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The Android platform is a collection of software that includes an operating system and a number of higher-level libraries that simplify the task of communicating with the operating system. It also includes several applications that smartphone, tablet, e-reader and iTV users have come to expect, such as a phone (obviously) dialer, e-mail client, social media client, contact manager, Google Maps, Google Search, a web browser, a calendar, basic games, and so on.
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Jackson, W. (2012). Introducing the Android Software Development Platform. In: Android Apps for Absolute Beginners. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4789-0_4
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