// Hacker Noon · 31 January 2026

The Android OS System Architecture: Part 6 - Process Lifecycle and Importance Hierarchy

Android is built for mobile devices, where resources are inherently limited. Android must maintain stricter control over what processes are running and when. Android evaluates how important each running process is to the user at any given moment.

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