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authorHeidi von Markham <hvm@google.com>2016-07-26 16:13:26 -0700
committerHeidi von Markham <hvm@google.com>2016-07-27 13:45:23 -0700
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Docs: 7.0 home page updates
Adding Danielle's comments Bug: 30302342 Change-Id: I3366c349ce02fc671bdefd612fe5ecf64a7f166b
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@@ -25,15 +25,13 @@ header.hide=1
<div class="landing-banner">
<h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Welcome to the Android Open Source Project!</h1>
-<p>
-Android is an open source software stack for a wide range of mobile devices and
-a corresponding open source project led by Google. This site offers the
+<p>Android is an open source software stack for a wide range of mobile devices
+and a corresponding open source project led by Google. This site offers the
information and source code you need to create custom variants of the Android
stack, port devices and accessories to the Android platform, and ensure your
-devices meet compatibility requirements.
-</p>
+devices meet compatibility requirements.</p>
-<h2 align="center">Android 6.0 Updates Available &mdash; see details below</h2>
+<h2 align="center">Android 7.0 Updates Available</h2>
</div>
</div>
@@ -41,8 +39,113 @@ devices meet compatibility requirements.
<div class="wrap">
<div class="landing-docs">
- <div class="col-8">
+ <div class="col-10">
<h3>What's New</h3>
+
+<h4>Key Features</h4>
+<p>
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/dalvik/jit-compiler.html"><strong>Just-in-time
+(JIT) compiler</strong></a> with code profiling to Android runtime (ART)
+continually improves app performance.
+<a href="{@docRoot}security/encryption/file-based.html"><strong>Direct boot and
+file-based encryption</strong></a> allows certain apps to run securely when
+the device is powered on but not unlocked.
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/display/multi-window.html"><strong>Multi-window</strong></a>
+support enables simultaneous display of multiple apps on a device screen.
+The <a href="{@docRoot}devices/automotive.html"><strong>Vehicle
+HAL</strong></a> enables Android Automotive implementations.</p>
+
+<h4>Security Improvements</h4>
+<p>
+Android now strictly enforces
+<a href="{@docRoot}security/verifiedboot/verified-boot.html"><strong>verified
+boot</strong></a> and requires a
+<a href="{@docRoot}security/overview/app-security.html#certificate-authorities"><strong>same-system
+trusted CA store</strong></a>.
+<a href="{@docRoot}security/apksigning/index.html#v2"><strong>APK signature
+scheme v2</strong></a> performs signature checking across the entire file.
+Security hardening of <a href="{@docRoot}devices/media/framework-hardening.html"><strong>media
+framework</strong></a> and
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/camera/versioning.html#hardening">camera service</strong></a>
+splits mediaserver into multiple processes with restricted permissions and
+capabilities (may require changes to HAL implementations).
+For more changes, see
+<a href="{@docRoot}security/enhancements/enhancements70.html"><strong>7.0
+security enhancements</strong></a>.</p>
+
+<h4>Audio, Camera, &amp; Graphics Updates</h4>
+<p>
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/audio/implement-policy.html"><strong>Audio policy
+improvements</strong></a> include changes to policy configuration files, a
+reorganization of audio policy code, and new extensions for audio policy routing
+APIs.
+Android now supports
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/graphics/arch-vulkan.html"><strong>Vulkan</strong></a>
+(low­-overhead, cross-platform API for high-performance 3D graphics) and
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/graphics/testing.html"><strong>OpenGL
+3.2</strong></a>; check with your SoC for driver support.
+Enhancements to
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/camera/versioning.html"><strong>camera3</strong></a>
+support devices with high-end cameras.</p>
+
+<h4>OEM Customizations</h4>
+<p>Users can now
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/block-numbers.html"><strong>restrict
+calls and texts</strong></a> (impacts apps using blocking features).
+Do-not-disturb (DND) rules can now
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/display/dnd.html"><strong>suppress visual
+interruptions</strong></a>.</p>
+
+<h4>Android For Work Updates</h4>
+<p>New device administration features include
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/admin/enterprise-telephony.html"><strong>enterprise
+telephony</strong></a> (cross-profile contact searching and badging, affects
+preloaded Dialer and Contacts apps),
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/admin/implement.html#HAL_values"><strong>device
+monitoring and health reporting</strong></a> (APIs for apps to query device
+hardware state; device must report correct values in the HAL implementation),
+and
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/admin/testing-setup.html#troubleshooting"><strong>enterprise
+process logging and device owner triggered bugreports</strong></a> (collect logs
+for user actions on a managed device).</p>
+
+<h4>Power Improvements</h4>
+<p>
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/power/mgmt.html#doze"><strong>Doze</strong></a>
+now works on devices in motion.
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/power/mgmt.html#sustained_performance"><strong>Sustained
+performance</strong></a> hints can inform long-running applications of
+device-performance capabilities (requires power HAL changes).
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/data-saver.html"><strong>Data
+Saver</strong></a> enables restricting background data when on cellular or
+metered networks.
+Android now collects data for
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/power/values.html#le-bt-scans"><strong>Low
+Energy (LE) scans and Bluetooth</strong></a> traffic.</p>
+
+<h4>Under the Hood</h4>
+<p>Dialer APIs handle all
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/call-notification.html"><strong>call
+notification</strong></a> logic (instead of sharing with Telecom).
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/config/namespaces_libraries.html"><strong>Namespaces
+for native libraries</strong></a> prevent apps from using private platform
+native APIs.
+<a href="{@docRoot}source/running.html#flashing-a-device"><strong>Flash
+unlock</strong></a> reports the bootloader's lock status.
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/ril.html"><strong>Radio
+Interface Layer (RIL)</strong></a> support includes enhancements to error codes,
+versioning, and wakelocks.
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/config/uicc.html"><strong>UICC carrier
+privilege</strong></a> rules now support Access File Rule (ARF) storage.
+Android now supports the RFID smart card system
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/connect/felica.html"><strong>Felicity Card
+(FeliCa)</strong></a>.
+Documentation updated for
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/halref/index.html"><strong>HAL</strong></a>
+and <a href="{@docRoot}reference/packages.html"><strong>TradeFed</strong></a>
+references.</p>
+
+<!--SAVED for FUTURE REFERENCE
<a href="{@docRoot}source/build-numbers.html">
<h4>Lollipop and Marshmallow Build Numbers</h4></a>
<p>New <strong><a
@@ -56,83 +159,49 @@ devices meet compatibility requirements.
<p>Android 6.0 R3, 5.1 R5, and 5.0 R4 Compatibility Test Suite (CTS)
and CTS Verifier are available for <strong><a
href="{@docRoot}compatibility/downloads.html">Download</a></strong>.</p>
+-->
+</div>
-<a href="{@docRoot}source/initializing.html">
- <h4>JDK 8 for Latest Platform Development</h4></a>
- <p>The master branch of Android now requires JDK 8 to build. See <strong><a
- href="{@docRoot}source/requirements.html">Requirements</a></strong>
- for a summary of Java versions by Android release. See <strong><a
- href="{@docRoot}source/initializing.html#installing-the-jdk">Setting up
- a Linux build environment</a></strong> or <strong><a
- href="{@docRoot}source/initializing.html#installing-the-mac-jdk">Setting up a
- Mac OS build environment</a></strong> for update instructions by operating system.</p>
-
-<a href="{@docRoot}source/read-bug-reports.html">
- <h4>Reading Bug Reports</h4></a>
- <p>Android Engineering has written a detailed guide for <strong><a
- href="{@docRoot}source/read-bug-reports.html">understanding
- device-generated bug reports</a></strong>. This guide describes and
- provides examples of common errors and their associated causes, such as
- <strong><a href="{@docRoot}source/read-bug-reports.html#memory">low
- memory</a></strong>. It even explains how to establish a <strong><a
- href="{@docRoot}source/read-bug-reports.html#narrative">narrative</a></strong>
- of the issue by syncing timelines across logs.</p>
-
-<a href="{@docRoot}compatibility/cts/rotation-vector.html">
- <h4>Rotation Vector CV Crosscheck</h4></a>
- <p>Instructions now exist for the CTS Verifier <strong><a
- href="{@docRoot}compatibility/cts/rotation-vector.html">Rotation Vector
- CV Crosscheck</a></strong> used to properly test the compatibility of rotation
- vector sensor implementations.</p>
-
-<a href="{@docRoot}security/bulletin/index.html">
- <h4>Security Bulletins</h4></a>
- <p>The Android security team now publishes monthly <strong><a
- href="{@docRoot}security/bulletin/index.html">Nexus Security
- Bulletins</a></strong> describing key vulnerabilities fixed in AOSP
- with links to associated changes.</p>
- </div>
-
- <div class="col-8">
- <h3>Getting Started</h3>
- <a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html">
- <h4>Explore the Source</h4></a>
- <p>Get the complete Android platform and modify and build it to suit your needs. You can
- also <strong><a
- href="https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/status:open">contribute
- to</a></strong> the <strong><a
- href="https://android.googlesource.com/">Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
- repository</a></strong> to make your changes available to everyone else
- in the Android ecosystem.</p>
-<a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html"><img border="0" src="images/android_framework_small.png" alt="Android framework summary" style="display:inline;float:right;margin:5px 10px;width:42%;height:42%"></a>
- <a href="{@docRoot}devices/index.html">
- <h4>Port Android to Devices</h4></a>
- <p>Port the latest Android platform and
- create compelling devices that your customers want.</p>
-
- <a href="{@docRoot}security/index.html">
- <h4>Make Secure</h4></a>
- <p>Follow these examples and instructions to harden your Android
- devices against malicious attacks. Find out how the Android security program
- works and learn to implement the latest features.</p>
-
- <a href="{@docRoot}compatibility/index.html">
- <h4>Get Compatible</h4></a>
- <p>Being Android-compatible lets you offer custom features but still give users and developers a consistent
- and standard experience across all Android-powered devices. Android provides guidance
- and a test suite to verify your Android compatibility.</p>
-
- <a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/docs/source.android.com/">
- <h4>Help this Site</h4></a>
- <p>Use the <strong>Site Feedback</strong> button at the bottom of any
- page to request improvements to the content or identify errors. In addition,
- source.android.com is maintained in the Android Open Source Project. See the
- <strong><a
- href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/docs/source.android.com/+log/master">docs/source.android.com
- project log in AOSP</a></strong> for the complete list of changes to this site.
- Contribute your own updates to that same project and help maintain source.android.com.</p>
- </div>
+<div class="col-5">
+
+<h3>Getting Started</h3>
+<a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html"><h4>Explore the Source</h4></a>
+<p>Get the complete Android platform and modify and build it to suit your needs.
+You can also
+<strong><a href="https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/status:open">contribute
+to</a></strong> the <strong><a href="https://android.googlesource.com/">Android
+Open Source Project (AOSP) repository</a></strong> to make your changes
+available to everyone else in the Android ecosystem.</p>
+
+<a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html"><img border="0"
+src="images/android_framework_small.png" alt="Android framework summary"
+style="display:inline;float:right;margin:5px 10px;width:42%;height:42%"></a>
+
+<a href="{@docRoot}devices/index.html"><h4>Port Android to Devices</h4></a>
+<p>Get help porting the latest Android platform to create compelling devices for
+your customers. Includes documentation for HAL interfaces and details on core
+technologies such as Android runtime (ART) and over-the-air (OTA) updates.</p>
+
+<a href="{@docRoot}security/index.html"><h4>Make Secure</h4></a>
+<p>Follow these examples and instructions to harden your Android devices against
+malicious attacks. Find out how the Android security program works and learn how
+to implement the latest features.</p>
+
+<a href="{@docRoot}compatibility/index.html"><h4>Get Compatible</h4></a>
+<p>Being Android-compatible lets you offer custom features but still give users
+and developers a consistent and standard experience across all Android-powered
+devices. Android provides guidance and a test suite to verify your Android
+compatibility.</p>
+
+<a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/docs/source.android.com/">
+<h4>Help this Site</h4></a>
+<p>Use the <strong>Site Feedback</strong> button at the bottom of any page to
+request content improvements or let us know about errors. To contribute your
+own updates to the site or to view a complete list of site changes, use the AOSP
+project
+<strong><a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/docs/source.android.com/+log/master">docs/source.android.com.</a></strong></p>
+</div>
- </div>
+</div>
</div>