Friday, February 13, 2015

Droid Explorer 0.9.0.0 Released

droid-explorer-256 Today is Friday the 13th, but it doesn’t mark a day for superstition. Instead it marks the release of a long over due update to Droid Explorer. I have been working hard the past couple months getting this release ready. As I have mentioned in some previous posts, there are a lot of redesigned components, like the Shell Console, LogCat Console, the Device Selection dialog, and much more. Another key change is the handling of, non-issue, questions. Instead of being part of the discussion on CodePlex, there is now a tag on Android Enthusiasts. If using Android Enthusiasts, be sure to be detailed in what your issue is. I am not the only one that would be monitoring questions there. I wouldn’t want to see the questions closed because of lack of information.

 

On top of the changes that went in to Droid Explorer, I am also announcing the launch of http://de.bit13.com/, a new home for the Droid Explorer project. Besides being a place that contains screenshots and information on the releases, it acts as a central service for the device icons that are displayed when choosing the device to connect to and the icon that is shown in Explorer. As I get more information on devices, more icons will be added. Over time, other features will possible integrate more with the website.

 

splash 

selectdevice

shell_console

iconhandler

 

Highlights of the Changelog for 0.9.0.0

  • Added support for connecting to devices via TCP/IP New web service for getting device icons.
  • Upgraded .NET Framework Requirement to 4.5.1
  • Device lookup now uses 'detailed' call. Gets device name, model, and product name. see adb devices -l.
  • Redesigned the GenericDeviceSelectionForm
  • Updated the [default] image for devices
  • Options Windows: added information to show the build tools version that is being used. [workitem:17313]
  • Added ActiveMenu to add button to DWM.
  • Moved DDMS launcher to be a plugin
  • Moved Hierarchy Viewer to be a plugin
  • Removed the "reboot" buttons, instead there is now a reboot plugin that supports all forms of reboot: normal, recovery, bootloader, download.
  • Added a warning dialog when the app launches that will let the user know if droid explorer was unable to gain root access via adb root.
  • Some refactoring to some plugins, like the shell, so it can be launched independently.
  • Added links to ask questions on android enthusiasts.
  • Removing some code that is unused.
  • removed out of date plugins / tools.
  • Some refactoring of the ConsoleControl. Moved to the Core.UI.
  • Added reference to Camalot.Common.
  • Updated LogCat to use ConsoleControl.
  • Updated the Debug Console to use ConsoleControl.
  • Updated ConsoleWriter to work with the ConsoleControl.
  • Added OutputProcessors to handle different content for logging.
  • Adb Root call is now called during initialization, after device selection.
  • if adb root fails, a warning is displayed to the user. Future warnings can be ignored.
  • A minor redesign to the splash screen.
  • Plugins are now grouped in to separate toolbars.
  • Added SDK Manager plugin
  • Added AVD Manager plugin
  • updated icons across the application.
  • Plugins now grouped in the plugin menu.
  • Fixed the cloud image path to support the new site.
  • Fixed the file names when transfering to PC to remove invalid characters.
  • Fixed the device monitor service.
  • Added PluginSettings (not yet used really)
  • Added icon handler interface
  • Added picture extension handler using the icon handler interface

Droid Explorer 0.9.0.0 Released

droid-explorer-256 Today is Friday the 13th, but it doesn’t mark a day for superstition. Instead it marks the release of a long over due update to Droid Explorer. I have been working hard the past couple months getting this release ready. As I have mentioned in some previous posts, there are a lot of redesigned components, like the Shell Console, LogCat Console, the Device Selection dialog, and much more. Another key change is the handling of, non-issue, questions. Instead of being part of the discussion on CodePlex, there is now a tag on Android Enthusiasts. If using Android Enthusiasts, be sure to be detailed in what your issue is. I am not the only one that would be monitoring questions there. I wouldn’t want to see the questions closed because of lack of information.

 

On top of the changes that went in to Droid Explorer, I am also announcing the launch of http://de.bit13.com/, a new home for the Droid Explorer project. Besides being a place that contains screenshots and information on the releases, it acts as a central service for the device icons that are displayed when choosing the device to connect to and the icon that is shown in Explorer. As I get more information on devices, more icons will be added. Over time, other features will possible integrate more with the website.

 

splash 

selectdevice

shell_console

iconhandler

 

Highlights of the Changelog for 0.9.0.0

  • Added support for connecting to devices via TCP/IP New web service for getting device icons.
  • Upgraded .NET Framework Requirement to 4.5.1
  • Device lookup now uses 'detailed' call. Gets device name, model, and product name. see adb devices -l.
  • Redesigned the GenericDeviceSelectionForm
  • Updated the [default] image for devices
  • Options Windows: added information to show the build tools version that is being used. [workitem:17313]
  • Added ActiveMenu to add button to DWM.
  • Moved DDMS launcher to be a plugin
  • Moved Hierarchy Viewer to be a plugin
  • Removed the "reboot" buttons, instead there is now a reboot plugin that supports all forms of reboot: normal, recovery, bootloader, download.
  • Added a warning dialog when the app launches that will let the user know if droid explorer was unable to gain root access via adb root.
  • Some refactoring to some plugins, like the shell, so it can be launched independently.
  • Added links to ask questions on android enthusiasts.
  • Removing some code that is unused.
  • removed out of date plugins / tools.
  • Some refactoring of the ConsoleControl. Moved to the Core.UI.
  • Added reference to Camalot.Common.
  • Updated LogCat to use ConsoleControl.
  • Updated the Debug Console to use ConsoleControl.
  • Updated ConsoleWriter to work with the ConsoleControl.
  • Added OutputProcessors to handle different content for logging.
  • Adb Root call is now called during initialization, after device selection.
  • if adb root fails, a warning is displayed to the user. Future warnings can be ignored.
  • A minor redesign to the splash screen.
  • Plugins are now grouped in to separate toolbars.
  • Added SDK Manager plugin
  • Added AVD Manager plugin
  • updated icons across the application.
  • Plugins now grouped in the plugin menu.
  • Fixed the cloud image path to support the new site.
  • Fixed the file names when transfering to PC to remove invalid characters.
  • Fixed the device monitor service.
  • Added PluginSettings (not yet used really)
  • Added icon handler interface
  • Added picture extension handler using the icon handler interface