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+# How to package Textures on Android
+
+The Android ecosystem is unique in that the hardware it runs on can be from many different manufactures.
+Unlike iOS or PC you cannot always guarentee what graphics card a user will be using. For this reason
+Android needs to have some special attention when shipping your game. 
+
+## Texture Compression
+
+As stated in [Texture Compress.md] you need to be aware of the performance limitations on mobile devices.
+The graphics cards on mobile phones do not have the same kind of capabilities as those on the PC or Consoles.
+They regularly have less memory and less power. So you need to make use of what you have in a more efficient way.
+One of these ways is to use Texture Compression. As stated in [Texture Compress.md] this allows you to fit more
+textures on the graphics card than you could if you just used raw RGBA textures.
+
+```bash
+#----------------------------- Global Properties ----------------------------#
+
+/outputDir:bin/$(Platform)
+/intermediateDir:obj/$(Platform)
+/platform:Android
+/config:
+/profile:Reach
+/compress:False
+
+#-------------------------------- References --------------------------------#
+
+
+#---------------------------------- Content ---------------------------------#
+
+#begin ContentFont.spritefont
+/importer:FontDescriptionImporter
+/processor:FontDescriptionProcessor
+/processorParam:PremultiplyAlpha=True
+/processorParam:TextureFormat=Compressed
+/build:ContentFont.spritefont
+
+#begin Textures/LogoOnly_64px.png
+/importer:TextureImporter
+/processor:TextureProcessor
+/processorParam:ColorKeyColor=255,0,255,255
+/processorParam:ColorKeyEnabled=True
+/processorParam:GenerateMipmaps=False
+/processorParam:PremultiplyAlpha=True
+/processorParam:ResizeToPowerOfTwo=True
+/processorParam:MakeSquare=False
+/processorParam:TextureFormat=PvrCompressed
+/build:Textures/LogoOnly_64px.png
+
+#begin Textures/LogoOnly_64px.png
+/importer:TextureImporter
+/processor:TextureProcessor
+/processorParam:ColorKeyColor=255,0,255,255
+/processorParam:ColorKeyEnabled=True
+/processorParam:GenerateMipmaps=False
+/processorParam:PremultiplyAlpha=True
+/processorParam:ResizeToPowerOfTwo=True
+/processorParam:MakeSquare=False
+/processorParam:TextureFormat=PvrCompressed
+/build:Textures/LogoOnly_64px.png;Textures#tcf_pvrtc/LogoOnly_64px
+
+#begin Textures/LogoOnly_64px.png
+/importer:TextureImporter
+/processor:TextureProcessor
+/processorParam:ColorKeyColor=255,0,255,255
+/processorParam:ColorKeyEnabled=True
+/processorParam:GenerateMipmaps=False
+/processorParam:PremultiplyAlpha=True
+/processorParam:ResizeToPowerOfTwo=True
+/processorParam:MakeSquare=False
+/processorParam:TextureFormat=DxtCompressed
+/build:Textures/LogoOnly_64px.png;Textures#tcf_s3tc/LogoOnly_64px
+
+#begin Textures/LogoOnly_64px.png
+/importer:TextureImporter
+/processor:TextureProcessor
+/processorParam:ColorKeyColor=255,0,255,255
+/processorParam:ColorKeyEnabled=True
+/processorParam:GenerateMipmaps=False
+/processorParam:PremultiplyAlpha=True
+/processorParam:ResizeToPowerOfTwo=True
+/processorParam:MakeSquare=False
+/processorParam:TextureFormat=AtscCompressed
+/build:Textures/LogoOnly_64px.png;Textures#tcf_atsc/LogoOnly_64px
+```