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diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/installing.jd b/docs/html/sdk/installing.jd index 3a44cda..66c6bdc 100644 --- a/docs/html/sdk/installing.jd +++ b/docs/html/sdk/installing.jd @@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ this page.</p> <h4>Updating?</h4> <p>If you are currently using the Android 1.6 SDK, you do not necessarily need -to install the new SDK, since your existing SDK incudes the Android SDK and AVD -Manager tool. To develop against the new Android 2.0 platform, for example, you -could just download the updated SDK Tools (Revision 3) and the Android 2.0 -platform into your existing SDK.</p> +to install the new SDK, since your existing SDK already includes the Android SDK +and AVD Manager tool. To develop against the new Android 2.0 platform, for +example, you could just download the updated SDK Tools (Revision 3) and the +Android 2.0 platform into your existing SDK.</p> <p>If you are using Android 1.5 SDK or older, you should install the new SDK as described in this document and move your application projects to the new @@ -125,14 +125,34 @@ information about how to install ADT, see install Eclipse or ADT, instead, you can directly use the SDK tools to build and debug your application.</p> + <h2 id="components">Add Android Platforms and Other Components</h2> -<p>Once you've downloaded and installed the SDK, you need to install SDK -components in it. The SDK starter package includes a tool called Android SDK and -AVD Manager that helps you see what SDK components are available and then install -them into your SDK environment. The <a -href="{@docRoot}sdk/adding-components.html">Adding SDK Components</a> document -provides step-by-step instructions.</p> +<div class="sidebox-wrapper"> +<div class="sidebox"> +<p>The <strong>Android SDK and AVD Manager</strong> tool is pre-installed in +your SDK. Using the tool is a key part of performing the initial setup of your +SDK, as well as keeping it up-to-date with the latest platforms, tools, and +other components. </p> + +<p style="margin-top:.75em;">For full instructions on how to use the tool, see +<a href="/sdk/adding-components.html#installingComponents">Adding SDK +Components</a>.</p> +</div> +</div> + +<p>The Android SDK uses a modular structure that separates the major parts of +the SDK — platforms, add-ons, tools, and the API documentation — +into a set of separately installable components. The SDK components are +available to you for individual download, as needed, from the Android SDK +repository site. </p> + +<p>The Android SDK starter package includes only a single component: the latest +version of the SDK Tools. Included in that component is a tool called <em>Android +SDK and AVD Manager</em> that you can use to download other components from the SDK +repository site. The tool provides a graphical UI that lets you browse the +repository, select new or updated components for download, and then install them +in your SDK. </p> <p>There are several types of SDK components available:</p> @@ -163,17 +183,22 @@ multiversion documentation for the Android framework API. </li> </ul> -<p>To develop any application, even if you are following the <a +<p>To develop <em>any</em> Android application, even if you are following the <a href="{@docRoot}guide/tutorials/hello-world.html">Hello World</a> tutorial, you <strong>must download at least one Android platform</strong> into your SDK. -Typically, you will want to download multiple platforms, including the version -that you want to develop against and all other higher platforms. By downloading -multiple platforms, you can test the forward-compatibility of your application -by running it on different platforms in the Android emulator. </p> - -<p>For more information about adding components and additional repository sites, -see the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/adding-components.html">Adding SDK Components</a>. -</p> +Typically, you will want to download multiple platforms, so that you can build +your application on the lowest version you want to support, but test against +higher versions that you intend the application to run on. You can test your +applications on different platforms by running in an +Android Virtual Device (AVD) on the Android emulator. </p> + +<p>For step-by-step instructions on how to use the Android SDK and AVD Manager +to add components, see the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/adding-components.html">Adding +SDK Components</a> document. </p> + +<p>For release notes and other detailed information about individual SDK +components, see the documents listed under "Downloadable SDK Components" in +the navigation at left.</p> <h2 id="sdkContents">Explore the SDK</h2> |