android 4.4 print,android.printservice

Provides classes for implementing print services. Print services are plug-in components

that know how to talk to printers via some standard protocols. These services serve as a

bridge between the system and the printers. Hence, the printer and print protocol specific

implementation is factored out of the system and can be independently developed and updated.

A print service implementation should extend

The system is responsible for starting and stopping a print service depending on whether

there are active print jobs for the printers managed by the service. The print service

should also perform printer discovery in a timely fashion to ensure good user experience.

The interaction between the system and the print service during printer discovery is

encapsulated by a