Android SDK technical specs : OHAdev.com


Nov

12

Android SDK technical specs

Posted by Will at 14:16 | Filed In Uncategorized

From our forum discussion, here is a quick and dirty rundown of the technical specs of Google’s Android SDK release:

Core SDK features

  • Linux 2.6 kernel
  • BSD-based libc
  • Dalvik VM - mobile optimized
  • WebKit-based browser
  • 2D graphics lib - SGL (custom library)
  • 3D OpenGL ES 1.0
  • FreeType bitmap/vector font
  • SQLite
  • Media formats (based on PacketVideo’s OpenCORE): MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF

Supported hardware (mostly not implemented in API yet):

  • Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, WiFi
  • Camera, GPS, compass, accelerometer
  • GSM telephony

What you get with the SDK download:

  • ~2000 Java classes
  • Lots of example code and a tutorial
  • Full set of dev tools
  • emulator
  • eclipse plugin (launch the emulator / debug apps through the IDE)
  • package creation
  • interface description language
  • sqlite
  • trace log viewer
  • disk image creator
  • .class->.dex (Android bytecode) converter
  • ant script generator

We’re still digging through this monumental release, we’ll report back with more developed thoughts and comments later in the day. Until then, feel free to stop by our forums and join the open discussion.

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