The document explains the concept and use cases of Android content providers, which facilitate data sharing between applications. It details how intents are used for content requests, permissions control, and the benefits of using content providers, including data access management and security enhancements. Additionally, it mentions the introduction of the commit content API in Android 7.1 for integrating rich content into applications.

1. ANDROID CONTENT
PROVIDER EXPLAINED
Usages and examples
By: Shady Yehia Selim
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2. IN FEW WORDS
 ‘do something’ Filters
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3. THE BEST DESCRIPTION
 When the android system or another application wants to do a specific
task, it will broadcast an intent saying “can anyone do this for me“
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4. SO IT NEEDS
 Intent to describe the “mime-type” for sharing content
 Broadcasting listener to answer and serve, or broadcast sender for the
content to be shared
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5. IT CAN BE USED TO ….
 Allow to collect data from different sources, and send one dataset
result
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6. IT CAN BE USED TO ….
 Support other apps, widgets, search, and others, with the same results
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7. IT CAN BE USED TO ….
 Control single app roles access
 Control different apps access permissions to the same data source
 Control apps data source, so if the host data server was changed, you
won’t have to update all the apps, only the content provider data
source
 Help implementing new trends and security controls like, Android for
Work, Android for Education, BYOD, MDM, MAM, and MCM.
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8. IN THE LATEST ANDROID VERSION
 With Android 7.1 (API level 25), the Android SDK includes the Commit
Content API, which provides a universal way for IMEs to send images
and other rich content directly to a text editor in an app. The API is also
available in v13 Support Library as of revision 25.0.0.
 In English you can use images in your keyboard
 https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/image-keyboard.html
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9. RESOURCES
 http://blog.blundellapps.co.uk/add-your-app-to-the-android-menu/
 https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html
 https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-provider-basics.html
 https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ContentProvider.html
 https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-provider-creating.html
 https://developer.android.com/training/sharing/shareaction.html
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10. RESOURCES
 https://developer.android.com/training/sharing/send.html
 https://developer.android.com/training/testing/integration-testing/content-provider-
testing.html
 https://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/android_content_providers.htm
 http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidSQLite/article.html
 http://www.grokkingandroid.com/android-tutorial-writing-your-own-content-provider/
 https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android-fundamentals-working-with-content-providers--
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