Peculiarities of components interaction in Android mobile platform

Authors:

Mykhailo Kovalyk, Roman Kaminskiy

Information Systems and Networks Department, Lviv Polytechnic National University, S. Bandery Str., 12,
Lviv, 79013, UKRAINE

The main ways of interaction between Services and Activities in Android are described in the article. Advantages and disadvantages of each approach are described. The situations where a particular approach is most appropriate are dealt with

Interprocess Communication

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