REST Resource: systemapks.variants
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Resource: Variant
APK that is suitable for inclusion in a system image. The resource of SystemApksService.
| Fields |
variantId |
integer (uint32 format)
Output only. The ID of a previously created system APK variant.
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deviceSpec |
object (DeviceSpec)
The device spec used to generate the APK.
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options |
object (SystemApkOptions)
Optional. Options applied to the generated APK.
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DeviceSpec
The device spec used to generate a system APK.
| JSON representation |
{
"supportedAbis": [
string
],
"supportedLocales": [
string
],
"screenDensity": integer
} |
| Fields |
supportedAbis[] |
string
Supported ABI architectures in the order of preference. The values should be the string as reported by the platform, e.g. "armeabi-v7a", "x86_64".
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supportedLocales[] |
string
All installed locales represented as BCP-47 strings, e.g. "en-US".
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screenDensity |
integer (uint32 format)
Screen dpi.
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SystemApkOptions
| JSON representation |
{
"uncompressedNativeLibraries": boolean,
"uncompressedDexFiles": boolean,
"rotated": boolean
} |
| Fields |
uncompressedNativeLibraries |
boolean
Whether system APK was generated with uncompressed native libraries.
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uncompressedDexFiles |
boolean
Whether system APK was generated with uncompressed dex files.
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rotated |
boolean
Whether to use the rotated key for signing the system APK.
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Methods |
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Creates an APK which is suitable for inclusion in a system image from an already uploaded Android App Bundle. |
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Downloads a previously created system APK which is suitable for inclusion in a system image. |
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Returns a previously created system APK variant. |
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Returns the list of previously created system APK variants. |
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Last updated 2025-05-21 UTC.
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Key actions include `create` to generate a system APK from an app bundle, `download` to retrieve a created APK, `get` to fetch a specific variant, and `list` to retrieve all created variants. These methods are all actions related to system APKs.\n"],null,["- [Resource: Variant](#Variant)\n - [JSON representation](#Variant.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [DeviceSpec](#DeviceSpec)\n - [JSON representation](#DeviceSpec.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [SystemApkOptions](#SystemApkOptions)\n - [JSON representation](#SystemApkOptions.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [Methods](#METHODS_SUMMARY)\n\nResource: Variant APK that is suitable for inclusion in a system image. The resource of SystemApksService.\n\n| JSON representation |\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"variantId\": integer, \"deviceSpec\": { object (/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/systemapks.variants#DeviceSpec) }, \"options\": { object (/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/systemapks.variants#SystemApkOptions) } } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `variantId` | `integer (`[uint32](https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format)` format)` Output only. The ID of a previously created system APK variant. |\n| `deviceSpec` | `object (`[DeviceSpec](/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/systemapks.variants#DeviceSpec)`)` The device spec used to generate the APK. |\n| `options` | `object (`[SystemApkOptions](/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/systemapks.variants#SystemApkOptions)`)` Optional. Options applied to the generated APK. |\n\nDeviceSpec The device spec used to generate a system APK.\n\n| JSON representation |\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"supportedAbis\": [ string ], \"supportedLocales\": [ string ], \"screenDensity\": integer } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `supportedAbis[]` | `string` Supported ABI architectures in the order of preference. The values should be the string as reported by the platform, e.g. \"armeabi-v7a\", \"x86_64\". |\n| `supportedLocales[]` | `string` All installed locales represented as BCP-47 strings, e.g. \"en-US\". |\n| `screenDensity` | `integer (`[uint32](https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format)` format)` Screen dpi. |\n\nSystemApkOptions Options for system APKs.\n\n| JSON representation |\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"uncompressedNativeLibraries\": boolean, \"uncompressedDexFiles\": boolean, \"rotated\": boolean } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `uncompressedNativeLibraries` | `boolean` Whether system APK was generated with uncompressed native libraries. |\n| `uncompressedDexFiles` | `boolean` Whether system APK was generated with uncompressed dex files. |\n| `rotated` | `boolean` Whether to use the rotated key for signing the system APK. |\n\n| Methods ||\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [create](/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/systemapks.variants/create) | Creates an APK which is suitable for inclusion in a system image from an already uploaded Android App Bundle. |\n| [download](/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/systemapks.variants/download) | Downloads a previously created system APK which is suitable for inclusion in a system image. |\n| [get](/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/systemapks.variants/get) | Returns a previously created system APK variant. |\n| [list](/android-publisher/api-ref/rest/v3/systemapks.variants/list) | Returns the list of previously created system APK variants. |"]]