1 page.title=Flexible Framework 2 walkthru=1 3 4 @jd:body 5 6 <style> 7 blockquote { 8 color:#9933CC; 9 } 10 </style> 11 12 <blockquote>Android's flexible framework means it runs on more devices and reaches more 13 users</blockquote> 14 15 <p>Android powers millions of devices around the world and in a variety of form-factors. The Android 16 framework is specially built to run apps on more than just one screen size and hardware 17 configuration. As an app developer, Android's scale and variety offers you the potential to quickly 18 reach millions of users.</p> 19 20 <p>Android apps are flexible and easily adapt to the device on which they are running. Although the 21 system scales your assets when necessary, you can provide alternative app resources that are 22 optimized for specific device categories, such as the screen size and density. Android applies the 23 appropriate resources when running your app, based on the current devices configuration.</p> 24 25 <blockquote>You're in control of which devices can install your app</blockquote> 26 27 <p>Some devices provide a different user experience when using apps, but youre always in control of 28 how your app behaves on each device. If you publish your app on Google Play, you also have 29 control over which kinds of devices are allowed to install your app and you can closely control how 30 your app is distributed.</p> 31 32 <p>Every device that includes Google Play has been certified compatible. This means that 33 the device has passed a rigorous test suite to ensure that the device uses a version of Android that 34 supports all the platform APIs and will successfully run your app.</p>