send SMS to Android Emulator

If you try to develop SMS related Android app, you may want to send testing SMS to your emulator through Emulator Console.

With Emulator Console, you can simulate voice call and SMS activity on your Android Virtual Device (AVD). To make it works, please following the following steps


1. Make sure your AVD was started.

2. Start putty. (Get here if don't have.)

3. Connect your local host with TCP port 5554. Press "Save" and "Open" to start Emulator Console.

4. if all things go fine, Emulator Console will display as follow.

5.  Type in "sms send <phone number> <message text>".

6. SMS message will be delivered ti AVD.

Android 4.1 SDK (ADT 20.0.2) released

Google release its latest Android Development Tool 20 in July 2012. It includes tones of bug fix. What are you waiting for? Launch Eclipse and update your ADT ASAP?


Android Developer - ADT plug-in

Netbean 7.2 released

Netbean 7.2 by Oracle was released and be available for download now.

However which Android will use NB in these day? Even Google tutorial are all in Eclipse, you do have to no choice but Eclipse.

NetBeans IDE 7.2 Release Information

Captuing Android emulator screen through Eclipse

After finished an Android apps, you may wish to a screen capture of your product.
There's various way to to cap those screen, but the easier way is to retrieve it from your Android Emulator. Lets see how to do these step-by-step.

1. In Eclipse, click Windows > Show View > Other

2. In show "Show View" window, select "Device" and click OK

3. You should then see a "Device" tag in lower right corner. Under "Name". Select your emulator and then click the Screen Capture button, as below.

4. The "Device Screen Capture" windows will prompt up then. Wait a few moment and you will see your apps screen. Click "Save" to store your screen, or copy, rotate, or what ever you want.

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