From 706e41e55f2e3b456c51b56ba07d1dfd56716af9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Ly 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. 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.
Select the download package that is appropriate for your development computer.