1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java b/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
index 60d495f..cd6b820 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
@@ -34,12 +34,23 @@ import javax.microedition.khronos.opengles.GL;
  * 
  * @hide
  */
-abstract class HardwareRenderer {
+public abstract class HardwareRenderer {
     private boolean mEnabled;
     private boolean mRequested = true;
     private static final String LOG_TAG = "HardwareRenderer";
 
     /**
+     * Indicates whether hardware acceleration is available under any form for
+     * the view hierarchy.
+     * 
+     * @return True if the view hierarchy can potentially be hardware accelerated,
+     *         false otherwise
+     */
+    public static boolean isAvailable() {
+        return GLES20Canvas.isAvailable();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Destroys the hardware rendering context.
      */
     abstract void destroy();