Issue Link

#160025

Target

stable

Cherry pick PR Link

flutter-team-archive/engine#57173

Changelog Description

• Disable Android HardwareBuffer based swapchains on all devices.

Impacted Users

Android Impeller

Impact Description

• Android HardwareBuffer swapchains were non functional for a larger than expected number of physical devices.

Workaround

Add the following line to AndroidManifest:

<meta-data
    android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.DisableSurfaceControl"
    android:value="true" />

Risk

low

Test Coverage

yes

Validation Steps

Both swapchains are tested on CI, this is a pure delete