In Android what you mean by docking state

Question

In Intent,there is a constant named ACTION_DOCK_EVENT

Added in API level 5
Broadcast Action: A sticky broadcast for changes in the physical docking state of the device.

What do you mean by docking state?

Answer 1

Android devices can be docked into several different kinds of dock devices . These include car or home docks and digital versus analog docks. So when a dock of the device is changed then it throws an intent of ACTION_DOCK_EVENT

If a device is docked, it can be docked in any one of four different type of dock:

• Car
• Desk
• Low-End (Analog) Desk
• High-End (Digital) Desk

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