Android 3.0 SDK (R10) and ADT10.0.0 are officially released

A month ago, Google released a preview SDK for the Android 3.0 honeycomb system, which is provided to developers for familiarity and getting started. Today, they released the final official version of the honeycomb SDK toolkit, developers can use new APIs to develop applications for the honeycomb tablet. The included APIs are all final versions. Now you can develop applications for this new platform and release them to Android Mrket.

"Honeycomb" is the first Android version specifically designed for tablets. It utilizes a tablet screen that is more distinctive than a smartphone. Therefore, the "honeycomb" Android software development kit will help developers to take advantage of the new user interface. With this software development kit, developers can create buttons displayed on the home screen, and make full use of the full handwriting interface of Android of "honeycomb. It also provides various types of buttons, including search box, calendar, pop-up menu, date/time tools, and even 3D effects when users read different contents.

Download the latest version of AndroidR10) SDK

Platform	Package	Size	MD5 Checksum
Windows	Android-sdk_r10-windows.zip	30112516 bytes	643a75d99f5d4ca39dcf743fe894d599
	The installer_r10-windows.exe (Recommended)	32845713 bytes	4e4356c472a6271ac9c062df0219dcb3
Mac OS X (intel)	Android-sdk_r10-mac_x86.zip	28224540 bytes	4d0a99a458e4f4bde65a01f8545f27e9
Linux (i386)	Android-sdk_r10-linux_x86.tgz	26556013 bytes	10cafdd44771bfe2ba9d4440886389e7

In the new development platform, the SDK tool has been upgraded to r10, the ADT plug-in has been updated to 10.0.0, the API level has been updated to 11, and the preparation for Android tablet application development has been completed.

The new SDK provides the following functions:

Improvement on user interface construction in ADT plug-in

◆ New palette category and rendering Preview

◆ More precise layout rendering, which can clearly reflect the available space of applications on the actual screen on the device, including the rendering status and title bar

◆ In the action bar operation view, you can select the action sensitivity, more precise layout, and more faithfully reflect the layout on the device, including rendering status and title bar to more accurately reflect the available screen area of the application .)

◆ Improved Scaling Effect to adapt to views, continuous scale, and keyboard control)

◆ Improved layout: improved support for <merge> layout and support for layout and repeated placeholder segments .)

In ADT, You can integrate and analyze Traceview more easily.

Renderscript graphics engine tool: The SDK tool now compiles the. rs file into a Java program language file and a native bytecode.

Download the latest ADT 10.0.0

Name	Package	Size	MD5 Checksum
ADT 10.0.0	ADT-10.0.0.zip	4243777 bytes	Bf88bff62bc45c3b6d062e2beed67765

As the first Android operating system equipped with the "honeycomb" version, the Motorola Xoom tablet will meet with consumers in February 24, and the price of the two-year contract with Verizon will be USD 600. Samsung will also add a 10.1 inch tablet based on the "honeycomb" version of Android to the Galaxy Tab series, which will enter the European and Asian markets this spring.