The application framework
The application framework is the part of the Android platform, which is most familiar to developers. It is delivered as a set of Java libraries and allows you to build user interfaces, interact with device capabilities such as the camera or location services, load and work with various types of application resources, and perform many more useful tasks. Here are some of the major services:
- ActivityManager: This service is responsible for the activity life cycle, state management, and controls the activity stack. Later, in this chapter, we will learn more about the activity life cycle.
- WindowManager: This service is responsible for managing the z-order list of screens. Each activity is attached to a window that is used to ...
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