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Setting the Application Name and Icon

Overall application settings are configured with the <application>

tag of the Android manifest file. Here you set information such as

the application icon (android:icon) and friendly name

(android:label).These settings are attributes of the <application>

tag.

For example, here we set the application icon to a drawable

resource provided with the application package and the application

label to a string resource:

<application android:icon="@drawable/icon"
android:label="@string/app_name">

You can also set optional application settings as attributes in the

<application> tag, such as the application description

(android:description) and the setting to enable the application for

debugging on the device (android:debuggable="true").

Enforcing Application System Requirements

In addition to configuring your application’s identity, the Android

manifest file is also used to specify any system requirements

necessary for the application to run properly. For example, an

augmented reality application might require that the handset have

GPS, a compass, and a camera. Similarly, an application that relies

upon the Bluetooth APIs available within the Android SDK requires

a handset with an SDK version of API Level 5 or higher (Android

2.0).These types of system requirements can be defined and

enforced in the Android manifest file.Then, when an application is