commit 76c5f49d8fed80389488f0b1f9b9d23f59562e05
author Treehugger Robot <android-test-infra-autosubmit@system.gserviceaccount.com> Mon Apr 22 20:28:38 2024 +0000
committer Gerrit Code Review <noreply-gerritcodereview@google.com> Mon Apr 22 20:28:38 2024 +0000
tree 5c7dce8a7c777d2a9830700bb6f3920d3b354faa
parent 7fa8cf31687b1658af92dd67ebeb97532e1165f0
parent 10d0ac15add45ec9c8b4e787bc0a2948e034c6eb

Merge "Document the intake form for Android API removal requests" into main

api-guidelines/evolution.md

diff --git a/api-guidelines/evolution.md b/api-guidelines/evolution.md
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--- a/api-guidelines/evolution.md
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@@ -220,12 +220,8 @@
 ### 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}