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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<resources>
+
+    <!-- Color for the background of the shortcut icons.-->
+    <color name="shortcut_background">@*android:color/primary_device_default_dark</color>
+
+</resources>