Few steps for setting up things before developing applications for Android….

  • Download & Install JRE from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
  • Download & Extract Eclipse IDE for Java Developers from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
  • Download the latest version of Android SDK from http://developer.android.com/sdk/
  • Download ADT (Android Development Tools) from http://developer.android.com/sdk/adt_download.html
  • Start Eclipse, then select Help > Software Updates > Find and Install….
  • Select Archive and then browse to the downloaded ADT Zip file.
  • You should see the plugin listed by the URL, with “Developer Tools” nested within it. Select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Install…
  • On the subsequent Install window, “Android DDMS” and “Android Developer Tools” should both be checked. Click Next, then Finish. Restart Eclipse.
  • Select Window > Preferences… to open the Preferences panel (Mac: Eclipse > Preferences).
  • Select Android from the left panel.
  • For the SDK Location in the main panel, click Browse… and locate your downloaded SDK directory. Click Apply, then OK.
  • Now, lets install an AVD (Android Virtual Device). Navigate to /tools in a command line and execute: 
    android create avd --name  #your_avd_name# --target #targetid#
  • Just press Enter when asked to create an hardware profile.

Now you are done with setup……. Happy developing with Android !!!
Start with Hello, World program in the documentation.

–

Sai Prasad