1 Support Libraries for Android. 2 3 This SDK component contains static libraries providing access to newer APIs 4 on older platforms and various helper classes. 5 6 To use those libraries, simply copy them as static libraries into your project. 7 8 Each library is called v<api>, indicating the minimum API level that they require. 9 10 11 *** V4 *** 12 13 v4/android-support-v4.jar contains: 14 - Fragment API. New in API 11 (3.0 - Honeycomb). http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Fragment.html 15 - Loader API. New in API 11 (3.0 - Honeycomb). http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/LoaderManager.html 16 - CursorAdapter / ResourceCursorAdapter / SimpleCursorAdapter. These are the API 11 versions. 17 - MenuCompat allows calling MenuItem.setShowAsAction which only exists on API 11. 18 19 v4/src/ is the source code for the compatibility library 20 v4/samples/ provides a sample app using the library. 21 22 23 *** V13 *** 24 25 v13/android-support-v13.jar provides the same features as v4, plus: 26 - FragmentPagerAdapter: Implementation of PagerAdapter that represents each page as a Fragment. 27 28 v13/src/ is the source code for the compatibility library, not including the v4 source 29 v13/samples/ provides a sample app using the library. 30