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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        xmlns:androidprv="http://schemas.android.com/apk/prv/res/android"
+        package="com.android.telecomm"
+>
+    <!-- Prevents the activity manager from delaying any activity-start
+         requests by this package, including requests immediately after
+         the user presses "home". -->
+    <!-- TODO(gilad): Better understand/document this use case. -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.STOP_APP_SWITCHES" />
+
+    <application android:name="TelecommApp"
+            android:persistent="false"
+            android:label="@string/telecommAppLabel"
+            android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_phone"
+            android:supportsRtl="true">
+    </application>
+</manifest>