docs: Continuing work on the N Preview multi-window docs
Work on multi-window doc continues here from the previous CL (http://ag/874065/) which we submitted in the run-up to Preview 1. Includes new note about Drag and Drop being extended for multi-window. See first comment for doc stage location. bug: 26558855 Change-Id: I0e71aec894e8917b0df4e586a954127c91d2d1fb
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@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ page.keywords="multi-window", "android N", "split screen", "free-form"
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</li>
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<li>On Nexus Player running the N Developer Preview, apps can put themselves
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in picture-in-picture mode, allowing them to continue showing content
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while the user browses or interacts with other apps. For more information,
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see <a href="picture-in-picture.html">Picture-in-picture</a>.
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in <a href="picture-in-picture.html">picture-in-picture mode</a>, allowing
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them to continue showing content while the user browses or interacts with
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other apps.
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</li>
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<li>Manufacturers of larger devices can choose to enable freeform
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@@ -84,10 +84,16 @@ page.keywords="multi-window", "android N", "split screen", "free-form"
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<li>If the user performs a long press on the Overview button, the device puts
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the current activity in multi-window mode, and opens the Overview screen to
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let the user choose another activity to share the screen.
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<!-- ***TODO: screenshot*** -->
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Users can <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/drag-drop.html">drag and
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drop</a> data from one activity to another while the activities are sharing
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the screen. (Previously, users could only drag and drop data within a single
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activity.)
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</p>
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<h2 id="lifecycle">Multi-Window Lifecycle</h2>
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<p>
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@@ -285,8 +291,7 @@ android:supportsPictureInPicture=["true" | "false"]
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<p>
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The following new methods have been added to the {@link android.app.Activity}
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class to support multi-window display. For details on each method, see the
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<!--TODO: Add link to preview download page-->
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N Preview SDK Reference.
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<a href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html#docs">N Preview SDK Reference</a>
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</p>
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<dl>
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@@ -306,7 +311,7 @@ android:supportsPictureInPicture=["true" | "false"]
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Call to find out if the activity is in picture-in-picture mode.
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<p class="note">
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<strong>Note:</strong> Picture-in-Picture mode is a special case of
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<strong>Note:</strong> Picture-in-picture mode is a special case of
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multi-window mode. If <code>myActivity.inPictureInPicture()</code>
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returns true, then <code>myActivity.inMultiWindow()</code> also returns
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true.
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@@ -341,14 +346,13 @@ android:supportsPictureInPicture=["true" | "false"]
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methods, for example <code>Fragment.inMultiWindow()</code>.
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</p>
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<h3 id="entering-pip">Entering Picture-in-Picture Mode</h3>
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<h3 id="entering-pip">Entering picture-in-picture mode</h3>
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<p>
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To put an activity in picture-in-picture mode, call the new method
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<code>Activity.enterPictureInPicture()</code>. This method has no effect if
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the device does not support picture-in-picture mode. For more information,
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see <!-- TODO: Link to new N-Preview PIP doc-->
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Picture-in-Picture Mode.
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see the <a href="picture-in-picture.html">Picture-in-Picture</a> documentation.
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</p>
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<h3 id="launch">Launch New Activities in Multi-Window Mode</h3>
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@@ -386,6 +390,70 @@ android:supportsPictureInPicture=["true" | "false"]
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window in multi-window mode, you must launch it in a new task stack.
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</p>
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<h3 id="dnd">Supporting drag and drop</h3>
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<p>
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Users can <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/drag-drop.html">drag and
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drop</a> data from one activity to another while the two activities are
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sharing the screen. (Previously, users could only drag and drop data within a
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single activity.) For this reason, you may want to add drag and drop
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functionality to your app if your app does not currently support it.
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</p>
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<p>
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The N Preview SDK extends the <a href=
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"{@docRoot}reference/android/view/package-summary.html"><code>android.view</code></a>
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package to support cross-app drag and drop. For details on the following
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classes and methods, see the <a href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html#docs">N
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Preview SDK Reference</a>.
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</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>
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<code>android.view.DropPermissions</code>
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Token object responsible for specifying the permissions granted to the app
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that receives a drop.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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<code>View.startDragAndDrop()</code>
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</dt>
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<dd>
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New alias for {@link android.view.View#startDrag View.startDrag()}.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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<code>View.cancelDragAndDrop()</code>
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Cancels a drag operation currently in progress. Can only be called by the
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app that originated the drag operation.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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<code>View.updateDragShadow()</code>
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Replaces the drag shadow for a drag operation currently in progress. Can
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only be called by the app that originated the drag operation.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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<code>Activity.requestDropPermissions()</code>
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Requests the permissions for the content URIs passed with the {@link
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android.content.ClipData} contained in a {@link android.view.DragEvent}.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2 id="testing">Testing Your App's Multi-Window Support</h2>
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<p>
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