Getting Up to Speed Using Key Features of DDMS

Whether you use DDMS from Eclipse or as a standalone tool, be aware of a few key features:

• The Devices pane displays running emulators and connected devices in the top-left corner.

• The set of Threads, Heap, Allocation Tracker, and File Explorer tabs on the right side are populated with data when a specific process on an emulator or device is highlighted in the Devices pane.

• The Emulator Control pane provides features such as the ability to send GPS information and to simulate incoming calls and SMS messages to emulators.

• The LogCat window enables you to monitor the output of the Android logging console for a given device or emulator. This is where calls to Log.i(), Log.e(), and other log messages display.