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OverviewBlock-BasedOTAInsideOTAPackagesDevice-SpecificCode DynamicPartitions OverviewImplementingDynamicPartitionsOTAforA/BDevicesOTAforLegacyA/BDevicesOTAfornon-A/BDevices VirtualA/B OverviewImplementingVirtualA/BImplementingVirtualA/B-patchesTimeZoneRulesUserDataCheckpointDynamicSystemUpdatesResumeonReboot GettingStarted About Start Download Build Create Contribute Community Security Overview Bulletins Features Testing BestPractices CoreTopics Architecture Audio Camera Connectivity Data Display Graphics Interaction Media Performance Permissions Power Runtime Settings Storage Tests Updates Compatibility CompatibilityDefinitionDocument(CDD) CompatibilityTestSuite(CTS) AndroidDevices Automotive Enterprise TV Reference HIDL HAL TradeFederation AOSP Docs CoreTopics Sendfeedback AndroidSettingsMenu Thissectiondescribestheoptionsavailabletoyouforimplementingand customizingtheAndroidsettingsmenu. Settingshomescreen InAndroid7.0andhigher,theSettingshomepageisenhancedwithsuggested settingsandcustomizablestatusnotifications.Thefeatureisimplemented automatically,anddeviceimplementerscanconfigureit. Thesourcecodefortheseenhancementsisinthesefiles: SuggestionParser.java TileUtils.java Androidsettingsdesignguidelines Thisdocumentationhighlightstheprinciplesandguidelinesforanyonewhois eitherdesigningAndroidplatformsettingsoranydevelopersdesigning settingsfortheirAndroidapp. Patternsandcomponents InAndroid8.0,theSettingsmenugainedseveralcomponentsandwidgetsthat covercommonuses.Devicemanufacturersanddevelopersareencouragedtousethe commoncomponentswhenextendingtheSettingsappsonewuserinterfacesstay consistentwiththeexistingSettingsUI. Informationarchitecture Android8.0introducedanewinformationarchitecturefortheSettingsappto simplifythewaysettingsareorganizedandmakeiteasierforuserstoquickly findsettingstocustomizetheirAndroiddevices.Android9introducedsome improvementstoprovidemoreSettingsfunctionalityandeasierimplementation. Personalizedsettings TheAndroidSettingsappprovidesalistofsuggestionstotheusersinAndroid 8.0.Thesesuggestionstypicallypromotefeaturesofthephone,andtheyare customizable(e.g.,"SetDoNotDisturbschedule"or"TurnonWi-FiCalling"). Universalsearch Android8.0addsexpandedsearchcapabilitiesfortheSettingsmenu.This documentdescribeshowtoaddasettingandensureitisproperlyindexedfor Settingssearch. Sendfeedback ContentandcodesamplesonthispagearesubjecttothelicensesdescribedintheContentLicense.JavaandOpenJDKaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsaffiliates. Lastupdated2022-06-06UTC. 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