Android Installation is a very simple but length. We need to download android SDK development kit. The Android software development kit (SDK) includes
everything you need to start developing, testing, and debugging Android
applications.
Before starting android application lets get to know about development of android.
Development of Android
First Download Eclipse from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads
The
Android APIs
Development
Tools
The
Android Emulator
Full
Documentation
Sample
Code
Online
Support
Development of Android
The Android SDK includes all the tools and APIs you need
to write compelling and powerful mobile applications. The biggest challenge
with Android, as with any new development toolkit, is learning the features and
limitations of its APIs.
If you have experience in Java development you’ll find
that the techniques, syntax, and grammar you’ve been using will translate
directly into Android, although some of the specific optimization techniques
may seem counterintuitive.
If you don’t have experience with Java but have used
other object-oriented languages (such as C#), you should find the transition
straightforward. The power of Android comes from its APIs, not from Java, so
being unfamiliar with all the Java-specific classes won’t be a big
disadvantage.
Installing Android
- What You Need to Begin
- Because Android applications run within the Dalvik virtual machine, you can write them on any platform that supports the developer tools. This currently includes the following:
- Microsoft Windows (XP or Vista)
- Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later (Intel chips only)
- Linux
- To get started, you’ll need to download and install the following:
- The Android SDK
- Java Development Kit (JDK) 5 or 6
You can download the
latest JDK from Sun at
Note; If
you already have a JDK installed, make sure that it meets the version
requirements listed above, and note that the Java runtime environment (JRE) is
not sufficient.
Downloading
and Installing the SDK

Download android-sdk_r10-windows.zip file
ZIP file containing
the API libraries, developer tools, documentation, and several sample
applications and API demos that highlight the use of particular API features.
Install it by unzipping the SDK into a SDK in C drive.
Downloading with eclipse
First Download Eclipse from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads
Download and
Unzip this file in to your directory (C:\).
Double-click on the file c:\eclipse\eclipse.exe
Android
Eclipse Plug-in (ADT)
If you choose to use
the Eclipse IDE as your Android development environment you will have the
opportunity to install and run a plug-in called Android Development Tools. ADT
comes with a variety of powerful tools and extensions that will make creating,
running and debugging your Android applications much easier and faster.
Start Eclipse, then
select Help
> Software Updates > Find and Install….
In the dialog that
appears, select Search for new features to install and press Next.
Press New
Remote Site.
In the resulting
dialog box, enter a name for the remote site (e.g. Android Plugin) and enter
this as its URL: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/.
Press OK.
You should now see
the new site added to the search list (and checked).
Press Finish.
In the subsequent
Search Results dialog box, select the checkbox for Android
Plugin > Eclipse
Integration
> Android Development Tools and press Next.
Read the license
agreement and then select Accept terms of the license agreement, if appropriate.
Press Next.
Press Finish.
The ADT plug-in is
not signed; you can accept the installation anyway by pressing Install
All.
Restart Eclipse.
After restart, update
your Eclipse preferences to point to the SDK root directory :
Select Window > Preferences… to open the Preferences panel.
Select Android from the left panel.
For the SDK Location in the main panel, press Browse... and find the SDK root directory.
Select Window > Preferences… to open the Preferences panel.
Select Android from the left panel.
For the SDK Location in the main panel, press Browse... and find the SDK root directory.
Press Apply, then OK
How Create Android virtual Device (AVD)
You need to define a
device which can be used for emulation. Press the device manager button, press
"New" and maintain the following.
Add this information
Press
"Create AVD". This will create the device. To test if you setup is
correct, select your device and press "Start"
Your AVD started..
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