Update Android interview notes: modernize APIs, deprecations, and fill missing topics#2
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Update Android interview notes: modernize APIs, deprecations, and fill missing topics#2
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section/android.mdwith precise technical clarifications such asContextbeing an abstract class,ApplicationvsContentProviderstartup ordering, and that process entry isActivityThread.main()afterZygoteforks.onActivityCreatedandsetRetainInstancemarked deprecated, recommendViewModel/SavedStateHandle, preferViewPager2/FragmentStateAdapterover legacy adapters, and noteIntentService/AsyncTaskas deprecated (but mentioned as interview topics).startForegroundService()behavior,WorkManageras the practical cross-API replacement, andPendingIntentFLAG_IMMUTABLE/FLAG_MUTABLErequirement (Android 12+).DataStore(Preferences/Proto), bitmap decoding and pooling recommendations, Jetpack Security / Keystore,onTrimMemoryhandling, LeakCanary/Memory Profiler usage, NotificationChannel andPOST_NOTIFICATIONSrequirement, ART (AOT+JIT with profile-guided compilation), and other small clarifications throughout.Testing
section/android.mdand changes committed (git commitcompleted locally).Codex Task