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The document provides an overview of the Android Software Development Kit (SDK), which is essential for developing Android applications. It details the components of the SDK, including SDK tools, build-tools, emulator, platform-tools, and update sites, highlighting their functions and importance in the development process. The document emphasizes the compatibility of the SDK with various operating systems and the advantages of using the Android Emulator for testing applications without a physical device.

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The document provides an overview of the Android Software Development Kit (SDK), which is essential for developing Android applications. It details the components of the SDK, including SDK tools, build-tools, emulator, platform-tools, and update sites, highlighting their functions and importance in the development process. The document emphasizes the compatibility of the SDK with various operating systems and the advantages of using the Android Emulator for testing applications without a physical device.

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Study Android Development Toolkit

Android SDK stands for Android Software Development Kit which is developed by Google for
Android Platform. With the help of Android SDK, we can create android Apps easily.

Android SDK is a collection of libraries and Software Development tools that are essential for
Developing Android Applications. Whenever Google releases a new version or update of
Android Software, a corresponding SDK also releases with it. In the updated or new version of
SDK, some more features are included which are not present in the previous version. Android
SDK consists of some tools which are very essential for the development of Android
Application. These tools provide a smooth flow of the development process from developing
and debugging. Android SDK is compatible with all operating systems such as Windows,
Linux, macOS, etc
The android developer tools let you create interactive and powerful application for android
platform. The tools can be generally categorized into two types.
 SDK tools
 Platform tools

Components of Android SDK


Android SDK Components play a major role in the Development of Android
applications. Below are the important components:
1. Android SDK Tools
Android SDK tool is an important component of Android SDK. It consists of a
complete set of development and debugging tools. Below are the SDK developer tools:
 Android SDK Build tool.
 Android Emulator.
 Android SDK Platform-tools.
 Android SDK Tools.
2. Android SDK Build-Tools
Android SDK build tools are used for building actual binaries of Android App. The main
functions of Android SDK Build tools are built, debug, run and test Android applications. The
latest version of the Android SDK Build tool is 30.0.3. While downloading or updating
Android in our System, one must ensure that its latest version is download in SDK
Components.
3. Android Emulator
An Android Emulator is a device that simulates an Android device on your system. Suppose
we want to run our android application that we code. One option is that we will run this on our
Android Mobile by Enabling USB Debugging on our mobile. Another option is using Android
Emulator. In Android Emulator the virtual android device is shown on our system on which we
run the Android application that we code.
Thus, it simply means that without needing any physical device Android SDK component
“Android Emulator” provides a virtual device on the System where we run our Application.
The emulator’s come with the configuration for Various android phones, tablets, Wear OS, and
Android TV devices.
In Android Virtual Emulator all functions that are feasible on real Android mobile is works on
virtual Device like:
 phone calls, text messages.
 stimulate different network speeds.
 specify the location of a device
 access on google play store and lot’s more.
But there is one disadvantage of this emulator is that. It is very slow when System’s PC has
less RAM. It works fine when a maximum GB of RAM is present on our device.
4. Android SDK Platform-tools
Android SDK Platform-tools is helpful when we are working on Project and they will show the
error messages at the same time. It is specifically used for testing. It includes:
 Android Debug Bridge (ADB), is a command-line tool that helps to communicate with the
device. It allows us to perform an action such as Installing App and Debugging App etc.
 Fastboot allows you to flash a device with a new system image.
 Systrace tools help to collect and inspect timing information. It is very crucial for App
Debugging.
5. Android SDK Tools
Android SDK tool is a component of SDK tool. It consists of a set of tools which and other
Utilities which are crucial for the development of Android Application. It contains the
complete set of Debugging and Development tools for android.
6. SDK Platforms
For Each Android Software, one SDK platform is available as shown below:

Like in this Android 11.0(R) is installed.


These are numbered according to the android version. The new version of the SDK platform
has more features and more compatible but the old version is less compatible with fewer
features. Like in Android 11.0(R) have more compatible and have more feature but the below
versions like Android 10.0(Q), Android4.4(KitKat) have less feature and is less compatible.
7. SDK Update Sites
In SDK Update Sites, some sites are embedded in it which will check for Android SDK
Updates Tools. In this, one must ensure we don’t unclick the button below because these are
checked by default which will check for updates if we will unclick it then it doesn’t check
updates for those.

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