Android Architecture

Architecture of Android

Application

Native App                   3rd Party App             Developer App

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Application Framework

(Set of API's written in java to provide productive app developement)

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                            Native Library                                           Dalvik Virtual Machine 

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 Linux Kernel

Device Drivers          Power Mgt.          Memory Mgt.           Process Mgt.