How do I show things directly to the screen in Android?

I'm new to android and I was wandering is 开发者_StackOverflow社区there a way to show a stream or a pic to the screen directly even without the manifest?

Or how do I load resources files without using the manifest on the Android platform?

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I was wandering is there a way to show a stream or a pic to the screen directly even without the manifest?

The manifest is not directly involved with showing "a stream or a pic to the screen".

Or how do I load resources files without using the manifest on the Android platform?

The manifest is not directly involved with loading resource files.