Developing on Android basics

Initial steps to take:

• Turn on USB Debug mode
• Old devices: Settings | Applications | Development | USB debugging (will disable SD card access)
• New devices: Settings | About phone | Build number | Tap 7 times (yes, really). Dev settings will now appear on the menu.
• Troubleshooting connection:
• Verify USB cable works
• Verify USB port works
• Re-plug in the cable about 20 times (yes, really)
• Windows: Run "Android SDK manager" (sdk\tools\android.bat) and install 'Google USB driver' under Extras
• adb devices # error "???????????? no permissions usb:3-3
• adb kill-server
• sudo adb start-server # server must be started as root
• adb devices
• ADB Shell commands:
• adb shell pm list packages
• more commands