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| author | Android API Council <no-reply@android.com> | 2024-04-22 13:24:17 -0700 |
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| committer | Android API Council <copybara-worker@google.com> | 2024-04-22 13:24:46 -0700 |
| commit | 10d0ac15add45ec9c8b4e787bc0a2948e034c6eb (patch) | |
| tree | 5c7dce8a7c777d2a9830700bb6f3920d3b354faa | |
| parent | 7fa8cf31687b1658af92dd67ebeb97532e1165f0 (diff) | |
| download | docs-10d0ac15add45ec9c8b4e787bc0a2948e034c6eb.tar.gz | |
Document the intake form for Android API removal requests
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diff --git a/api-guidelines/evolution.md b/api-guidelines/evolution.md index 414b173..8354d74 100644 --- a/api-guidelines/evolution.md +++ b/api-guidelines/evolution.md @@ -220,12 +220,8 @@ to extend a class, abstract methods may still be soft removed. ### Hard removal <a name="hard-removal"></a> Hard removal is a binary-breaking change and should never occur in public APIs. -For system APIs, hard removals **must** be preceded by soft removal for the -duration of a major release. Remove the entire implementation when hard-removing -APIs. - -Tests for hard-removed APIs **must** be removed since they will no longer -compile otherwise. +If you have a strong justification for a removal, you can request for approval +by submitting the 1 pager at go/request-android-api-removal. ### Discouraging {.numbered} |