Update ( 5/5/2010) : The link was broken when I updated the URL scheme for wordpress, so it has been fixed now and should be readily downloadable. Thanks for the tip.
This is the Android DevTools app previously found only on the Android Emulator, now available for download.
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Those who are familiar with the Android SDK are likely to know of the DevTools app available on the emulator that ships with the SDK. While it may not be the end – all be all of useful apps, it does have practicality for developers looking for more ways to gather information about their device as the programs they develop run on them. For example, it can provide a graphical cpu usage display, show currently active processes, and highlight screen updates while the screen updates.
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Who knows why Google does not want this dandy app publicly available on the market? Or even online, from Google’s own servers? To pull it off of your own emulator, the command is: adb pull /system/app/Development.apk Of course, you can replace Development.apk with whatever app you want, if you are interested in acquiring other built in applications. You should also be able to use this technique to pull the market or youtube apps off of a real device to put on your emulator, but I have yet to try this. |
To download directly to your phone, you first need to enable installing apps from outside sources.
Click: Settings -> Applications -> Unknown Sources.
