Android Platform Debugging and Development

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Shows exactly how to step from Java into native and kernel land: set up Eclipse + DDMS with the AOSP classpath tweaks, attach to system_server (JDWP port 8700) and hit breakpoints, and call services directly with service call (e.g. statusbar expand/collapse, setIconVisibility). Use gdb over ADB with -g builds and adb forward to debug native binaries (single‑thread works; multithreaded gdbserver is flaky). Practical tooling: logcat, dumpstate/bugreport, mm/mmma builds, adb/fastboot, ftrace/CyTrace (device dependent), perf limited on many ARM boards.

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1. 0:00Introduction to Android
2. 2:27Architecture Overview
3. 5:47Binder IPC Mechanism
4. 7:38System Services & Debugging
5. 10:21Debugging with Eclipse
6. 25:01Native Tools and Monitoring
7. 30:26Logcat and Tracing
8. 34:02Interfacing with Frameworks
9. 37:43Build Environment Tips
10. 39:46Symbolic Java Debugging
11. 50:31Native Code Debugging
12. 55:55Tracing and Final Q&A

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