What is the Android GSF package?

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lomza picture lomza · Jun 29, 2011 · Viewed 36.4k times · Source

What is it the GSF_PACKAGE I found in the C2DM Tutorial?
To be precise: 

public static final String GSF_PACKAGE = "com.google.android.gsf"

It was used in intent: 

registrationIntent.setPackage(GSF_PACKAGE);

On the developers site I found this:

"setPackage(String packageName) (Usually optional) Set an explicit application package name that limits the components this Intent will resolve to."

Anyway, what limits and why they might be needed?

Answer

pankajagarwal picture pankajagarwal · Jun 29, 2011

gsf = google services framework

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