Android Tools

Here are some development tools useful for working with Android

Android SDK
adb The emulator is a version of QEMU, which mimics the instruction set of an ARM processor, and the hardware that one might find on a mobile phone. The emulator runs on an x86 system, but executes an ARM linux kernel and programs. The flow of control is:
 * Fastboot - Android Fastboot is a tool to boot and manipulate the partitions on an Android development phone.
 * toolchains -
 * logging system -
 * Emulator - See http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html
 * application ->
 * dalvik VM ->
 * C/C++ libraries ->
 * ARM linux kernel ->
 * emulated instructions and hardware (QEMU)->
 * C libraries->
 * x86 kernel ->
 * real hardware

other tools
agcc bootchart smem

Serial Cable for G1
You can build a serial cable to use with the G1, which is helpful to see kernel boot messages on the serial console.

See http://www.instructables.com/id/Android_G1_Serial_Cable

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