Android Nougat Intent.mFlags oveflow?

[Михаил Ерошкин]

Hello to all!

Today I have seen, that in Android Nougat were added several flags for use its in Intent.mFlags. I see, that in Android Framework is left three free flags, from 31 (because int). 

In Android Marshmallow we had five free flags for starting of Activity. Its were between 

FLAG_ACTIVITY_RETAIN_IN_RECENTS = 0x00002000

and

FLAG_GRANT_PREFIX_URI_PERMISSION = 0x00000080

So, we can see that here is free: 1000, 800, 400, 200, 100. 

In Android Nougat was added 

FLAG_ACTIVITY_LAUNCH_ADJACENT = 0x00001000

FLAG_DEBUG_TRIAGED_MISSING = 0x00000100

So, we can thee that is left 800, 400, 200. 

The main question: how are you going to resolve this problem, when these flags will run out? 

I would like to know your direction in this matter, because I'm using four flags in Android Marshmallow (I'm using these as @hide flags). So, I understand that Android Nougat I can not use already. But I see that these is common problem for Android Framework. 

Thanks in advance! 

[Glenn Kasten]

I don't know about future plans for flags.

But for your application, can you use the extras bundle?  That seems much safer.