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-Android ${sample.name} Sample
-==============================
-
-<!-- Add a short, 1-2 line description of the sample here. -->
-
-Introduction
-------------
-
-<!-- Add a multi-paragraph explanation of the sample and what it's demonstrating here. -->
-
-Pre-requisites
---------------
-
-<!-- Update as necessary. -->
-- Android SDK v20
-- Android Build Tools v20
-- Android Support Repository
-
-Getting Started
----------------
-
-This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
-"gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
-
-Screenshots
------------
-
-<!-- Update these to point to screenshots. Add more as needed. -->
-![Description](screenshots/image1.png) ![Description](screenshots/image2.png)
-
-Support
--------
-
-- Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
-- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
-
-If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
-https://github.com/googlesamples/android-${sample.name}
-
-Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
-submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
-
-License
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-
-Copyright 2014 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
-
-Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
-license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
-additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
-file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
-use this file except in compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of
-the License at
-
-  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
-License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
-the License.
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-# GOOGLE SAMPLE PACKAGING DATA
-#
-# This file is used by Google as part of our samples packaging process.
-# End users may safely ignore this file. It has no relevance to other systems.
----
-
-status:       PUBLISHED
-technologies: [Android]
-categories:   [${sample.group!"None"}]
-languages:    [Java]
-solutions:    [Mobile]
-github:       googlesamples/android-${sample.name}
-level:        BEGINNER
-icon:         ${sample.name}Sample/src/main/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_launcher.png
-license:      apache2-android