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