Aug 13, 2014

Setting up android development environment on windows

Required Softwares:

1. JDK: Includes a complete JRE plus tools for developing, debugging, and monitoring Java applications.Download Page Link

2. IDE(Eclipse) : Download Page Link

3. Android SDK: The SDK  includes the Android SDK and AVD Manager. This is a tool that we will now use to download some required SDK components into our development environment. Download Page Link


4. The starter package we downloaded only contains the newest version of the SDK tools. In order to develop Android applications, we will need to download at least one Android platform so we can emulate a phone/tablet via our computer hardware.
In the root of the SDK directory, find and execute the SDK Manager.exe file. 




 

4. Select At least 1 Android Package and Android SDK Build Tools and install it.(installation with done using internet)

5. Download and Install the Android Development Tools (ADT) plugin for Eclipse
  • Google provides a custom plugin for Eclipse, called ADT, that aids developers in creating Android applications faster and more efficiently.
  • Open Eclipse and select Help-->Install New Software
 

  • In the pop-up dialog,
  • Click Add
  • Name : ADT Plugin
  • Location : http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse
  • click OK button (It will find android Developer Tools, install it)


click next , Read and accept the License Agreements click Finish.

Installation finished.You have now configured the ADT plugin successfully.

Link SDK with Eclipse
1.Start Eclipse 
2.Go to Windows-->Preference

In Preference Go to Android Tab On left
 














Browse for Android SDK location And Click Apply ->OK(Available Platform Will Appear)