Android on Windows 11 - A Developer's Perspective (Windows Subsystem For Android)

Android on Windows 11 - A Developer's Perspective (Windows Subsystem For Android)

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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Android on Windows 11 A developers Perspective Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) Jim McKeeth Developer Advocate Embarcadero jim.mckeeth@embarcadero.com @JimMcKeeth Scott Hanselman Partner Program Manager Microsoft @shanselman Slides, Links, Replay: blogs.embarcadero.com/?p=134192
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Agenda • Introduction • Installation & Configuration • Performance & Hardware • Developer Mode & Sideloading • Targeting from Delphi • More information • Q&A
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Android on Windows? ● Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) runs Android apps on Windows 11 ● Runs Android 11 behind the scenes ● Similar to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ● Comes with Amazon Appstore (US Only for now) ○ An Amazon account is required to use the Amazon Appstore ● Allows for developer mode support and sideloading ● Android apps are on your start menu ● Only in Windows 11 ● WSA utilizes a virtual machine (VM)
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Hardware Requirements ● Requires an SSD ● I wasn’t able to run it in a VM ● On Windows x64 (Intel or AMD) it uses an interoperability layer ● On Windows ARM64 it runs natively ● Windows 11 enforces a minimum screen requirement of 720p resolution (1280x720) with a >9” screen. RAM 8 GB (minimum) 16 GB (recommended) Storage type Solid State Drive (SSD) Processor Intel Core i3 8th Gen (minimum) or above AMD Ryzen 3000 (minimum) or above Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (minimum) or above Processor architecture x64 or ARM64 Virtual Machine Platform This setting needs to be enabled in BIOS. System Requirements Documentation WSA support.microsoft.com/windows/f8d0abb5-44ad-47d8-b9fb-ad6b1459ff6c Windows 11 support.microsoft.com/windows/86c11283-ea52-4782-9efd-7674389a7ba3
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company WSA Installation ● Windows Subsystem for Android is available for public preview on Windows 11. ● Install the Amazon Appstore from the Microsoft Store. ○ Alternatively just install an Android app from the Microsoft Store. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ & support.microsoft.com/windows/f8d0abb5-44ad-47d8-b9fb-ad6b1459ff6c
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company WSA VM Lifecycle ● There are three possible states for the VM running apps with Windows Subsystem for Android: ○ Running ○ Lightweight Doze: After no app activity for 3 minutes. Deactivated by user activity or an app notification. ○ Not Running: After activity for 7 minutes. ● Transitions between these states are triggered by user activity, Android app or an app notification. ● Android apps are paused and then stopped when their window is minimized. VM Running VM Lightweight Doze VM Not Running 3 minutes no activity 7 minutes no activity Launch app or receive notification User activity or notification Docs docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Performance Sources: browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/13076342, browser.geekbench.com/processors/amd-ryzen-9-5900x, browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/13065478, browser.geekbench.com/processors/intel-core-i9-10900, browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/13080168, browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/13080587, browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/13080585 The data on this chart is gathered from user-submitted Geekbench 5 CPU results from the Geekbench Browser: browser.geekbench.com Single-Core Multi-Core CPU/System Android Windows Android Windows AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 1404 1671 9592 14,026 Intel Core i9-10900 1230 1315 7202 9260 Intel Core i7-11700K 1464 1692 7980 9826 My Core i7-11700K 1350 n/a 6886 n/a Samsung S21 Ultra 1083 n/a 3101 n/a Samsung S22 Ultra 1243 n/a 3301 n/a Google Pixel 6 Pro 1035 n/a 2831 n/a
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Passmark Performance Test Sources: PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile www.passmark.com/products/pt_mobile/index.php androidbenchmark.net/phone.php?phone=Samsung+SM-S908U1 androidbenchmark.net/phone.php?phone=OnePlus+MT2111 i7-11700K WSA Samsung S22 Ultra SM-S908U1 OnePlus MT2111 9RT System 12,993 15,686 14,825 Mem Mark 32,856 31,499 27,525 2D Mark 125,493 35,161 51,452 CPU Mark 9,635 7,341 6,988 Disk Mark 1,194,935 n/a n/a 3D Mark n/a 57,805 29,616
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Hardware Report Windows Subsystem for Android Windows 11 Desktop Notes: From Geekbench 5 Resolution is based on Android app window size 320 PPI when running at 200% scale 160 PPI when running at 100% scale
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Settings & Developer Mode ● Launch Windows Subsystem for Android ● Scroll down & enable Developer mode ● Copy the IP address ● Use ADB to connect adb connect 172.24.203.234 ● Optional: ○ Connect from other local computers via your IP address and port specified ○ Manage Android Settings via link ● Note: ○ Subsystem can run “As needed” or “Continuous” ○ Files let’s you browse but not transfer files
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Digging into Details adb shell getprop ro.build.version.sdk 30 ro.board.platform windows ro.boot.hardware windows_x86_64 ro.build.version.release 11 ro.build.version.security_patch 10/1/2021 ro.dalvik.vm.isa.arm x86 ro.dalvik.vm.isa.arm64 x86_64 ro.dalvik.vm.native.bridge libhoudini.so ro.product.cpu.abi x86_64 ro.product.cpu.abilist x86_64,x86,arm64- v8a,armeabi-v7a,armeabi ro.product.cpu.abilist32 x86,armeabi-v7a,armeabi ro.product.cpu.abilist64 x86_64,arm64-v8a ro.product.manufacturer Microsoft Corporation ● SDK version: 30 (Android 11) ● Platform: windows ● Release version: Android 11 ● Native bridge: libhoudini.so ● Architecture x86_64 with support for arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a,armeabi
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Who is Houdini? ● ARM to x86 native bridge by Intel. ● Not a lot of official public information. ● Also used in Intel Chromebooks, and desktop emulators like BlueStacks & NOX. ● Reads ARM opcodes and produces corresponding behavior in x86. ● binfmt_misc (Miscellaneous Binary Format) Linux kernel feature passes ARM to Houdini. Related files on WSA  /system/lib64/libhoudini.so  /system/lib/libhoudini.so  /vendor/lib/libhoudini.so  /vendor/lib64/libhoudini.so  /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc  /vendor/etc/binfmt_misc/arm64_dyn  /vendor/etc/binfmt_misc/arm64_exe  /vendor/etc/binfmt_misc/arm_dyn  /vendor/etc/binfmt_misc/arm_exe
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Sideloading ● Connect: adb connect <ip> ● Check connection: adb devices ● Install: adb install -r --no-streaming <apk file> ● Uninstall: adb shell pm uninstall -k com.embarcadero.ProjectName ● Run app: adb shell am start -n com.embarcadero.ProjectName/com.embarcadero.firemonkey.FMXNativeActivity ● Kill/Stop app: adb shell am force-stop com.embarcadero.ProjectName ● Open shell: adb -d shell ● Push file: adb push <local file name> /storage/emulated/0/Download ● Pull file: adb pull /storage/emulated/0/Download <local file name>
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Targeting from Delphi & RAD Studio IDE ● A single FMX project can target Windows or Android already. ● WSA is in Preview and not yet fully support by Delphi, but that won’t stop us…. ● Connect with ADB and then it shows up in the IDE. ● FireMonkey apps either don’t run or report error “Your Android device does not support selected platform architecture.” ● Sideloading! ○ Compile for Android 64 ○ adb install -r --no-streaming FireMonkeyApp.apk ○ Also make resizable
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Making Your Android App Resizable ● Edit AndroidManifest.Template.xml ● Note that if you have multiple Android apps in the same folder they share the same AndroidManifest.Template.xml ● Allows FMX Android app to resize as expected. <application android:resizeableActivity="true">
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Automating the Manual ● Add manualadb.bat to IDE Tools menu ○ Tools -> Configure Tools -> Add ● With parameters: $PATH($EXENAME) $NAMEONLY($PROJECT) ● Source: gist.github.com/jimmckeeth/3a453ccdb1a38764 4ca137b499d01879
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Mobile Snippets Tests ● Location must be enabled in Windows to work in WSA ● Notification appear on desktop and can wake WSA Working Unsupported Location* Camera Notifications Accelerometer Share Sheet Phone Dialer FireDAC SQLite Orientation FireDAC IB Lite Gyroscope
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company More information ● Webinar Slides, Links, Replay: blogs.embarcadero.com/?p=134192 ● ADB Deployment GIST: gist.github.com/jimmckeeth/3a453ccdb1a387644ca137b499d01879 ● Introduction blog: blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/20/introducing-android-apps-on-windows-11-to-windows-insiders/ ● Windows Subsystem for Android docs: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ ● WSA Release Notes: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/release-notes ● WSA Hardware Requirements: support.microsoft.com/windows/f8d0abb5-44ad-47d8-b9fb-ad6b1459ff6c ● Mobile apps on Windows: support.microsoft.com/windows/abed2335-81bf-490a-92e5-fe01b66e5c48 ● Video from Scott on WSA: https://youtu.be/FN6zON_zKd8 ● Scott Hanselman online: www.hanselman.com, www.hanselminutes.com and @shanselman ● Slight of ARM: Demystifying Intel Houdini by Brian Hong from DefCon 29 ○ Video: https://youtu.be/9oQ5XjA1aq0 Slides: https://bit.ly/3IzoMkM
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  RAD STUDIO 11 Copyright© 2022 by Embarcadero, an Idera company Android on Windows 11 A Developers Perspective Jim McKeeth Developer Advocate Embarcadero jim.mckeeth@embarcadero.com @JimMcKeeth Scott Hanselman Partner Program Manager Microsoft @shanselman Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) Q&A Slides, Links, Replay: blogs.embarcadero.com/?p=134192