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# System prepended metadata

title: Signal initial process

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# Signal initial process
* AndroidManifest.xml file : 
                                
        <application
        android:name = ".ApplicationContext" <--- Android entrypoint
            ...
            ...
            <acticvity
                android:name = ".iniActivity"
                 <intent-filter>
                    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
                    <category android:name="android.intent.category.MULTIWINDOW_LAUNCHER" />
                </intent-filter>



        </application>
* after ApplicationContext onCreate() function , then will go back to the action.MAIN  
(Here is .iniActivity)
* from action.MAIN calling ApplicationContext.postoncreate() 
 
## process
* ApplicationContext --> action.MAIN  (Here is .iniActivity) 
  --> calling ApplicationContext.postoncreate() --> ApplicationContext.onStart()
  -->back to action.MAIN  --> .....



![](https://i.imgur.com/7CqHHAS.png)
