Debugging Android JNI with CheckJNI

[This post is by Elliott Hughes, a Software Engineer on the Dalvik team — Tim Bray] Although most Android apps run entirely on top of Dalvik...

Android 3.2 Platform and Updated SDK tools

Today we are announcing the Android 3.2 platform, an incremental release that adds several new capabilities for users and developers. The ne...

A New Android Market for Phones

[This post is by Eric Chu, Android Developer Ecosystem. —Dirk Dougherty] Earlier this year, we launched several important features aimed at...

New Mode for Apps on Large Screens

[This post is by Scott Main, lead tech writer for developer.android.com . — Tim Bray] Android tablets are becoming more popular, and we'...

A Deep Dive Into Location

[This post is by Reto Meier , Tech Lead for Android Developer Relations, who wrote the book on Android App development. — Tim Bray] I'm...

Things That Cannot Change

[This post is by Dianne Hackborn, whose fingerprints can be found all over the Android Application Framework — Tim Bray] Sometimes a develop...

New Editing Features in Eclipse plug-in for Android

At the Google I/O conference a month ago, we demonstrated the next version of the Android Development Tools (ADT) plugin. Today we’re happy ...