Google I/O 2012 - What's New in Android Developers' Tools
Why Stack Overflow recommends it
Stack Overflow users link it when answering questions about specific ADT and emulator features, such as multi-device layout previews, webcam and sensor emulation, and BuildConfig.DEBUG, and cite timestamps for the relevant demos.
Recommended by 3 people across 3 different months, 2012 to 2016.
What it is
A Google I/O 2012 session by Xavier Ducrohet and Tor Norbye on what was new in the Android developer tools at the time, including ADT features in Eclipse, the emulator, and build tooling. It is a one-hour conference talk with live demos.
What people said
Recommends Costi Muraru · 2012-07 · Stack Overflow · on “Is it possible to see how your app looks in all devices?”
Check out this video from Google I/O 2012 which shows a new feature in Eclipse which displays your app on different screens from different devices. [this video] (~min 19:00)
Recommends WindRider · 2012-09 · Stack Overflow · on “The Jar of this class file belongs to container 'Android Dependencies' which does not allow modifications to source attachments on its entries”
There is an official solution to this: Allow src/doc attachement for 3rd party jars in libs/ Since those jars are added dynamically through a classpath container, the devs cannot set the source path and the javadoc through Eclipse UI (container don't allow editing those). To fix this, and to make sure that both paths are picked up not only by the current project, but also by other projects (if the current project is a library project), the value is set by a file sitting next to the jar file. The file is name after the jar file, adding .properties at the end. For instance foo.jar -> foo.jar.properties It can currently contain 2 properties: src: relative or absolute path to the source folder (
Recommends android developer · 2013-11 · Stack Overflow · on “Multiple Layouts Previews for Android in Eclipse”
you can add more previews and show all of the previews, as shown on the google IO video: [this video] it's shown on 20:30
Cites Brian Melancon · 2012-06 · Stack Overflow · on “Android Emulator Settings”
Camera support via webcam is now included (as of Jun 28, 2012) with the latest developer tools. There are lots of other nice additions as well (sensors input via tethered device, etc.). Details here: Google I/O 2012 - What's New in Android Developers' Tools [this video]
Cites Gianni Costanzi · 2012-07 · Stack Overflow · on “Where is the Device selector in new ADT when creating new AVD?”
I've just watched the Google I/O 2012 - What's New in Android Developers' Tools [this video] video (the link should point at what I'm talking about, around 6th minute) and I was wondering why I can not find the Device selector when creating a new Android Virtual Device in AVD Manager ... isn't it yet implemented?
Cites tamer · 2012-08 · Stack Overflow · on “Can't get Android's SDKcontroller to work”
Hi I've been trying to use an android app that comes with the Android development tools call SDKcontroller. This app is suppose to let me test the multi touch capabilities of my apps. This app is suppose to send input information from a real android device to the emulator. It should let me control the emulator by using the touch sensor in my android device. I fallowed the instruction and the app is telling me that is connected to the emulator but that is as far as i get. I can touch and touch all I want but the emulator is not responding. Has somebody been able to get this to work? If so please let me know. here is a link to the you tube video demonstrating the app: [this video] here is the andro
Cites android developer · 2014-04 · Stack Overflow · on “How to check programmatically whether app is running in debug mode or not?”
In case by "live mode" you mean signed for use on the play store, you can differentiate between the 2 states by checking the value of BuildConfig.DEBUG . Google has shown a video about it here [this video]
Cites Vel · 2016-01 · Stack Overflow · on “Android SDKCONTROLLER app (Sensor Emulation)”
looked everywhere but no one had an answer to this sadly. Been trying to use an android app that comes with the Android development tools called SDKcontroller. This app is suppose to let me test the multi touch capabilities of my apps. This app is suppose to send input information from a real android device to the emulator. It should let me control the emulator by using the touch sensor in my android device. I fallowed the instruction and the app is telling me that is connected to the emulator but that is as far as i get. I can touch and touch all I want but the emulator is not responding. Has somebody been able to get this to work? If so please let me know. here is a link to the you tube vi