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Google updates Jelly Bean SDK – now available for the public

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jul, 2012

When Google announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean last month at Google IO it was all cheers. They made the early SDK available for developers in a preview state, but today have unleashed it into the wild for all. This is good news for those developers looking to get into Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and start pumping out awesome applications.

Google’s Android Emulator improves with better CPU performance

By Michael Crider
on 9 Apr, 2012

It wasn't that long ago that Google introduced Ice Cream Sandwich support for the emulator in the official Android SDK, but with the update to Android 4.0.4, they've taken it one step further. After a series of tweaks and enhancements in the way that the emulator runs ARM-based software on x86 or x64 PC hardware, the Android development team says that the new version should utilize the computer's CPU with double the efficiency. The end result? A faster emulator - something that anyone who's actually tried it out will appreciate.

Android SDK tool updated with native x86 emulator support

By Michael Crider
on 21 Mar, 2012

If you're an Android developer and/or a dedicated modder, you'll want to hear this. Google's Android dev team has just updated the official SDK tools to version 17, with a host of new goodies for developers to try out when creating new Android apps or builds. There's a lot of tweaks for performance and stability, but the major addition doesn't even come from Google: they've borrowed some code to make the Android emulator that comes with the tool package run natively on x86 systems.

Samsung Galaxy S gets a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich via SDK port

By Michael Crider
on 31 Oct, 2011

I always love seeing what dedicated Android modders can do with new software and old hardware. the latest phone to get the Ice Cream Sandwich SDK port treatment is none other than the original Samsung Galaxy S - no II, no HD, no LTE, no X, just the S. It shouldn't be that much of a surprise, since the Nexus S shares a lot of the same hardware, and it saw Ice Cream Sandwich almost immediately after the SDK was released.

Android 3.2 SDK Now Available for Download

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Jul, 2011

Just that quick it's now official. The Android 3.2 SDK is available for all according to tweets from the Android Developer Team. We have been seeing breadcrumbs, or honeycomb crumbs over the past few weeks like the Huawei MediaPad running 3.2 Honeycomb, as well as other comments. Yesterday Google announced the SDK.

Android SDK Tools Updated to Version 12

By Chris Burns
on 6 Jul, 2011

Android's ADT plugin for Eclipse has been update to version 12 as well, these updates now allowing developers of all shapes and sizes to use system images compiled for ARM v7 and x86 CPUs in the emulator as well as in the AVD manager. This should be rather exciting news for you hopefuls for a brand new Intel horizon. Fun fact - did you know that back in October of 2010, ARM president Tudor Brown tipped Forbes that the next generation of Android would be called Ice Cream? Totally fun!

Samsung Android Developer Forums Official

By Chris Burns
on 16 May, 2011

Today Samsung announced a brand new set of forums for developers on Android specifically for their Samsung devices. This new place to talk and exchange ideas will work through their already existing developer site: http://developer.samsung.com/ and is set to act as a conduit for the news and updates area of the Samsung Developers site. This area will draw on all walks of Android development life: bada, Java, Widgets, Themes, etc, and will be a single gateway for SDK's tutorial videos, hardware updates, software updates, and more.

Android 2.3.3 SDK – New NFC Capabilities

By Chris Burns
on 9 Feb, 2011

The folks at Google and Android have just revealed a short list of new NFC capabilities coming with the new system update Android 2.3.3. These updates take hold of what's quickly becoming the talk of the town as far as futuristic communication with businesses, games, and even other people goes. What NFC stands for is Near Field Communication, and it has the potential to replace credit cards and cash as currency in the USA as well as the rest of the world.

Android 3.0 Honeycomb Full Preview Guide [USER FEATURES]

By Chris Burns
on 30 Jan, 2011

Hello there and welcome to your full guide and preview of Google's new Android operating system version 3.0, also called Honyecomb, also known as Android's first tablet-centric OS. The first of two main points we'll be going through here are is New User Features. The second of two points is covered in a second post - New Developer Features. We're going to break it down for you in both technical terms and layman terms so everyone can have a crack at understanding what's going on here. Shall we begin?

Android 3.0 Honeycomb Full Preview Guide [DEVELOPER FEATURES]

By Chris Burns
on 30 Jan, 2011

Hello there and welcome to your full guide and preview of Google's new Android operating system version 3.0, also called Honyecomb, also known as Android's first tablet-centric OS. The first of two main points we'll be going through here are is New User Features. The second of two points is covered in a second post - New Developer Features. In this half of the introduction to the tablet OS we're going to assume you know a bit about developing for Android already. Hope you don't mind. Let's take a look at what you'll be dealing with in this fabulous new system.