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PartÂ II.Â About the Android Framework

The Android Framework is the set of base classes that underlie Android applications and the parts of Android system software that comprise the Android userland. Here we organize our presentation of the Android APIs around the goal of enabling you to implement applications that take maximum advantage of the Android system architecture.

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