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BlueZ for Android
*****************
Since Android 4.2 there exists a well standardized HAL interface that the
Bluetooth stack is expected to provide and which enables the easy replacement
of the stack of choice on Android. Android BlueZ is intended as a drop-in
replacement to Android provided Bluetooth stack.
More details about BlueZ for Android architecture and components can be found
in android/hal-ipc-api.txt file.
Supported Android version: 4.4 KitKat and 5.0, 5.1 Lollipop
Building and running on Android
===============================
Steps needed to build and run Android Open Source Project with integrated BlueZ.
Build requirements
------------------
- GLib - Android 4.2 or later don't provide GLib and one must provide it in
'external/bluetooth/glib' folder of Android tree. Sample Android GLib port
is available at https://github.com/bluez-android/glib
- SBC - A2DP code requires SBC library (version 1.2 or higher) present in
'external/bluetooth/sbc' directory. Library is build from Android.mk provided
by BlueZ. SBC code is available at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/sbc
- Bionic support - Android 5.0 provides all required functionality. Running
BlueZ on Android 4.4 requires backporting missing features (epoll_create1 and
ppoll calls). Sample Bionic for Android 4.4 with all required features
backported is available at
https://github.com/bluez-android/aosp_platform_bionic
Runtime requirements
--------------------
BlueZ HAL library requires 'bluetoothd' and 'bluetoothd-snoop' services to be
available on Android system. Some permissions settings are also required.
This can be done by importing init.bluetooth.rc file in init.rc file of targeted
board:
import init.bluetooth.rc
For convenience examples are provided at:
https://github.com/bluez-android/aosp_device_lge_mako (Nexus 4)
https://github.com/bluez-android/aosp_device_lge_hammerhead (Nexus 5)
https://github.com/bluez-android/aosp_device_asus_flo (Nexus 7 2013)
Security-Enhanced Linux in Android
----------------------------------
Since 5.0 release Android moved to full enforcement of SELinux. This requires
proper policy to be provided for all BlueZ for Android services (and services
interacting with BlueZ). Policies should be placed in external/selinux/ path.
Required policy files are provided at:
bluetoothd.te
bluetoothd_snoop.te
For convenience sepolicy.git with all required policies is available at:
https://github.com/bluez-android/aosp_platform_external_sepolicy
Downloading and building
------------------------
Building for Android requires full Android AOSP source tree. Sample Android tree
with all required components present is available at
https://github.com/bluez-android
This tree provides support for Nexus4 (mako), Nexus 5 (hammerhead) and
Nexus 7 2013 (flo, deb). Tree does not provide binary blobs needed to run
Android on supported devices. Those can be obtained from
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers. Binary blobs needs to be
unpacked (EULA acceptance required) into 'vendor' directory of Android tree.
Downloading:
Android 5.0 - 'lollipop' branch
Android 4.4 - 'kitkat' branch
repo init -u https://github.com/bluez-android/aosp_platform_manifest \
-b lollipop
repo sync
Building:
source build/envsetup.sh
lunch aosp_<target>-userdebug
make -j8
Flashing:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flashall -w
After full build is done it is possible to rebuild only BlueZ:
'cd external/bluetooth/bluez/android/'
'mm' (or 'mm -B' to force rebuilding of all files)
'adb sync' to update target device.
Downloading and building for Intel devices
------------------------------------------
Sample Android tree with all required components for Intel devices based on
Intel reference image (https://01.org/android-ia) can be reconstructed following
instructions below.
This tree provides support for Dell XPS12, Minnowboard MAX, Intel NUC,
Acer Iconia W700 and other devices mentioned in:
https://01.org/android-ia/guides/devices
Downloading:
repo init -u https://github.com/01org/android-bluez-manifest.git -b android-ia \
-m topic/bluez
repo sync
Building:
source build/envsetup.sh
lunch haswell_generic-eng
make -j8
Installing:
Live and Install image is $OUT/live.img
Flash live.img to USB flash and boot from it. More instructions here:
https://01.org/android-ia/guides/developers/build-and-install
Linux Kernel requirements
-------------------------
BlueZ for Android uses Linux Bluetooth subsystem and it must be enabled in
kernel. Minimal required version of management interface is 1.3. This
corresponds to Linux 3.9 but latest available version is recommended. Other
requirements include UHID and network bridge support.
Following kernel options should be enabled:
CONFIG_BT
CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM
CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY
CONFIG_BT_BNEP
CONFIG_BT_BNEP_MC_FILTER
CONFIG_BT_BNEP_PROTO_FILTER
CONFIG_BRIDGE
CONFIG_UHID
CONFIG_CRYPTO_CMAC
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER
Also BT chip driver needs to be enabled e.g:
CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUSB
If it is not possible to use new enough Linux kernel one can use updated
bluetooth subsystem from Backports project. More information about Backports can
be found at https://backports.wiki.kernel.org. Sample kernels using backports
for running BlueZ on Android are available at https://github.com/bluez-android.
Running with Valgrind
---------------------
BlueZ for Android is preconfigured to be easily run under Valgrind memcheck.
Appropriate configuration and required modules are automatically included when
building either userdebug or eng variant of Android platform.
Valgrind can be enabled in runtime by setting "persist.sys.bluetooth.valgrind"
property to either literal "true" or any numeric value >0. For example:
adb root
adb shell setprop persist.sys.bluetooth.valgrind true
After changing property value Bluetooth need to be restarted to apply changes
(this can be done using UI, just disable and enable it again). Property is
persistent, i.e. there's no need to enable Valgrind again after reboot.
It's recommended to have unstripped libglib.so installed which will enable
complete backtraces in Valgrind output. Otherwise, in many cases backtrace
will break at e.g. g_free() function without prior callers. It's possible to
have proper library installed automatically by appropriate entry in Android.mk,
see https://github.com/bluez-android/glib for an example.
When running with valgrind SElinux needs to be set into permissive mode. This
can be done by executing 'setenforce 0' from root shell.
Enabling BlueZ debugs
---------------------
BlueZ debug logs can be enabled in runtime by setting
"persist.sys.bluetooth.debug" property to either literal "true" or any
numeric value >0. For example:
adb root
adb shell setprop persist.sys.bluetooth.debug 1
After changing property value Bluetooth needs to be restarted to apply changes.
There is also a possibility to enable mgmt debug logs which also enables debugs
as above. To enable it proceed in the same way as described above but use
system properties called: persist.sys.bluetooth.mgmtdbg
Note: Debugs are only available on NON USER build variants
Customization
-------------
It is possible to customize BlueZ for Android through Android system properties.
This may include enabling extra profiles or features inside HALs implementation
These properties are read on Bluetooth stack startup only and require stack
restart if changed. All customization properties names start with
"persist.sys.bluetooth." or "ro.bluetooth." followed by specific HAL name e.g.
"persist.sys.bluetooth.handsfree". If both are present "persist.sys.bluetooth."
takes precedence. This allows for read only properties to be set during build
leaving enough flexibility for developing or debugging purposes.
This section list available customization options.
Property Value Description
-------------------------------------------
mode bredr Enable BlueZ in BR/EDR mode
le Enable BlueZ in LE mode
<none> Enable BlueZ in default mode - enable BR/EDR/LE
if available.
handsfree hfp Enable Handsfree Profile (HFP) with narrowband
speech only
hfp_wbs Enable Handsfree Profile (HFP) with narrowband
and wideband speech support
<none> Don't enable Handsfree Profile (HFP)
vendor <any> Set vendor name in DIS. If not set fallback to
"ro.product.manufacturer".
model <any> Set model name used as default adapter name.
If not set fallback to "ro.product.model".
name <any> Set model number in DIS. If not set fallback to
"ro.product.name".
serialno <any> Set serial number in DIS. If not set fallback to
"ro.serialno".
systemid <uint64> Set system ID in DIS. Hex string encoded uint64.
pnpid <any> PnP information used in DIS and DID profiles.
Required format: "Source:VID:PID:Version".
Source must be either "bluetooth" or "usb".
VID, PID and Version are uint16. Version is
optional.
fwrev <any> Firmware revision in DIS. If not set fallback to
"ro.build.version.release".
hwrew <any> Hardware revision in DIS. If not set fallback to
"ro.board.platform".
Building and running on Linux
-----------------------------
It is possible to build and test BlueZ for Android daemon on Linux (eg. PC).
Simply follow instructions available at README file in BlueZ top directory.
Android daemon binary is located at android/bluetoothd. See next section on
how to test Android daemon on Linux.
Testing tool
------------
BT HAL test tools located in android/haltest is provided for HAL level testing
of both Android daemon and HAL library. Start it with '-n' parameter and type
'bluetooth init' in prompt to initialize HAL library. Running without parameter
will make haltest try to initialize all services after start. On Android
required bluetoothd service will be started automatically. On Linux it is
required to start android/bluetoothd manually before init command timeout or
use provided android/system-emulator, which takes care of launching daemon
automatically on HAL library initialization. To deinitialize HAL library and
stop daemon type 'bluetooth cleanup'. Type 'help' for more information. Tab
completion is also supported.
Implementation status
=====================
Summary of HALs implementation status.
complete - implementation is feature complete and Android Framework is able
to use it normally
partial - implementation is in progress and not all required features are
present, Android Framework is able to use some of features
initial - only initial implementations is present, Android Framework is
able to initialize but most likely not able to use it
not started - no implementation, Android Framework is not able to initialize it
Profile ID HAL header 4.4 Status 5.0 status
-------------------------------------------------------------
core bluetooth.h complete partial
a2dp bt_av.h complete complete
gatt bt_gatt.h complete partial
bt_gatt_client.h complete partial
bt_gatt_server.h complete partial
handsfree bt_hf.h complete complete
hidhost bt_hh.h complete complete
health bt_hl.h complete complete
pan bt_pan.h complete complete
avrcp bt_rc.h complete complete
socket bt_sock.h complete partial
handsfree_client bt_hf_client.h N/A complete
map_client bt_mce.h N/A complete
a2dp_sink bt_av.h N/A partial
avrcp_ctrl bt_rc.h N/A partial
Implementation shortcomings
===========================
It is possible that some of HAL functionality (although being marked as
complete) is missing implementation due to reasons like feature feasibility or
necessity for latest Android Framework. This sections provides list of such
deficiencies. Note that HAL library is always expected to fully implement HAL
API so missing implementation might happen only in daemon.
HAL Bluetooth
-------------
methods:
dut_mode_send never called from Android Framework
le_test_mode never called from Android Framework
callbacks:
dut_mode_recv_cb empty JNI implementation
le_test_mode_cb empty JNI implementation
properties:
BT_PROPERTY_SERVICE_RECORD not supported for adapter, for device this
property is returned as a response to
get_remote_service_record call
BT_PROPERTY_REMOTE_VERSION_INFO information required by this property (LMP
information) are not accessible from mgmt
interface, also marking this property as
settable is probably a typo in HAL header
HAL Socket
----------
Support only for BTSOCK_RFCOMM socket type.
HAL AVRCP
---------
methods:
list_player_app_attr_rsp never called from Android Framework
list_player_app_value_rsp never called from Android Framework
get_player_app_value_rsp never called from Android Framework
get_player_app_attr_text_rsp never called from Android Framework
get_player_app_value_text_rsp never called from Android Framework
set_player_app_value_rsp never called from Android Framework
callbacks:
list_player_app_attr_cb NULL JNI implementation
list_player_app_values_cb NULL JNI implementation
get_player_app_value_cb NULL JNI implementation
get_player_app_attrs_text_cb NULL JNI implementation
get_player_app_values_text_cb NULL JNI implementation
set_player_app_value_cb NULL JNI implementation
HAL GATT
--------
methods:
client->set_adv_data missing kernel support for vendor data
client->connect is_direct parameter is ignored
Audio SCO HAL
=============
When Bluetooth chip's audio is not wired directly to device audio, Audio SCO
HAL is used to enable SCO support. It needs to be loaded by AudioFlinger
following audio_policy.conf configuration. Example of configuration is shown
below:
...
sco {
outputs {
sco {
sampling_rates 8000|44100
channel_masks AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO
formats AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT
devices AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_ALL_SCO
}
}
inputs {
sco {
sampling_rates 8000|44100
channel_masks AUDIO_CHANNEL_IN_MONO
formats AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_16_BIT
devices AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_BLUETOOTH_SCO_HEADSET
}
}
}
...
Known Android issues
====================
It is possible that BlueZ is triggering bugs on Android Framework that could
affect qualification or user experience. This section provides list of
recommended Android fixes that are not part of latest AOSP release supported by
BlueZ.
For Android 5.1 Lollipop:
https://android-review.googlesource.com/177314
For Android 5.0 Lollipop:
https://android-review.googlesource.com/99761
https://android-review.googlesource.com/100297
https://android-review.googlesource.com/102882
https://android-review.googlesource.com/132733
https://android-review.googlesource.com/132763
https://android-review.googlesource.com/177314
For Android 4.4 KitKat:
https://android-review.googlesource.com/82757
https://android-review.googlesource.com/87670
https://android-review.googlesource.com/88384
https://android-review.googlesource.com/99761
https://android-review.googlesource.com/99850
https://android-review.googlesource.com/100297
https://android-review.googlesource.com/102882
https://android-review.googlesource.com/177314
Unimplemented Bluetooth features
================================
Some Bluetooth functionality require support from outside of BT stack
eg. telephony stack. This sections describes profiles optional features not
implemented due to lack of support in other Android subsystems or missing API
in respective BT HALs.
Profile Feature Comments
--------------------------------------------------------
HFP Attach a phone number to AT+BINP=1
a voice tag
HFP Enhanced Call Control AT+CHLD={1x,2x}
HFP Explicit Call Transfer AT+CHLD=4
HFP Response and Hold AT+BTRH, +BTRH
HFP In-band Ring Tone +BSIR
AVRCP Player Settings HAL API present but not used
AVRCP Browsing No HAL API
GATT Read multiple characteristics No HAL API
Reporting Bugs
==============
Bugs should be reported at https://01.org/jira/browse/BA. When reporting
a bug please attach logs from logcat (logcat -v time) and HCI trace. Daemon
debug logs should be enabled. When reporting daemon crash please run it under
valgrind if possible. For details on how to enabled debug logs and valgrind see
"Enabling BlueZ debugs" section.