Weekly digest of newly added, removed, and modified aconfig feature flags in AOSP. Security-adjacent changes are highlighted so they're easy to skim.
Recent flags
Sorted by Buganizer ID — higher IDs are more recently filed, which roughly tracks when a flag entered AOSP. This is a proxy, not an authoritative timeline.
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com.android.wm.shell.fix_pip_to_bubble_relaunchb/496911676Fixes a bug where relaunching an app that was bubble'd after being PIP'd didn't work
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com.android.systemui.enable_lockscreen_blurb/496224024Enable blur on more lockscreen surfaces
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com.android.systemui.blur_on_more_surfacesb/496223564Enable blur on more systemui surfaces (volume and power)
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com.android.systemui.lockscreen_blur_for_notificationsb/496207304Enable lockscreen blur for notifications
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com.android.systemui.start_on_gone_scene_if_no_lockscreenb/495877718Start on the Gone scene if the current user has no lockscreen
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com.android.window.flags.show_ime_layering_target_when_addingb/495662368Prevent IME flickering when adding a layering target
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android.app.supervision.flags.remove_role_after_event_dispatchb/495425956Removes supervision role only after the 'disable supervision' event has been dispatched.
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com.android.wm.shell.fix_bubbles_stack_visible_in_immersiveb/494514819Fixes a bug where the floating stack is visible in immersive mode
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com.android.systemui.headline_backendb/494327226New alerting backend for headline.
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com.android.wm.shell.fix_bubble_insets_when_invisibleb/494114931Fixes a bug where bubbles would still be in the insets even when invisible
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com.android.wm.shell.fix_dismiss_flyout_persistent_taskbarb/493963961Fixes a bug where bubble bar flyout is not hidden on persistent taskbars
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com.android.wm.shell.enable_bubble_pinningb/493912543Enables pinning bubbles on laptops and tablets
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android.service.personalcontext.enforce_personal_context_pcc_access_controlb/493595947Checks PCC to see if component can participate in personal context
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android.service.personalcontext.enforce_personal_context_role_access_controlb/493595947Checks android roles to see if component can participate in personal context
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android.companion.virtualdevice.flags.computer_control_cross_deviceb/493529664Enables support for cross-device ComputerControl
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com.android.window.flags.reduce_window_traversal_on_enteringb/493429456Reduce unnecessary window traversal when an entering animation is done
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com.android.window.flags.report_missed_enter_anim_on_resumeb/493382989Notify onEnterAnimationComplete if process attaches after transition
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android.service.personalcontext.enable_personal_context_attribution_supportb/493270152Enables attribution flow to work in personal context CUJs
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com.android.server.backup.enable_synchronous_restore_session_cleanupb/493162233Make restore session cleanup synchronous to fix flaky backup tests
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android.companion.virtualdevice.flags.public_device_profileb/493126008API for getting the profile of a virtual device
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android.security.enable_service_side_credential_type_cacheb/492567083Enable credential type cache in LockSettingsService
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com.android.providers.media.flags.enable_embedded_picker_v2b/492382057This flag enables the usage of apis added for embedded picker v2.
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com.android.providers.media.flags.enable_embedded_picker_v2_apisb/492382057This flag exposes the apis for embedded picker v2.
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com.android.window.flags.activity_start_interceptor_speedbumpsb/492347206Feature flag for Activity Start Interceptor Speedbumps
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com.android.window.flags.launch_games_in_fullscreen_by_allowlistb/492280747Launch games in fullscreen by allowlist in desktop-first displays.
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com.android.media.flags.remove_local_network_access_compat_flag_checkb/492280649Remove checks of the RESTRICT_LOCAL_NETWORK appcompat flag in media router code
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com.android.wm.shell.fix_taskbar_scrim_view_on_homeb/492048302Fixes taskbar scrim view when bubbles are expanded on Launcher home screen
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android.app.supervision.flags.enable_parent_approval_for_pin_setupb/491931261Flag that enables parent approval for pin setup flow
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com.android.window.flags.partial_translucent_activity_embeddingb/491678669Make the bottom most partial translucent ae pair opaque
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com.android.systemui.floating_menu_adjust_cutout_avoidanceb/491674801Makes cutout avoidance behave less erratically with larger menus.
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com.android.media.flags.fix_output_switcher_multiuser_supportb/491572006Fixes multi-user environment behavior in Output Switcher and SettingsLib/media.
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android.os.fix_main_thread_blocking_on_first_unlockb/491497495Fix main thread blocking on first unlock
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com.android.server.stats.add_webview_pin_quota_pullerb/491437662Adds webview_pin_quota atom logging
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com.android.server.am.memory_limiter_swapb/491137082The memory limiter configures swap max.
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com.android.settings.flags.catalyst_migration_26q3b/491062278Flag for core migrations in 26Q3
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android.app.admin.flags.policy_streamlining_lockscreen_messageb/491048428Implement setDeviceOwnerLockScreenInfo as a generic setPolicy API
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com.android.systemui.qs_split_internet_tile_suppressionb/490473248Suppresses the split from qs_split_internet_tile_rw reverting to the internet tile. We are changing the upgrade logic and will use this flag to ramp internal users up and down t…
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android.credentials.flags.parceled_credential_fix_enabledb/490465010Used for fixing parceling of credential in the API
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com.android.wm.shell.fix_bubbles_handle_user_educationb/490187640Fixes an issue where user education didn't dismiss
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com.android.window.flags.lite_task_description_changedb/489914754Optimize TaskDescription change events dispatching
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com.android.window.flags.update_desktop_scrim_on_desktop_task_launchb/489912400Updates the desktop scrim when a desktop task is launched.
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com.android.window.flags.update_desktop_scrim_on_move_task_to_deskb/489912261Updates the desktop scrim when a task is moved to desktop.
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com.android.server.am.encapsulate_cur_oom_adjb/489901078Use setAdj instead of curAdj and curRawAdj outside of psc package.
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android.credentials.flags.cpif_exc_fix_enabledb/489840795Catch exception from CredentialProviderInfoFactory
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android.companion.virtualdevice.flags.computer_control_support_v5b/489808412Enables support for the ComputerControl v5 APIs
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com.android.server.accessibility.fix_full_screen_magnification_event_time_corruptionb/489793123Fixes a bug where Full Screen Magnification corrupts event time during delegation.
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com.android.systemui.wakefulness_events_shared_flowb/489790572Add/use wakefulnessEvents SharedFlow in PowerInteractor
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com.android.healthfitness.flags.health_permission_reader_improvementsb/489738630Improves the functionality and performance of the health permission reader.
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com.android.window.flags.remove_starting_window_when_commit_invisibleb/489653115Always clean up starting window when an activity commit invisible.
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android.content.res.resources_manager_cache_leak_cleanupb/489647127Clean up the expired resource impls and apk assets on each retrieval in ResourcesManager