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-# Microsoft Azure Storage SDK for Android
+# Microsoft Azure Storage SDK for Android (Deprecated)
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+This project will be in [Community Support](https://azure.github.io/azure-sdk/policies_support.html#package-lifecycle) until 13 September 2024. After this date the project and associated client libraries will be retired permanently. For more details on the retirement and alternatives to using this project, visit [Retirement notice: The Azure Storage Android client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/retirement-notice-the-azure-storage-android-client-libraries-will-be-retired-on-13-september-2024/).
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 This project provides a client library for Android that makes it easy to consume Microsoft Azure Storage services. For documentation please see the [AndroidDocs](http://azure.github.io/azure-storage-android/).