| Joe Fernandez | e786688 | 2015-05-06 17:15:03 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | page.title=Preview Program Overview |
| Dirk Dougherty | 7470945 | 2015-05-15 00:51:24 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | page.image=images/cards/card-preview_16-9_2x.png |
| Joe Fernandez | e786688 | 2015-05-06 17:15:03 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | |
| 4 | @jd:body |
| 5 | |
| 6 | <p> |
| Joe Fernandez | d575b1c | 2015-05-08 17:16:27 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | The M Developer Preview program is an opportunity for you to test the compatibility of your apps |
| 8 | with the next platform release, try out early versions of new API features, and provide feedback |
| 9 | to the Android team. The program includes update releases during course of the program to allow |
| 10 | you to follow the progress of feature development and fixes, leading up to the official release |
| 11 | of the platform, as shown in Figure 1. |
| 12 | </p> |
| 13 | |
| 14 | <img src="{@docRoot}preview/images/m-preview-timeline.png" |
| 15 | alt="Preview program timeline" id="figure1" style="margin-top: 15px;"> |
| 16 | <p class="img-caption"> |
| 17 | <b>Figure 1.</b> Timeline for the M Developer Preview program. |
| 18 | </p> |
| 19 | |
| 20 | <p> |
| 21 | We strongly encourage you to provide feedback for the M Preview releases through our <a href= |
| 22 | "https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/">issue tracker</a>. Issues reported early |
| 23 | in the program have a better chance of being addressed before the official release, so reports |
| 24 | provided by June 30, 2015 receive priority processing by the Android team. |
| 25 | </p> |
| 26 | |
| 27 | <p> |
| 28 | To get started testing your app: |
| 29 | </p> |
| 30 | |
| 31 | <ul> |
| 32 | <li>Review the <a href="{@docRoot}preview/api-overview.html"> |
| 33 | API Overview</a> and <a href= |
| 34 | "{@docRoot}preview/api-changes.html">Behavior Changes</a> to |
| 35 | get an idea of what's new and how it affects your app. |
| 36 | </li> |
| 37 | |
| 38 | <li>Setup for testing and development by following the instructions for <a href= |
| 39 | "{@docRoot}preview/setup-sdk.html">Setting up the Preview |
| 40 | SDK</a> and configuring test devices. |
| 41 | </li> |
| 42 | |
| 43 | <li>Review the <a href="{@docRoot}preview/reference.html">M |
| 44 | Preview API Reference</a> and <a href= |
| 45 | "{@docRoot}preview/samples.html">M Preview samples</a> to |
| 46 | gain more insight into new API features and how to use them in your app. |
| 47 | </li> |
| 48 | |
| 49 | <li>Join the <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/101985907812750684586">M Preview |
| 50 | Google+ developer community</a> to get the latest developer updates and connect with other |
| 51 | developers working with the preview. |
| 52 | </li> |
| 53 | </ul> |
| 54 | |
| 55 | <p> |
| 56 | Thanks in advance for your participation in the developer preview program! |
| 57 | </p> |