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Here's An Overview of The Steps You Must Follow To Set Up The Android SDK
Here's An Overview of The Steps You Must Follow To Set Up The Android SDK
Here's An Overview of The Steps You Must Follow To Set Up The Android SDK
On your PC/Laptop
1. Go to http://developer.android.com/
- Link download SDK, http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
- Here the information (March 1st 2011)
- If you're already using the Android SDK, you should update to the latest tools or platform
using the Android SDK and AVD Manager, rather than downloading a new SDK starter
package. See Adding SDK Components.
Here's an overview of the steps you must follow to set up the Android SDK:
1. Prepare your development computer and ensure it meets the system requirements.
2. Install the SDK starter package from the table above. (If you're on Windows, download the
installer for help with the initial setup.)
3. Install the ADT Plugin for Eclipse (if you'll be developing in Eclipse).
4. Add Android platforms and other components to your SDK.
5. Explore the contents of the Android SDK (optional).
To get started, download the appropriate package from the table above, then read the
guide to Installing the SDK.
2. Double click and install package SDK from DVD depend your Operating System (OS)
3. Eclipse Installation, Before getting started with the Android SDK, take a moment to confirm that
your development computer meets the System Requirements. In particular, you might need to
install the JDK, if you don't have it already.
4. If you will be developing in Eclipse with the Android Development Tools (ADT) Plugin—the
recommended path if you are new to Android—make sure that you have a suitable version of
Eclipse installed on your computer (3.4 or newer is recommended).
5. If you need to install Eclipse, you can download it from: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
6. http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-classic-362/heliossr2
7. Choose Package GanyMade/Galilleo/Helios, GanyMede is recommended
8. Download Links Windows 32-bit Mac OS X(Carbon) Linux 32-bit Linux 64-bit
9. ADT Installation, If you are having trouble downloading the ADT plugin after following the steps
above, here are some suggestions:
• If Eclipse can not find the remote update site containing the ADT plugin, try changing the
remote site URL to use http, rather than https. That is, set the Location for the remote site to:
http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
• If you are behind a firewall (such as a corporate firewall), make sure that you have properly
configured your proxy settings in Eclipse. In Eclipse, you can configure proxy information
from the main Eclipse menu in Window (on Mac OS X, Eclipse) > Preferences > General >
Network Connections.
10. If you are still unable to use Eclipse to download the ADT plugin as a remote update site, you
can download the ADT zip file to your local machine and manually install it:
a. Download the current ADT Plugin zip file from the table below (do not unpack it).