The document outlines new features and improvements in Android 11, focusing on UI updates, window insets management, and keyboard animations. It also discusses enhancements in crash reporting metrics, debugging tools, and performance optimization through adb incremental installs. Additionally, it includes updates on notification bubbles and developer options for testing behavior changes.

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What’s new in
Android

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So… what is new?
What’s new about What’s New in Android?
Android 11
Tools
Libraries

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UI

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Window Insets
● More information about the multiple types of content
being displayed
APP
Status
Navigation IME

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WindowInsets
// get WindowInsets object from listener
view.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener { view, insets ->
}

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WindowInsets
// get WindowInsets object from listener
view.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener { view, insets ->
// See if the IME is visible
val imeVisible = insets.isVisible((WindowInsets.Type.ime()))
}

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WindowInsets
// get WindowInsets object from listener
view.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener { view, insets ->
// See if the IME is visible
val imeVisible = insets.isVisible((WindowInsets.Type.ime()))
if (imeVisible) {
val imeInsets = insets.getInsets(WindowInsets.Type.ime())
// ...
}
}

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IME Animations
● Synchronize keyboard animations
with app content changes
○ Listen for changes
■ AND/OR
○ Drive keyboard animation
directly

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IME Animations

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editText.setWindowInsetsAnimationCallback(animCallback)
val animCallback = object : WindowInsetsAnimation.Callback(DISPATCH_MODE_STOP) {
override fun onProgress(p0: WindowInsets, p1: MutableList<WindowInsetsAnimation>
): WindowInsets {
...
}
// Optional overrides
override fun onPrepare(animation: WindowInsetsAnimation) { ... }
override fun onEnd(animation: WindowInsetsAnimation) { ... }
override fun onStart(animation: WindowInsetsAnimation,
bounds: WindowInsetsAnimation.Bounds
): WindowInsetsAnimation.Bounds { ... }
}
IME Animations
Listening for keyboard changes

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IME Animations
editText.windowInsetsController?.
controlWindowInsetsAnimation(
WindowInsets.Type.ime(), /* animate the keyboard */
-1, /* infinite duration */
linearInterpolator, /* linear motion */
cancellationSignal, /* allows cancellation */
animationControlListener /* ready/cancelled/finished */
)
Animating the keyboard directly

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WindowInsetsAnimation app:
goo.gle/insetsanimsample

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Conversations

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Conversations
// Create and post shortcut
val person = Person.Builder().build()

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Conversations
// Create and post shortcut
val person = Person.Builder().build()
val shortcutInfo = ShortcutInfoCompat.Builder(this, "sampleShortcut").
setPerson(person).
setLongLived(true).
// ...
build()

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Conversations
// Create and post shortcut
val person = Person.Builder().build()
val shortcutInfo = ShortcutInfoCompat.Builder(this, "sampleShortcut").
setPerson(person).
setLongLived(true).
// ...
build()
ShortcutManagerCompat.pushDynamicShortcut(shortcutInfo)

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Conversations
// Create and post shortcut
val person = Person.Builder().build()
val shortcutInfo = ShortcutInfoCompat.Builder(this, "sampleShortcut").
setPerson(person).
setLongLived(true).
// ...
build()
ShortcutManagerCompat.pushDynamicShortcut(shortcutInfo)
// Create notification with shortcut
val style = NotificationCompat.MessagingStyle(person).
addMessage(...).
// ...

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Conversations
// Create and post shortcut
val person = Person.Builder().build()
val shortcutInfo = ShortcutInfoCompat.Builder(this, "sampleShortcut").
setPerson(person).
setLongLived(true).
// ...
build()
ShortcutManagerCompat.pushDynamicShortcut(shortcutInfo)
// Create notification with shortcut
val style = NotificationCompat.MessagingStyle(person).
addMessage(...).
// ...
NotificationCompat.Builder(this, "foo").
setShortcutId(shortcutInfo.id).
// ...
build()

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Bubbles

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Bubbles
● Notifications that can also show as bubbles
● Android 10: Developer option
○ Android 11: They’re here!
● Better than System Alert Window!
● Created with Notification API
○ with more metadata
○ and dedicated activity

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Bubbles: Manifest
Manifest:
<activity
android:name=".bubbles.BubbleActivity"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"
android:label="@string/title_activity_bubble"
android:resizeableActivity="true"
/>

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Bubbles: Code
// Create Intent to launch
val intent = Intent(context, BubbleActivity::class.java)
val bubbleIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent,...)

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Bubbles: Code
// Create Intent to launch
val intent = Intent(context, BubbleActivity::class.java)
val bubbleIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent,...)
// Create metadata
val shortcutInfo = ... /* probably already using for notifications */
val bubbleMetadata = Notification.BubbleMetadata.Builder(shortcutInfo.id)

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Bubbles: Code
// Create Intent to launch
val intent = Intent(context, BubbleActivity::class.java)
val bubbleIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent,...)
// Create metadata
val shortcutInfo = ... /* probably already using for notifications */
val bubbleMetadata = Notification.BubbleMetadata.Builder(shortcutInfo.id)
// Create Notification with metadata
val builder: Notification.Builder =
Notification.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
// ...
.setBubbleMetadata(bubbleMetadata)
.setCategory(...)
.setShortcutId(...)

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What’s new in System UI
Android Samples on Github:
user-interface-samples/People
140: Bubbles!
141: Discussing
Conversations

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Developer Goodies

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Wi-Fi Debugging
Because there are never enough USB ports

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Wi-Fi Debugging
Because there are never enough USB ports

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Nullability Annotations
● @RecentlyNullable, @RecentlyNonNull
○ Warnings
● @Nullable, @NonNull
○ Errors

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Crash Reasons
Reporting
● API to query why your app crashed
○ Upload reports

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Crash Reasons Querying
// Returns List of ApplicationExitInfo
val reasonsList = activityManager.getHistoricalProcessExitReasons(
packageName, pid /* 0 for all matches */, max /* 0 for all */)

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Crash Reasons Querying
// Returns List of ApplicationExitInfo
val reasonsList = activityManager.getHistoricalProcessExitReasons(
packageName, pid /* 0 for all matches */, max /* 0 for all */)
for (info in reasonsList) {
// Log/store/upload info.reason
// REASON_LOW_MEMORY, REASON_CRASH, REASON_ANR, etc.
}

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● Android 10: HWASan
○ Memory issue debugging
● GWP-ASan
○ Catches memory issues (for native apps)
○ On user devices in the field
○ Low overhead (runtime and memory)
○ Reports uploaded to Play dashboard
GWP-ASan

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GWP-ASan
<application android:gwpAsanMode="always">
...
</application>

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GWP-ASan
<application android:gwpAsanMode="always">
...
</application>
// Bad memory access caught by GWP-ASan triggers exit + report
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Build fingerprint: 'google/sargo/sargo:10/RPP3.200320.009/6360804:userdebug/dev-keys'
Revision: 'PVT1.0'
ABI: 'arm64'
Timestamp: 2020-04-06 18:27:08-0700
pid: 16227, tid: 16227, name: 11.test.gwpasan >>> android11.test.gwpasan <<<
uid: 10238
signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 2 (SEGV_ACCERR), fault addr 0x736ad4afe0
Cause: [GWP-ASan]: Use After Free on a 32-byte allocation at 0x736ad4afe0
backtrace:
#00 pc 000000000037a090 /apex/com.android.art/lib64/libart.so (art::(anonymous namespace)::ScopedCheck::CheckNonHeapValue(char, art::(anonymous namespace)::JniValueType)+448)
#01 pc 0000000000378440 /apex/com.android.art/lib64/libart.so (art::(anonymous namespace)::ScopedCheck::CheckPossibleHeapValue(art::ScopedObjectAccess&, char, art::(anonymous namespace)::JniValueType)+204)
#02 pc 0000000000377bec /apex/com.android.art/lib64/libart.so (art::(anonymous namespace)::ScopedCheck::Check(art::ScopedObjectAccess&, bool, char const*, art::(anonymous namespace)::JniValueType*)+612)
#03 pc 000000000036dcf4 /apex/com.android.art/lib64/libart.so (art::(anonymous namespace)::CheckJNI::NewStringUTF(_JNIEnv*, char const*)+708)
#04 pc 000000000000eda4 /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (_JNIEnv::NewStringUTF(char const*)+40)
#05 pc 000000000000eab8 /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (native_get_string(_JNIEnv*)+144)
#06 pc 000000000000edf8 /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (Java_android11_test_gwpasan_MainActivity_nativeGetString+44)
...
deallocated by thread 16227:
#00 pc 0000000000048970 /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (gwp_asan::AllocationMetadata::CallSiteInfo::RecordBacktrace(unsigned long (*)(unsigned long*, unsigned long))+80)
#01 pc 0000000000048f30 /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (gwp_asan::GuardedPoolAllocator::deallocate(void*)+184)
#02 pc 000000000000f130 /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (std::__ndk1::_DeallocateCaller::__do_call(void*)+20)
...
#08 pc 000000000000ed6c /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (std::__ndk1::basic_string<char, std::__ndk1::char_traits<char>, std::__ndk1::allocator<char> >::~basic_string()+100)
#09 pc 000000000000ea90 /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (native_get_string(_JNIEnv*)+104)
#10 pc 000000000000edf8 /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (Java_android11_test_gwpasan_MainActivity_nativeGetString+44)
...
allocated by thread 16227:
#00 pc 0000000000048970 /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (gwp_asan::AllocationMetadata::CallSiteInfo::RecordBacktrace(unsigned long (*)(unsigned long*, unsigned long))+80)
#01 pc 0000000000048e4c /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (gwp_asan::GuardedPoolAllocator::allocate(unsigned long)+368)
#02 pc 000000000003b258 /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (gwp_asan_malloc(unsigned long)+132)
#03 pc 000000000003bbec /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (malloc+76)
#04 pc 0000000000010414 /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (operator new(unsigned long)+24)
...
#10 pc 000000000000ea6c /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (native_get_string(_JNIEnv*)+68)
#11 pc 000000000000edf8 /data/app/android11.test.gwpasan/lib/arm64/libmy-test.so (Java_android11_test_gwpasan_MainActivity_nativeGetString+44)
...

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ADB Incremental
● Faster installs via command-line
● For huge APKs (think: games)
● Up to 10x faster

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ADB Incremental
● Faster installs via command-line
● For huge APKs (think: games)
● Up to 10x faster
adb
adb incremental
playable
Avg time (in seconds)
68.8 s
0.29 s
Unity Megacity demo
3.5 GB, Pixel 4, USB 3.0
adb incremental
fully installed
7.6 s
Source: Google data

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ADB Incremental
// First: sign APK, create APK Signature Scheme v4 file
// Then, run ADB incremental
$ adb install --incremental

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Behavior Changes
● Most changes limited to targetSdk R
● Test changes with behavior toggles
○ Command-line
○ New Developer Options panel

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Toggling Behavior Changes
// adb shell am compat (enable|disable) (CHANGE_ID|CHANGE_NAME)
PACKAGE_NAME
$ adb shell am compat disable DEFAULT_SCOPED_STORAGE
com.android.samples.android11playground

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For More Information
Launch videos
11 Weeks of Android
Android 11 Meetups
Now in Android
goo.gle/android11
d.android.com/11weeksofandroid
d.android.com/android11/meetups
d.android.com/series/now-in-android

42. Thank you!