Now available: Android 1.6 NDK

Today Android 1.6 NDK, release 1 is available for download from the Android developer site.To recap, the NDK is a companion to the SDK that provides tools to generate and... اقرأ المزيد »

Zipalign: an easy optimization

The Android 1.6 SDK includes a tool called zipalign that optimizes the way an application is packaged. Doing this enables Android to interact with your application more efficiently and thus has the potential to make your application and the overall system run faster. We strongly encourage you to use... اقرأ المزيد »

A Note on Google Apps for Android

Lately we've been busy bees in Mountain View, as you can see from the recent release of Android 1.6 to the open-source tree, not to mention some devices we're working on with partners that we think you'll really like. Of course, the community isn't sitting around either, and we've been seeing some really... اقرأ المزيد »

ADC 2 Judging Has Begun!

I am happy to announce that Android Developer Challenge 2's first round of judging has begun!As a reminder, user voting determines which apps will make it to the second round.... اقرأ المزيد »

An introduction to Text-To-Speech in Android

We've introduced a new feature in version 1.6 of the Android platform: Text-To-Speech (TTS). Also known as "speech synthesis", TTS enables your Android device to "speak" text of different languages.Before we explain how to use the TTS API itself, let's first review a few aspects of the engine that will... اقرأ المزيد »

Introducing Quick Search Box for Android

One of the new features we're really proud of in the Android 1.6 release is Quick Search Box for Android. This is our new system-wide search framework, which makes it possible... اقرأ المزيد »

Android 1.6 SDK is here

I am happy to let you know that Android 1.6 SDK is available for download. Android 1.6, which is based on the donut branch from the Android Open Source Project, introduces... اقرأ المزيد »

Some News from Android Market

I'm pleased to let you know about several updates to Android Market. First, we will soon introduce new features in Android Market for Android 1.6 that will improve the overall experience for users. As part of this change, developers will be able to provide screenshots, promotional icons and descriptions... اقرأ المزيد »