���Elements of Android R��� Version 0.1 Released

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As with last year���s Elements of Android Q,
this will be a small book, focusing on the changes introduced by Android R.
This first version covers a fair bit of ground, including:

Changes to scoped storage, MediaStore, and permissions
Data access auditing and application exit auditing
The new package visibility restrictions
Sharing UIs between apps using SurfaceControlViewHost

As new developer preview releases of R roll out, I will add more chapters plus update the
existing ones to reflect any behavior changes that I see in what I have covered
already.

Everyone���s timelines are scrambled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so predicting
what will happen in the coming months is difficult. In theory, R
Developer Preview 3 should ship sometime in April. With luck, I will have an update
to this book out a few weeks after that.