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+page.title=Developing Applications
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+<h1>Developing Android Applications</h1>
+<p>You can develop Android applications with the same high-quality tools you
+use to develop Java applications. The Android core libraries provide the
+functionality needed to build some amazingly rich mobile applications, and
+the Android development tools make running, debugging, and testing your
+applications a snap.</p>
+
+<p>This section explains the ins and outs of developing Android
+applications. It outlines the philosophy
+behind the system and then describes each of the
+key subsystems in detail. After reading this section, you'll have the knowledge
+and confidence to begin writing that real-world Android app you have in
+mind.</p>
+
+<p>Before reading this section you should read the <a
+href="{@docRoot}intro/index.html">Getting Started Guide</a>, which helps you get
+up and running with the Android SDK and shows you how to build a basic
+app. This section builds on the information in the Getting Started
+section.</p>
+
+<p>Here's the content you'll find in this section:</p>
+
+<dl>
+    <dt><a href="{@docRoot}devel/implementing-ui.html">Implementing a UI</a></dt>
+    <dd>Explains how to construct and interact with user interfaces for Android
+        applications. After reading this page you'll have a solid understanding of
+        how Android layouts are built, how they operate at runtime, and how you can
+        make them pretty.</dd>
+    <dt><a href="{@docRoot}devel/building-blocks.html">Building Blocks</a></dt>
+    <dd>Detailed descriptions of Android components. Covers the ins and outs
+        of the components summarized in Anatomy of an Android App, plus more. This
+        section goes into detail on each of the key Android components (Intents,
+        Activities, Views, and events.)</dd>
+    <dt><a href="{@docRoot}devel/data.html">Storing and Retrieving Data</a></dt>
+    <dd>How to read and write data to the various storage mechanisms
+        provided by Android, and to network services. There are several
+        different ways to read and write data from an Android application,
+        each aimed at different needs. This page describes them all and
+        explains how to pick the right one for your needs.</dd>
+    <dt><a href="{@docRoot}devel/security.html">Security Model</a></dt>
+    <dd>Gaining access to secure system resources and features, and
+        declaring permissions to control access to your own secure features.
+        Permissions control whether a given application is able to access
+        piece of functionality provided by another application (for example,
+        which applications can dial the phone). This page describes how
+        permissions work and how to request permissions as well as define your
+        own.</dd>
+    <dt><a href="{@docRoot}devel/resources-i18n.html">Resources and i18n</a></dt>
+    <dd>Detailed descriptions of Android's application-resource management
+        system, including how it's used for internationalization and
+        localization. "Resources" are application assets (such as images,
+        localized strings, and XML layouts) that need to be resolved at
+        runtime. This page describes how Android resolves which resource to
+        load from a selection of them, as well as how to create and use
+        resources.</dd>
+</dl>