Android Architecture

Android Architecture also we called Android Software Stack. And it has five parts given below.

1) linux kernel

2) native libraries or we call middleware

3) Android Runtime

4) Application Framework

5) Applications

APPLICATIONS HOME       CONTACTS         PHONE              BROWSER

APPLICATIONS FRAMEWORK Activity Manger            Window Manager         Resource Manager Content Providers        View System                   Location Manager

NATIVE LIBRARIES Media                                    SQL Lite SSL                                          OpenGL Free Type                               Graphics

Android Runtime Dalvik VM Core libraries

LINUX KERNEL Device Managers like Display, Camera, Flash, Wifi, Audio, IPC(binder)

 1) LINUX KERNEL :-

It is the heart of android architecture that exists at the root of android architecture. It is responsible for device drivers, power management, memory management, device management and resource access.

2) NATIVE LIBRARIES :-

  

On the above of linux kernel there are native libraries such as WebKit, OpenGL, SQLite, Media, Free type etc.

The WebKit library is responsible for browser support, SQLite is for database, FreeType for font support, Media for playing and recording audio and video formats.

3) ANDROID RUNTIME :-

There are core libraries and DVM (Dalvik Virtual Machine) which is responsible to run android application. DVM is like JVM but it is optimized for mobile devices. It consumes less memory and provides fast performance.

4) ANDROID FRAMEWORK  :-

Android framework includes Android API's such as User Interface, telephone, resources, locations, Content Providers and package managers. It provides a lot of classes and interfaces for android application development.

5) APPLICATIONS :-

 All applications such as home, contacts, phone, browser, games and so on are using android framework that uses android runtime and libraries.