Android is
… a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications.
I was - as always - browsing Google’s website when I found this new API, Android. I got interested so I downloaded it. In the mean time I also installed Eclipse, as many of Google’s application are easily programmable from this open-source software framework.
There is a really good step-by-step guide for installing the Android SDK and how to setup the plugin for Eclipse (Android Development Tools - ADT).
Also the ‘Hello, Android‘ tutorial is quite straightforward and easy to implement.
However, I had one issue when compiling and running some code on Android. The emulator starts up, loads and then a) I get an error message saying that the application is not responding or b) the same message but in the background I see my running application. Here’s what you can do:
- In Eclipse go to Window > Open Perspective > Other
- Choose DDMS from the list.
- In the top left corner find a tab called ‘Devices’ and click on the arrow pointing down
- Choose ‘Reset ADB’ from the list.
If you run your application again, the problem should not appear again.