Introduction to Android


  • In Android, visual components are called Views.
  • The resources for an Android project are stored in the /res folder of your project hierarchy, which includes layout, values, and a series of drawable sub-folders.
  • The ADT plug-in interprets these resources to provide design-time access to them through the R variable.
  • Dalvik Debug Monitoring Service (DDMS) : Use to monitor and control the services or processes of emulators.
  • Android Debug Bridge (ADB) : A driver which provides link to virtual to physical devices.
  • Logcat : Used to view the processes  of android logging system.
  • Android Asset Packaging Tool (AAPT) : Used to generate .apk file.