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| <p>Dalvik is the managed runtime used by applications and some system |
| services on Android. Dalvik was originally created specifically for |
| the Android project.</p> |
| <p>Much of the documentation in this directory is intended to help |
| with the ongoing development of Dalvik, as opposed to most of the |
| other documentation on this site, which is geared more towards |
| application development.</p> |
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| <p>Please note, in Android 4.4 a new virtual machine - ART - is being introduced |
| experimentally that will eventually replace Dalvik. Please see <a |
| href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/dalvik/art.html">Introducing ART</a> for details. |