title: What is an URI in android
body: <p>I have recently come across an android object that makes no sense to me. I can't understand what is an URI?</p>
  
  <p>Well I checked the <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri.html" rel="noreferrer">Official Documentation</a> and it said: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Immutable URI reference. A URI reference includes a URI and a
    fragment, the component of the URI following a '#'. Builds and parses
    URI references which conform to RFC 2396.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>The problem is, you can't use a URI to explain what is a URI! I am totally confused. </p>
  
  <p>I did some research and came across <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23928844/what-is-uri-in-android">this article</a>. But it said</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Uri does nothing</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Could someone please explain to me what does this mean!</p>