7.3.5. Barometer
Device implementations MAY include a barometer (ie ambient air pressure sensor.) If a device implementation includes a barometer, it:
- MUST be able to deliver events at 5 Hz or greater
- MUST have adequate precision to enable estimating altitude
7.3.7. Thermometer
Device implementations MAY but SHOULD NOT include a thermometer (ie temperature sensor.) If a device implementation does include a thermometer, it MUST measure the temperature of the device CPU. It MUST NOT measure any other temperature. (Note that this sensor type is deprecated in the Android 4.0 APIs.)
7.3.7. Photometer
Device implementations MAY include a photometer (ie ambient light sensor.)
7.3.8. Proximity Sensor
Device implementations MAY include a proximity sensor. If a device implementation does include a proximity sensor, it MUST measure the proximity of an object in the same direction as the screen. That is, the proximity sensor MUST be oriented to detect objects close to the screen, as the primary intent of this sensor type is to detect a phone in use by the user. If a device implementation includes a proximity sensor with any other orientation, it MUST NOT be accessible through this API. If a device implementation has a proximity sensor, it MUST be have 1-bit of accuracy or more.
7.4. Data Connectivity
7.4.1. Telephony
"Telephony" as used by the Android 4.0 APIs and this document refers specifically to hardware related to placing voice calls and sending SMS messages via a GSM or CDMA network. While these voice calls may or may not be packet-switched, they are for the purposes of Android 4.0 considered independent of any data connectivity that may be implemented using the same network. In other words, the Android "telephony" functionality and APIs refer specifically to voice calls and SMS; for instance, device implementations that cannot place calls or send/receive SMS messages MUST NOT report the "android.hardware.telephony" feature or any sub-features, regardless of whether they use a cellular network for data connectivity.
Android 4.0 MAY be used on devices that do not include telephony hardware. That is, Android 4.0 is compatible with devices that are not phones. However, if a device implementation does include GSM or CDMA telephony, it MUST implement full support for the API for that technology. Device implementations that do not include telephony hardware MUST implement the full APIs as no-ops.
7.4.2. IEEE 802.11 (WiFi)
Android 4.0 device implementations SHOULD include support for one or more forms of 802.11 (b/g/a/n, etc.) If a device implementation does include support for 802.11, it MUST implement the corresponding Android API.
7.4.3. Bluetooth
Device implementations SHOULD include a Bluetooth transceiver. Device implementations that do include a Bluetooth transceiver MUST enable the RFCOMM-based Bluetooth API as described in the SDK documentation [ Resources, 42 ]. Device implementations SHOULD implement relevant Bluetooth profiles, such as A2DP, AVRCP, OBEX, etc. as appropriate for the device.
The Compatibility Test Suite includes cases that cover basic operation of the Android RFCOMM Bluetooth API. However, since Bluetooth is a communications protocol between devices, it cannot be fully tested by unit tests running on a single device. Consequently, device implementations MUST also pass the human-driven Bluetooth test procedure described in Appendix A.
7.4.4. Near-Field Communications
Device implementations SHOULD include a transceiver and related hardware for Near-Field Communications (NFC). If a device implementation does include NFC hardware, then it:
- MUST report the android.hardware.nfc feature from the
android.content.pm.PackageManager.hasSystemFeature()
method. [ Resources, 37 ] - MUST be capable of reading and writing NDEF messages via the following NFC standards:
- MUST be capable of acting as an NFC Forum reader/writer (as defined by the NFC Forum technical specification NFCForum-TS-DigitalProtocol-1.0) via the following NFC standards:
- NfcA (ISO14443-3A)
- NfcB (ISO14443-3B)
- NfcF (JIS 6319-4)
- IsoDep (ISO 14443-4)
- NFC Forum Tag Types 1, 2, 3, 4 (defined by the NFC Forum)
- MUST be capable of acting as an NFC Forum reader/writer (as defined by the NFC Forum technical specification NFCForum-TS-DigitalProtocol-1.0) via the following NFC standards:
- SHOULD be capable of reading and writing NDEF messages via the following NFC standards. Note that while the NFC standards below are stated as "SHOULD" for Android 4.0, the Compatibility Definition for a future version is planned to change these to "MUST". That is, these stanards are optional in Android 4.0 but will be required in future versions. Existing and new devices that run Android 4.0 are very strongly encouraged to meet these requirements in Android 4.0 so they will be able to upgrade to the future platform releases.
- NfcV (ISO 15693)
- MUST be capable of transmitting and receiving data via the following peer-to-peer standards and protocols:
- ISO 18092
- LLCP 1.0 (defined by the NFC Forum)
- SDP 1.0 (defined by the NFC Forum)
- NDEF Push Protocol [ Resources, 43 ]
- SNEP 1.0 (defined by the NFC Forum)
- MUST include support for Android Beam:
- MUST implement the SNEP default server. Valid NDEF messages received by the default SNEP server MUST be dispatched to applications using the android.nfc.ACTION_NDEF_DISCOVERED intent. Disabling Android Beam in settings MUST NOT disable dispatch of incoming NDEF message.
- MUST implement the NPP server. Messages received by the NPP server MUST be processed the same way as the SNEP default server.
- MUST implement a SNEP client and attempt to send outbound P2P NDEF to the default SNEP server when Android Beam is enabled. If no default SNEP server is found then the client MUST attempt to send to an NPP server.
- MUST allow foreground activities to set the outbound P2P NDEF message using android.nfc.NfcAdapter.setNdefPushMessage, and android.nfc.NfcAdapter.setNdefPushMessageCallback, and android.nfc.NfcAdapter.enableForegroundNdefPush.
- SHOULD use a gesture or on-screen confirmation, such as 'Touch to Beam', before sending outbound P2P NDEF messages.
- SHOULD enable Android Beam by default
- MUST poll for all supported technologies while in NFC discovery mode.
- SHOULD be in NFC discovery mode while the device is awake with the screen active and the lock-screen unlocked.
(Note that publicly available links are not available for the JIS, ISO, and NFC Forum specifications cited above.)
Additionally, device implementations MAY include reader/writer support for the following MIFARE technologies.
- MIFARE Classic (NXP MF1S503x [ Resources, 44 ], MF1S703x [ Resources, 44 ])
- MIFARE Ultralight (NXP MF0ICU1 [ Resources, 46 ], MF0ICU2 [ Resources, 46 ])
- NDEF on MIFARE Classic (NXP AN130511 [ Resources, 48 ], AN130411 [ Resources, 49 ])
Note that Android 4.0 includes APIs for these MIFARE types. If a device implementation supports MIFARE in the reader/writer role, it:
- MUST implement the corresponding Android APIs as documented by the Android SDK
- MUST report the feature com.nxp.mifare from the
android.content.pm.PackageManager.hasSystemFeature()
method. [ Resources, 37 ] Note that this is not a standard Android feature, and as such does not appear as a constant on thePackageManager
class. - MUST NOT implement the corresponding Android APIs nor report the com.nxp.mifare feature unless it also implements general NFC support as described in this section
If a device implementation does not include NFC hardware, it MUST NOT declare the android.hardware.nfc feature from the android.content.pm.PackageManager.hasSystemFeature()
method [ Resources, 37 ], and MUST implement the Android 4.0 NFC API as a no-op.
As the classes android.nfc.NdefMessage
and android.nfc.NdefRecord
represent a protocol-independent data representation format, device implementations MUST implement these APIs even if they do not include support for NFC or declare the android.hardware.nfc feature.
7.4.5. Minimum Network Capability
Device implementations MUST include support for one or more forms of data networking. Specifically, device implementations MUST include support for at least one data standard capable of 200Kbit/sec or greater. Examples of technologies that satisfy this requirement include EDGE, HSPA, EV-DO, 802.11g, Ethernet, etc.
Device implementations where a physical networking standard (such as Ethernet) is the primary data connection SHOULD also include support for at least one common wireless data standard, such as 802.11 (WiFi).
Devices MAY implement more than one form of data connectivity.
7.5. Cameras
Device implementations SHOULD include a rear-facing camera, and MAY include a front-facing camera. A rear-facing camera is a camera located on the side of the device opposite the display; that is, it images scenes on the far side of the device, like a traditional camera. A front-facing camera is a camera located on the same side of the device as the display; that is, a camera typically used to image the user, such as for video conferencing and similar applications.
7.5.1. Rear-Facing Camera
Device implementations SHOULD include a rear-facing camera. If a device implementation includes a rear-facing camera, it:
- MUST have a resolution of at least 2 megapixels
- SHOULD have either hardware auto-focus, or software auto-focus implemented in the camera driver (transparent to application software)
- MAY have fixed-focus or EDOF (extended depth of field) hardware
- MAY include a flash. If the Camera includes a flash, the flash lamp MUST NOT be lit while an android.hardware.Camera.PreviewCallback instance has been registered on a Camera preview surface, unless the application has explicitly enabled the flash by enabling the
FLASH_MODE_AUTO
orFLASH_MODE_ON
attributes of aCamera.Parameters
object. Note that this constraint does not apply to the device's built-in system camera application, but only to third-party applications usingCamera.PreviewCallback
.
7.5.2. Front-Facing Camera
Device implementations MAY include a front-facing camera. If a device implementation includes a front-facing camera, it:
- MUST have a resolution of at least VGA (that is, 640x480 pixels)
- MUST NOT use a front-facing camera as the default for the Camera API. That is, the camera API in Android 4.0 has specific support for front-facing cameras, and device implementations MUST NOT configure the API to to treat a front-facing camera as the default rear-facing camera, even if it is the only camera on the device.
- MAY include features (such as auto-focus, flash, etc.) available to rear-facing cameras as described in Section 7.5.1.
- MUST horizontally reflect (ie mirror) the stream displayed by an app in a CameraPreview, as follows:
- If the device implementation is capable of being rotated by user (such as automatically via an accelerometer or manually via user input), the camera preview MUST be mirrored horizontally relative to the device's current orientation.
- If the current application has explicitly requested that the Camera display be rotated via a call to the
android.hardware.Camera.setDisplayOrientation()
[ Resources, 50 ] method, the camera preview MUST be mirrored horizontally relative to the orientation specified by the application. - Otherwise, the preview MUST be mirrored along the device's default horizontal axis.
- MUST mirror the image displayed by the postview in the same manner as the camera preview image stream. (If the device implementation does not support postview, this requirement obviously does not apply.)
- MUST NOT mirror the final captured still image or video streams returned to application callbacks or committed to media storage
7.5.3. Camera API Behavior
Device implementations MUST implement the following behaviors for the camera-related APIs, for both front- and rear-facing cameras:
- If an application has never called
android.hardware.Camera.Parameters.setPreviewFormat(int)
, then the device MUST useandroid.hardware.PixelFormat.YCbCr_420_SP
for preview data provided to application callbacks. - If an application registers an
android.hardware.Camera.PreviewCallback
instance and the system calls theonPreviewFrame()
method when the preview format is YCbCr_420_SP, the data in thebyte[]
passed intoonPreviewFrame()
must further be in the NV21 encoding format. That is, NV21 MUST be the default. - Device implementations MUST support the YV12 format (as denoted by the
android.graphics.ImageFormat.YV12
constant) for camera previews for both front- and rear-facing cameras. (The hardware video decoder and camera may use any native pixel format, but the device implementation MUST support conversion to YV12.)
Device implementations MUST implement the full Camera API included in the Android 4.0 SDK documentation [ Resources, 51 ]), regardless of whether the device includes hardware autofocus or other capabilities. For instance, cameras that lack autofocus MUST still call any registered android.hardware.Camera.AutoFocusCallback
instances (even though this has no relevance to a non-autofocus camera.) Note that this does apply to front-facing cameras; for instance, even though most front-facing cameras do not support autofocus, the API callbacks must still be "faked" as described.
Device implementations MUST recognize and honor each parameter name defined as a constant on the android.hardware.Camera.Parameters
class, if the underlying hardware supports the feature. If the device hardware does not support a feature, the API must behave as documented. Conversely, Device implementations MUST NOT honor or recognize string constants passed to the android.hardware.Camera.setParameters()
method other than those documented as constants on the android.hardware.Camera.Parameters
. That is, device implementations MUST support all standard Camera parameters if the hardware allows, and MUST NOT support custom Camera parameter types.
Device implementations MUST broadcast the Camera.ACTION_NEW_PICTURE
intent whenever a new picture is taken by the camera and the entry of the picture has been added to the media store.
Device implementations MUST broadcast the Camera.ACTION_NEW_VIDEO
intent whenever a new video is recorded by the camera and the entry of the picture has been added to the media store.
7.5.4. Camera Orientation
Both front- and rear-facing cameras, if present, MUST be oriented so that the long dimension of the camera aligns with the screen's long dimension. That is, when the device is held in the landscape orientation, cameras MUST capture images in the landscape orientation. This applies regardless of the device's natural orientation; that is, it applies to landscape-primary devices as well as portrait-primary devices.
7.6. Memory and Storage
7.6.1. Minimum Memory and Storage
Device implementations MUST have at least 340MB of memory available to the kernel and userspace. The 340MB MUST be in addition to any memory dedicated to hardware components such as radio, video, and so on that is not under the kernel's control.
Device implementations MUST have at least 350MB of non-volatile storage available for application private data. That is, the /data
partition MUST be at least 350MB.
The Android APIs include a Download Manager that applications may use to download data files [ Resources, 56 ]. The device implementation of the Download Manager MUST be capable of downloading individual files of at least 100MB in size to the default "cache" location.
7.6.2. Application Shared Storage
Device implementations MUST offer shared storage for applications. The shared storage provided MUST be at least 1GB in size.
Device implementations MUST be configured with shared storage mounted by default, "out of the box". If the shared storage is not mounted on the Linux path /sdcard
, then the device MUST include a Linux symbolic link from /sdcard
to the actual mount point.
Device implementations MUST enforce as documented the android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
permission on this shared storage. Shared storage MUST otherwise be writable by any application that obtains that permission.
Device implementations MAY have hardware for user-accessible removable storage, such as a Secure Digital card. Alternatively, device implementations MAY allocate internal (non-removable) storage as shared storage for apps.
Regardless of the form of shared storage used, device implementations MUST provide some mechanism to access the contents of shared storage from a host computer, such as USB mass storage (UMS) or Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Device implementations MAY use USB mass storage, but SHOULD use Media Transfer Protocol. If the device implementation supports Media Transfer Protocol:
- The device implementation SHOULD be compatible with the reference Android MTP host, Android File Transfer [ Resources, 57 ].
- The device implementation SHOULD report a USB device class of
0x00
. - The device implementation SHOULD report a USB interface name of 'MTP'.
If the device implementation lacks USB ports, it MUST provide a host computer with access to the contents of shared storage by some other means, such as a network file system.
It is illustrative to consider two common examples. If a device implementation includes an SD card slot to satisfy the shared storage requirement, a FAT-formatted SD card 1GB in size or larger MUST be included with the device as sold to users, and MUST be mounted by default. Alternatively, if a device implementation uses internal fixed storage to satisfy this requirement, that storage MUST be 1GB in size or larger and mounted on /sdcard
(or /sdcard
MUST be a symbolic link to the physical location if it is mounted elsewhere.)
Device implementations that include multiple shared storage paths (such as both an SD card slot and shared internal storage) SHOULD modify the core applications such as the media scanner and ContentProvider to transparently support files placed in both locations.
7.7. USB
Device implementations SHOULD include a USB client port, and SHOULD include a USB host port.
If a device implementation includes a USB client port:
- the port MUST be connectable to a USB host with a standard USB-A port
- the port SHOULD use the micro USB form factor on the device side
- it MUST allow a host connected to the device to access the contents of the shared storage volume using either USB mass storage or Media Transfer Protocol
- it MUST implement the Android Open Accessory API and specification as documented in the Android SDK documentation, and MUST declare support for the hardware feature
android.hardware.usb.accessory
[ Resources, 51 ]
If a device implementation includes a USB host port:
- it MAY use a non-standard port form factor, but if so MUST ship with a cable or cables adapting the port to standard USB-A
- it MUST implement the Android USB host API as documented in the Android SDK, and MUST declare support for the hardware feature
android.hardware.usb.host
[ Resources, 52 ]
Device implementations MUST implement the Android Debug Bridge. If a device implementation omits a USB client port, it MUST implement the Android Debug Bridge via local-area network (such as Ethernet or 802.11)
8. Performance Compatibility
Device implementations MUST meet the key performance metrics of an Android 4.0 compatible device defined in the table below:
Metric | Performance Threshold | Comments |
Application Launch Time | The following applications should launch within the specified time.
| The launch time is measured as the total time to complete loading the default activity for the application, including the time it takes to start the Linux process, load the Android package into the Dalvik VM, and call onCreate. |
Simultaneous Applications | When multiple applications have been launched, re-launching an already-running application after it has been launched must take less than the original launch time. |
9. Security Model Compatibility
Device implementations MUST implement a security model consistent with the Android platform security model as defined in Security and Permissions reference document in the APIs [ Resources, 54 ] in the Android developer documentation. Device implementations MUST support installation of self-signed applications without requiring any additional permissions/certificates from any third parties/authorities. Specifically, compatible devices MUST support the security mechanisms described in the follow sub-sections.
9.1. Permissions
Device implementations MUST support the Android permissions model as defined in the Android developer documentation [ Resources, 54 ]. Specifically, implementations MUST enforce each permission defined as described in the SDK documentation; no permissions may be omitted, altered, or ignored. Implementations MAY add additional permissions, provided the new permission ID strings are not in the android.* namespace.
9.2. UID and Process Isolation
Device implementations MUST support the Android application sandbox model, in which each application runs as a unique Unix-style UID and in a separate process. Device implementations MUST support running multiple applications as the same Linux user ID, provided that the applications are properly signed and constructed, as defined in the Security and Permissions reference [ Resources, 54 ].
9.3. Filesystem Permissions
Device implementations MUST support the Android file access permissions model as defined in as defined in the Security and Permissions reference [ Resources, 54 ].
9.4. Alternate Execution Environments
Device implementations MAY include runtime environments that execute applications using some other software or technology than the Dalvik virtual machine or native code. However, such alternate execution environments MUST NOT compromise the Android security model or the security of installed Android applications, as described in this section.
Alternate runtimes MUST themselves be Android applications, and abide by the standard Android security model, as described elsewhere in Section 9.
Alternate runtimes MUST NOT be granted access to resources protected by permissions not requested in the runtime's AndroidManifest.xml file via the <uses-permission>
mechanism.
Alternate runtimes MUST NOT permit applications to make use of features protected by Android permissions restricted to system applications.
Alternate runtimes MUST abide by the Android sandbox model. Specifically:
- Alternate runtimes SHOULD install apps via the PackageManager into separate Android sandboxes (that is, Linux user IDs, etc.)
- Alternate runtimes MAY provide a single Android sandbox shared by all applications using the alternate runtime.
- Alternate runtimes and installed applications using an alternate runtime MUST NOT reuse the sandbox of any other app installed on the device, except through the standard Android mechanisms of shared user ID and signing certificate
- Alternate runtimes MUST NOT launch with, grant, or be granted access to the sandboxes corresponding to other Android applications.
Alternate runtimes MUST NOT be launched with, be granted, or grant to other applications any privileges of the superuser (root), or of any other user ID.
The .apk files of alternate runtimes MAY be included in the system image of a device implementation, but MUST be signed with a key distinct from the key used to sign other applications included with the device implementation.
When installing applications, alternate runtimes MUST obtain user consent for the Android permissions used by the application. That is, if an application needs to make use of a device resource for which there is a corresponding Android permission (such as Camera, GPS, etc.), the alternate runtime MUST inform the user that the application will be able to access that resource. If the runtime environment does not record application capabilities in this manner, the runtime environment MUST list all permissions held by the runtime itself when installing any application using that runtime.
10. Software Compatibility Testing
Device implementations MUST pass all tests described in this section.
However, note that no software test package is fully comprehensive. For this reason, device implementers are very strongly encouraged to make the minimum number of changes as possible to the reference and preferred implementation of Android 4.0 available from the Android Open Source Project. This will minimize the risk of introducing bugs that create incompatibilities requiring rework and potential device updates.
10.1. Compatibility Test Suite
Device implementations MUST pass the Android Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) [ Resources, 2 ] available from the Android Open Source Project, using the final shipping software on the device. Additionally, device implementers SHOULD use the reference implementation in the Android Open Source tree as much as possible, and MUST ensure compatibility in cases of ambiguity in CTS and for any reimplementations of parts of the reference source code.
The CTS is designed to be run on an actual device. Like any software, the CTS may itself contain bugs. The CTS will be versioned independently of this Compatibility Definition, and multiple revisions of the CTS may be released for Android 4.0. Device implementations MUST pass the latest CTS version available at the time the device software is completed.
10.2. CTS Verifier
Device implementations MUST correctly execute all applicable cases in the CTS Verifier. The CTS Verifier is included with the Compatibility Test Suite, and is intended to be run by a human operator to test functionality that cannot be tested by an automated system, such as correct functioning of a camera and sensors.
The CTS Verifier has tests for many kinds of hardware, including some hardware that is optional. Device implementations MUST pass all tests for hardware which they possess; for instance, if a device possesses an accelerometer, it MUST correctly execute the Accelerometer test case in the CTS Verifier. Test cases for features noted as optional by this Compatibility Definition Document MAY be skipped or omitted.
Every device and every build MUST correctly run the CTS Verifier, as noted above. However, since many builds are very similar, device implementers are not expected to explicitly run the CTS Verifier on builds that differ only in trivial ways. Specifically, device implementations that differ from an implementation that has passed the CTS Verfier only by the set of included locales, branding, etc. MAY omit the CTS Verifier test.
10.3. Reference Applications
Device implementers MUST test implementation compatibility using the following open source applications:
- The "Apps for Android" applications [ Resources, 55 ].
- Replica Island (available in Android Market)
Each app above MUST launch and behave correctly on the implementation, for the implementation to be considered compatible.
11. Updatable Software
Device implementations MUST include a mechanism to replace the entirety of the system software. The mechanism need not perform "live" upgrades - that is, a device restart MAY be required.
Any method can be used, provided that it can replace the entirety of the software preinstalled on the device. For instance, any of the following approaches will satisfy this requirement:
- Over-the-air (OTA) downloads with offline update via reboot
- "Tethered" updates over USB from a host PC
- "Offline" updates via a reboot and update from a file on removable storage
The update mechanism used MUST support updates without wiping user data. That is, the update mechanism MUST preserve application private data and application shared data. Note that the upstream Android software includes an update mechanism that satisfies this requirement.
If an error is found in a device implementation after it has been released but within its reasonable product lifetime that is determined in consultation with the Android Compatibility Team to affect the compatibility of third-party applications, the device implementer MUST correct the error via a software update available that can be applied per the mechanism just described.
12. Contact Us
You can contact the document authors at compatibility@android.com for clarifications and to bring up any issues that you think the document does not cover.
Appendix A - Bluetooth Test Procedure
The Compatibility Test Suite includes cases that cover basic operation of the Android RFCOMM Bluetooth API. However, since Bluetooth is a communications protocol between devices, it cannot be fully tested by unit tests running on a single device. Consequently, device implementations MUST also pass the human-operated Bluetooth test procedure described below.
The test procedure is based on the BluetoothChat sample app included in the Android open source project tree. The procedure requires two devices:
- a candidate device implementation running the software build to be tested
- a separate device implementation already known to be compatible, and of a model from the device implementation being tested - that is, a "known good" device implementation
The test procedure below refers to these devices as the "candidate" and "known good" devices, respectively.
Setup and Installation
- Build BluetoothChat.apk via 'make samples' from an Android source code tree.
- Install BluetoothChat.apk on the known-good device.
- Install BluetoothChat.apk on the candidate device.
Test Bluetooth Control by Apps
- Launch BluetoothChat on the candidate device, while Bluetooth is disabled.
- Verify that the candidate device either turns on Bluetooth, or prompts the user with a dialog to turn on Bluetooth.
Test Pairing and Communication
- Launch the Bluetooth Chat app on both devices.
- Make the known-good device discoverable from within BluetoothChat (using the Menu).
- On the candidate device, scan for Bluetooth devices from within BluetoothChat (using the Menu) and pair with the known-good device.
- Send 10 or more messages from each device, and verify that the other device receives them correctly.
- Close the BluetoothChat app on both devices by pressing Home .
- Unpair each device from the other, using the device Settings app.
Test Pairing and Communication in the Reverse Direction
- Launch the Bluetooth Chat app on both devices.
- Make the candidate device discoverable from within BluetoothChat (using the Menu).
- On the known-good device, scan for Bluetooth devices from within BluetoothChat (using the Menu) and pair with the candidate device.
- Send 10 or messages from each device, and verify that the other device receives them correctly.
- Close the Bluetooth Chat app on both devices by pressing Back repeatedly to get to the Launcher.
Test Re-Launches
- Re-launch the Bluetooth Chat app on both devices.
- Send 10 or messages from each device, and verify that the other device receives them correctly.
Note: the above tests have some cases which end a test section by using Home, and some using Back. These tests are not redundant and are not optional: the objective is to verify that the Bluetooth API and stack works correctly both when Activities are explicitly terminated (via the user pressing Back, which calls finish()), and implicitly sent to background (via the user pressing Home.) Each test sequence MUST be performed as described.