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1) Linux Kernel: Android Architecture

The Android architecture consists of 5 layers: 1) the Linux kernel which manages drivers, power, memory and resources; 2) native libraries such as WebKit and SQLite that provide browser, database and other support; 3) the Android Runtime containing core libraries and the Dalvik Virtual Machine for running apps; 4) the Android Framework offering APIs for UI, telephony, location and more; 5) applications that make use of the framework, runtime and libraries to function, with all layers built upon the Linux kernel.

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1) Linux Kernel: Android Architecture

The Android architecture consists of 5 layers: 1) the Linux kernel which manages drivers, power, memory and resources; 2) native libraries such as WebKit and SQLite that provide browser, database and other support; 3) the Android Runtime containing core libraries and the Dalvik Virtual Machine for running apps; 4) the Android Framework offering APIs for UI, telephony, location and more; 5) applications that make use of the framework, runtime and libraries to function, with all layers built upon the Linux kernel.

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Android Architecture

android architecture or Android software stack is categorized into five parts:

linux kernel

native libraries (middleware),

Android Runtime

Application Framework

Applications

Let's see the android architecture first.

1) Linux kernel
It is the heart of android architecture that exists at the root of android architecture. Linux
kernel is responsible for device drivers, power management, memory management, device
management and resource access.

2) Native Libraries
On the top of linux kernel, their are Native libraries such as WebKit, OpenGL, FreeType,
SQLite, Media, C runtime library (libc) etc.

The WebKit library is responsible for browser support, SQLite is for database, FreeType for font
support, Media for playing and recording audio and video formats.

3) Android Runtime
In android runtime, there are core libraries and DVM (Dalvik Virtual Machine) which is
responsible to run android application. DVM is like JVM but it is optimized for mobile devices. It
consumes less memory and provides fast performance.

4) Android Framework
On the top of Native libraries and android runtime, there is android framework. Android
framework includes Android API's such as UI (User Interface), telephony, resources, locations,
Content Providers (data) and package managers. It provides a lot of classes and interfaces for
android application development.

5) Applications
On the top of android framework, there are applications. All applications such as home, contact,
settings, games, browsers are using android framework that uses android runtime and libraries.
Android runtime and native libraries are using linux kernal.

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