Android Tools and API

Android Tools

1. emulator.exe

2. adb.exe (Android Debug Bridge) : use for
                  * Start and Stop Server
                  * Install and Uninstall Applications
                  * Move file to And From the Emulator

3. MKSDCARD.exe : Creates a small partion drive on your drive that will hold and retain the test Files.

4. DX.exe (Dalvik executable format): Compiler of Android SDK. When  run against your java Files , DX.exe will creates files with .dex.

5. activityCreator (.bat or .pn): It is Simple command line Tool that is used to setup the basic development environment, when run from the command line , activityCreator will setup the shell files needed to create a basic android application . If you are in window, this will be a .bat file otherwise it will be a python  (.pn) script.


API (Application Programming Interface)

An API is a collection of functions , properties , classes and libraries.

Main Example : Google APIs are included in the Android SDK and contain programming refrences that allow you to tie your applications into existing Google services located in the android.jar file