android-udev-rules: drop (#454366)

doc/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md

@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@
 
 - `proton-caller` has been removed due to lack of upstream maintenance.
 
+- `android-udev-rules` has been removed, as it is effectively superseded by built-in uaccess rules in systemd.
+
 - `lima` package now only includes the guest agent for the host's architecture by default. If your guest VM's architecture differs from your Lima host's, you'll need to enable the `lima-additional-guestagents` package by setting `withAdditionalGuestAgents = true` when overriding lima with this input.
 
 - `mongodb-6_0` was removed as it is end of life as of 2025-07-31.

nixos/modules/programs/adb.nix

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
         type = lib.types.bool;
         description = ''
           Whether to configure system to use Android Debug Bridge (adb).
-          To grant access to a user, it must be part of adbusers group:
-          `users.users.alice.extraGroups = ["adbusers"];`
         '';
       };
     };
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 
   ###### implementation
   config = lib.mkIf config.programs.adb.enable {
-    services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.android-udev-rules ];
     environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.android-tools ];
-    users.groups.adbusers = { };
   };
 }

nixos/modules/programs/envision.nix

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ in
     services.udev = {
       enable = true;
       packages = with pkgs; [
-        android-udev-rules
         xr-hardware
       ];
     };

nixos/modules/services/video/wivrn.nix

@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ in
     };
 
     services = {
-      udev.packages = with pkgs; [ android-udev-rules ];
       avahi = {
         enable = true;
         publish = {

pkgs/by-name/an/android-udev-rules/package.nix

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  udevCheckHook,
-}:
-stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-  pname = "android-udev-rules";
-  version = "20250525";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "M0Rf30";
-    repo = "android-udev-rules";
-    rev = finalAttrs.version;
-    hash = "sha256-4ODU9EoVYV+iSu6+M9ePed45QkOZgWkDUlFTlWJ8ttQ=";
-  };
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-    install -D 51-android.rules $out/lib/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    udevCheckHook
-  ];
-  doInstallCheck = true;
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/M0Rf30/android-udev-rules";
-    description = "Android udev rules list aimed to be the most comprehensive on the net";
-    longDescription = ''
-      Android udev rules list aimed to be the most comprehensive on the net.
-      To use on NixOS, simply add this package to services.udev.packages:
-      ```nix
-      services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.android-udev-rules ];
-      ```
-    '';
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    teams = [ lib.teams.android ];
-  };
-})

pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix

@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ mapAliases {
   alsaUtils = throw "'alsaUtils' has been renamed to/replaced by 'alsa-utils'"; # Converted to throw 2024-10-17
   amazon-qldb-shell = throw "'amazon-qldb-shell' has been removed due to being unmaintained upstream"; # Added 2025-07-30
   amdvlk = throw "'amdvlk' has been removed since it was deprecated by AMD. Its replacement, RADV, is enabled by default."; # Added 2025-09-20
+  android-udev-rules = throw "'android-udev-rules' has been removed due to being superseded by built-in systemd uaccess rules."; # Added 2025-10-21
   angelfish = throw "'angelfish' has been renamed to/replaced by 'libsForQt5.kdeGear.angelfish'"; # Converted to throw 2024-10-17
   animeko = throw "'animeko' has been removed since it is unmaintained"; # Added 2025-08-20
   ansible_2_14 = throw "Ansible 2.14 goes end of life in 2024/05 and can't be supported throughout the 24.05 release cycle"; # Added 2024-04-11