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17# Android Technical Information #
18Welcome to the Android technical documentation section of the site. Here you
19can find technical information useful to people and organizations who are
20looking to modify, contribute to, or port the Android software. This is "under
21the hood" information intended for engineers.
22
23## Dalvik Technical Information ##
24The Dalvik Virtual Machine is the heart of Android. It's a fast, just-in-time
25compiled, optimized bytecode virtual machine. Android applications are
26compiled to Dalvik bytecode and run on the Dalvik VM. This section includes
27detailed information such as the Dalvik bytecode format specification,
28design information on the VM itself, and so on.
29
30[&raquo; Dalvik Information](/tech/dalvik/index.html)
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32
33## Bluetooth Technical Information ##
34The Android Open-Source Project includes a bluetooth subsystem currently based
35on the upstream bluez project. Android then layers various IPC and similar
36libraries to link the bluez library with the Android Bluetooth stack and API.
37
38[&raquo; Bluetooth Information](/tech/bluetooth/index.html)
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41## NFC Technical Information ##
42The Android Open-Source Project also includes an NFC implementation. Unlike
43the Android Bluetooth stack, much of the Android NFC stack is new code
44originally contributed to the Android Open-Source Project. This code links the
45Android NFC API to a device's NFC hardware. This section also includes
46information on related Android technologies, such as the simple NDEF Push
47Protocol.
48
49[&raquo; NFC Information](/tech/nfc/index.html)
50
Ken Sumrallae228ab2011-04-19 17:15:36 -070051## Encryption Technical Information ##
52The Android Open-Source Project includes the ability to encrypt the user's data.
53This document is written for 3rd parties developing Android devices who want to
54include support for encryption on their device. It covers the few things that
55must be done so encryption will work.
56
57[&raquo; Encryption Information](/tech/encryption/index.html)
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