Android Lessons 1 _ Installing Eclipse and SDKs - Configuring Your Android Development Environment

Hi Android Developers ,
Let us start developing our first lesson ..

We have to prepare our Android Environment First ..

You needed to install and configure all the appropriate
tools you need to get started developing Android applications:

• The appropriate Java Development Kit (JDK).

Download the latest version of the Java at : http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html

• The Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE).

Download the latest version  at www.eclipse.org/downloads/.

• The Android Software Development Kit (SDK) and tools.

Download the latest version at http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html.

Installing and Configuring the Android Plug-in for Eclipse (ADT)

The Android Plug-in for Eclipse allows seamless integration with many of the

Android development tools. If you’re using Eclipse, it’s highly recommended that

you install the Plug-in, as it will make your life much easier. 

The Plug-in includes various wizards for creating and debugging Android projects.

To install  the Android Plug-in for Eclipse (ADT) ,  you must  launch Eclipse and install 

a custom software update. 

The steps required depend on the version of Eclipse you use.

To install  Android Plug- in on Eclipse 3. 5 (Galileo) ,  fol low these steps:

1. Launch Eclipse.

2. Select Help, Install New Software.

3. Select the Available Software tab.

4. Click the Add button.

5. Add the remote site https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/. 

If this site fails,

try http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/.

6. On the Available Software tab, check the box next to Developer Tools box.

(Also check the boxes for Android DDMS and Android Development Tools.)

7. Click the Next button and follow the wizard for installing the tools. Accept the

terms of the license agreement and click the Finish button.

8. After the software update completes, restart Eclipse.

After you install the Android SDK Eclipse plug-in, update your Eclipse preferences to 

point at the Android SDK you previously downloaded. To do this, launch Eclipse and

choose Window, Select the Android preferences and set the path to where you installed the Android SDK. 

Once you have set the path appropriately, you will see a number of target SDK versions (Android

1.0, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.01, 2.1, and so on) listed below SDK Location in the Android Preferences dialog in Eclipse.

For more details : Please watch the video.