1. Installing
Android
SDK
Jussi
Pohjolainen

2. Prepare
your
Computer
• So;ware
– Java
Development
Kit
6
or
7
– Android
Development
Tools
– Eclipse
3.6.2
or
higher
(Classic
recommended)
– Android
Development
Tools
Plugin
for
Eclipse
• OperaJng
Systems
– XP,
Vista,
Windows
7
– Mac
OS
X
10.5.8
or
later
– Linux
(tested
on
Ubuntu)

3. SDK
tools
• SDK
tools
are
all
you
need
• Contains
all
necessary
command
line
tools
for
building
and
running
your
apps
• When
SDK
tools
are
downloaded
and
installed,
you
must
– Install
Android
PlaXorm
– Configure
emulator

4. SDK
Tools

5. Command
Line
Tools:
tools/

6. Command
Line
Tools:
platform-tools/

7. Install
PlaXorms
• To
install
plaXorms
(2.2,
…
4.4),
open
SDK
Manager
• How?
– android sdk
• Select
the
plaXorms
you
like
to
install

8. plaXorms/

9. Create
and
Configure
Emulators
• To
create
and
configure
emulators
(android
virtual
devices)
– android avd
• Click
"New…"
to
create
new
virtual
device

10. Virtual
Device
is
SLOW….
• Don't
use
virtual
device,
use
real
device
• Buy
SSD
• [x]
Snapshot
saves
a
snapshot
of
emulators
RAM
(hibernate)
– Speeds
up
booJng
• [x]
Use
Host
GPU
uses
host
computer's
graphics
card
– Speeds
up
all
graphics
operaJons
• You
cannot
have
both
of
these
on
at
the
same
Jme!

11. ADT
Plugin
for
Eclipse
• Install
using
"Update
Manager"
in
Eclipse
– Help
»
So;ware
Updates
or
Help
»
Install
So;ware
• Click
Add
– https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
• Select
Developer
Tools
and
Install
• Restart
Eclipse

12. Configure
ADT
Plugin
• Once
ADT
plugin
is
installed,
you
must
configure
it
• Open
– preferences
»
android
• Locate
the
Android
SDK

13. Android
SDK
Bundle
• With
a
single
download,
the
ADT
Bundle
includes
everything
you
need
to
develop
– Eclipse
+
ADT
plugin
– Android
SDK
tools
– Android
PlaXorm
tools
– Latest
Android
PlaXorm