Android SDK

How to make it work?

Table of Contents
The Android SDK Installation

of Android SDK

Eclipse Android SDK

Android ADT

The Android SDK

The Android SDK

Android is

a software stack for mobile devices that includes

An operating system Middleware

Key applications
The Android SDK provides

necessary tools and APIs to develop applications

Using Java programming language

Installation of Android SDK

How to start Android development?

Steps for Installing Android SDK

1. 2. 3. 4.

Installing Eclipse IDE Install Android SDK Install the ADT plugin for eclipse Add components needed for development

Eclipse
What is Eclipse?

A multi-language software development environment comprising An integrated development environment (IDE)

Mostly written in Java

Eclipse is used to develop applications

In Java, C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python, R, etc.

For Android (using Java)
Download at

http://bit.ly/EclipseClassic

Android SDK
For the Android SDK to be installed

The machine should have at least jdk 1.6

Version 1.7 is also ok

Then download the installer file from

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Android SDK (2)

* There is a known bug during installation

of

the SDK
The installer cannot locate the jdk
Just click the "Back" button and then "Next"
It should work

The Android SDK Manager

After the installation

of Android SDK

Some components should be installed

Packages for Android versions: 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, etc. Some other tools like a couple of Google APIs
Start the Android SDK Manager and wait for

fetching of packages
This may take a while Took me two / thirds of a day for all packages

Installation of ADT Plugin

Use the Update Manager feature of Eclipse

To install the latest revision of ADT on your development computer

How to download it?

Start Eclipse, then select Help > Install New Software -> Add, in the top-right corner In the Add Repository
Enter "ADT Plugin" for the Name
Copy for location https://dlssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

Installation of ADT Plugin

In the Available Software dialog

Select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Next In the next window, you'll see a list of the tools to be downloaded
Click Next

Read and accept the license agreements

Then click Finish

Restart Eclipse