Android/Building/SystemAPPs: Difference between revisions

From OLPC
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
(14 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
=System APPs=
=System APPs=


Android system APPs are these APPs which are installed in system partition. Since system partition is read only at runtime, thus the system APPs are not remove-able for general user.
Android system APPs are these applications which are installed in system partition. Since system partition is read only at runtime, thus the system APPs are not remove-able for general user.


==Add/Remove==
==Add/Remove==


In general, there are two ways to add/remove system applications.
In general, there is only one way to add/remove system applications.


===At build time===
===At build time===
Line 12: Line 12:
*Copy pre-built APK file to vendor/olpx/xo4/apps/
*Copy pre-built APK file to vendor/olpx/xo4/apps/
cp YourAPKName.apk vendor/olpc/xo4/apps/
cp YourAPKName.apk vendor/olpc/xo4/apps/
*Add build description in '''Android.mk''' under vendor/olpx/xo4/apps
*Add build description in [[http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/ben/android_vendor_olpc_xo4/tree/apps/Android.mk?h=android-4.3.1-xo4 Android.mk]] under vendor/olpx/xo4/apps
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := YourAPKName
LOCAL_MODULE := YourAPKName
Line 24: Line 24:


Note: If no need to resign application put PRESIGNED instead of platform
Note: If no need to resign application put PRESIGNED instead of platform
*Add module name in '''apps.mk''' under vendor/olpx/xo4/apps
*Add module name in [[http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/ben/android_vendor_olpc_xo4/tree/apps/apps.mk?h=android-4.3.1-xo4 apps.mk]] under vendor/olpx/xo4/apps
PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
....... \
....... \
Line 31: Line 31:
*[[Android/Building|Rebuild]] Android system
*[[Android/Building|Rebuild]] Android system
'''Important''': system partition size needs adjust <br />
'''Important''': system partition size needs adjust <br />
Since system partition has limited size, developer should make sure partition size is big enough for the new applications.
Since system partition has limited size, developer should make sure [[Android/Building/SystemAPPs#System_Partition_Size|system partition size]] is big enough for the new applications.

===At runtime===

This relies on Android '''OTA''' update system which allow the system reboots into recovery mode then mount system partition as '''RW''' for applying system partition changes.<br />
XO-4 does '''NOT''' support runtime system partition update since recovery mode haven't been implemented.


==Upgrade==
==Upgrade==
*System APPs should be upgraded via update system in recovery mode.
*System APPs can be upgraded as normal application, the new version will be stored on data partition.


⚫
==System Partition Size==
System partition size configuration is located in [[http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/ben/android_vendor_olpc_xo4/tree/BoardConfigVendor.mk?h=android-4.3.1-xo4#n16 BoardConfigVender.mk]] under vendor/olpx/xo4 folder in source code.
SYSTEM_IMAGE_SIZE_IN_MEGABYTES := 420


Size are in megabytes.
⚫
==System Partition Size==

Latest revision as of 12:11, 5 August 2015

System APPs

Android system APPs are these applications which are installed in system partition. Since system partition is read only at runtime, thus the system APPs are not remove-able for general user.

Add/Remove

In general, there is only one way to add/remove system applications.

At build time

System application configurations for android build system are located under source code folder vendor/olpc/xo4/apps/ To add an application in system partition simply do:

  • Copy pre-built APK file to vendor/olpx/xo4/apps/
cp YourAPKName.apk vendor/olpc/xo4/apps/
  • Add build description in [Android.mk] under vendor/olpx/xo4/apps
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := YourAPKName
LOCAL_MODULE_OWNER := xxxx
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_MODULE).apk
LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := APPS
LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := platform
LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX := $(COMMON_ANDROID_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)

Note: If no need to resign application put PRESIGNED instead of platform

  • Add module name in [apps.mk] under vendor/olpx/xo4/apps
PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
   ....... \
   ....... \
   YourAPKName

Important: system partition size needs adjust
Since system partition has limited size, developer should make sure system partition size is big enough for the new applications.

Upgrade

  • System APPs should be upgraded via update system in recovery mode.
  • System APPs can be upgraded as normal application, the new version will be stored on data partition.

System Partition Size

System partition size configuration is located in [BoardConfigVender.mk] under vendor/olpx/xo4 folder in source code. 

SYSTEM_IMAGE_SIZE_IN_MEGABYTES := 420

Size are in megabytes.

Retrieved from "http://wiki.laptop.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Android/Building/SystemAPPs&oldid=297604"