This is a sample project describing how to

• implement an SDK to be compatible with SDK Runtime.
• develop a client app which loads and interacts with an installed SDK through privacy sandbox.

When opening the project, you may be asked to upgrade the Android Gradle Plugin version. Please do so by selecting "Upgrade" in the popup window.

Note that this sample includes several build flavors. Developers should use the "preview" flavor and can follow the commands described in this README as is. For OEMs to use the required build flavor, you will need to update the "Preview" part of the commands to "Oems", all other instructions are the same.

The SDK running in the Privacy Sandbox needs a public API defined with Kotlin interfaces and annotated with Privacy Sandbox tool annotations. This allows us to generate an SDK provider that compatible with your custom interfaces. To use it just extend AbstractSandboxedSdkProviderCompat, it will be generated in the same package that defined the @PrivacySandboxService interface.

The sample contains a working SDK in the example-sdk module. The SDK is bundled for release and app consumption in the example-sdk-bundle module, this is where the SDK version, package name and signing information is defined.

The client app is implemented in the client-app module. The existing-sdk module represents a modified version of a regular SDK that runs in the app as usual but is also capable of loading and interacting with the example SDK.

There are two methods for building and installing the SDK. The preferred option is use Android Studio's UI to handle building and deploying the SDK and launching the client app. However, it is possible to build the app bundle and install the APK via the command line, then run the client app.

You will need to override a few flags to get the Privacy Sandbox enabled on your device. Before installing the app, run the following commands:

adb shell device_config put adservices adservice_system_service_enabled false
adb shell device_config put adservices global_kill_switch false
adb shell device_config put adservices disable_sdk_sandbox false
adb shell device_config put adservices sdksandbox_customized_sdk_context_enabled true

In Android Studio, edit your run configuration as follows: Edit run configurations > client-app > Deploy > APK from app bundle. Then, under Launch Options, Launch > Specified Activity > Activity > com.example.client.MainActivity

Press the run button. Your app should launch and you can proceed to the Testing the client section.

Build the APK bundle by running

./gradlew client-app:buildPrivacySandboxSdkApksForPreviewDebug

This will output a location where the APK is generated. It is automatically signed with your local debug key for now.

Then, install the APK to your device:

adb install -t path/to/your/standalone.apk

Finally, run the client app via Android Studio's UI.

• Click on the "load SDK" button, a toast should show that SDK loaded successfully.

• Click on the "Show banner view" after the SDK is loaded and a banner rendered by the SDK will be displayed. If you click it, an Activity customized by the SDK will be launched.

• For more information, please read the documentation.