Droid Explorer 0.9.0.0 Released

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.

 

 

 

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• removed out of date plugins / tools.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