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Android App Development Guide

This document provides information about tools for developing Android applications, including the Android Studio integrated development environment (IDE), Android emulator, and DDMS debugging tools. It lists the supported operating systems, minimum system requirements, and steps for downloading and installing the Android SDK bundle. Pros and cons of the emulator are outlined, and it is noted that the emulator can simulate various device characteristics and interconnect with other emulators. The DDMS tools are described as allowing examination of an application's internal state and monitoring of behaviors through features like the file explorer, logcat, traceview and hierarchyview.

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Android App Development Guide

This document provides information about tools for developing Android applications, including the Android Studio integrated development environment (IDE), Android emulator, and DDMS debugging tools. It lists the supported operating systems, minimum system requirements, and steps for downloading and installing the Android SDK bundle. Pros and cons of the emulator are outlined, and it is noted that the emulator can simulate various device characteristics and interconnect with other emulators. The DDMS tools are described as allowing examination of an application's internal state and monitoring of behaviors through features like the file explorer, logcat, traceview and hierarchyview.

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Romain

Chiappinelli

A multi-layered software stack


for building and running mobile
applications

Your workbench for writing


Android applications

Downloading Android SDK

Using the Android Studio IDE


Using the Android emulator
Debugging Android applications
Other tools

Supported Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows7/8/Vista/2003
Mac OS X 10.8.5 to 10.9
Linux (tested on Ubuntu 14.04)

See: http://developer.android.com/sdk

Java Development Kit (JDK 7)


See:
http:// www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/
javase/downloads

2 GB RAM min, 4 GB RAM rec


1 GB+ for Android SDK, emulator system
images, and caches
400 MB hard disk space
1280 x 800 min screen resolution

Download & install Android SDK


Bundle
See:
http://developer.android.com/sdk
https://youtu.be/jpFll5aw5rA

Android platform
Android Studio IDE
Key development tools
System image for emulator

Runs virtual devices

Pros
Doesnt require an actual phone
Hardware is reconfigurable
Changes are non-destructive

Cons
Can be very slow
Some features unavailable
e.g., no support for bluetooth or USB
connections

Performance / user experience can be


misleading

Can emulate many different device/


user characteristics, such as:
Network speed/latencies
Battery power
Location coordinates

Emulate incoming phone calls &


SMS messages

Can interconnect multiple


emulators

Many more options

See:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/
devices/emulator.html

Tool for examining the internal


state of a running application

General tools for monitoring


application behaviors

DDMS tools include


File Explorer
Logcat
Traceview
Hierarchyview

Graphically display method traces


taken from running application

Shows the runtime organization of


the user interface

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