RDK HALIF AIDL 0.14.0 Release Notes

Release date: 5 March 2026

Base comparison: 0.13.1...0.14.0

Highlights

Added a new compositeinput HAL interface family, including manager, port control, listeners, capabilities, and telemetry models.
Extended video decoder interfaces to support richer stream metadata and configuration hints for GstCaps/container-driven pipelines:
colorimetry support
content light level support
mastering display info support
stream resolution/frame rate hints
Dolby Vision layer flags
Added IAudioDecoderController.setAudioFormat(int channels, int sampleRate) for pre-decode audio format hints.
Clarified HDMI input behavior around default EDID selection and concurrent started port limits.
Added serviceName constant to Flash HAL.
Updated governance and documentation assets (engineering validation framework, whitepaper, and HFP documentation formatting updates).

Audio decoder:
Added setAudioFormat(...) to IAudioDecoderController.
Video decoder:
Added Colorimetry.aidl, ContentLightLevel.aidl, MasteringDisplayInfo.aidl.
Added HDR metadata fields in FrameMetadata.
Added stream metadata setters in IVideoDecoderController.
Added supportedColorimetries in Capabilities.
Flash:
Added serviceName constant in IFlash.

HDMI Input:
Removed setProperty(...) and setPropertyMulti(...) from IHDMIInputController.
Renamed listener callback onVideoFormatChanged(...) to onVIChanged(...) in IHDMIInputControllerListener.
Video decoder:
Renamed enum value DynamicRange.HDR10PLUS to DynamicRange.HDR10_PLUS.
Audio decoder:
Removed NUMBER_OF_CHANNELS and SAMPLE_RATE properties in favor of explicit format hinting via setAudioFormat(...).

Update HDMI Input client implementations:
Replace calls to removed property APIs.
Rename listener method implementation to onVIChanged(...).
Update video decoder enum references:
Replace HDR10PLUS with HDR10_PLUS.
Update audio decoder integrations:
Use setAudioFormat(...) before decode startup when channel/sample rate are provided by demux/container metadata.