Merge "Docs: Added release notes for SDK Tools 25.0.0" into mnc-mr-docs
diff --git a/docs/html/tools/revisions/gradle-plugin.jd b/docs/html/tools/revisions/gradle-plugin.jd
index 6a35cab..9d688d8 100644
--- a/docs/html/tools/revisions/gradle-plugin.jd
+++ b/docs/html/tools/revisions/gradle-plugin.jd
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
<div class="toggle-content opened">
<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
<img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/styles/disclosure_up.png" class="toggle-content-img"
- alt=""/>Android Plugin for Gradle, Revision 2.0.0</a> <em>(March 2016)</em>
+ alt=""/>Android Plugin for Gradle, Revision 2.0.0</a> <em>(April 2016)</em>
</p>
<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
diff --git a/docs/html/tools/revisions/studio.jd b/docs/html/tools/revisions/studio.jd
index 2e42c9d..b65531f 100755
--- a/docs/html/tools/revisions/studio.jd
+++ b/docs/html/tools/revisions/studio.jd
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
<div class="toggle-content open">
<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
<img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/styles/disclosure_up.png" class="toggle-content-img"
- alt=""/>Android Studio v2.0.0</a> <em>(March 2016)</em>
+ alt=""/>Android Studio v2.0.0</a> <em>(April 2016)</em>
</p>
<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
@@ -106,92 +106,6 @@
</li>
</ul>
- <p>
- <strong>Android Emulator 2.0</strong>:
- </p>
- <ul>
- <li>Performance improvements:
- </li>
- <ul>
- <li>Emulator now uses CPU acceleration on x86 emulator system images by
- default.
- </li>
-
- <li>Added <a href="{@docRoot}training/articles/smp.html">SMP</a> support
- to take advantage of host multi-core architecture when emulating Android
- 6.0 (API level 23) or higher, resulting in much better performance and
- speed than the physical counterpart. Also with SMP support, you can test
- apps that specifically target multi-core Android devices.
- </li>
-
- <li>Improved data and APK push-pull protocol between the the <a href=
- "{@docRoot}tools/help/adb.html">Android Debug Bridge</a> and devices
- running Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher. See speed improvements up
- to five times faster than using a physical device.
- </li>
- </ul>
-
- <li>Extended UI controls and a floating toolbar provide easy access to features
- previously available only through the command line, such as taking screen
- captures, adjusting the battery level, rotating the screen, and managing
- virtual calls.
- </li>
-
- <li>Upload KML and GPX files to play back a set of custom location points.
- </li>
-
- <li>Dynamically resize the emulator by dragging a corner or zoom into the
- emulator window.
- </li>
-
- <li>Install APKs or add media files to the emulator’s internal SD card by
- dragging and dropping files into the emulator window.
- </li>
-
- <li>Simulate multi-touch input. While interacting with the emulator screen,
- enter multi-touch mode by holding down the <strong>Ctrl</strong> key on
- Windown/Linux, or <strong>Command</strong> key on Mac OSX.
- </li>
-
- <li>Improvements to the <a href=
- "{@docRoot}tools/devices/managing-avds.html">Android Virtual Device
- Manager</a>:
- <ul>
- <li>System images are now categorized under the following tabs:
- <em>Recommended</em>, <em>x86</em>, and <em>Other</em>.
- </li>
-
- <li>Under advanced settings, you can enable multi-core support and
- specify the number of cores the emulator can use.
- </li>
-
- <li>Under advanced settings, you can determine how graphics are rendered
- on the emulator by selecting one of the following options:
- <ul>
- <li>
- <strong>Hardware:</strong> use you computer's graphics card for
- faster rendering.
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <strong>Software:</strong> use software-based rendering.
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <strong>Auto:</strong> let the emulator decide the best option. This
- is the default setting.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- </ul>
- </li>
-
- <li>Read the documentation to find out more about <a href=
- "{@docRoot}tools/devices/emulator.html">using the Android Emulator</a>.
- </li>
-
- </ul>
-
<p><strong>New additions to Lint:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Inspection of {@code switch} statements using {@link
@@ -248,6 +162,45 @@
<p><strong>Additional Improvements</strong>:</p>
<ul>
+ <li>Optimized for Android Emulator 2.0, which is faster than ever before,
+ supports a wider range of virtual devices, and features a drastically
+ improved UI. To learn more about the new emulator, read the <a href=
+ "{@docRoot}tools/sdk/tools-notes.html#notes">SDK Tools release notes</a>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Improvements to the <a href=
+ "{@docRoot}tools/devices/managing-avds.html">Android Virtual Device
+ Manager</a>:
+ <ul>
+ <li>System images are now categorized under the following tabs:
+ <em>Recommended</em>, <em>x86</em>, and <em>Other</em>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Under advanced settings, you can enable multi-core support and
+ specify the number of cores the emulator can use.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Under advanced settings, you can determine how graphics are rendered
+ on the emulator by selecting one of the following options:
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <strong>Hardware:</strong> use you computer's graphics card for
+ faster rendering.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <strong>Software:</strong> use software-based rendering.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <strong>Auto:</strong> let the emulator decide the best option. This
+ is the default setting.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+
<li>Improved AAPT packaging times by specifying deploy target before the app
is built. This allows Android Studio to efficiently package only the
resources required by the specified device.
diff --git a/docs/html/tools/sdk/tools-notes.jd b/docs/html/tools/sdk/tools-notes.jd
index 73afa3e..f72d3f3 100644
--- a/docs/html/tools/sdk/tools-notes.jd
+++ b/docs/html/tools/sdk/tools-notes.jd
@@ -18,28 +18,108 @@
the SDK Tools, as denoted by revision number. To determine what revision of the SDK
Tools you are using, refer to the "Installed Packages" listing in the Android SDK Manager. </p>
-<p>For a summary of all known issues in SDK Tools, see <a
-href="http://tools.android.com/knownissues">http://tools.android.com/knownissues</a>.</p>
+<p>
+ For a summary of all known issues in SDK Tools, visit <a class=
+ "external-link" href="http://tools.android.com/knownissues">the Android Tools
+ Project Site</a>.
+</p>
<div class="toggle-content opened">
- <p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
- <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/styles/disclosure_up.png" class="toggle-content-img"
- alt=""/>SDK Platform-tools, Revision 23.1.0</a> <em>(December 2015)</em>
+ <p>
+ <a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)"><img src=
+ "{@docRoot}assets/images/styles/disclosure_up.png" class=
+ "toggle-content-img" alt="">SDK Tools, Revision 25.0.0</a>
+ <em>(April 2016)</em>
</p>
<div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
-
<dl>
- <dt>General Notes:</dt>
- <dd>
- <ul>
- <li>Changed Linux requirements for Android SDK Platform-tools revision 23.1.0 and later:
- it now requires 64-bit Linux.</li>
- </ul>
- </dd>
+ <dt>
+ <strong>Android Emulator 2.0</strong>:
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Performance improvements:
+ </li>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Emulator now uses CPU acceleration on x86 emulator system images by
+ default.
+ </li>
+ <li>Added <a href="{@docRoot}training/articles/smp.html">SMP</a> support
+ to take advantage of host multi-core architecture when emulating Android
+ 6.0 (API level 23) or higher, resulting in much better performance and
+ speed than the physical counterpart. Also with SMP support, you can test
+ apps that specifically target multi-core Android devices.
+ </li>
+ <li>Improved data and APK push-pull protocol between the the <a href=
+ "{@docRoot}tools/help/adb.html">Android Debug Bridge</a> and devices
+ running Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher. See speed improvements up
+ to five times faster than using a physical device.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <li>Extended UI controls and a floating toolbar provide easy access to features
+ previously available only through the command line, such as taking screen
+ captures, adjusting the battery level, rotating the screen, and managing
+ virtual calls.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Upload KML and GPX files to play back a set of custom location points.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Dynamically resize the emulator by dragging a corner or zoom into the
+ emulator window.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Install APKs or add media files to the emulator’s internal SD card by
+ dragging and dropping files into the emulator window.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Simulate multi-touch input. While interacting with the emulator screen,
+ enter multi-touch mode by holding down the <strong>Ctrl</strong> key on
+ Windown/Linux, or <strong>Command</strong> key on Mac OSX.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>The Android Emulator works best with Android Studio 2.0. To find out more
+ about what's included in the newest version of the official Android IDE,
+ <a href="{@docRoot}tools/revisions/studio.html#Revisions">read the release
+ notes</a>.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Read the documentation to find out more about <a href=
+ "{@docRoot}tools/devices/emulator.html">using the Android Emulator</a>.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
+ </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="toggle-content closed">
+ <p>
+ <a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)"><img src=
+ "{@docRoot}assets/images/styles/disclosure_down.png" class=
+ "toggle-content-img" alt="">SDK Platform-tools, Revision 23.1.0</a>
+ <em>(December 2015)</em>
+ </p>
+
+ <div class="toggle-content-toggleme">
+ <dl>
+ <dt>
+ General Notes:
+ </dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Changed Linux requirements for Android SDK Platform-tools
+ revision 23.1.0 and later: it now requires 64-bit Linux.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
</div>
</div>