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diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd b/docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd index 7765343..65c5d94 100644 --- a/docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd +++ b/docs/html/sdk/installing/adding-packages.jd @@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ walkthru=1 @jd:body -<p>The Android SDK separates different parts of the SDK into separately downloadable packages. The -SDK starter package that you've installed includes only the SDK Tools. To develop an Android app, +<p>The Android SDK separates tools, platforms, and other components into packages you can + download using the Android SDK Manager. The original +SDK package you've downloaded includes only the SDK Tools. To develop an Android app, you also need to download at least one Android platform and the latest SDK Platform-tools.</p> <p>You can update and install SDK packages at any time using the Android SDK Manager.</p> @@ -48,28 +49,32 @@ you keep this up to date.</dd> <dd><strong>Required.</strong> You must install this package when you install the SDK for the first time.</dd> <dt>SDK Platform</dt> - <dd><strong>Required.</strong>You need to download <strong -style="color:red">at least one platform</strong> into your environment so you're -able to compile your application. In order to provide the best user experience on the latest -devices, we recommend that you use the latest platform version as your build target. You'll -still be able to run your app on older versions, but you must build against the latest version -in order to use new features when running on devices with the latest version of Android.</dd> + <dd><strong>Required.</strong>You must download <em>at least one platform</em> into your +environment so you're able to compile your application. In order to provide the best user experience +on the latest devices, we recommend that you use the latest platform version as your build target. +You'll still be able to run your app on older versions, but you must build against the latest +version in order to use new features when running on devices with the latest version of Android. + <p>To get started, download the latest Android version, plus the lowest version you plan + to support (we recommend Android 2.2 for your lowest version).</p></dd> <dt>System Image</dt> <dd>Recommended. Although you might have one or more Android-powered devices on which to test your app, it's unlikely you have a device for every version of Android your app supports. It's -a good practice to download a system image for each version of Android you support and use them -to test your app on the Android emulator.</dd> +a good practice to download system images for all versions of Android your app supports and test +your app running on them with the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/emulator.html">Android emulator</a>.</dd> + <dt>Android Support</dt> + <dd>Recommended. Includes a static library that allows you to use some of the latest +Android APIs (such as <a href="{@docRoot}guide/components/fragments.html">fragments</a>, +plus others not included in the framework at all) on devices running +a platform version as old as Android 1.6. All of the activity templates available when creating +a new project with the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> +require this. For more information, read <a +href="{@docRoot}tools/extras/support-library.html">Support Library</a>.</dd> <dt>SDK Samples</dt> <dd>Recommended. The samples give you source code that you can use to learn about Android, load as a project and run, or reuse in your own app. Note that multiple samples packages are available — one for each Android platform version. When you are choosing a samples package to download, select the one whose API Level matches the API Level of the Android platform that you plan to use.</dd> - <dt>Android Support</dt> - <dd>Recommended. The APIs available in this static library allow you to use a variety of new -framework features (including some not available in even the latest version) on devices running -a platform version as old as Android 1.6. For more information, read <a -href="{@docRoot}tools/extras/support-library.html">Support Library</a>.</dd> </dl> diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/installing/installing-adt.jd b/docs/html/sdk/installing/installing-adt.jd index 414b97b..60f67a2 100644 --- a/docs/html/sdk/installing/installing-adt.jd +++ b/docs/html/sdk/installing/installing-adt.jd @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ page.title=Installing the Eclipse Plugin walkthru=1 -adt.zip.version=20.0.2 -adt.zip.download=ADT-20.0.2.zip -adt.zip.bytes=12388464 -adt.zip.checksum=8e727bcdc9789c900784a82e6330ec22 +adt.zip.version=20.0.1 +adt.zip.download=ADT-20.0.1.zip +adt.zip.bytes=12387574 +adt.zip.checksum=6ebd7f8566bfd2cd031b07d56d49542d @jd:body |