Android Manifest file

Android Manifest

• Android Manifest file is at the heart of the (structure of) android app
• Every application must have an AndroidManifest.xml file (with precisely that name) in its root directory.
• The manifest presents essential information about the application to the Android system

                

• Java package for the application. The package name serves as a unique identifier for the application.
• Components of the application — the activities, services, broadcast receivers, and content providers that the application is composed of.
• Permissions the application must have in order to access protected parts of the API and interact with other applications.
• Minimum level of the Android API that the application requires
• Libraries that the application must be linked against