Cambios en el comportamiento: apps orientadas a Android 14 o versiones posteriores

Al igual que las versiones anteriores, Android 14 incluye cambios de comportamiento que podrían afectar tu app. Los siguientes cambios se aplican exclusivamente a las apps orientadas a Android 14 (nivel de API 34) o versiones posteriores. Si tu app está orientada a Android 14 o versiones posteriores, debes modificarla para que admita estos comportamientos correctamente, cuando corresponda.

Asegúrate de revisar también la lista de cambios de comportamiento que afectan a todas las apps que se ejecutan en Android 14, independientemente de targetSdkVersion de la app.

Funcionalidad principal

Los tipos de servicio en primer plano son obligatorios

If your app targets Android 14 (API level 34) or higher, it must specify at least one foreground service type for each foreground service within your app. You should choose a foreground service type that represents your app's use case. The system expects foreground services that have a particular type to satisfy a particular use case.

If a use case in your app isn't associated with any of these types, it's strongly recommended that you migrate your logic to use WorkManager or user-initiated data transfer jobs.

Aplicación del permiso BLUETOOTH_CONNECT en BluetoothAdapter

Android 14 enforces the BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission when calling the BluetoothAdapter getProfileConnectionState() method for apps targeting Android 14 (API level 34) or higher.

This method already required the BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission, but it was not enforced. Make sure your app declares BLUETOOTH_CONNECT in your app's AndroidManifest.xml file as shown in the following snippet and check that a user has granted the permission before calling getProfileConnectionState.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />

Actualizaciones de OpenJDK 17

Android 14 continues the work of refreshing Android's core libraries to align with the features in the latest OpenJDK LTS releases, including both library updates and Java 17 language support for app and platform developers.

A few of these changes can affect app compatibility:

  • Changes to regular expressions: Invalid group references are now disallowed to more closely follow the semantics of OpenJDK. You might see new cases where an IllegalArgumentException is thrown by the java.util.regex.Matcher class, so make sure to test your app for areas that use regular expressions. To enable or disable this change while testing, toggle the DISALLOW_INVALID_GROUP_REFERENCE flag using the compatibility framework tools.
  • UUID handling: The java.util.UUID.fromString() method now does more strict checks when validating the input argument, so you might see an IllegalArgumentException during deserialization. To enable or disable this change while testing, toggle the ENABLE_STRICT_VALIDATION flag using the compatibility framework tools.
  • ProGuard issues: In some cases, the addition of the java.lang.ClassValue class causes an issue if you try to shrink, obfuscate, and optimize your app using ProGuard. The problem originates with a Kotlin library that changes runtime behaviour based on whether Class.forName("java.lang.ClassValue") returns a class or not. If your app was developed against an older version of the runtime without the java.lang.ClassValue class available, then these optimizations might remove the computeValue method from classes derived from java.lang.ClassValue.

JobScheduler refuerza el comportamiento de devolución de llamada y de red

Since its introduction, JobScheduler expects your app to return from onStartJob or onStopJob within a few seconds. Prior to Android 14, if a job runs too long, the job is stopped and fails silently. If your app targets Android 14 (API level 34) or higher and exceeds the granted time on the main thread, the app triggers an ANR with the error message "No response to onStartJob" or "No response to onStopJob".

This ANR may be a result of 2 scenarios: 1. There is work blocking the main thread, preventing the callbacks onStartJob or onStopJob from executing and completing within the expected time limit. 2. The developer is running blocking work within the JobScheduler callback onStartJob or onStopJob, preventing the callback from completing within the expected time limit.

To address #1, you will need to further debug what is blocking the main thread when the ANR occurs, you can do this using ApplicationExitInfo#getTraceInputStream() to get the tombstone trace when the ANR occurs. If you're able to manually reproduce the ANR, you can record a system trace and inspect the trace using either Android Studio or Perfetto to better understand what is running on the main thread when the ANR occurs. Note that this can happen when using JobScheduler API directly or using the androidx library WorkManager.

To address #2, consider migrating to WorkManager, which provides support for wrapping any processing in onStartJob or onStopJob in an asynchronous thread.

JobScheduler also introduces a requirement to declare the ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission if using setRequiredNetworkType or setRequiredNetwork constraint. If your app does not declare the ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission when scheduling the job and is targeting Android 14 or higher, it will result in a SecurityException.

API de lanzamiento de tarjetas

For apps targeting 14 and higher, TileService#startActivityAndCollapse(Intent) is deprecated and now throws an exception when called. If your app launches activities from tiles, use TileService#startActivityAndCollapse(PendingIntent) instead.

Privacidad

Acceso parcial a fotos y videos

Android 14 introduces Selected Photos Access, which allows users to grant apps access to specific images and videos in their library, rather than granting access to all media of a given type.

This change is only enabled if your app targets Android 14 (API level 34) or higher. If you don't use the photo picker yet, we recommend implementing it in your app to provide a consistent experience for selecting images and videos that also enhances user privacy without having to request any storage permissions.

If you maintain your own gallery picker using storage permissions and need to maintain full control over your implementation, adapt your implementation to use the new READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED permission. If your app doesn't use the new permission, the system runs your app in a compatibility mode.

Experiencia del usuario

Notificaciones de intent de pantalla completa seguras

With Android 11 (API level 30), it was possible for any app to use Notification.Builder.setFullScreenIntent to send full-screen intents while the phone is locked. You could auto-grant this on app install by declaring USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT permission in the AndroidManifest.

Full-screen intent notifications are designed for extremely high-priority notifications demanding the user's immediate attention, such as an incoming phone call or alarm clock settings configured by the user. For apps targeting Android 14 (API level 34) or higher, apps that are allowed to use this permission are limited to those that provide calling and alarms only. The Google Play Store revokes default USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT permissions for any apps that don't fit this profile. The deadline for these policy changes is May 31, 2024.

This permission remains enabled for apps installed on the phone before the user updates to Android 14. Users can turn this permission on and off.

You can use the new API NotificationManager.canUseFullScreenIntent to check if your app has the permission; if not, your app can use the new intent ACTION_MANAGE_APP_USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT to launch the settings page where users can grant the permission.

Seguridad

Restricciones a intents implícitos y pendientes

En el caso de las apps que se orientan a Android 14 (nivel de API 34) o versiones posteriores, Android restringe el envío de intents implícitos a los componentes internos de las apps de las siguientes maneras:

  • Los intents implícitos solo se entregan a los componentes exportados. Las apps deben usar un intent explícito para entregar componentes no exportados o marcar el componente como exportado.
  • Si una app crea un intent pendiente mutable con un intent que no especifica ningún componente ni paquete, el sistema arroja una excepción.

Estos cambios evitan que las apps maliciosas intercepten intents implícitos destinados a que los usen los componentes internos de una app.

Por ejemplo, el siguiente es un filtro de intents que podría declararse en el archivo de manifiesto de tu app:

<activity
    android:name=".AppActivity"
    android:exported="false">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="com.example.action.APP_ACTION" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    </intent-filter>
</activity>

Si tu app intenta iniciar esta actividad con un intent implícito, se arrojará una excepción ActivityNotFoundException:

Kotlin

// Throws an ActivityNotFoundException exception when targeting Android 14.
context.startActivity(Intent("com.example.action.APP_ACTION"))

Java

// Throws an ActivityNotFoundException exception when targeting Android 14.
context.startActivity(new Intent("com.example.action.APP_ACTION"));

Para iniciar la actividad no exportada, tu app debe usar un intent explícito:

Kotlin

// This makes the intent explicit.
val explicitIntent =
        Intent("com.example.action.APP_ACTION")
explicitIntent.apply {
    package = context.packageName
}
context.startActivity(explicitIntent)

Java

// This makes the intent explicit.
Intent explicitIntent =
        new Intent("com.example.action.APP_ACTION")
explicitIntent.setPackage(context.getPackageName());
context.startActivity(explicitIntent);

Los receptores de transmisiones registradas en el tiempo de ejecución deben especificar el comportamiento de exportación

Apps and services that target Android 14 (API level 34) or higher and use context-registered receivers are required to specify a flag to indicate whether or not the receiver should be exported to all other apps on the device: either RECEIVER_EXPORTED or RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED, respectively. This requirement helps protect apps from security vulnerabilities by leveraging the features for these receivers introduced in Android 13.

Exception for receivers that receive only system broadcasts

If your app is registering a receiver only for system broadcasts through Context#registerReceiver methods, such as Context#registerReceiver(), then it shouldn't specify a flag when registering the receiver.

Carga más segura del código dinámico

Si tu app está orientada a Android 14 (nivel de API 34) o versiones posteriores y usa la carga dinámica de códigos (DCL), todos los archivos que se carguen de esta forma se deben marcar como de solo lectura. De lo contrario, el sistema arrojará una excepción. Recomendamos que las apps eviten la carga dinámica de códigos siempre que sea posible, ya que de esta manera aumenta, en gran medida, el riesgo de que una app pueda verse comprometida por la inserción o la manipulación de código.

Si debes cargar un código de forma dinámica, usa el siguiente enfoque para establecer como de solo lectura el archivo que se cargará de esta forma (como un archivo DEX, JAR o APK) en cuanto este se abra y antes de que se escriba cualquier contenido:

Kotlin

val jar = File("DYNAMICALLY_LOADED_FILE.jar")
val os = FileOutputStream(jar)
os.use {
    // Set the file to read-only first to prevent race conditions
    jar.setReadOnly()
    // Then write the actual file content
}
val cl = PathClassLoader(jar, parentClassLoader)

Java

File jar = new File("DYNAMICALLY_LOADED_FILE.jar");
try (FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(jar)) {
    // Set the file to read-only first to prevent race conditions
    jar.setReadOnly();
    // Then write the actual file content
} catch (IOException e) { ... }
PathClassLoader cl = new PathClassLoader(jar, parentClassLoader);

Cómo controlar archivos cargados de forma dinámica que ya existen

Para evitar que se arrojen excepciones para los archivos cargados de forma dinámica que ya existen, te recomendamos que borres los archivos y vuelvas a crearlos antes de intentar volver a cargarlos de forma dinámica en tu app. Cuando vuelvas a crearlos, sigue las instrucciones anteriores para marcar los archivos como de solo lectura en el momento de la escritura. Como alternativa, puedes volver a etiquetar los archivos existentes como de solo lectura, pero, en este caso, te recomendamos que primero verifiques la integridad de los archivos (por ejemplo, verifica la firma del archivo en comparación con un valor confiable) para proteger tu app de acciones maliciosas.

Restricciones adicionales sobre el inicio de actividades en segundo plano

For apps targeting Android 14 (API level 34) or higher, the system further restricts when apps are allowed to start activities from the background:

These changes expand the existing set of restrictions to protect users by preventing malicious apps from abusing APIs to start disruptive activities from the background.

Salto de directorio del archivo ZIP

For apps targeting Android 14 (API level 34) or higher, Android prevents the Zip Path Traversal Vulnerability in the following way: ZipFile(String) and ZipInputStream.getNextEntry() throws a ZipException if zip file entry names contain ".." or start with "/".

Apps can opt-out from this validation by calling dalvik.system.ZipPathValidator.clearCallback().

En el caso de las apps orientadas a Android 14 (nivel de API 34) o versiones posteriores, MediaProjection#createVirtualDisplay arroja una SecurityException en cualquiera de las siguientes situaciones:

Tu app debe solicitarle al usuario que dé su consentimiento antes de cada sesión de captura. Una sola sesión de captura es una sola invocación en MediaProjection#createVirtualDisplay, y cada instancia de MediaProjection se debe usar solo una vez.

Cómo administrar los cambios en la configuración

Si tu app necesita invocar MediaProjection#createVirtualDisplay para controlar los cambios de configuración (como el cambio de orientación o tamaño de la pantalla), puedes seguir estos pasos para actualizar el VirtualDisplay de la instancia MediaProjection existente:

  1. Invoca VirtualDisplay#resize con el nuevo ancho y la nueva altura.
  2. Proporciona un nuevo Surface con el nuevo ancho y la nueva altura a VirtualDisplay#setSurface.

Cómo registrar una devolución de llamada

Tu app debe registrar una devolución de llamada para controlar los casos en los que el usuario no otorga su consentimiento para continuar con una sesión de captura. Para ello, implementa Callback#onStop y haz que tu app libere los recursos relacionados (como VirtualDisplay y Surface).

Si tu app no registra esta devolución de llamada, MediaProjection#createVirtualDisplay arroja una IllegalStateException cuando la invoca.

Actualización de restricciones que no pertenecen al SDK

Android 14 includes updated lists of restricted non-SDK interfaces based on collaboration with Android developers and the latest internal testing. Whenever possible, we make sure that public alternatives are available before we restrict non-SDK interfaces.

If your app does not target Android 14, some of these changes might not immediately affect you. However, while you can currently use some non-SDK interfaces (depending on your app's target API level), using any non-SDK method or field always carries a high risk of breaking your app.

If you are unsure if your app uses non-SDK interfaces, you can test your app to find out. If your app relies on non-SDK interfaces, you should begin planning a migration to SDK alternatives. Nevertheless, we understand that some apps have valid use cases for using non-SDK interfaces. If you cannot find an alternative to using a non-SDK interface for a feature in your app, you should request a new public API.

To learn more about the changes in this release of Android, see Updates to non-SDK interface restrictions in Android 14. To learn more about non-SDK interfaces generally, see Restrictions on non-SDK interfaces.