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      1 Support Libraries for Android.
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      3 This SDK component contains static libraries providing access to newer APIs
      4 on older platforms and various helper classes.
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      6 To use those libraries, simply copy them as static libraries into your project.
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      8 Each library is called v<api>, indicating the minimum API level that they require.
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     11 *** V4 ***
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     13 v4/android-support-v4.jar contains:
     14 - Fragment API. New in API 11 (3.0 - Honeycomb). http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Fragment.html
     15 - Loader API. New in API 11 (3.0 - Honeycomb). http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/LoaderManager.html
     16 - CursorAdapter / ResourceCursorAdapter / SimpleCursorAdapter. These are the API 11 versions.
     17 - MenuCompat allows calling MenuItem.setShowAsAction which only exists on API 11.
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     19 v4/src/ is the source code for the compatibility library
     20 v4/samples/ provides a sample app using the library.
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     23 *** V13 ***
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     25 v13/android-support-v13.jar provides the same features as v4, plus:
     26 - FragmentPagerAdapter: Implementation of PagerAdapter that represents each page as a Fragment.
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     28 v13/src/ is the source code for the compatibility library, not including the v4 source
     29 v13/samples/ provides a sample app using the library.
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