Make Vulkan a *not required* feature (#6961)

* Make Vulkan a *not required* feature

* Add `DeviceHasVulkanSupport` helper to check this on runtime

* When trying to open a screen with a map in it, check if vulkan is supported and display a new error dialog in that case

* Fix random lint issue

* Update screenshots

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Co-authored-by: ElementBot <android@element.io>

features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/components/RoomSummaryRow.kt

@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ internal fun RoomSummaryRow(
     room: RoomListRoomSummary,
     hideInviteAvatars: Boolean,
     isInviteSeen: Boolean,
-    showUnreadCount: Boolean = false,
     onClick: (RoomListRoomSummary) -> Unit,
-    eventSink: (RoomListEvent) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    showUnreadCount: Boolean = false,
+    eventSink: (RoomListEvent) -> Unit,
 ) {
     Box(modifier = modifier) {
         when (room.displayType) {

features/location/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/api/RenderingMapsNotSupportedDialog.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial.
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.features.location.api
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.dialogs.ErrorDialog
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
+import io.element.android.libraries.ui.strings.CommonStrings
+
+@Composable
+fun RenderingMapsNotSupportedDialog(onSubmit: () -> Unit) {
+    ErrorDialog(
+        title = stringResource(CommonStrings.vulkan_not_supported_dialog_title_android),
+        content = stringResource(CommonStrings.vulkan_not_supported_dialog_content_android),
+        onSubmit = onSubmit,
+    )
+}
+
+@PreviewsDayNight
+@Composable
+internal fun RenderingMapsNotSupportedDialogPreview() = ElementPreview {
+    RenderingMapsNotSupportedDialog(onSubmit = {})
+}

features/location/impl/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@
   ~ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial.
   ~ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
   -->
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+<manifest
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" >
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION" />
 
+    <!-- Declare Vulkan as an optional feature to prevent installation issues on devices that do not support it. -->
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.vulkan.version"
+        android:required="false"
+        tools:replace="android:required" />
+
     <application>
         <service
             android:name=".live.service.LiveLocationSharingService"

features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/MessagesFlowNode.kt

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ package io.element.android.features.messages.impl
 import android.os.Parcelable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import com.bumble.appyx.core.lifecycle.subscribe
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.call.api.ElementCallEntryPoint
 import io.element.android.features.forward.api.ForwardEntryPoint
 import io.element.android.features.knockrequests.api.list.KnockRequestsListEntryPoint
 import io.element.android.features.location.api.LocationService
+import io.element.android.features.location.api.RenderingMapsNotSupportedDialog
 import io.element.android.features.location.api.ShareLocationEntryPoint
 import io.element.android.features.location.api.ShowLocationEntryPoint
 import io.element.android.features.location.api.ShowLocationMode
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineIt
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.duration
 import io.element.android.features.poll.api.create.CreatePollEntryPoint
 import io.element.android.features.poll.api.create.CreatePollMode
+import io.element.android.libraries.androidutils.system.DeviceHasVulkanSupport
 import io.element.android.libraries.architecture.BackstackWithOverlayBox
 import io.element.android.libraries.architecture.BaseFlowNode
 import io.element.android.libraries.architecture.callback
@@ -121,6 +126,7 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
     private val knockRequestsListEntryPoint: KnockRequestsListEntryPoint,
     private val dateFormatter: DateFormatter,
     private val coroutineDispatchers: CoroutineDispatchers,
+    private val hasVulkanSupport: DeviceHasVulkanSupport,
 ) : BaseFlowNode<MessagesFlowNode.NavTarget>(
     backstack = BackStack(
         initialElement = plugins.filterIsInstance<MessagesEntryPoint.Params>().first().initialTarget.toNavTarget(),
@@ -188,6 +194,8 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
 
     private val callback: MessagesEntryPoint.Callback = callback()
 
+    private var displayVulkanNotSupportedError by mutableStateOf(false)
+
     override fun onBuilt() {
         super.onBuilt()
         lifecycle.subscribe(
@@ -267,7 +275,11 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
                     }
 
                     override fun navigateToSendLocation() {
+                        if (hasVulkanSupport()) {
                             backstack.push(NavTarget.SendLocation(Timeline.Mode.Live))
+                        } else {
+                            displayVulkanNotSupportedError = true
+                        }
                     }
 
                     override fun navigateToCreatePoll() {
@@ -279,7 +291,11 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
                     }
 
                     override fun navigateToCurrentLiveLocation() {
+                        if (hasVulkanSupport()) {
                             backstack.push(NavTarget.LocationViewer(ShowLocationMode.Live(senderId = sessionId)))
+                        } else {
+                            displayVulkanNotSupportedError = true
+                        }
                     }
 
                     override fun navigateToRoomCall(roomId: RoomId, isAudioCall: Boolean) {
@@ -506,7 +522,11 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
                     }
 
                     override fun navigateToSendLocation() {
+                        if (hasVulkanSupport()) {
                             backstack.push(NavTarget.SendLocation(Timeline.Mode.Thread(navTarget.threadRootId)))
+                        } else {
+                            displayVulkanNotSupportedError = true
+                        }
                     }
 
                     override fun navigateToCreatePoll() {
@@ -518,7 +538,11 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
                     }
 
                     override fun navigateToCurrentLiveLocation() {
+                        if (hasVulkanSupport()) {
                             backstack.push(NavTarget.LocationViewer(ShowLocationMode.Live(senderId = sessionId)))
+                        } else {
+                            displayVulkanNotSupportedError = true
+                        }
                     }
 
                     override fun navigateToRoomCall(roomId: RoomId, isAudioCall: Boolean) {
@@ -607,6 +631,7 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
                 )
             }
             is TimelineItemLocationContent -> {
+                if (hasVulkanSupport()) {
                     val mode = when (event.content.mode) {
                         is TimelineItemLocationContent.Mode.Live -> ShowLocationMode.Live(event.senderId)
                         is TimelineItemLocationContent.Mode.Static -> ShowLocationMode.Static(
@@ -619,6 +644,10 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
                         )
                     }
                     NavTarget.LocationViewer(mode = mode).takeIf { locationService.isServiceAvailable() }
+                } else {
+                    displayVulkanNotSupportedError = true
+                    null
+                }
             }
             else -> null
         }
@@ -691,6 +720,11 @@ class MessagesFlowNode(
     @Composable
     override fun View(modifier: Modifier) {
         mentionSpanTheme.updateStyles()
+
+        if (displayVulkanNotSupportedError) {
+            RenderingMapsNotSupportedDialog { displayVulkanNotSupportedError = false }
+        }
+
         CompositionLocalProvider(
             LocalMentionSpanUpdater provides mentionSpanUpdater
         ) {

features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/DefaultMessagesEntryPointTest.kt

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.api.MessagesEntryPoint
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.pinned.banner.createPinnedEventsTimelineProvider
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.createTimelineController
 import io.element.android.features.poll.test.create.FakeCreatePollEntryPoint
+import io.element.android.libraries.androidutils.system.DeviceHasVulkanSupport
 import io.element.android.libraries.dateformatter.test.FakeDateFormatter
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.core.EventId
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.core.RoomId
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import io.element.android.services.analytics.test.FakeAnalyticsService
 import io.element.android.tests.testutils.lambda.lambdaError
 import io.element.android.tests.testutils.node.TestParentNode
 import io.element.android.tests.testutils.testCoroutineDispatchers
+import io.mockk.mockk
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ class DefaultMessagesEntryPointTest {
                 knockRequestsListEntryPoint = FakeKnockRequestsListEntryPoint(),
                 dateFormatter = FakeDateFormatter(),
                 coroutineDispatchers = testCoroutineDispatchers(),
+                hasVulkanSupport = DeviceHasVulkanSupport(mockk(relaxed = true))
             )
         }
         val callback = object : MessagesEntryPoint.Callback {

libraries/androidutils/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/androidutils/system/DeviceHasVulkanSupport.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial.
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.libraries.androidutils.system
+
+import android.content.Context
+import dev.zacsweers.metro.Inject
+import io.element.android.libraries.di.annotations.ApplicationContext
+
+private const val VULKAN_VERSION_1_0 = 0x400003
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the device supports Vulkan 1.0.
+ *
+ * This is needed for the location screens that contain maps using MapLibre UI components.
+ *
+ * Needed until https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/issues/3079 is resolved and we can automatically choose between OpenGL and Vulkan renderers,
+ * or no devices support OpenGL anymore.
+ */
+@Inject
+class DeviceHasVulkanSupport(
+    @ApplicationContext private val context: Context,
+) {
+    operator fun invoke(): Boolean {
+        return context.packageManager.hasSystemFeature("android.hardware.vulkan.version", VULKAN_VERSION_1_0)
+    }
+}

libraries/ui-strings/src/main/res/values/localazy.xml

@@ -546,4 +546,6 @@ Are you sure you want to continue?"</string>
   <string name="timeline_decryption_failure_historical_event_user_not_joined">"You don\'t have access to this message"</string>
   <string name="timeline_decryption_failure_unable_to_decrypt">"Unable to decrypt message"</string>
   <string name="timeline_decryption_failure_withheld_unverified">"This message was blocked either because you did not verify your device or because the sender needs to verify your digital identity."</string>
+  <string name="vulkan_not_supported_dialog_content_android">"Your device is too old, a device with Android 8 or newer is required."</string>
+  <string name="vulkan_not_supported_dialog_title_android">"Rendering maps is not supported"</string>
 </resources>