qt-creator/doc/src/android/androiddev.qdoc

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    /*!

    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-connecting-mobile.html
    \page creator-developing-android.html
    \nextpage creator-developing-bb10.html

    \title Connecting Android Devices

    You can connect Android devices to the development PC to build, run, debug,
    and analyze applications on them from \QC.

    If you have a tool chain for building applications for Android devices
    installed on the development PC, you can add it to \QC. You can then add a
    \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kit}
    with the Android device type, the tool chain, and the Qt version for Android,
    to build and run applications on Android devices. You can also allow \QC to
    automatically configure the kit.

    The Android Debug Bridge (adb) command line tool is integrated to \QC to
    enable you to deploy applications to connected Android devices, to run
    the applications on them, and to read logs from them. It includes a client
    and server that run on the development host and a daemon that runs on the
    emulator or device.

    \section1 Requirements

    To use \QC to develop Qt applications for Android, you need the following:

    \list

        \li OpenJDK Java Development Kit

            To check whether you have OpenJDK installed, enter the following
            command:

            \c {java -version}

            To install OpenJDK, enter the following command:

            \c {sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk}

        \li \l{http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi}{Apache Ant} 1.8.0, or
            later

            To check the Ant version, enter the following command on the command
            line:

            \c {ant -version}

        \li A tool chain for building applications for Android devices. You have
            several options, such as the
            \l{http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html}{Android SDK} and
            \l{http://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html}
            {Android NDK} from Google (supported for development with Qt 5) or the
            \l{http://necessitas.kde.org/necessitas/necessitas_sdk_installer.php}
            {Necessitas SDK} (supported for development with Qt 4).

    \endlist

    \section1 Developing with Qt 4

    The Necessitas SDK automatically sets the paths to the required software
    in \QC, but you need to add the Qt version. \QC can then create the
    necessary kits for you.

    To configure connections between \QC and Android devices:

    \list 1

        \li Select \gui Tools > \gui Options > \gui {Build & Run} >
            \gui {Qt Versions} > \gui Add to add the path to \c qmake path in
            the Qt for Android SDK.

        \li Select \gui Tools > \gui Options > \gui Android to check the paths
            to the required software.

            \image qtcreator-options-android.png "Android options"

        \li Select the \gui {Automatically create kits for Android tool chains}
            check box to allow \QC to create the kits for you. \QC displays a
            warning if it cannot find a suitable Qt version.

        \li To create an application, select \gui File >
            \gui {New File or Project} > \gui Applications >
            \gui {Qt Quick Application 1 (Built-in Elements)} or
            \gui {Qt Quick Application 2 (Built-in Elements)} > \gui Choose, and
            follow the instructions of the wizard. For more information, see
            \l{Creating Qt Quick Projects}.

        \li To specify information for the Android manifest file, select
            \gui Projects > \gui Run for the \gui Android kit.

        \li Select \gui Details to view the
            \gui {Package configurations}. For more information about the
            options you have, see
            \l{Specifying Settings for Application Packages}.

        \li To specify settings for deploying applications to Android, select
            \gui Details to view the \gui {Deploy configurations}. For more
            information about the options you have, see
            \l{Deploying Applications to Android Devices}.

    \endlist

    \section1 Developing with Qt 5

    You must download and install the latest Android NDK and SDK, and update the
    SDK to get the API and tools packages needed for development. In addition,
    you must install Qt for Android from the Qt 5.1 packages.

    For more information, see
    \l{http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.1/qtdoc/android-support.html}{Android}.

    To configure connections between \QC and Android devices:

    \list 1

        \li Select \gui Tools > \gui Options > \gui Android to add paths to the
            Android NDK and SDK.

            \image qtcreator-options-android1.png "Android options"

        \li Select the \gui {Automatically create kits for Android tool chains}
            check box to allow \QC to create the kits for you. \QC displays a
            warning if it cannot find a suitable Qt version.

        \li Select \gui File > \gui {New File or Project} > \gui Applications >
            \gui {Qt Quick Application 2 (Built-in Elements)} > \gui Choose, and
            follow the instructions of the wizard. For more information, see
            \l{Creating Qt Quick Projects}.

        \li To specify information for the Android manifest file, select
            \gui Projects > \gui Run for the \gui Android kit.

        \li Select \gui Details to view the
            \gui {Package configurations}. For more information about the
            options you have, see
            \l{Specifying Settings for Application Packages}.

        \li To specify settings for deploying applications to Android, select
            \gui Details to view the \gui {Deploy configurations}. For more
            information about the options you have, see
            \l{Deploying Applications to Android Devices}.

        \li Enable debugging on your Android device and connect it to the PC.

            Debugging is enabled in different ways on different Android devices.
            Look for \gui {USB Debugging} under \gui {Developer Options}. On
            some devices \gui {Developer Options} is hidden and becomes visible
            when you tap the \gui {Build number} field in \gui Settings >
            \gui About several times.

    \endlist

    \section1 Using the Android Emulator

    To run your application on the Android Emulator, you must create Android
    virtual devices (AVD). Select \gui Tools > \gui Options > \gui Android >
    \gui Add. If you run an application without a device connected to the
    development PC and without an AVD specified, \QC asks you to add an AVD.

    To manage AVDs, select \gui {Start Android AVD Manager}.

    \note The Android Emulator has a bug that prevents it from starting on some
    systems. If the Android Emulator does not start, you can try starting it
    manually by running the \c {emulator-arm} command from the command line.

    \section1 Debugging on Android Devices

    \QC is integrated with the GDB and GDB server that are delivered with the
    Necessitas SDK. It provides GDB with Python support that enables \QC to
    display custom Qt types, such as QString, QObject, and so on.

    Android devices support debugging multi-thread applications in version
    2.2.1 and later. If you use AVD, select Android 2.3, or later. For more
    information, see the Android documentation.

    In addition, debugging is supported at android-10 API level, or higher. In
    the run settings for the project, in the \gui {Android target SDK} field,
    select android-10, or higher. For more information about Android API levels,
    see \l{http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels}
    {What is API Level?}.

    \note Select a \l{glossary-build-config}{debug build configuration} to build
    the application for debugging.

*/