I got many queries from college students and engineers regarding installation and setup of Android development environment, so for them here is good news.
Where the Android-SDK is installed depends on how you installed it. If you downloaded the SDK through their website and then dragged/dropped the Application to your Applications folder, it's most likely here. If you will be using the Eclipse IDE as your environment for developing Android applications, you can install a custom plugin called Android Development Tools (ADT), which adds integrated support.
I was used to send them below steps for the installation and set-up of Android development environment:
- Download Eclipse
- Download JDK and install it, set the environment path
- Download ADT plugin inside Eclipse
- Set the Preference with Android-SDK path
- Download the latest platform-tools and everything
Vibe confessions rapidshare downloader. But now I would suggest you to download ADT Bundle.
ADT Bundle:
The ADT Bundle provides everything you need to start developing apps, including a version of the Eclipse IDE with built-in ADT (Android Developer Tools) to streamline your Android app development. so now we can say its single step download to setup Android development environment.
In short, with a single download, the ADT Bundle includes everything you need to begin developing apps:
- Eclipse + ADT plugin
- Android SDK Tools
- Android Platform-tools
- The latest Android platform
- The latest Android system image for the emulator
Yes there are also possible ways if you want to use existing version of Eclipse or any other IDE.
Here you go for download: ADT Bundle.
Setting Up the ADT Bundle:
As you have downloaded ADT bundle, follow below steps to setup it:
- Unpack the ZIP file (named adt-bundle-<os_platform>.zip) and save it to an appropriate location, such as a “Development” directory in your home directory.
- Open the adt-bundle-<os_platform>/eclipse/ directory and launch eclipse.
That’s it! The IDE is already loaded with the Android Developer Tools plug-ins and the SDK.
As Android studio is available with Beta version and they have announced it as an official IDE, you should download Android Studio and start using it for the android application development. They have also said that they will stop the support for the Eclipse based IDEs and there by deprecate those IDEs.
The ADT Bundle provides everything you need to start developing apps, includinga version of the Eclipse IDE with built-in ADT (Android Developer Tools) tostreamline your Android app development.If you haven't already, go download the Android ADT Bundle. (If you downloaded the SDK Tools only, for use with anexisting IDE, you should instead readSetting Up an Existing IDE.)
Install the SDK and Eclipse IDE
- Unpack the ZIP file(named
adt-bundle-<os_platform>.zip) and save it to an appropriate location,such as a 'Development' directory in your home directory. - Open the
adt-bundle-<os_platform>/eclipse/directory and launcheclipse.
That's it! The IDE is already loaded with the Android Developer Tools plugin andthe SDK is ready to go. To start developing, read Building Your First App.
Caution: Do not move any of the files or directoriesfrom the adt-bundle-<os_platform> directory. If you move the eclipseor sdk directory, ADT will not be able to locate the SDK and you'llneed to manually update the ADT preferences.
Additional information
As you continue developing apps, you may need to install additional versionsof Android for the emulator and other packages such as the library forGoogle Play In-app Billing. To install more packages, usethe SDK Manager.
Everything you need to develop Android apps is on this web site, including design guidelines,developer training, API reference, and informationabout how you can distribute your app.For additional resources about developing and distributing your app, see theDeveloper Support Resources.