API Differences Report

This document details the changes in the Android framework API. It shows additions, modifications, and removals for packages, classes, methods, and fields. Each reference to an API change includes a brief description of the API and an explanation of the change and suggested workaround, where available.

The differences described in this report are based a comparison of the APIs whose versions are specified in the upper-right corner of this page. It compares a newer "to" API to an older "from" version, noting any changes relative to the older API. So, for example, indicated API removals are no longer present in the "to" API.

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Removed Packages
android.graphics.glutils	Temporarily unavailable (stabilization).
android.speech.recognition	Temporarily unavailable (stabilization).
com.google.android.xmppService	Package is renamed to com.google.android.gtalkservice. In names of package classes and fields, "xmpp" is changed to "gtalk".
org.apache.commons.codec
org.apache.commons.codec.binary
org.apache.commons.codec.language
org.apache.commons.codec.net
org.apache.commons.httpclient	Use org.apache.http.* instead.
org.apache.commons.httpclient.auth	Use org.apache.http.* instead.
org.apache.commons.httpclient.cookie	Use org.apache.http.* instead.
org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods	Use org.apache.http.* instead.
org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.multipart	Use org.apache.http.* instead.
org.apache.commons.httpclient.params	Use org.apache.http.* instead.
org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol	Use org.apache.http.* instead.
org.apache.commons.httpclient.util	Use org.apache.http.* instead.

 

Added Packages
android.awt
android.content.pm
android.graphics.drawable.shapes
android.telephony.gsm.stk
android.test.mock
com.google.android.gtalkservice	Replaces com.google.android.xmppService.
org.apache.http
org.apache.http.auth
org.apache.http.auth.params
org.apache.http.client
org.apache.http.client.methods
org.apache.http.client.methods.multipart
org.apache.http.client.params
org.apache.http.client.protocol
org.apache.http.client.utils
org.apache.http.conn
org.apache.http.conn.params
org.apache.http.conn.ssl
org.apache.http.conn.util
org.apache.http.cookie
org.apache.http.cookie.params
org.apache.http.entity
org.apache.http.impl
org.apache.http.impl.auth
org.apache.http.impl.client
org.apache.http.impl.conn
org.apache.http.impl.conn.tsccm
org.apache.http.impl.cookie
org.apache.http.impl.entity
org.apache.http.impl.io
org.apache.http.io
org.apache.http.message
org.apache.http.params
org.apache.http.protocol
org.apache.http.util
org.apache.http.util.concurrent

 

Changed Packages
android
android.app
android.content
android.database
android.database.sqlite
android.graphics
android.graphics.drawable
android.hardware
android.location
android.media
android.net
android.opengl
android.os
android.provider
android.telephony
android.telephony.gsm
android.text
android.text.method
android.text.style
android.util
android.view
android.view.animation
android.webkit
android.widget
com.google.android.maps
java.lang
java.lang.annotation
java.lang.reflect
java.math
java.net
java.security
java.util
java.util.concurrent
java.util.regex
java.util.zip
javax.microedition.khronos.opengles
javax.net.ssl
javax.sound.sampled
org.bluez