Context represents environment data and provides access to resources like databases. It is similar to a room service person in a hotel, who can bring things like meals to a single activity (guest) upon request. Context is involved when loading resources, launching new activities, creating views, and obtaining system services. Context is the base class for activities, services, and applications, and it acts like the remote control for a TV - it provides access to "channels" or resources, services, and intents.

1. What Exactly is
“Context” in Android ?
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2. Reference
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3572463/what-is-
context-in-android

3. Definition of Context
• Context represents environment data
• It provides access to things such as databases

4. Simpler terms
• CEO of a start-up software company
• a lead architect present in the company
• CEO Hires a new Developer
• It is the Architect who tells the responsibility of the
new hired person

5. Simpler terms
• It's similar to a when you visit a hotel, you want
breakfast, lunch & dinner in suitable timings right ?
• There are many other things you like during the time of
stay. How you get these things?
• You ask the room-service person to bring the things for
you
• Here room-service person is the context considering you
are the single activity and the hotel to be your app,
finally the breakfast, lunch & dinner to be the resources

6. Things that involve context
• Loading a resource
• Launching a new activity
• Creating views
• Obtaining system service

7. Context is the base class for
Activity, Service, Application .... etc
• Another way to describe is, consider context as remote of
a TV & channel's in the television are resources, services,
using intents etc - - - Here remote acts as an access to
get access to all the different resources into foreground.
• So, Remote has access to channels such as resources,
services, using intents etc ….
• Likewise ..... Whoever has access to remote naturally has
access to all the things such as resources, services, using
intents etc