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How to use Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption?

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How to use Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption? A complete guide on mastering Android Lollipop's notification and interruption I. What is the new Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system? One of the biggest changes in Android Lollipop is the notification system. To certain extent, the  Android Lollipop’s notification  is totally new. It is fundamentally different from the notification system in previous Android devices. Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system treats all notifications and alert as interruptions. You can control when and how you receive notifications and alerts so that  you will get interrupted only when you want to be. The major new features in Android Lollipop’s notification and interruption system includes: Choose from 3 modes: all, none and priority. View and respond to messages directly from your lock screen. Hide sensitive content in notifications. Prioritize no...

About Android

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Android, the world's most popular mobile platform Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile devices in more than 190 countries around the world. It's the largest installed base of any mobile platform and growing fast—every day another million users power up their Android devices for the first time and start looking for apps, games, and other digital content. Android gives you a world-class platform for creating apps and games for Android users everywhere, as well as an open marketplace for distributing to them instantly. Global partnerships and large installed base Building on the contributions of the open-source Linux community and more than 300 hardware, software, and carrier partners, Android has rapidly become the fastest-growing mobile OS. Every day more than a million new Android devices are activated worldwide. Android’s openness has made it a favorite for consumers and developers alike, driving strong growth in app consumption. Android users download ...

Android 4.1 APIs

Android 4.1 APIs API Level: 16 Android 4.1 ( JELLY_BEAN ) is a progression of the platform that offers improved performance and enhanced user experience. It adds new features for users and app developers. This document provides an introduction to the most notable and useful new APIs for app developers. Declare your app API Level To better optimize your app for devices running Android 4.1, you should set your  targetSdkVersion  to  "16" , install it on an Android 4.1 system image, test it, then publish an update with this change. You can use APIs in Android 4.1 while also supporting older versions by adding conditions to your code that check for the system API level before executing APIs not supported by your minSdkVersion . To learn more about maintaining backward-compatibility, read  Creating Backward-Compatible UIs . More information about how API levels work is available in  What is API Level? As an app developer, Android 4.1 is availab...