Android 6 essentials

217 Pages·2015·2.63 MB·English

by  Elkrief

Android 6 Essentials
Table of Contents
Android 6 Essentials
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewer
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the example code
Downloading the color images of this book
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Android Marshmallow Permissions
An overview of Android permissions
Permissions
Permission group definitions
Permissions that imply feature requirements
Viewing the permissions for each app
Understanding Android Marshmallow permissions
An overview
Permission groups
Runtime permissions
Taking coding permissions into account
Testing permissions
Coding for runtime permissions
Best practices and usage notes
Minimalism is a great option
Asking for too many permissions at once
Honesty can be a great policy
Need support handling runtime permissions?
Some permissions are normal and safer to use
Summary
2. App Links
The Android Intent system
Creating a website association
Why this file?
Triggering app link verification
App link settings and management
Testing app links
Checking manifest and listing domains
The Digital Asset Links API
Testing our intent
Checking policies using adb
Summary
3. Apps' Auto Backup
An overview
Data backup configuration
Including or excluding data
The backup configuration syntax
Opting out from app data backup
Backup configuration testing
Setting backup logs
Testing the backup phase
Testing the restore phase
Troubleshooting
Important bytes
What to exclude from the backup
BackupAgent and backup events
Summary
4. Changes Unfold
Power-saving modes
The Doze mode
What happens to apps when a device is dozing?
Testing apps with Doze mode
The App Standby mode
What happens to apps when in the App Standby mode?
Testing apps with the App Standby mode
Excluded apps and settings
Tips
Removable storage adoption
Apache HTTP client removal
Notifications
Text selection
Support library notice
Android Keystore changes
Wi-Fi and networking changes
Runtime
Hardware identifier
APK validation
USB connection
Direct Share
What if we have nothing to share?
Direct Share best practices
Voice interactions
The Assist API
Bluetooth API Changes
Bluetooth stylus support
Improved Bluetooth low energy scanning
Summary
5. Audio, Video, and Camera Features
Audio features
Support for the MIDI protocol
MidiManager
Digital audio capture and playback
Audio and input devices
Information on audio devices
Changes in AudioManager
Video features
android.media.MediaSync
MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities.getMaxSupportedInstances
Why do we need to know this?
MediaPlayer.setPlaybackParams
Camera features
The flashlight API
The reprocessing API
android.media.ImageWriter
android.media.ImageReader
Changes in the camera service
Summary
6. Android for Work
Behavioral changes
The work profile contacts display option
Wi-Fi configuration options
The Wi-Fi configuration lock
Work Policy Controller addition
DevicePolicyManager changes
Single-use device improvements
Silently installing/uninstalling apps
Improved certificate access
Automatic system updates
Third-party certificate installation
Data usage statistics
Managing runtime permissions
VPN access and display
Work profile status
Summary
7. Chrome Custom Tabs
What is a Chrome custom tab?
What is WebView?
Customization options
When to use Chrome custom tabs
The implementation guide
Can we use Chrome custom tabs?
Custom UI and tab interaction
The custom action button
Configuring a custom menu
Configuring custom enter and exit animations
Chrome warm-up
Connecting to the Chrome service
Warming up the browser process
Creating a new tab session
Setting the prefetching URL
Custom tabs connection callback
Summary
8. Authentication
The Fingerprint authentication API
How do we use fingerprint authentication?
Setting up for testing
Credentials' Grace Period
Cleartext network traffic
So, what do we do with the cleartext network traffic flag?
Summary
Index
Android 6 Essentials
Android 6 Essentials
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Credits
Author
Yossi Elkrief
Reviewer
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