Android RIL Driver
User Guide
Version: 2.0
Date: 2021-04-19
Status: Released
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About the Document
Revision History
Version
Date
Author
Description
1.0
2015-02-27
Carl YIN
Initial
1.1
2015-03-25
Carl YIN
Updated supported products
1.2
2015-04-07
Kent XU
Added zero packet feature in Section 3.3.3.
1.3
2015-07-10
Kent XU
1. Added GSM modules in supported products
2. Added Android 5.x in supported Android versions
1.4
2016-06-21
Carl YIN/
Neo HOU
1. Added EC21&EC25 in supported products
2. Added FAQ
1.5
2016-08-23
Kent XU
Added EC20 R2.0 in supported products
1.6
2017-01-05
Macro GAO
1. Added RIL driver integration by library in Section 3.5.
2. Deleted how to modify the right of RILD.
3. Added how to configure device permissions in Section
3.6.2.
4. Added how to enable SELinux in Section 3.6.3.
1.7
2018-07-13
Macro GAO
Added Android 8.x in supported Android versions
1.8
2019-03-07
Macro GAO
1. Added Android 9.x in supported Android versions.
2. Added EC21, EC200T, EM06, EM12, EG12, AG36,
UC200T& MC90 in supported products.
3. Updated the description of system configuration in
Chapter 3.
4. Added how to configure SElinux in Chapter 4.
1.9
2020-05-11
Marco GAO
1. Updated the applicable modules in Chapter 1.1.
2. Updated the supported Android versions in Chapter 2.3.
3. Added the supported IRadio versions in Chapter 2.4.
4. Updated the description in Chapter 3.2.
5. Updated reference documents for USB driver installation
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of different modules in Chapter 3.3.
6. Updated Quectel RIL driver version for customers using
Android 8.0 or later versions in Chapter 3.4.
7. Updated the description of service ril-daemon
configuration in Chapter 3.5.1.
8. Updated HIDL description in Chapter 3.5.3.
9. Updated how to configure SElinux in Chapter 4.
10. Updated how to catch logs in Chapter 5.
11. Removed the section of Why Short Messages cannot be
Sent or Received and added Why Phone Process Does
not Work in Chapter 6.
2.0
2021-04-19
Marco GAO
1. Added EC200S to the applicable modules in Chapter
1.1.
2. Updated the file structure of Quectel RIL driver package
in Chapter 2.1.
3. Added Android 11.x to the supported Android versions in
Chapter 2.3.
4. Added IRadio 1.3 and 1.4 to the supported IRadio
versions in Chapter 2.4.
5. Updated the path of RIL library files in Android system
for Android 10.x/11.x (IRadio 1.0) and for IRadio 1.4 in
Chapter 3.4.
6. Added support for PCIe access in Chapter 3.5.1.1 & 4.3.
7. Updated the HIDL description to be added for Android
10.x/11.x (IRadio 1.0) and for IRadio 1.4 in Chapter
3.5.3.
8. Updated the procedures of catching logs automatically
in Chapter 5.1.
9. Added the command to check the definition of service
ril-daemon in *rild.rc in Chapter 6.2.
