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Springboard

SpringBoard is the standard application that manages the iPhone's home screen. Other tasks include starting WindowServer, launching and bootstrapping applications, and setting some of the device's settings on startup. Android's equivalent of iOS' SpringBoard would be a launcher, offering similar functionalities.

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SpringBoard is the standard application that manages the iPhone's home screen. Other tasks include starting WindowServer, launching and bootstrapping applications, and setting some of the device's settings on startup. Android's equivalent of iOS' SpringBoard would be a launcher, offering similar functionalities.

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