When building a mobile application, it's important that you always test your application on a real device before releasing it to users. This page describes how to set up your development environment and Android-powered device for testing and debugging on the device.

You can use any Android-powered device as an environment for running, debugging, and testing your applications. The tools included in the SDK make it easy to install and run your application on the device each time you compile. You can install your application on the device directly from Eclipse or from the command line with ADB. If you don't yet have a device, check with the service providers in your area to determine which Android-powered devices are available.

If you want a SIM-unlocked phone, then you might consider the Google Nexus S. To find a place to purchase the Nexus S and other Android-powered devices, visitgoogle.com/phone.

Note:When developing on a device, keep in mind that you should still use theAndroid emulatorto test your application on configurations that are not equivalent to those of your real device. Although the emulator does not allow you to test every device feature (such as the accelerometer), it does allow you to verify that your application functions properly on different versions of the Android platform, in different screen sizes and orientations, and more.

Setting up a Device for Development


With an Android-powered device, you can develop and debug your Android applications just as you would on the emulator. Before you can start, there are just a few things to do:

  1. Declare your application as "debuggable" in your Android Manifest.

    When using Eclipse, you can skip this step, because running your app directly from the Eclipse IDE automatically enables debugging.

    In theAndroidManifest.xmlfile, addandroid:debuggable="true"to the<application>element.

    Note:If you manually enable debugging in the manifest file, be sure to disable it before you build for release (your published application should usuallynotbe debuggable).

  2. EnableUSB debuggingon your device.
    • On most devices running Android 3.2 or older, you can find the option underSettings > Applications > Development.
    • On Android 4.0 and newer, it's inSettings > Developer options.

      Note:On Android 4.2 and newer,Developer optionsis hidden by default. To make it available, go toSettings > About phoneand tapBuild numberseven times. Return to the previous screen to findDeveloper options.

  3. Set up your system to detect your device.
    • If you're developing on Windows, you need to install a USB driver for adb. For an installation guide and links to OEM drivers, see theOEM USB Driversdocument.
    • If you're developing on Mac OS X, it just works. Skip this step.
    • If you're developing on Ubuntu Linux, you need to add audevrules file that contains a USB configuration for each type of device you want to use for development. In the rules file, each device manufacturer is identified by a unique vendor ID, as specified by theATTR{idVendor}property. For a list of vendor IDs, seeUSB Vendor IDs, below. To set up device detection on Ubuntu Linux:
      1. Log in as root and create this file:/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules.

        Use this format to add each vendor to the file:
        SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

        In this example, the vendor ID is for HTC. TheMODEassignment specifies read/write permissions, andGROUPdefines which Unix group owns the device node.

        Note:The rule syntax may vary slightly depending on your environment. Consult theudevdocumentation for your system as needed. For an overview of rule syntax, see this guide towriting udev rules.

      2. Now execute:
        chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

Note:When you connect a device running Android 4.2.2 or higher to your computer, the system shows a dialog asking whether to accept an RSA key that allows debugging through this computer. This security mechanism protects user devices because it ensures that USB debugging and other adb commands cannot be executed unless you're able to unlock the device and acknowledge the dialog. This requires that you have adb version 1.0.31 (available with SDK Platform-tools r16.0.1 and higher) in order to debug on a device running Android 4.2.2 or higher.

When plugged in over USB, you can verify that your device is connected by executingadb devicesfrom your SDKplatform-tools/directory. If connected, you'll see the device name listed as a "device."

If using Eclipse, run or debug your application as usual. You will be presented with aDevice Chooserdialog that lists the available emulator(s) and connected device(s). Select the device upon which you want to install and run the application.

If using theAndroid Debug Bridge(adb), you can issue commands with the-dflag to target your connected device.

USB Vendor IDs

This table provides a reference to the vendor IDs needed in order to add USB device support on Linux. The USB Vendor ID is the value given to theATTR{idVendor}property in the rules file, as described above.

Company USB Vendor ID
Acer 0502
ASUS 0b05
Dell 413c
Foxconn 0489
Fujitsu 04c5
Fujitsu Toshiba 04c5
Garmin-Asus 091e
Google 18d1
Hisense 109b
HTC 0bb4
Huawei 12d1
K-Touch 24e3
KT Tech 2116
Kyocera 0482
Lenovo 17ef
LG 1004
Motorola 22b8
MTK 0e8d
NEC 0409
Nook 2080
Nvidia 0955
OTGV 2257
Pantech 10a9
Pegatron 1d4d
Philips 0471
PMC-Sierra 04da
Qualcomm 05c6
SK Telesys 1f53
Samsung 04e8
Sharp 04dd
Sony 054c
Sony Ericsson 0fce
Teleepoch 2340
Toshiba 0930
ZTE 19d2

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