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Sivaguru Jambulingam
Sivaguru Jambulingam

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Window Manager in Android Architecture

I'm new to Android and am learning about Android architecture. I don't understand what WindowManager is supposed to do.

What does window manager do in Android?

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As Dianne Hackborn wrote on the android-framework mailing list:

The window manager creates surfaces for the application, and applications draw directly into those surfaces without going through the window manager. (source)

[T]he window manager is responsible for organizing the screen, applications don't get to decide that. The window manager allocates surfaces and decides where they go and how they are layered; it never touches their bits, which is up to the application. (source)

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