16. Using Android Telephony APIs
Although the Android platform has been designed to run on almost any type of device, the Android devices available on the market are primarily phones. Applications can take advantage of this fact by integrating phone features into their feature set.
This chapter introduces you to the telephony-related APIs available within the Android SDK.
Working with Telephony Utilities
The Android SDK provides a number of useful utilities for applications to integrate phone features available on the device. Generally speaking, developers should consider an Android device first and foremost as a phone. Although these devices might also run applications, phone operations generally take precedence. Your application should not ...
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