APK
An APK is an Android application package containing compiled application code, resources and installation metadata.
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Android apps streaming reference
Definitions, mechanisms, examples and practical guidance for android apps concepts used in streaming and player setup.
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Android apps concepts.
Android package name
An Android package name, commonly discussed as the application ID for an installed app, is its technical identity within Android.
Explore →App version name
An app version name is the human-readable release label that an Android publisher assigns to its software.
Explore →Android minimum SDK
The Android minimum SDK is the lowest Android API level an application declares it can support.
Explore →Android target SDK
The Android target SDK is the API level an application declares as its intended platform behavior target.
Explore →CPU ABI
A CPU application binary interface, or ABI, defines how compiled native code operates within a processor and operating environment.
Explore →arm64-v8a
arm64-v8a is Android's ABI for native code running in a supported 64-bit Arm environment.
Explore →Split APK
A split APK installation distributes an Android application across a base APK and additional packages for configuration or features.
Explore →Sideloading
Sideloading means installing software through a route outside the device's usual app-store distribution flow.
Explore →Install unknown apps permission
Install unknown apps permission controls whether a particular source application can request installation of external Android packages on supported platform versions.
Explore →Runtime permission
A runtime permission is an Android authorization that an application requests while running before it accesses a protected capability or category of device data.
Explore →App cache
An app cache stores temporary or reproducible working material so that the application does not need to fetch or rebuild it every time.
Explore →Clear app data
Clearing app data resets an application's locally stored state more broadly than clearing its cache.
Explore →Force stop
Force stop is a system control that ends an Android application's current execution.
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