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4<p>Contains classes for accessing and publishing data on a device.  It includes three main
5categories of APIs:</p>
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8  <dt>Content sharing ({@link android.content})</dt>
9  <dd>For sharing content between application components. The most important classes are:
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11      <li>{@link android.content.ContentProvider} and {@link android.content.ContentResolver}
12  for managing and publishing persistent data associated with an application.</li>
13      <li>{@link android.content.Intent} and {@link android.content.IntentFilter}, for delivering
14  structured messages between different application components&mdash;allowing components to initiate
15  other components and return results.</li>
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19  <dt>Package management ({@link android.content.pm})</dt>
20  <dd>For accessing information about an Android package (an {@code .apk}), including information
21about its activities, permissions, services, signatures, and providers. The most important class for
22accessing this information is {@link android.content.pm.PackageManager}.</dd>
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24  <dt>Resource management ({@link android.content.res})</dt>
25  <dd>For retrieving resource data associated with an application, such as strings, drawables,
26media, and device configuration details. The most important class for accessing this data is {@link
27android.content.res.Resources}.</dd>
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