By name: aosp-system-apps description: | AOSP Part XI — System Apps. Use when reasoning about SystemUI (status bar, notification shade, keyguard, Quick Settings, Monet/dynamic color), Launcher3 (model loader, Recents/Overview, gesture nav, all-apps, predictions, work profile), or the Settings app (SettingsProvider, SettingsLib, search index, slice surface). Chapters 47–49. metadata: author: 'utzcoz' last-updated: '2026-06-16'
AOSP Part XI — System Apps
The three privileged apps every AOSP build ships with: SystemUI, Launcher3, and Settings.
Chapters in this Part
47-systemui.md— SystemUI process, status bar, notification shade, keyguard, Quick Settings, Monet/dynamic color48-launcher3.md— Launcher3, model loader, Recents/Overview, gesture nav, all-apps, predictions, work profile49-settings-app.md— Settings app structure, SettingsProvider, SettingsLib, search index, slice surface
When to load which chapter
- Question mentions SystemUI, status bar, notification shade, keyguard, QS, Monet →
47-systemui.md - Question mentions Launcher3, Recents, Overview, gesture nav, all-apps →
48-launcher3.md - Question mentions Settings app, SettingsProvider, SettingsLib, slice →
49-settings-app.md