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.
ADT 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.
In general, using Eclipse with ADT is a highly recommended approach to Android development and is the fastest way to get started. All Eclipse users will enjoy an incredible boost in creating Android applications.
To install and update the ADT Plugin, you can take advantage of the Eclipse remote update feature. By setting up a remote update site, you can easily download, install, and check for ADT updates.
Requirements:
· Eclipse IDE
· JDK 5 or JDK 6 (JRE alone is not sufficient)
· Android Development Tools plugin (optional)
· At least 600MB of available disk space. For each platform downloaded into the SDK, an additional 100MB is needed
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Dependencies:
· Eclipse Helios (Version 3.6) or higher is required for ADT 16.0.0.
· ADT 16.0.0 is designed for use with SDK Tools r16. If you haven't already installed SDK Tools r16 into your SDK, use the Android SDK Manager to do so.
General improvements:
· Added Lint tools to detect common errors in Android projects
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