Installing Software for Android by using Eclipse IDE manually
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For this we have to follow the following steps.
1. Install
the JDK
2. Download
and install the Eclipse for developing android application
3. Download
and Install the android SDK
4. Install
the ADT plugin for eclipse
5. Configure
the ADT plugin
6. Create
the AVD
7. Create
the hello android application
1. Install the JDK
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For creating android application, JDK must be
installed if you are developing the android application with Java language.
2. Download
and install the Eclipse for developing android application
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For
developing the android application using eclipse IDE, you need to install the Eclipse.
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Eclipse
classic version is recommended but we are using the Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers (Eclipse Helios).
3. Download
and Install the android SDK
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In
this example we have installed the android SDK for windows (.exe version).
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Now
double click on the exe file, it will be installed.
4. Install the ADT plugin for eclipse
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ADT (Android
Development Tools) is required for developing the android application in the
eclipse IDE.
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It is the plugin
for Eclipse IDE that is designed to provide the integrated environment.
For
downloading the ADT, you need to follow these steps:
1. Start
the eclipse IDE, then select Help > Install new software...
2. In the work with combo box, write https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
3. select the
checkbox next
to Developer Tools and click next
4. you
will see, a list of tools to be downloaded here, click next
5. click finish
6. After completing the installation, restart the eclipse IDE
5. Configure the ADT plugin
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After the installing ADT plugin,
now tell the eclipse IDE for your android SDK location. For this:
1. Select
the Window menu > preferences
2. Now
select the android from the left panel. Here you may see a dialog box asking if
you want to send the statistics to the Google. Click proceed.
3. Click
on the browse button and locate your SDK directory e.g. my SDK location is
C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk.
4. Click
the apply button then OK.
6. Create the AVD
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For running the android
application in the Android Emulator, you need to create and AVD. For creating
the AVD:
1. Select
the Window menu > AVD Manager
2. Click
on the new button, to create the AVD
3. Now
a dialog appears, write the AVD name e.g. myavd. Now choose the target android
version e.g. android2.2.
4.
Click the create AVD
7. Create the hello android
application
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Create the application and run
the application
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