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1111 will sometimes have to call command line tools manually, but you will have access to the same
1212 number of features that you would have in Eclipse.</p>
1313
14- <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Before you begin developing Android applications, make
15- sure you have gone through all of the steps outlined in <a
16- href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html">Installing the SDK</a>.</p>
17-
18- <p>The basic steps for developing applications with or without Eclipse are the same:</p>
19-
20- <ol>
21-
22- <li>Set up Android Virtual Devices or hardware devices.
14+ <div class="figure" style="width:461px">
15+ <img src="{@docRoot}images/developing/developing_overview.png"
16+ alt="Development process for Android applications"
17+ height="738" />
18+ <p class="img-caption">
19+ <strong>Figure 1.</strong> The development process for Android applications.
20+ </p>
21+ </div>
2322
24- <p>
You need to create Android Virtual Devices (AVD) or
connect hardware devices on which 25- you will install your applications. </p>
23+ <p>The basic steps for developing applications (with or without Eclipse) are shown in figure 1. The
24+ development steps encompass four development phases, which include: </p>
2625
27- <p>See <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/devices/index.html">Managing Virtual Devices</a>
26+ <ul>
27+ <li><strong>Setup</strong>
28+ <p>During this phase you install and set up your development environment. You also create
29+ Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) and connect hardware devices on which you can install your
30+ applications.</p>
31+ <p>See <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/devices/index.html">Managing Virtual Devices</a>
2832 and <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/device.html">Using Hardware Devices</a> for more
29- information.
30- </li>
31-
32- <li>
33- <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/projects/index.html">Create an Android project</a>.
34-
35- <p>An Android project contains all source code and resource files for your application. It is
36- built into an <code>.apk</code> package that you can install on Android devices.</p>
37- </li>
38-
39- <li>
40- <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/building/index.html">Build and run your
41- application</a>.
42-
43- <p>If you are using Eclipse, builds are generated each time you save changes and you can install
44- your application on a device by clicking <strong>Run</strong>. If you're using another IDE, you can build your
45- project using Ant and install it on a device using <code>adb</code>.</p>
46- </li>
47-
48- <li>
49- <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/debugging/index.html">Debug your application with the
50- SDK debugging and logging tools</a>.
51-
52- <p>Debugging your application involves using a JDWP-compliant debugger along with the
53- debugging and logging tools that are provided with the Android SDK. Eclipse already
54- comes packaged with a compatible debugger.</p>
55- </li>
56-
57- <li>
58- <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/testing/index.html">Test your application with the
59- Testing and Instrumentation framework</a>.
60-
61- <p>The Android SDK provides a testing and instrumnetation framework to help you set up and
62- run tests within an emulator or device.</p>
63- </li>
64- </ol>
65-
33+ information.
34+ </li>
35+ <li><strong>Development</strong>
36+ <p>During this phase you set up and develop your Android project, which contains all of the
37+ source code and resource files for your application. For more informations, see
38+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/projects/index.html">Create an Android project</a>.</p>
39+ </li>
40+ <li><strong>Debugging and Testing</strong>
41+ <p>During this phase you build your project into a debuggable <code>.apk</code> package that you
42+ can install and run on the emulator or an Android-powered device. If you are using Eclipse,
43+ builds are generated each time you project is saved. If you're using another IDE,
44+ you can build your project using Ant and install it on a device using
45+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/tools/adb.html">adb</a>. For more information, see
46+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/building/index.html">Build and run your application</a>.</p>
47+ <p>Next, you debug your application using a JDWP-compliant debugger along with the debugging
48+ and logging tools that are provided with the Android SDK. Eclipse already comes packaged with
49+ a compatible debugger. For more information see,
50+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/debugging/index.html">Debug your application with the
51+ SDK debugging and logging tools</a>.</p>
52+ <p>Last, you test your application using various Android SDK testing tools. For more
53+ information, see <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/testing/index.html">Test your application
54+ with the Testing and Instrumentation framework</a>.</p>
55+ </li>
56+ <li><strong>Publishing</strong>
57+ <p>During this phase you configure and build your application for release and distribute your
58+ application to users. For more information, see
59+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/publishing/publishing_overview.html">Publishing Overview</a>.</p>
60+ </li>
61+ </ul>
62+
6663<h2 id="EssentialTools">Essential command line tools</h2>
6764
6865 <p>When developing in IDEs or editors other than Eclipse, be familiar with
@@ -101,27 +98,28 @@ information.
10198 <dd>To sign your .apk file with a private key generated by Keytool. Jarsigner is part of the
10299 JDK.</dd>
103100 </dl>
104-
101+
105102 <p>If you are using Eclipse and ADT, tools such as <code>adb</code> and <code>android</code>
106103 are automatically called by Eclipse and ADT so you don't have to manually invoke these tools.
107104 You need to be familiar with <code>adb</code>, however, because certain functions are not
108105accessible from
109106 Eclipse, such as the <code>adb</code> shell commands. You might also need to call Keytool and
110107Jarsigner to
111108 sign your applications, but you can set up Eclipse to do this automatically as well.</p>
112-
109+
113110<p>For more information on the tools provided with the Android SDK, see the
114111 <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/tools/index.html">Tools</a> section of the documentation.</p>
115-
112+
116113<h2 id="ThirdParty">Other Third-Party Development Tools</h2>
117114<p>
118115 The tools described in this section are not developed by the Android SDK team. The Android Dev Guide
119116 does not provide documentation for these tools. Please refer to the linked documents in each
120117 section for documentation.
121- </p>
118+ </p>
122119<h3 id="IntelliJ">Developing in IntelliJ IDEA</h3>
123120<div style="float: right">
124- <img alt="The IntelliJ graphical user interface" height="500px" src="{@docRoot}images/developing/intellijidea_android_ide.png"/>
121+ <img alt="The IntelliJ graphical user interface" height="500px"
122+ src="{@docRoot}images/developing/intellijidea_android_ide.png"/>
125123</div>
126124<p>
127125 IntelliJ IDEA is a powerful Java IDE from JetBrains that provides
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148146 <li>
149147 <a href="http://wiki.jetbrains.net/intellij/Android">IntelliJ IDEA Android Tutorials</a>
150148 </li>
151- </ul>
149+ </ul>
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