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{{see also|List of features in Android}}
 
===Interface===
Android's user interface is based on [[Direct manipulation interface|direct manipulation]],<ref name="touch">{{cite web|url=http://source.android.com/tech/input/touch-devices.html |title=Touch Devices &#124; Android Open Source |publisher=Source.android.com |date=|accessdate=2012-09-15}}</ref> using touch inputs that loosely correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching and reverse pinching to manipulate on-screen objects.<ref name="touch" /> The response to user input is designed to be immediate and provides a fluid touch interface, often using the vibration capabilities of the device to provide [[haptic feedback]] to the user. Internal hardware such as [[accelerometer]]s, [[gyroscope]]s and [[proximity sensor]]s are used by some applications to respond to additional user actions, for example adjusting the screen from portrait to landscape depending on how the device is oriented, or allowing the user to steer a vehicle in a racing game by rotating the device, simulating control of a [[steering wheel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phandroid.com/2011/12/22/real-racing-2-speeds-into-the-android-market-leaves-part-1-in-the-dust/ |title=Real Racing 2 Speeds Into The Android Market – Leaves Part 1 In The Dust |publisher=Phandroid.com |date=2011-12-22 |accessdate=2012-09-15}}</ref>