The table below describes the full SDK directory contents, with components installed.
Name | Description | ||
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add-ons/ | Contains add-ons to the Android SDK development environment, which let you develop against external libraries that are available on some devices. | ||
docs/ | A full set of documentation in HTML format, including the Developer's Guide, API Reference, and other information. To read the documentation, load the file offline.html in a web browser. | ||
platform-tools/ | Contains platform-dependent development tools that may be updated with each platform release. The platform tools include the Android Debug Bridge (adb ) as well as other tools that you don't typically use directly. These tools are separate from the development tools in the tools/ directory because these tools may be updated in order to support new features in the latest Android platform. | ||
platforms/ | Contains a set of Android platform versions that you can develop applications against, each in a separate directory. | ||
<platform>/ | Platform version directory, for example "android-11". All platform version directories contain a similar set of files and subdirectory structure. Each platform directory also includes the Android library (android.jar ) that is used to compile applications against the platform version. | ||
samples/ | Sample code and apps that are specific to platform version. | ||
tools/ | Contains the set of development and profiling tools that are platform-independent, such as the emulator, the Android SDK and AVD Manager, ddms , hierarchyviewer and more. The tools in this directory may be updated at any time using the Android SDK and AVD Manager and are independent of platform releases. | ||
SDK Readme.txt | A file that explains how to perform the initial setup of your SDK, including how to launch the Android SDK and AVD Manager tool on all platforms. | ||
SDK Manager.exe | Windows SDK only. A shortcut that launches the Android SDK and AVD Manager tool, which you use to add components to your SDK. |