Packages and Processes
As you have witnessed in previous chapters, when you develop an application in Android, you end up with an .apk file. You then sign this .apk file and deploy it to the device. Let’s learn a little bit more about Android packages.
Details of a Package Specification
Each .apk file is uniquely identified by its root package name, which is specified in its manifest file. Here is an example of a package definition that we will be using for this chapter (the package name is highlighted):
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.androidbook.library.testlibraryapp"
...>
...rest of the xml nodes
</manifest>
If you were the developer of this package and signed it and installed ...
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