ADT Plugin Notes

Android Development Tools (ADT) is a development plugin for the Eclipse IDE. It extends the capabilites of Eclipse to let you quickly set up new Android projects, create an application UI, add components based on the Android Framework API, debug your applications using the Android SDK tools, and even export signed (or unsigned) APKs in order to distribute your application.

This document provides version-specific information about ADT releases. To keep up-to-date on new releases, make sure that you view this page at http://developer. android.com/sdk/adt-notes.html.

To install ADT in your Eclipse IDE environment, use the Eclipse Update Site feature. For more information, see Installing and Updating ADT.

ADT 0.9.5

December 2009. ADT 0.9.5 provides several bug fixes for developers, as described below.

Dependencies

ADT 0.9.5 requires features provided in SDK Tools r4. If you install ADT 0.9.5, which is highly recommended, you should use the Android SDK and AVD Manager to download SDK Tools r4 or higher into your SDK. For more information, see Adding SDK Components.

General Notes

  • AVD Launch dialog now shows scale value.
  • Fixes potential NPE in SDK Manager on AVD launch, for older AVD with no skin name specified.
  • Fixes XML validation issue in on older Java versions.
  • .apk packaging now properly ignores vi swap files as well as hidden files.

ADT 0.9.4

October 2009. ADT 0.9.4 provides several new features for developers, as described below.

Dependencies

ADT 0.9.4 requires features provided in SDK Tools, revision 3. If you install ADT 0.9.4, which is highly recommended, you should use the Android SDK and AVD Manager to download SDK Tools r3 or higher into your SDK. For more information, see Adding SDK Components.

Project Creation Wizard

  • New option to create a project from a sample by choosing it from a list.

Layout Editor

  • Improved Configuration selector that lets you see how your layout will render on different devices. Default device descriptions include ADP1 and Google Ion, while SDK add-ons can also provide new descriptions. A new UI allows you to create custom descriptions.
  • Adds a new clipping toggle, to let you see your full layout even if it's bigger than the screen.

DDMS Integration

  • Includes the improvements from the standlone DDMS, revision 3.
  • Adds an option to open HPROF files into eclipse instead of writing them on disk. If a profiler such as MAT (Memory Analyzer Tool) is installed, it'll open the file.

Android SDK and AVD Manager integration

  • Includes the improvements from the standalone Android SDK and AVD Manager, revision 3.
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