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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<!-- These are the hardware components that all handheld devices
+     must include. Devices with optional hardware must also include extra
+     hardware files, per the comments below.
+
+     Handheld devices include phones, mobile Internet devices (MIDs),
+     Personal Media Players (PMPs), small tablets (7" or less), and similar
+     devices.
+-->
+<permissions>
+    <!-- following features are said to be "basic system services"
+         in frameworks/native/data/etc/tablet_core_hardware.xml,
+    -->
+    <feature name="android.software.activities_on_secondary_displays" />
+    <feature name="android.software.autofill" />
+    <feature name="android.software.companion_device_setup" />
+    <feature name="android.software.home_screen" />
+    <feature name="android.software.input_methods" />
+    <feature name="android.software.picture_in_picture" />
+    <feature name="android.software.print" />
+
+    <!-- need by following cts test
+        android.app.cts.ActivityManagerProcessStateTest#testCantSaveStateLaunchAndBackground
+        android.app.cts.ActivityManagerProcessStateTest#testCantSaveStateLaunchAndSwitch
+    -->
+    <feature name="android.software.cant_save_state" />
+
+</permissions>