Android: Difference between a System Resource and an Application Resource?

Issue

From Android documentation for the Resources class:

public static Resources getSystem ()

Added in API level 1 Return a global shared Resources object that provides access to only system resources (no application resources), and is not configured for the current screen (can not use dimension units, does not change based on orientation, etc).

What are system resources and application resources and what is the difference between them?

Solution

Application resources are

1. Animation Resources (R.anim) --> res/anim
2. Color State List Resource(R.color) --> res/color
3. Drawable Resources (R.drawable) --> res/drawable
4. Layout Resource (R.layout) -- >res/layout

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System resources are

1. Android ids (android.R.id)
2. Android's widgets (android:id/tabs)
3. Color (android.R.color.transparent)

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Answered By - Cyanotis