Mike Wolfson
Android Developer Tools
Essentials
Android Developer Tools Essentials
by Mike Wolfson
Copyright © 2013 Mike Wolfson. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1.
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Minimum Requirements 1
Installing Java 2
Installing the Android Software Development Kit 3
Installing the ADT Bundle 3
Developing Without Eclipse 5
Command-Line Usage 6
Using a Different IDE 6
Configuring a Device for Development 7
2.
Essential Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SDK Manager 11
SDK Components 11
Starting the SDK Manager 12
Viewing Installed and Available Components 13
ADT Preview Channel 15
Android Debug Bridge (ADB) 17
Starting ADB 17
Querying for Device Instances 18
Issuing Commands 19
The Shell Command 20
ADB Does a Lot More 22
Resetting the ADB Server 23
Additional Resources 24
3.
Configuring Devices and Emulators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using a Physical Device for Development 25
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