The Android NDK is a companion tool to the Android SDK that lets Android -application developers build performance-critical portions of their apps in -native code. It is designed for use only in conjunction with the +
The Android NDK is a companion tool to the Android SDK that lets you build +performance-critical portions of your apps in native code. It provides headers and +libraries that allow you to build activities, handle user input, use hardware sensors, +access application resources, and more, when programming in C or C++. If you write +native code, your applications are still packaged into an .apk file and they still run +inside of a virtual machine on the device. The fundamental Android application model +does not change.
+ +Using native code does not result in an automatic performance increase, +but always increases application complexity. If you have not run into any limitations +using the Android framework APIs, you probably do not need the NDK. +Read What is the NDK? +to get an understanding of what the NDK offers and whether +it will be useful to you. +
++The NDK is designed for use only in conjunction with the Android SDK, so if you have not already installed the latest Android SDK, please -do so before downloading the NDK. Also, please read What is -the Android NDK? to get an understanding of what the NDK offers and whether -it will be useful to you.
+do so before downloading the NDK. +Select the download package that is appropriate for your development computer.