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diff --git a/en/compatibility/cts/setup.html b/en/compatibility/cts/setup.html index 6efc82df..7961778a 100644 --- a/en/compatibility/cts/setup.html +++ b/en/compatibility/cts/setup.html @@ -171,18 +171,32 @@ property is the first API level the device was commercially launched with.</p> this property, as shown in the following example: </p> <pre class="devsite-click-to-copy"> -#ro.product.first_api_level indicates the first api level, device has been commercially launched on. +#ro.product.first_api_level indicates the first api level that the device has +been commercially launched on. PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES +=\ ro.product.first_api_level=21 </pre> -<aside class="note"> - <b>Note:</b> The property <code>ro.product.first_api_level</code> should be unset (removed) - for the first build of a product, and set to the correct API level value for all subsequent - builds. This way the property can correctly identify a new product, and we have lost no - information about the first API level of the product. If the flag is unset, Android will assign - <code>Build.VERSION.SDK_INT</code> to <code>ro.product.first_api_level</code>. -</aside> +<h4 id="android-9-higher">First API level for Android 9 and higher</h4> + + <p> + For devices launched with Android 9 or higher, set the property + <code>ro.product.first_api_level</code> to a valid value found on + <a href="/setup/start/build-numbers">Codenames, Tags, and Build Numbers</a>. + </p> + +<h4 id="android-8x-lower">First API level for Android 8.x and lower</h4> + + <p> + For devices launched on Android 8.x or lower, unset (remove) the property + <code>ro.product.first_api_level</code> for the first build of the + product. For all subsequent builds, set + <code>ro.product.first_api_level</code> to the correct API level value. + This allows the property to correctly identify a new product and preserves + information about the first API level of the product. If the flag is + unset, Android assigns <code>Build.VERSION.SDK_INT</code> to + <code>ro.product.first_api_level</code>. + </p> <h3 id=cts-shim-apps>CTS Shim apps</h3> |