[PR #8163] fix: Add Windows support for Android builds and centralize documentation #8307

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/pull/8163
Author: @Akhash16
Created: 8/10/2025
Status: 🔄 Open

Base: main ← Head: fix/android-windows-build-docs

📝 Commits (4)

4bca4e5 fix: Add Windows support for Android builds and centralize documentation
c3c8390 fix: Address code review feedback
0db720b Merge branch 'fix/android-windows-build-docs' of https://github.com/Akhash16/AppFlowy into fix/android-windows-build-docs
03c5c5e Update frontend/appflowy_flutter/README.md

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8 files changed (+366 additions, -30 deletions)

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📝 README.md (+3 -2)
➕ doc/BUILD_FROM_SOURCE.md (+219 -0)
📝 frontend/appflowy_flutter/.metadata (+7 -7)
📝 frontend/appflowy_flutter/README.md (+5 -1)
📝 frontend/appflowy_flutter/android/README.md (+75 -20)
➕ frontend/appflowy_flutter/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/appflowy/appflowy/MainActivity.kt (+5 -0)
➕ frontend/appflowy_flutter/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml (+12 -0)
📝 frontend/scripts/makefile/mobile.toml (+40 -0)

📄 Description

Add Windows-compatible build scripts for Android using duckscript
Update Android README with Windows-specific NDK configuration
Create comprehensive BUILD_FROM_SOURCE.md documentation
Update main README and Flutter README to reference centralized docs
Split Android build tasks into platform-specific variants

Fixes #5336: Build for Android on Windows + Documentation update

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PR Checklist

My code adheres to AppFlowy's Conventions
I've listed at least one issue that this PR fixes in the description above.
I've added a test(s) to validate changes in this PR, or this PR only contains semantic changes.
All existing tests are passing.

Summary by Sourcery

Add Windows support for Android builds, refactor Android build tasks into platform-specific variants, and centralize all build instructions into a comprehensive documentation guide

New Features:

Add Windows-specific cargo-make task for building the Android SDK

Enhancements:

Split Android build tasks into platform-specific variants for Unix and Windows
Add initial Android app entry point (MainActivity.kt) and launch splash screen layout

CI:

Add Windows aliases and tasks for Android CI builds

Documentation:

Create centralized BUILD_FROM_SOURCE.md guide covering all platforms
Update Android README with Windows environment variable and cargo config instructions
Reference centralized documentation in main README and Flutter README

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/pull/8163 **Author:** [@Akhash16](https://github.com/Akhash16) **Created:** 8/10/2025 **Status:** 🔄 Open **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `fix/android-windows-build-docs` --- ### 📝 Commits (4) - [`4bca4e5`](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/commit/4bca4e5b23197bdbaecc1b559472159912430610) fix: Add Windows support for Android builds and centralize documentation - [`c3c8390`](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/commit/c3c839098a6cba8c8ccd7d7e422c721d21f0674e) fix: Address code review feedback - [`0db720b`](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/commit/0db720bdd8256150c34ce53f505f73a16542245e) Merge branch 'fix/android-windows-build-docs' of https://github.com/Akhash16/AppFlowy into fix/android-windows-build-docs - [`03c5c5e`](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/commit/03c5c5e0d155cb7feafdefa21c851fab071d89cd) Update frontend/appflowy_flutter/README.md ### 📊 Changes **8 files changed** (+366 additions, -30 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `README.md` (+3 -2) ➕ `doc/BUILD_FROM_SOURCE.md` (+219 -0) 📝 `frontend/appflowy_flutter/.metadata` (+7 -7) 📝 `frontend/appflowy_flutter/README.md` (+5 -1) 📝 `frontend/appflowy_flutter/android/README.md` (+75 -20) ➕ `frontend/appflowy_flutter/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/appflowy/appflowy/MainActivity.kt` (+5 -0) ➕ `frontend/appflowy_flutter/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml` (+12 -0) 📝 `frontend/scripts/makefile/mobile.toml` (+40 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description - Add Windows-compatible build scripts for Android using duckscript - Update Android README with Windows-specific NDK configuration - Create comprehensive BUILD_FROM_SOURCE.md documentation - Update main README and Flutter README to reference centralized docs - Split Android build tasks into platform-specific variants Fixes #5336: Build for Android on Windows + Documentation update   ### Feature Preview  ---  #### PR Checklist - [ ] My code adheres to [AppFlowy's Conventions](https://docs.appflowy.io/docs/documentation/software-contributions/conventions) - [ ] I've listed at least one issue that this PR fixes in the description above. - [ ] I've added a test(s) to validate changes in this PR, or this PR only contains semantic changes. - [ ] All existing tests are passing. ## Summary by Sourcery Add Windows support for Android builds, refactor Android build tasks into platform-specific variants, and centralize all build instructions into a comprehensive documentation guide New Features: - Add Windows-specific cargo-make task for building the Android SDK Enhancements: - Split Android build tasks into platform-specific variants for Unix and Windows - Add initial Android app entry point (MainActivity.kt) and launch splash screen layout CI: - Add Windows aliases and tasks for Android CI builds Documentation: - Create centralized BUILD_FROM_SOURCE.md guide covering all platforms - Update Android README with Windows environment variable and cargo config instructions - Reference centralized documentation in main README and Flutter README --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>