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/*!
\page android.html
\title Qt for Android
\brief Provides information about Android support in Qt.
\ingroup supportedplatform
Qt for Android enables you to run Qt 5 applications on Android devices.
All Qt modules (essentials and add-ons) are supported except the following:
\list
\li Qt WebEngine
\li Qt Serial Port
\li Qt Virtual Keyboard
\li Platform-specific extras: Qt Mac Extras, Qt Windows Extras, and
Qt X11 Extras
\endlist
The following configurations are supported:
\include supported-platforms.qdocinc android
The following list summarizes what you can do with Qt for Android:
\list
\li Run \l{Qt Widgets}{Widget-based} and \l{QML Applications}{QML}
applications on a device or an emulator.
\li Support for the \l{Material Style}{Material Style} with
Qt Quick Controls.
\li Handle \l{Qt Multimedia}{Multimedia} content in your
Qt Quick 2 applications.
\li Get \l{Qt Sensors}{sensor} readings.
\li Retrieve positioning data using satellite or network information.
\li Connect and exchange data with \l{Qt Bluetooth}{Bluetooth}
and \l{Qt NFC}{NFC}-enabled devices.
\li Integrate Java code into your application using \l{Qt Android Extras}.
\li Develop secure applications using OpenSSL library.
\li Create \l{Android Services}.
\li Create and deploy Application Package (APK) and Android App Bundle (AAB)
packages using Qt Creator.
\endlist
The following topics provide more details about how to use Qt for Android:
\list
\li \l{Getting Started with Qt for Android}{Getting Started}
\li \l{Porting to Android}{Porting a Qt Application}
\li \l{Qt for Android Examples}{Qt Examples on Android}
\li \l{Deploying an Application on Android}
\li \l{Qt Creator: Deploying Applications to Android Devices}
\li \l{Adding OpenSSL Support for Android}
\li \l{Android Services}{Creating Android Services}
\li \l{Third-party Android Libraries}
{Including third-party Android libraries in an application}
\li \l{Publishing to Google Play}
\li \l{Android Platform Notes}
\li \l{Qt for Android - Building from Source}
\li \l{Android GNU C++ run-time licensing}
\endlist
*/
/*!
\page android-getting-started.html
\title Getting Started with Qt for Android
\brief Provides instructions to install and configure your development environment.
\section1 Installing the Prerequisites
In order to use \l{Qt for Android}, you need the following:
\list
\li Java Development Kit (JDK) provided by \l{AdoptOpenJDK} for all platforms,
is required to build Android apps. Other alternatives such as \l{OpenJDK}
for Linux or \l{Java SE Development Kit} for Windows are also supported.
\note JDK 11 or earlier must be used when using Qt for Android.
\li \l{Gradle} for building application packages (APK) and app bundles
(AAB) for Android devices. Gradle is delivered with Qt 5.9, and later.
\note Using Ant to build APKs is no longer supported.
\target android-sdk
\li \l{Android: The Android SDK Tools}{The Android Command-line SDK Tools}
to install the following packages that are required to compile Qt
applications for Android:
\list
\li Platform tools
\li Build tools
\li At least one SDK platform
\li \l {android-ndk}{The Android NDK}, which contains toolchains
and debuggers for Android.
\endlist
\note Qt Creator 4.12 or later can set up the SDK Tools, NDK, and
essential packages automatically. For more information, see
\l {Qt Creator: Specifying Android Device Settings}.
\note If you are using the SDK Tools 26.x or below, the JDK 8 is required.
Versions higher than 8 might cause issues for \l {android-sdk}{the Android SDK tools}.
\note If your Qt version is earlier than v5.9, use the SDK tools package
v25.2.5 or earlier.
\target android-ndk
\li \l{Android: The Android NDK}{The Android NDK}
can be installed using the \c sdkmanager tool. Alternatively, you can
download it and extract it manually to a path of your choosing.
\endlist
Different Qt versions depend on different NDK versions, as listed below:
\table
\header
\li Qt version
\li NDK version
\li Toolchain
\row
\li Qt 5.14.0 or later
Qt 5.13.2 or later
Qt 5.12.6 or later
\li NDK r20b or r21
\li android-clang
\row
\li Qt 5.12.0 to 5.12.5
Qt 5.13.0 to 5.13.1
\li NDK r19c
\li android-clang
\row
\li Qt 5.11 and earlier
\li NDK r10e
\li GCC toolchain
\endtable
\note Qt 5.14.0 and 5.14.1 with NDK r21 have a bug fixed at \l {QTBUG-81461}.
\note Make sure to unpack the Android SDK and NDK to a writeable location that Qt Creator
can access later. Otherwise, Qt Creator won't be able to use \c sdkmanager or find all
components even if they were installed manually.
\section2 Installing the Android SDK Essentials
After downloading and unpacking the Commandline SDK Tools, use the \c sdkmanager
command line tool to install the essential packages:
\badcode
cd <ANDROID_SDK_ROOT>/tools/bin/
./sdkmanager --sdk_root=<ANDROID_SDK_ROOT> --install "cmdline-tools;latest"
./sdkmanager --sdk_root=<ANDROID_SDK_ROOT> --install "platform-tools" "platforms;android-29" "build-tools;29.0.2" "ndk;21.3.6528147"
\endcode
\l {Android: Android Studio}{Android Studio} or the Qt Creator's
\l{Qt Creator: Managing Android SDK Packages}{SDK Manager UI} can also be used
to install the essential SDK packages.
To use the \l {Android: Android Emulator}{Android Emulator}, install it by
entering:
\badcode
./sdkmanager --sdk_root=<ANDROID_SDK_ROOT> --install "emulator" "patcher;v4"
\endcode
\section1 Host Specific Configuration
\section2 Windows
The default USB driver on Windows does not allow debugging using
Android Debug Bridge (ADB) tool. You must install the additional USB driver
provided by the \e extras Android SDK package. To install it, run the following:
\badcode
sdkmanager.bat --sdk_root=<ANDROID_SDK_ROOT> --install "extras;google;usb_driver"
\endcode
After the package installation is complete, install the driver from
\c{<ANDROID_SDK_ROOT>/extras/google/usb_driver}. Try running a few basic
\l{Android: adb}{adb} commands now and check whether your Android device
responds to them.
\section2 Linux
The following dependencies are needed for using tools such as \c adb or \c gdb which
can be used by Qt Creator:
\badcode
sudo apt-get install libstdc++6 libncurses5
\endcode
\target emulator dependencies
To run the Android emulator, the following dependencies are also necessary:
\badcode
sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2debian
\endcode
\section2 Qt Creator IDE
The Qt Creator IDE can be used to develop Qt applications for Android. For more
information, see \l{Qt Creator: Connecting Android Devices}.
\section1 Testing Your Setup
Now you can test your development setup by running the examples shipped with the
Qt installation. For more information, see \l {Qt for Android Examples}.
To develop a simple application from scratch, see
\l {Qt Creator: Creating a Mobile Application}.
*/
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