One of the already finished modules is the Android Device file system support module. You can easily browse the file system of all currently connected devices. If Netbeans finds a viewer for a specific file type, you can view or "hear" the file content. Theoretically it would be also possible to write directly changes to the emulator, but I have restricted it to read only access, because I could not find any cooperative file locking between the adb and the Android itself.
Yet another file browser picture. The best way I have found to distinguish different SDK versions is the file shown. Look at the mp3 player in the left corner, it is playing a Android ring tone.
The Netbeans IDE offers a lot of features which hide common configuration tasks behind wizards. Here you see how a new Android SDK is installed.
I am really impressed about the great public interest in the Android Netbeans plugin. It is not surprising me that many developers come from China, it is one of the most important markets for mobile applications. ...... The bad thing is no one has published yet something about the role of mobile phones in China. ...... But I expect that China will be at least as exciting as Japan, where innovative mobile phone uses have been adopted much better than in Europe or the U.S. . ....... But also don't forget Africa and Latin America, where mobile phones are improving the living situation of many people, e.g. offering them innovative travel insurance and electronic money transfer services.
This is a picture also of the Android PlatformInstall wizard, but on an older Netbeans version. I try to keep the Android Netbeans modules backward compatible. You can have multiple different SDK versions installed. This is a nice feature if you have to deal with different SDKs perhaps from multiple OEM.
